Value & Opportunities of Mobile Devices

Todd W. JornsSenior Director for Education Technology

Illinois Community College Board

Facts

• 285 million of the 308 million people living in the U.S. have cell phones.

• 41% of the global population carry mobile phones (6.3 billion).

• More people in India have access to cell phones than toilets.

• “Nomophobia” is the fear of being out of mobile contact.

http://saulnier.typepad.com/learning_technology/2010/10/mobile-learning

Facts

• Students spend an average of 7.5 hours per day on smart phones, computers, televisions or other electronic devices.

• Teenagers and high school students use mobile devices more than 18+ year olds.

• Mobile is not a fad and is not going to die out.• Mobile will become more diverse and

innovative.www.plattformhighereducation.com/blogs

Facts

• In 2009, 32% of Americans had used a cell phone or smartphone to access the internet– Email– Instant messaging– Seeking information

• Increase of 33% from 2007• 73% increase in using mobile devices to access

the internetNorthern Illinois University - Spectrum

Student Expectations

• Reliable, robust internet access on campus.• Better mobile accessible websites & applications.• Mobile access to online classes.• Mobile access for registration, payments and

dropping classes.• Mobile access for library services.• Mobile access for campus news, events,

notifications, directory, course info, etc.• Other Expectations?

Faculty Expectations

• Preparation (boot up, battery life, etc.)• Distraction or Enhancement (AUPs)• Student Attention (hiding behind notebooks)• File Sharing (plagiarism)• Group Work/Collaboration (what’s acceptable)• All Students are Comfortable with Technology• Other Expectations?

http://ctelt.pbworks.com/w/page/6621328/studentExpectations

Faculty Uses

• Taking Attendance• Collecting Data• Reading Scholarly Articles• Recording Notes• Using Textbook Tools• Planning Lectures• Other Faculty Uses?• Staff/Administrator Uses?

The Chronicle of Higher Education

Future Expectations

• Transformation from Consumption devices to Production devices.

• Engage multiple senses (text, images, sounds).• Capture real world material based on concepts

being taught in class each week.• Students demand for interactive mobile learning

classroom activities will increase.• Campus-wide mobile learning committee.• Accessibility Issues - screen readers, etc.

Mobile Web Apps Survey

• Does your institution have a Mobile Application for student use? (30/31)

– Yes = 30% – No = 70%

• Does your institution have a Mobile Application for faculty and staff use? (29/31)

– Yes = 24.1%– No = 75.9%

Illinois Community College Board – Fall 2011

Mobile Web Apps Survey

• If so, which platform does your Mobile Application(s) support? (10/31)

– iOS = 0%– DROID = 0%– Both = 100%

• Did internal staff create the Mobile Application(s)? (16/31)

– Yes = 12.5%– No = 87.5%

Illinois Community College Board – Fall 2011

Mobile Web Apps Survey

• Which functions does your Mobile Application Support? (11/31)– Register for Classes = 18.2%– Drop/Add Classes = 18.2%– Make a Payment = 18.2%– Access LMS Content (online classes) = 45.5%– View Grades = 36.4%– Receive Campus Announcements = 63.6%– Campus Map Using GPS = 54.5%– Other responses (news, events, phone #, course info)

Illinois Community College Board – Fall 2011

Challenges for Deployment

• Need for skilled developers• Faculty fluency and interest• Funding• Platform decisions• Lack of common devices• Student opinion of devices• Digital divide and access to devices

The Chronicle of Higher Education

Challenges for Deployment

• Unrealistic expectations– Students– Faculty– Administrators

• Technology support• Technology keeps changing• Students’ technology skill level

The Chronicle of Higher Education

Mobile Web Sites

• Demand for mobile web sites is increasing exponentially.

• Similar to college & university websites back in the 1990s.

• More than making your current website look pretty on mobile devices.

• Compatible with multiple platforms• Research your audience(s).

http://doteduguru.com/id5154-best-of-the-mobile-higher-ed-web.html

• Roanoke College – http://www.rcnewsblog.com/?p=933 http://i.roanoke.edu

http://m.roanoke.edu/

• Virginia Tech – http://mobile.vt.edu/

• West Virginia University – http://m.wvu.edu/about/ http://m.wvu.edu/

http://doteduguru.com/id5154-best-of-the-mobile-higher-ed-web.html

Mobile Website Examples

Mobile Website Examples

• Adelphi University – http://m.adelphi.edu/info.php

http://m.adelphi.edu/

• MIT – http://mobi.mit.edu/about/

http://m.mit.edu

• Ohio State University – http://m.osu.edu/

• Oxford University – http://m.ox.ac.uk/http://doteduguru.com/id5154-best-of-the-mobile-higher-ed-web.html

CIO Summit Resources

• Go to http://flip4u.org• Agenda• PowerPoint Presentations• Mobile Website Examples• Check out the rest of website’s features and

topics at your leisure.• All documents, spreadsheets and

presentations are free for everyone to use.