Mobile learning presentation for the Florida Educational Technology Conference

1. STEPS TO MOBILE LEARNING SUCCESS
LUCY GRAY

2. Defining Mobile Learning and its Benefits
School Stories
Research
Planning and Implementation Steps
Resources for Further Exploration
Today’s Agenda

3. Consultant and
Former Project Director
CoSN
Leadership for Mobile Learning
Mercy, CPS, D230, Falconer,
Dwight School, Project Tomorrow

4. “LEARNING A VARIETY OF CONTENT AND SKILLS
ANYTIME, ANY PLACE WITH A SMALL DEVICE
LIGHT ENOUGH TO BE CARRIED IN ONE HAND.”
CHRIS DEDE
TIMOTHY E. WIRTH PROFESSOR IN LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
TAKING IT MOBILE: UNTETHERED LEARNING FOR 21ST CENTURY
STUDENTS

5. Benefits
Productivity
Personalized
experiences
Engagement
Differentiation
Efficiencies
Support for Inquiry/
Critique
Global Collaboration
Online, Self-Paced
Learning

6. CANBY SCHOOL DISTRICT, OR
JOE MORELOCK, DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY • COSN LML ADVISORY PANEL MEMBER
http://wiki.canby.k12.or.us/groups/innovation/
http://wiki.canby.k12.or.us/groups/ipodusergroup/

7. LEWIS ELEMENTARY, OR
TIM LAUER, PRINCIPAL
http://lewiselementary.org/
http://www.timlauer.org/

8. SPENCER TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY, IL
SHAWN JACKSON, PRINCIPAL
http://spencertech.org/
goo.gl/9E4Fhh

9. FALCONER SCHOOL • CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS
KAJEET’S MAKING LEARNING MOBILE PROJECT
http://www.falconerelementary.com/
https://plus.google.com/events/co74a303cueje600af4636gpe50
blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/12/tablets-for-fifth-graders-teachers-try-different-tactics/

10. http://bit.ly/kajeetreport
http://bit.ly/kajeetreport

11. MERCY HIGH SCHOOL, MI
LARRY BAKER, ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL OF OPERATIONS
https://sites.google.com/a/d211.org/1to1conference2013/
it.mhsmi.org/
larryrthoughts.blogspot.com/
https://itunes.apple.com/us/institution/mercy-high-school/id683794617

13. DISTRICT 230 (IL) LINK TO DIIGO GROUP
JOHN CONNOLLY, DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY
https://itunes.apple.com/us/institution/mercy-high-school/id683794617

14. THE DWIGHT SCHOOL (NYC)
BASIL KOLANI, DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY • DON BUCKLEY, CO-CONSULTANT

15. Don Buckley
Four Tenets of Leadership
Common Language
The Right People
Appropriate Incentive and Rewards
Leadership Role Modeling
www.tools-at-schools.com/

16. Don Buckley
The Traits of an Innovator
Observing - watching the world around them for surprising stimuli
Networking - interacting with people from different backgrounds to open
up access to new ways of thinking
Experimenting - Consciously complicating their lives by trying new
things for going to new places
Questioning - Asking probing questions that impose and remove
constraints
www.tools-at-schools.com/

17. Research Starting
Points

18. Julie Evans, CEO
2010 http://goo.gl/2Pq9Ed
2010 http://goo.gl/bMEdn4
2013 http://goo.gl/LfZ6UC
2014 http://goo.gl/D6x9
Project
Tomorrow’s
Speakup
2010 http://goo.gl/2Pq9Ed
2010 http://goo.gl/bMEdn4
2013 http://goo.gl/LfZ6UC
2014 http://goo.gl/D6x9

19. SPEAK UP 2013
HTTP://WWW.TOMORROW.ORG/SPEAKUP/
http://www.tomorrow.org/speakup/

20. SPEAK UP 2013
HTTP://WWW.TOMORROW.ORG/SPEAKUP/
http://www.tomorrow.org/speakup/

21. SPEAK UP 2013
HTTP://WWW.TOMORROW.ORG/SPEAKUP/
http://www.tomorrow.org/speakup/

22. K12HORIZONREPORT
http://redarchive.nmc.org/publications/2014-horizon-report-k12

23. PEWINTERNET&AMERICANLIFEPROJECT
www.pewinternet.org/topics/mobile/

24. Be in the Know
National Educational Technology Plan
Common Core Assessments
Digital Conversion
Future Ready
Responsible Use Policies
BYOT, BYOD, and BYOL
Bandwith

25. NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY PLAN

26. COMMON CORE ASSESSMENTS

27. DIGITAL CONVERSION

28. DIGITAL TEXTBOOKS

29. DIGITAL TEXTBOOKS

30. DIGITAL TEXTBOOK PLAYBOOK

31. FLORIDA’S DIGITAL INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS WORKING GROUP

32. CONNECTED

33. RESPONSIBLE USE POLICIES

34. RESPONSIBLE USE POLICIES

35. COSN BROADBAND SURVEY

36. COSN ERATE ANALYSIS

37. BRING YOUR OWN DEVICE

38. GARY STAGER
WORST IDEA OF THE 21ST CENTURY

39. Planning

40. Original LML Guide
Resources
http://goo.gl/nvf3Fq
http://goo.gl/nvf3Fq

41. Focus Areas
Leadership
School Culture
Planning and Refining Process
Outcomes
Workflow
Policies
Professional Development
Network
Community Support

42. Tips
Hire well.
Value the role of your leadership team.
Study your school’s culture.
Plan and refine continually.
Define measurable outcomes.
Experiment with apps to find your work flow.
Re-think policies.
Provide ample professional development opportunities.
Ensure a robust network.
Enlist parents and community in support of your program.

43. Outcomes
Increase student achievement and...what else??
Provide equitable access to technology and digital resources
Provide personalized learning opportunities anytime, anywhere?
Boost student engagement?
Increase student attendance rates?
Decrease student discipline events?
Increase faculty use of 21st century teaching practices?
Support project-based learning?

44. 1. Considering
2. Scoping
3. Planning
4. Implementation
5. Roll Out
6. Practice

45. 1. Considering
Why do you want to implement mobile learning?
What is the learning problem you are trying to solve?
What technology will you require?
What skills will teachers and facilitators have to learn?
What would be the cost of implementation?
How can you facilitate acceptance?
How will you measure success?

46. 2. Scoping
Gathering stakeholder requirements.
Setting preliminary goals for the implementation.
Identifying budget.
Deciding in-house or external professional development.
Making preliminary design trade-offs.
Identifying potential classrooms, schools, and/or grades
to participate in the program.

47. 3. Planning
Program Design: The core stakeholders refine the goals and
scope and plan the professional practice, professional
development, and evaluation for the program.
Procurement: Specific vendors are selected for the devices,
networks, software and professional development required
by the program design.
Administration: Policies are developed as needed to support
the program goals.
Implementation and Roll-out Planning: The specific logistics
and timelines for implementing the project are planned

48. 4. Implementation
Purchase & install hardware, software, and
connectivity
Install networks, image devices, connect services, and
prepare for use of devices by teachers and students
Perform initial professional development and training
Communicate the vision and purpose of the
implementation to the community, including parents
and students

49. 5. Roll-Out
Device distribution
Parent training
Student training
Digital citizenship instruction
Ongoing professional development for educators

50. 6. Practice
Setting up and supporting professional learning
communities
Showcasing effective teaching and coaching
models
Reflecting on pedagogical considerations
Refining and setting up new assessment practices

51. New and Improved Guide
Mobile Learning Insights
http://goo.gl/nWXa1y
http://goo.gl/nWXa1y

52. COSNINFOGRAPHIC
http://cosn.org/sites/default/files/pdf/Mobile Learning Graphic 2014_0.pdf

55. Additional Resources

56. HTTP://COSN.ORG/MOBILELEAD

57. HTTP://GOO.GL/VN0HB

58. Wireless EdTech
Conference Recordings
http://goo.gl/aRnqld

59. Leadership for Mobile
Learning on Social Media
Diigo: http://goo.gl/VN0HB
LinkedIn: http://goo.gl/s62TD
Paper.li: http://goo.gl/wCkYG
hashtag #CoSNLML on Twitter

60. Marie Bjerede
Current Project Director
CoSN
Leadership for Mobile Learning
http://www.cosn.org/MobileLead
marieb@e-mergents.com

61. Lucy Gray at lucy@lucygrayconsulting.com
Twitter: elemenous
http://www.lucygray.org
Marie Bjerede, Project Director, CoSN at
http://lucygrayconsulting.com