Slides from a presentation at the National Bioscience Education Conference in Winnipeg, Manitoba, February 17, 2010: an exploration of the possibilities offered by modern mobile technology for education.

1. Mobile Learning
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Rob C Fisher & Darren Kuropatwa
ICT Consultants
Manitoba Education

2. good science = good questions

3. good teaching = good questions

4. What’s the best question you ever asked?

5. What’s the best question you ever asked?
think about that, we’ll wait ...

6. What’s the best question you ever asked?
think about that, we’ll wait ...
5 ... 4 ... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ...

7. What’s the best question you were ever asked?

8. What’s the best question you were ever asked?
think about that too, we’re patient ...

9. What’s the best question you were ever asked?
think about that too, we’re patient ...
5 ... 4 ... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ...

10. “learning is a
conversation”

11. Mobile Learning
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12. pictures

13. video

14. audio

15. txt

16. Gmail
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17. Gmail
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18. Gmail
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19. Gmail
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20. Gmail
nbec2010.posterous.com
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21. pictures
pictures
take a picture
send your picture to nbec2010@gmail.com

22. demo
take a picture
send your picture to nbec2010@gmail.com

23. make a video
send your video to nbec2010@gmail.com

24. demo
make a video
send your video to nbec2010@gmail.com

25. ipadio

26. ipadio
demo

27. ipadio
Dial 1-866-488-3415

28. ipadio
Dial 1-866-488-3415
our phone number is 204-945-0194

29. ipadio
Dial 1-866-488-3415
our phone number is 204-945-0194
our pin number is 1797

30. ipadio
what ipadio is doing online

31. Polleverywhere

32. Polleverywhere
demo

33. Polleverywhere
sms message to 32075
in body of message
cast 57485
and your message
ie. dk: get ready to go mobile!

34. Gmail
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35. Gmail
nbec2010.posterous.com
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36. Posterous
demo

37. Mobile Learning
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38. "We shape our tools and then our tools shape us."
Marshal McLuhan
Cell Phones Everywhere
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ableman/1884813924/

39. questions
“learning is a
conversation”

40. thanks

41. Credits
Cell Phone by flickr user JonJon2k8
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonjon_2k8/340305918/
Mouth by flickr user timbobee
http://www.flickr.com/photos/timbobee/112621668/
Video Camera by flickr user miffdesigner
http://www.flickr.com/photos/miffdesigner/2312683960/
Crappiest Cell Phone In The World by flickr user AMERICANVIRUS
http://www.flickr.com/photos/americanvirus/3688768361/
Looking Into the Past: Home by flickr user S!nky
http://www.flickr.com/photos/s1nky/3428388793/
Question mark by flickr user Marco Bellucci
http://www.flickr.com/photos/marcobellucci/3534516458/
Released to Public: Earth, Image by Reto Stöckli (NASA)
http://flickr.com/photos/pingnews/263570357/