Archive for February, 2010
Abilene Christian University has been working on increasing the usage of mobile learning technology over the past 3 years. Now, ACU has been given unprecedented accolades from US News & World Report, and Campus Technology Magazine for their fast-developing mobile education programs.
If you are interested in learning more about how Abilene Christian University has been moving forward in the realm of technological learning and how you can participate in this exciting program, click here. Since 2007, ACU has been working with their recently formed Mobile Learning – Executive Team to introduce students to the ways they can learn and interact in their college courses incorporating the iPhone and iPod Touch into their arsenal of learning tools.
In February 2008, ACU announced that every freshman student entering ACU in the Fall 2008 Semester would receive an iPhone or iPod Touch to put their Mobile Learning Initiative into high gear. On August 16, 2008 Abilene Christian University activated a total of 612 iPod Touch and iPhones, claiming host to the world’s record of most iPhones and iPod Touch device activations in one location in a 24-hour period.
While many people are already aware of the advantages and features of these hand-held devices, such as playing Mp3s, taking photos, and of course the basic phone function, the ability to have a world of knowledge at your fingertips has been able to help students learn more in the classroom. Many students at ACU have enjoyed using their iPhone or iPod Touch to access informational websites like Wikipedia, Google, Yahoo and others simply to develop and engage themselves in classroom discussions. There have been times where students may not have known the answer to a question, and were able to get the answer they needed at the simple touch of a button without having to open a book, or wait until they can get to a library to search for their answers.
The overall goal of ACU’s Mobile Learning Initiative is to give students that extra instantaneous method of communication and research, while also introducing them to a more technological way of educating themselves in and out of the classroom.
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