Download - A mobile coursera
An Exemplar of Mobile Learning with Coursera -
Its latest learning environment
T.A. Robertson MDDE 610
ON THE NEW CAMPUS FOR COURSERA
2014, COURSERA INTRODUCED USERS TO THE
MOBILE EXPERIENCE!
coursera.org can now link you to one of the latest additions to the
digital campus … the newest faculty or facility is a suite of mobile
platforms with course access to complement or replace laptop
screens. It is the mRNA of DNA studies.
Learn where and when you can.
THE FIRST STEPS
• The free app from iTunes is a simple
and quick download. Once in place,
a short click on the icon and you are
given a menu of choices with a
button list according to category.
• Once you are logged in with
username and password, your
courses are listed for present access
and archived access.
• Navigation is fast, though, as always
to increase font size an opening of
the pinched thumb and forefinger are
needed … and a horizontal
configuration if necessary.
An index with icon images is given, and with each the title of the course, the
University that provides it, and the scheduled weeks for student participation. On a
simple click of the icon, the opening page for the course is given with an overview,
syllabus, introductory videoclip and sign-in option.
CHOOSE A COURSE
THE ONE
My choice for the mobile
experience is my latest program,
Advanced Instructional
Strategies in the Virtual
Classroom.
CONT’D
The laptop or mobile will give you a complete overview of the course with some tips for mobile users – the Youtubes and all materials are preloaded onto the Moodle environment for users to upload ahead of time. This creates choice in the asychronous model from the onset. When you first login the course invites you to map and profile your student presence. This is optional but provides one of many informative keyboard analytics for the data processes. This can be done on the phone … as can the final survey upon completion.
The pages transition easily from one segment to another – though the presentation is flat and
less visually appealing than the laptop configuration … but they both provide the same data,
ingredients and recipe for learning … only the presentation and packaging has changed.
The quizzes are given once a week and
are multiple choice. They come up
online easily with the mobile device if
internet access is strong. If not, the
waiting period is long. Answering takes
a bit of time to scroll, read, review, and
submit. It is doable. The quiz question
embedded into the video lecture must
be submitted in a forum thread titled as
such or on the Tweet set up that is
initiated at the beginning of the course.
The threads for the chat forums were
easy to access and use … Twitter was
an optional easy extra.
THE QUIZZES
The Assignments were limited to
only one in this course and it is a
peer marked grade according to
a conventional rubric scheme.
It was a reflective journal used to
prove your evaluation of the
course with questions provided.
This could be done on the phone
in intervals with ease.
ASSIGNMENTS
The peer assessment of the
assignment COULD NOT BE
REVIEWED WITH EASE unless
uploaded previously for review – or I
found by taking a screen capture to
use for reading at anytime… IT IS
DEFINITELY NOT IMPOSSIBLE and
dependent on the learner’s ease with
his/her device. Meetups or hangouts
could ALSO be possible but were not
my preferred learning configuration.
• As mentioned Google docs and submission
procedures are explained … access could be
made on the mobile … and short answer
formats for responses could facilitate the mobile
learning environment. I liked that once the
assignment draft was up, peer edits could be
read at any time.
• Submission should never be tried when
bandwidth is an issue for either the mobile or
laptop.
A new mobile course accessing
the use of GPS is just filling up
and started … sounds great!!!
THE NEWEST
MOBILE COURSE
My best take away … yes, I stole the metaphor! … was the black-out
moments or blocks of time when the leader and learner do NOT need
to be in contact and should be given a reprieve from the constancy of
online ubiquitous mobile learning. Time outs!
My worst foul shot would indicate a loss for the game … this course
was intended to be a win win opportunity digital methods or techs that
would enhance my assignments and class instruction. It was not quite
a shut out - the new account to Twitter is something to explore with
regards to linking URL’s from one user to the next … in the network of
nodes that I strongly believe to be the environment of each player…
age 1 to 91 in this global court that we call the Web.
My rating for the mobile product 4/5, in the use on a small
screen. Likely better on an iPad but with very little limit on
learning opportunities being made available.
My rating on the course chosen 1/5, very simplistic without in
depth creativity and critical thinking.
The Coursera app
is still not a clear choice for
MOOC users,
but it will evolve quickly with the
analytics of its students feeding
Coursera developers with the
data priorities
for learners.
They are a responsive growing
entity
who are using
crowd-sourcing data
to their advantage.
A REVIEW
http://coursemania.com/review-of-coursera-app-for-ios-android/
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