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ISTE 15 A New Vision of Mobile Learning Through Field Studies

ISTE 15 A New Vision of Mobile Learning Through Field Studies

Thomas Steele-Maley

June 27, 2015
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  1. Test Test A N E W V I S I

    O N O F M O B I L E L E A R N I N G T H R O U G H F I E L D S T U D I E S
  2. GEMS World Academy-Chicago GEMS Education 150 Students PK-6 (2014-2015) 250

    Students PK-8 (2015-2016) 400-1000 Students PK-12 with international boarding (2016-) 86 schools 4 continents 141,000 Students word wide
  3. GEMS World Academy-Chicago employs four pioneering innovation strands to support

    and inspire our students, as they become global citizens. Focus is on creating “translocal understanding” to explicitly develop the key dispositions in students necessary to learn, live and work in extended partnership with others across the world. Learner as Researcher Field Studies Based Mobile Learning Connected Learning School as a Mesh Network
  4. Test Test “For students to become global citizens they must

    explore, ask questions, observe, empathize and act in the world without borders..” – G E M S W O R L D A C A D E M Y I N N O VAT I O N : M O B I L E L E A R N I N G
  5. Test Test • Vision and Mission aligned • Active use

    of iPads • Use of data collection in global projects • One of a kind use of technology F I E L D S T U D I E S
  6. Test Test “During the year a minimum of four hours

    each week is dedicated to learning outside of the school building in local landscapes on extended Field Studies.” – G E M S W O R L D A C A D E M Y I N N O VAT I O N : M O B I L E L E A R N I N G
  7. Test Test TO D AY ’ S F I E

    L D S T U DY 1. Collect iPads (5 min) 2. Orientation to Fulcrum (5 min) 3. Field Study (15 min) 4. Return to look at data (5 min)
  8. Test Test O R I E N TAT I O

    N TO F U L C R U M
  9. Hosted Software as a Service Web-based admin console with drag-and-drop

    form designer Native mobile clients for Android & iOS What is Fulcrum? Flexible platform for building structured data collection apps
  10. Test Test I S T E 1 5 F I

    E L D S T U DY L I V E D ATA S I T E
  11. Test Test T H O M A S S T

    E E L E - M A L E Y D I R E C TO R O F I N N O VAT I O N G E M S W O R L D A C A D E M Y - C H I C A G O G E M S A M E R I C A S @ S T E E L E M A L E Y G E M S E D U C AT I O N G E M S W O R L D A C A D E M Y F I E L D S T U D I E S I N F O R M AT I O N