EDUCAUSE | Handheld and Mobile Computing and Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences

A Campus-Wide Approach for Mobile Learning with iPhones

drupal — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 15:49:34 -0500

Ninety-seven percent of students enter college with cell phones, yet few universities leverage this ubiquity for teaching and university life. Colleges have two choices: continue to treat mobile devices as a nuisance, or embrace them by leveraging their mobile learning capabilities. ACU's expanded view connects academic, social, and infrastructural m-learning applications.

Undergraduates Speak about IT: Results of the 2007 ECAR Survey

drupal — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 12:17:57 -0600

What information technologies are used by undergraduates? How does IT contribute to their academic experiences and learning? What has changed since 2005? ECAR presents key findings from the fourth annual survey of undergraduates, with responses from 27,846 students at 103 higher education institutions. Plans for 2008 will also be discussed.

Intelligent Communications Enable the "Student for Life"

drupal — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 11:04:16 -0600

Communications technology can help differentiate your campus not only in serving current students but also in creating a sense of life-long community so that generation after generation of families keep coming back. Hear from one campus using intelligent communications today to make a difference.

Handheld and Mobile Computing

drupal — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 16:56:43 -0500

The Handheld and Mobile Computing Constituent Group was formerly known as Personal Digital Assistants (PDA). As hand-held and mobile technology has progressed group interest has evolved, and this session will focus discussion on the innovative and functional uses for mobile computing devices in higher education today. Creative ideas for projects utilizing mobile computing in teaching, learning, and administration will be explored. Topics will include hardware, applications, tools, special uses, wireless and mobile connectivity, web services, support issues, security, and others.

Imagining Tomorrow's Future Today: The EDUCAUSE Evolving Technology Committee

drupal — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 13:42:40 -0500

This session will share the vision of pioneers of evolving technologies on how to use them to reach their full potential. Topics will include 3D rapid prototyping, Google applications for higher education, digital preservation, storage and information life-cycle management, advances in virtualization, Web 2.0, m-learning, and location awareness.

Interactive Services on Mobile Devices for Higher Education

drupal — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 13:42:40 -0500

UNCW has begun a new initiative to develop and test a wide range of information services accessible through mobile devices. This session will compare the relative costs and advantages of applications based on SMS text messaging, WAP browsers, and Java MIDlets as well as the structuring of the relationship between the faculty start-up and the institution to develop and pursue the resulting initiatives.

Montclair State University Unplugged: Replacing Landlines with a Cellular Information Device

drupal — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:56:49 -0500

In Fall 2005 Montclair State University replaced landline telephone services with a wireless alternative that is both a telephone and a portable Internet kiosk customized to run dozens of applications designed to enhance student engagement while facilitating access to learning resources, activities, communities of interest, health, safety, transportation, and administrative services.

PDAs vs. Smartphones vs. iPods: Which Prevails with the Mobile Learner?

drupal — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:56:44 -0500

A visit to any campus will reveal students walking to and from classes with cell phones or iPods pressed up to their ears. With this insurgency of mobile devices, which device works best for the mobile learner? This presentation will highlight projects that enhance mobile learning communities at East Carolina University.

Supporting the Mobile User

drupal — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 12:34:30 -0600

Technology has evolved to let people work from anywhere and from nearly any device. Unfortunately, the support for remote access has not kept pace. This session will outline Yale Medical School's service-level agreement, as well as the technology we use to support non-standard computing devices.

Toward True Mobile Learning: What Do We Need in Remote Areas?

drupal — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 12:34:29 -0600

Mobile learning becomes true mobile learning when instant feedback is provided on the spot, even in remote areas. In various fieldwork settings students used General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) connected Pocket PCs and reported on theirfindings. We try to determine what information and level of connectivity students need when working in the field.

Fostering Classroom Engagement with Electronic Whiteboards, Tablet PCs, and DyKnow VISION

drupal — Fri, 20 Aug 2004 11:26:16 -0500

We will present our experiences with DyKnow, software that fosters classroom engagement by allowing teachers and students to share and annotate material during class. Although DyKnow runs in various environments, our use incorporates electronic whiteboards and pen-based computers (tablet PCs). We will describe system features, underlying pedagogy, and evaluation results.

Charting New Frontiers: The Mobile Digital Campus

drupal — Thu, 19 Aug 2004 16:47:03 -0500

Like most institutions, Drexel University faces the challenge of serving a Web-savvy constituency expecting on-demand access to information. Get a "behind-the-scenes" look at building a wireless digital campus--a single point of contact for academic, administrative, and personal services that is accessible via cell phone or handheld devices.

Wireless All the Way: User's Feedback on Education Through Online PDAs

drupal — Fri, 25 Jul 2003 14:15:19 -0500

The Vrije Universiteit of Amsterdam is developing a series of geoinformatics course modules that will be delivered wirelessly through full online devices such as handheld pocket PCs. The educational demands placed on the design of the course materials and the issues surrounding the use of mobile devices in fieldwork will be the focus of this presentation.

Wireless Handheld Computers in the Enterprise: Big Planning Issues for Small Devices

drupal — Fri, 18 Jul 2003 15:48:15 -0500

Wireless-enabled handhelds are becoming more ubiquitous--and simultaneously more challenging in terms of support and interoperability. But they also represent powerful tools for teaching and learning. To realize their potential and create sustainable support models, institutions like USCS must plan strategically for the future of handhelds in campus computing environments.

PDA Initiative: A Two-Year Experiment

drupal — Wed, 06 Nov 2002 13:25:26 -0600

The University of South Dakota began an initiative with Palm, Inc., last year that provided handheld computers to all first-year freshmen, medical students, and law students to help them in their course work. During year two we also partnered with Extended Systems to provide content to students. This presentation will describe the process we went through and explain what is working and what is not.

Pocket PCs in the Learning Environment: The UMD Experience

drupal — Fri, 18 Oct 2002 12:08:47 -0500

The University of Minnesota Duluth College of Science and Engineering (CSE) issued Compaq iPAQs with 802.11b wireless capability to 252 engineering and computer science students and 50 faculty in fall 2001. ITSS provided wireless networking and iPAQ configuration, distribution, training, and repair. CSE faculty developed applications and class assignments. The presentation will describe experiences and plans.

From Toys to Mobile Tools: PDAs in Medical School--Tackling Confidentiality

drupal — Thu, 17 Oct 2002 14:29:50 -0500

East Carolina University has introduced PDAs for medical students but how do we enforce rules that require students and faculty to keep information on their devices secure and confidential? The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act may impose new standards and we must be prepared. This session will outline steps taken to get policies/technology in place.