The team met for the 8th time this morning.
Most exciting is knowing how close we are to getting the mobile learning resources in place. The past 6 weeks were challenging for every faculty member but deadlines are slowly out of the way and we can now re-focus on the project.
Harvinder, Ruzita and Hazna are preparing various parts of the content for the OUMH 1103 course. We're now using blogger (for a start) to post the contents unless there's a better alternative. CiDT is still preparing the graphics, before the whole file is compressed and uploaded. They said the first content is expected to be ready at the end of this week.
First semester students will receive their first SMS on the project next week. Christine's working on this.
The mobile learning portal was conceptualised before the holidays. The CiDT team will be working on this.
Almost every mobile learning research team is now on Twitter so that we keep close, quick and convenient communication in terms of updates on what everyone is doing or thinking right now with regards the project. With email you'd have to sift through all the other messages and that takes time.
Each representative from the Faculty & CGS will next be identifying their respective courses for May and September. I think once we get the hang of what works and what doesn't, the contents can be generated quite fast.
The most impressive smart pen looks very promising and we're testing it soon. We're very hopeful that this device will help further our project.
06 January 2009
05 January 2009
How smart can a pen be?
It's been a long time since I was impressed, no . . . that's an understatement . . . . very impressed with something that looks like a normal pen and normal note book (with dotted pages) but can be, listen to this, a personal productivity tool, a learning aide, an e-learning content creator, and a personal secretary during meetings, lectures, conferences, discussions, and more.
What I saw, at this moment in time, is a tool that OUM could use to develop e-learning content. Designed to help someone write notes or draw and at the same time capture the lecturer's voice in the classroom, or if in a meeting, capture the discussions during the meeting, can actually be used to conduct a tutorial on how to solve math equations, or understand graphs, diagrams, and so on.
Notes/images and voice can be stored in the pen's memory and recalled instantaneously with great ease. This can be played back, listened with or without earphones or uploaded to the Internet and played back through audio streaming. Imagine....a whole world of possibilities!
Check it out. It's a smart pen designed to help us to never miss a word! Visit: http://www.livescribe.com/.
Or, if you prefer to listen to what the smart pen is all about, click on:
http://www.livescribe.com/media/mp3/070530/ls_chpt2_070530.mp3
Dr. Safiah will soon be able to borrow a test unit to record a "tutorial" to see how it can really help our students who are poor in Mathematics.
Christine, we owe it to you for insisting that I view the demo! You were absolutely right . . . an intelligent tool for sure.....our mobile learners will absolutely benefit.
Come back for our report on this innovative tool next week.
What I saw, at this moment in time, is a tool that OUM could use to develop e-learning content. Designed to help someone write notes or draw and at the same time capture the lecturer's voice in the classroom, or if in a meeting, capture the discussions during the meeting, can actually be used to conduct a tutorial on how to solve math equations, or understand graphs, diagrams, and so on.
Notes/images and voice can be stored in the pen's memory and recalled instantaneously with great ease. This can be played back, listened with or without earphones or uploaded to the Internet and played back through audio streaming. Imagine....a whole world of possibilities!
Check it out. It's a smart pen designed to help us to never miss a word! Visit: http://www.livescribe.com/.
Or, if you prefer to listen to what the smart pen is all about, click on:
http://www.livescribe.com/media/mp3/070530/ls_chpt2_070530.mp3
Dr. Safiah will soon be able to borrow a test unit to record a "tutorial" to see how it can really help our students who are poor in Mathematics.
Christine, we owe it to you for insisting that I view the demo! You were absolutely right . . . an intelligent tool for sure.....our mobile learners will absolutely benefit.
Come back for our report on this innovative tool next week.
Conferences to aim for
If you're looking for conferences on educational technology or those related to education, visit: http://elearnspace.org/media/EdTechConferencesJanToAug2009crw.doc .
The list is impressive, but by no means comprehensive. Still, a lot to choose from.
In addition, don't forget the SEAAIR 2009 conference in Penang in October. For details: www.ptpm.usm.my/seaair2009/
The list is impressive, but by no means comprehensive. Still, a lot to choose from.
In addition, don't forget the SEAAIR 2009 conference in Penang in October. For details: www.ptpm.usm.my/seaair2009/
03 January 2009
Hello 2009
2009 will be the best year yet!
With three main activities related to quality management, research and innovation, the IQRI team is set to make a bigger difference in each of these three areas, thus contributing to overall quality improvement, increasing the number of research activities and contributing to the quality of education at OUM through learning innovations.
Visit us often. We will keep you updated on our activities. We will also be providing useful resources from time to time.
With three main activities related to quality management, research and innovation, the IQRI team is set to make a bigger difference in each of these three areas, thus contributing to overall quality improvement, increasing the number of research activities and contributing to the quality of education at OUM through learning innovations.
Visit us often. We will keep you updated on our activities. We will also be providing useful resources from time to time.
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