Overview

In this tutorial you will:

learn what mobile learning is

identify some mobile technologies

be introduced to podcasting

be introduced to vodcasting

be introduced to moblogging.

What is mobile learning?

Mobile learning, or m-learning, is learning that can happen at any location using technology that you can take with you. You could be m-learning at home, on the bus or on an outdoor worksite.

In your TAFE course you may be involved in mobile learning activities such as:

podcasting

vodcasting (video podcasting)

moblogging (mobile blogging).

Mobile technologiesHere are some examples of mobile devices:

Laptop with wireless connection

iriver and iPod (MP3 players)

Mobile phone

Personal digital assistant (PDA)

Podcasting

A podcast is a digital audio recording made available on the internet for you to download to your computer and transfer to your MP3 player/iPod to listen to at your leisure.

Many podcasts are like a regular program on the radio – they have daily or weekly episodes.

To avoid missing an episode they use special software that lets you subscribe to and download recordings regularly and automatically through what’s called a web feed (sometimes called RSS).

http://del.icio.us/prep4elearning/podcasting - links to sample podcasts, tutorials on how to make your own podcast and podcast hosting services [web link not working?]

Learning with podcasts

Some ways that you may use podcasting in your TAFE course are:

download missed lectures and interviews from experts to their iPods or MP3 players and listen to them at a time and place that suits you

vision impaired students can access learning materials through audio files

record your own podcast as a reflective journal or even as an audio assessment.

Vodcasting

Vodcasting is the video version of podcasting (which is audio only). It is sometimes called 'video on demand'.

A vodcast is a video with voice, photos, images and even music. It is provided as a file ready for you to download to your computer and transfer to a portable device like a mobile phone, video iPod or personal digital assistant (PDA).

Just like podcasts, many vodcasts allow to you subscribe to them using a web feed so that you never miss an episode.

http://del.icio.us/prep4elearning/vodcast - links to sample vodcasts [web link not working?]

Moblogging

A blog is a web log, an online personal journal. Moblog stands for 'mobile blog'. It is a visual diary where you can remotely upload photos and text from a mobile device like a mobile phone, video iPod or personal digital assistant (PDA).

Just like blog you can subscribe to a moblog so you never miss a posting.

http://del.icio.us/prep4elearning/moblog - links to moblogging sites [web link not working?]

Summary and follow up

Summary

In this tutorial you have:

learned what mobile learning is

identified some mobile technologies

been introduced to podcasting

been introduced to vodcasting

been introduced to moblogging.

Follow up

Close this window and:

listen to the interviews with teachers talking about mobile learning.