Mobile+Learning+RFP

Exploring Mobile Technologies to Increase Student Learning Request for Proposal (RFP)  Funded by a UW System Curricular Redesign Grant Priority Deadline: July 29, 2011

__Overview__

The University of Wisconsin System awarded a Curricular Redesign Grant to UWM’s Learning Technology Center to explore pedagogically effective uses of mobile technologies. More specifically, the goal of this project is to investigate the impact of mobile applications and devices on student interactions, engagement, and learning.

We would like to invite interested faculty and teaching academic staff to participate in this project where they will integrate mobile applications and devices into their Fall 2011 or Spring 2012 courses. Specifically, we are looking for student-centered, active learning experiences as described below. Proposals are not limited to these processes, and proposals that incorporate multiple processes are encouraged.

1.) Facilitating simulations or role play learning activities, which can include delivery of instructions and guidelines, data collection or information gathering, group communication, and more through student mobile devices.

2.) Developing student-created content through mobile capturing of video, audio, or images and possible sharing of students’ products through a social media tool, such as YouTube or Flickr.

3.) Fostering student learning through “off the shelf” mobile applications through the Apple App Store or Android Marketplace.

4.) Implementing a gaming curriculum or game-based learning activities facilitated through the use of mobile technologies.

5.) Developing innovative ways to deliver course content and information through mobile devices or applications.

6.) Utilizing mobile devices and applications for fieldwork, interviews, and research.

7.) Creating engaging face-to-face classes using mobile devices in order to create feedback or backchannel mechanisms in class.

The instructors selected for this program will receive support from the UWM Learning Technology Center in course redesign, be awarded a S&E stipend ranging from $500-$1,500, and be required to:


 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Integrate one substantial learning activity, using student-centered, active learning pedagogy, facilitated through the use of mobile devices that has the potential to impact student interactions, engagement, and learning for a Fall 2011 or Spring 2012 course;


 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Attend faculty consultations with LTC staff;


 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Assist with the LTC’s assessment of the impact of mobile devices (student pre and post survey, faculty survey); and


 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Participate in a debriefing session after the course is completed.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">__Background__

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The research suggests that the use of mobile devices is becoming more widespread.


 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">234 million Americans ages 13 and older used mobile devices (Flosi, 2010).
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">55.7 million people in the U.S. own smartphones (Flosi, 2010).
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The mobile Internet is being adopted at a faster rate than the desktop Internet (Morgan Stanley, 2010).
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">K-12 schools are allowing and even encouraging the use of mobile devices, including cell phones in the classroom (Project Tomorrow, 2010).
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Beyond just Internet access, over 90% of 18-29 year olds use their mobile phones to send and receive text messages (Smith, Caruso, & Kim, 2010).
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">More than three-fourths of higher education students own and use a mobile device (Smith, Caruso, & Kim, 2010).

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Mobility allows us to increase our access, efficiency, and effectiveness in meeting our process needs in teaching and learning. Our ability to retrieve, gather, and share information despite our distanciation in space and time is facilitate by mobile technology. It not only provides students access to course content and information, but facilitates opportunities to dialogue and collaborate, which can meet higher order learning needs. For faculty, they can overcome challenges of the face-to-face classroom and static learning technologies by using mobile technologies to create more informed classes, support instant exchanges of ideas and gathering of feedback, utilize new methods of student assessment through digital media, and implement experiential learning opportunities. Mobile learning opportunities have the ability to increase social interactions and engagement with students and among students.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Currently, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) has been conducting studies on how mobile applications (e.g., Web clickers and Twitter Back Channel) and mobile devices (laptops, iTouch, smartphones, etc.) can enhance the student experience. Also, UWM has been investigating the ways in which tools such as Twitter and Facebook are using push down technology and SMS text messaging through mobile devices to more effectively communicate with students. The evidence gathered indicates positive impact on student interaction, engagement, learning, and learning..

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">While research conducted by UWM on emerging technologies serves as a foundation for understanding how mobile and social learning can impact the learning process, more research is needed. We are looking to further explore pedagogically effective combinations of mobile technologies facilitating active learning.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">__Application__

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Please submit a 2 page summary of your proposed project by July 29, 2011, via e-mail to <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">__tjoosten@uwm.edu__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">, for the priority deadline. Proposals will be accepted on a rolling basis until funding is no longer available. The selection of participants will be competitive.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The proposal should address the following:
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">How would using mobile devices and/or applications better facilitate student learning in your course? Specifically, what would be desired learning outcomes? how would you assess whether students achieved these learning outcomes? what is the learning activity in which students would take part?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">What support do you need in designing this learning activity and your course design?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">What mobile devices would your students use as part of this activity? What support would your students require?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Why would your course be a good opportunity to make use mobile learning?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Why are you a good candidate to participate in this grant project?

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Please also complete the online form at:

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://tinyurl.com/3g3jeax__]

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">This form will ask you for the following information:
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Name
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Email
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Campus Address
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Department and Discipline
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Course Title
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Course Enrollment Size and Level
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Course Mode (f2f, blended or online)
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Other Technologies Used in Course(s).

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">In the meantime, please contact us with any question at <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">__LTC@uwm.edu__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> or 414.229.4319.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Best Regards,

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Tanya Joosten and Sharon Stoerger <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">UWM Learning Technology Center

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">__Resources__

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2011 Horizon Report: Mobiles <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://wp.nmc.org/horizon2011/sections/mobiles/__]

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">EDUCAUSE Mobile Computing Resources <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.educause.edu/Resources/Browse/Mobile%20Computing/30529__]

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">EDUCAUSE Mobile Computing 5-Day Sprint - Summary <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ESPNTMC.pdf__]

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Mobile Learning Articles, E-books, and Reports <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">__http://uwmmobilelearning.wikispaces.com/Mobile+Resources__

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Pew Internet & American Life Project: Mobile <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://pewinternet.org/topics/Mobile.aspx__]

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">UWM Mobile Learning Articles, E-books, and Reports <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">__http://uwmmobilelearning.wikispaces.com/__

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">UW System Mobile Learning Resources <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">__http://uwsmobilelearning.wikispaces.com/home__