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11043

General Session - Conference Presentation Only (no formal paper)

Can Your Course Keep Up? Mobile Learn and Blackboard: Practical Application, Tips and Best Practices
David Denny, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, USA, david.denny@unt.edu Michelle Farley, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, USA, Michelle.Farley@unt.edu

Mobile learning is truly on the go – but course content is left behind in the confines of the course management system. This presentation will provide practical application, tips, and best practices for faculty and instructional designers in relation to creating, updating, or re-designing courses and course content for mobile learning applications.

Most of today’s typical students, often referred to as digital natives, are products of society’s immersion in the technological advancements of the past generation. Raised in a pervasive technology environment, this new generation is accustomed to connected, graphics-first, quick pay-off, multi-tasking world of video games, Facebook, and other “2.0” web technologies. Today's instructors, if not already familiar with the digital language of their students, must learn it to maximize learning and access to learning.

Students are equipped with devices. Course management systems are being upgraded. Faculty and their content, however, are being left behind. As institutions make the move to Blackboard Learn, many faculty and designers are without support in creating or updating their content so that it is accessible and usable in a mobile learning format.

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