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Wednesday, March 16, 2011, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Buffet lunch begins at 11:30 a.m., Presentations begin at 12 noon
Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center, Room to be posted

Who should attend: Faculty teaching at a distance, faculty interested in teaching at a distance, faculty who are interested in integrating online elements into their face-to-face classes

Wondering what you need to consider when thinking about making your course mobile friendly? Wondering what teaching strategies work well with mobile devices, or what your workflow would be like if you use a mobile device with your courses? Wondering if there are “best” applications you can use? If you are wondering any of these things, you should attend this demonstration.

Presenters:
Charles Ansorge –Statistics on the go with mobile friendly video clips
Adam Wagler – Learning Science with interactive comics
Kevin Lee – Considerations when making a proposal targeting mobiles and tablets
Frauke Hachtmann – Streamlining course management and instructor-student interactions with a combination of tablet and cloud services
Sydney Brown – Web Conferencing with SyncPad for iPad and other iPad applications.

Open-Floor Discussion and Interaction:
How are you using or thinking of using mobile devices, iPads, and tablets. What excites you about mobile devices? What concerns you about using mobile devices with your courses? What are the pros/cons of using a service (iTunes, YouTube, Flickr) vs. trying to maintain your own files? What should you do to render Blackboard courses more mobile friendly? What questions do you have for the presenters? In essence, any topic related to mobile devices and teaching/learning is welcome as part of the open-floor discussions.

Handouts:
Useful apps for both mobiles and tablets, organized by operating system and function
Workflow tutorials with recommended apps to make one’s mobile or tablet more immediately useful

Bring your own:
You are encouraged to bring your mobile device or laptop to the luncheon and to participate throughout the presentations. Don’t have one, that’s okay just come and check out what is happening. Have a mobile device or laptop, please consider installing the following applications:

Twitter.com http://twitter.com: Having an account on twitter allows you to participate or learn about many events. Even if you never post yourself, you may want to receive postings from various news sources, individuals, or organizations. Once you have an account, you can “opt in” to receive text messages on your mobile. We'll be using Twitter at the luncheon for ongoing questions and comments about the session. Once you have your account, follow sbidts (Sydney's work Tweets) or search for #delunch, as all tweets regarding the luncheon will be tagged with #delunch.

QR code reader: Your mobile devices become increasingly useful with a QR code reader application. Among other data, these codes can contain links, freeing you from trying to type in a URL on your mobile keyboard.

• Android: QR Droid http://www.appbrain.com/app/qr-droid/la.droid.qr
• iOs: Qrafter http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/qrafter-the-ultimate-qr-code/id416098700?mt=8
• Blackberry: QR Code Scanner Pro http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/search/qr%20code?lang=en
• Other mobiles: BeeTagg QR Reader 3.0 http://www.beetagg.com/