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MIT Center for Mobile Learning@ The Media Lab
Shaileen C. PokressManager, Education Programs
Our WorkThe Center for Mobile Learning (CML) at the MIT Media Lab invents and studies new mobile technologies to promote learning anywhere, anytime, for anyone.
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Our MissionWe focus on mobile tools that empower learners to think creatively, collaborate broadly, and shape their information environments to be personally engaging and relevant to their own interests.
We believe that teachers and learners should be creators rather than just consumers of new mobile technologies.
Center for Mobile Learning Co-Directors:
Eric Klopfer - director of MIT’s Scheller Teacher Education Program; expert on educational games and simulations.
Hal Abelson – renowned computing educator; leader in the global movement for Open Educational Resources; founding board member of the Free Software Foundation and Creative Commons.
Mitchel Resnick - famous for his work on Scratch and LEGO Mindstorms; directs the Lifelong Kindergarten research group at the MIT Media Lab; head of Media Arts & Science academic program at MIT.
Our Digital Creation Tools:Scratch, Taleblazer, App Inventor
Digital Creation Tools: Scratch
scratch.mit.eduCreate computer programs: animations,
stories, games, school projects… unlimited possibilities
The original blocks-based drag-and-drop programming tool
Share projects in the gallery, Remix other people’s projects
Digital Creation Tools: TaleBlazertaleblazer.org
Toolkit for designing location-based augmented reality (LBAR) games
Blocks-based programming sets it apart from other LBAR toolkits
Beta release coming soon – Fall 2012
Digital Creation Tools: App Inventorappinventor.mit.edu
Democratizes building mobile apps, just as Scratch does for animations & games
Blocks-based: no syntax errors, lower barrier to entry
Accesses all of the phone’s functions: camera, GPS, texting, calling, etc.
Package your app for sharing on other devices, upload to the Android Market
Learning Through App Creation
Affordances of Mobile Devices
Sensing: accelerometer, tilt sensor, touch screen
Socially interactive: texting, voice calls
A/V enabled: access the camera, microphone, and speakers
Provide feedback: haptic, audio, and visual
Location aware: GPS
Learning Through App Creation
Mobile Apps are inherently:
Personal
Meaningful
Useful
Shareable
Specific
Portable!
App Inventor:How does it work?
Free service
Open source
Forums
Tutorials
Curriculum
Resources
Log in with a Google Account
Projects stored on MIT servers
MIT App InventorFree tools + Free resources
Designer: choose components for your app
Blocks Editor: program your app’s behavior
Question: Why Create your own apps?
• You need an app that does not exist, or you want to customize an app that does exist.
• You want to solve a personal problem or need. The app you build is useful to you personally.
• You want to use the phone as a tool.
• You need to be able to take the app with you.
• People in different locations need to access or share data.
• It’s fun!
Learning with App InventorWhy Should Students Create Apps?
• Engagement and exploration in content areas Mathematics, Science, Art, History, Geography…
• Exposure to computingDigital literacy is neglected in our educational system. We need to elevateit to the same importance as language and mathematical literacy.
• Empowerment (aka “not just for nerds”)Students exposed to computing in a personally meaningful, fun, and creative way are more likely to have an “a-ha!” moment. They discoverthat they are capable of understanding and manipulating technology.
• Gateway to the futureHow will students know that they might like to pursue further study in technological fields if they have not been given early experiences?
App Inventor in Action
Apps for Better Health Care
Developed by three college students, the ComPal App uses the phone’s camera to perform analysis of medical tests in places where regular medical care is not readily available.
Apps for Safety: No Texting While Driving
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Science Apps in the Field:
Measuring Tree Height
Science Apps in the Field: Tracking Wild Hogs
What’s on the horizon?Emerging technologies that will make mobile learning even more engaging and relevant
External probes attach via USB or Bluetooth to provide data such as air temperature and humidity, water salinity and acidity, etc.
Hardware Attachments – new add-ons can turn the phone’s camera into a microscope or an infrared camera.
NFC – Near Field Communication allows devices to communicate when placed near each other or near any NFC tag.
New App Inventor components are being developed all the time – stay tuned!
Shay [email protected]