Pilots
Spring 2009
MobileEd engaged in two pilot programs exploring how mobile devices complement core curriculum at secondary and college levels in the US.
Fall 2009 and Winter/Spring 2010
MobileEd is running several pilots at local public schools in Massachusetts: a charter school, an elementary school, and a secondary school. Mobiles are being used in the field for STEM topics/skills such as environmental and scientific data gathering and analysis. Students are also using mobiles for citizen reporting and podcasting, image harvesting, and narrative collaboration.
We also have several new projects emerging with academic (university/college) and corporate partners.
Central to this work is the creation of The Open Mobile Learning Consortium, a collaboration across both higher education research institutions and local elementary and high schools. This groundwork in mobile learning is creating a national resource for mobile learning practices.