It strikes me as apropos that one of the cited studies in our consideration of the applications of mobile learning is one that looked at the practical uses of such learning online. (Ally, p.139) As I write this, I’m online,if you are reading this it’s online, and my reading of the related material is happening electronically from open source material found- yes, online. This scenario leads me to say, “We are officially in the matrix.” I’ve been working with my philosophy students online for a few years to manage a more individualized learning environment while personally, I am increasingly managing my own life mobilly (and yet the dictionary does not recognize this experience as an adverb to help me with spelling). In order to move at a productive pace with many facets to my highly curated life, I need the mobility, even as I often resent the theory of constant availability. Does it, though, have bearing on my teaching practice, and if so, how?
Learning still needs to come first even with mobile learning. The goal of mobile learning is to make it more accessible. What’s interesting is that as I’m working on developing an online learning module I’m working through it the same way as developing in class learning units. When does the path deviate from instructional design to be instructional design online? I know how to teach critical thinking in the classroom. I’m working on developing equitable performance outcomes to better focus the learning. My aim is to use mobile learning options to increase the level of individualization and thinking. How can I best transition into mobile learning so that I maximize the potential and minimize the drawbacks? How will I translate the moments of inquiry and connection, the malleability necessary for reaching students, and the immediate feedback that happens in order to be more effective than the teacher I already am?
I look forward to enlisting project tuning in this process. It’s a regular part of my practice with colleagues and I’ve used variations of it with students. Figuring out how to best approach this project will benefit from additional perspectives. My only hope is that the metacognitive matrix of critical thinking is the hard part and going mobile won’t break me!
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