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“ My answer: Research on the impact of smart phones on student engagement and student learning. Tags: research examples MORE

innovating education Front Page My Projects About me Conference notes 2009: A year in review December 9, 2009 · 1 Comment What did I do in 2009 as the fellow for 21st Century Learning at the Shuttleworth Foundation ? MORE

design mobile learning objects for student owned mobile devices over 15 weeks, multi-disciplinary, cross platform, researching what kinds of mobile devices students are using, researching design principles, too many variables? Why am I doing research?? MORE

With Layar it is approaching seamlessness, the technical and waking reality converging as filters. Research communities, saving, sharing, notetaking. 17 hours ago How does this research logic sound? MIT researcher finds social networks influence health behaviors. MORE

It’s not about control; it’s about convergence. And community forms when people explore and collaborate together, connecting their experiences – convergence. Any technological solution aimed at increased learning must enhance communication and convergence. MORE

Share research findings on task switching that show multitasking students learn significantly less and perform on tests more poorly than students who focus solely on classwork. * Cell phones as converged devices. Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2006, 38(3), 245-262. Paper presented at the conference on Mobile Learning Technologies and Applications, Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand, 2007. MORE

So I was forced to research where mLearning was going, and to think about what was the next phase that the world of education needed to be hearing about. The first is the continued convergence of the standard mobile device from being a phone or a mp3 player into one that does everything. MORE