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Using portable computing devices (such as iPads, laptops, tablet PCs, PDAs, and smart phones) with wireless networks enables mobility and mobile learning, allowing teaching and learning to extend to spaces beyond the traditional classroom. Within the classroom, mobile learning gives instructors and learners increased flexibility and new opportunities for interaction. Explore this resource site—a collection of all EDUCAUSE mobile learning related resources.

Articles, Papers, Portals and Reports

ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2012. September 2012.
7 Things You Should Know About Application Development Tools,ELI September 2012
The Future of Mobile Learning, ECAR Research Bulletin, May 2012
Mobile Learning Portal is a website hosted by the Learning Technology Center in the College of Education at The University of Texas at Austin
2012 Horizon Report ELI/NMC, February 2012
Mobile Perspectives: On Teaching—Mobile Literacy, EDUCAUSE Review, March/April 2011
Mixable: A Mobile and Connected Learning Environment, EDUCAUSE Quarterly, March 2011.
7 Things You Should Know About iPad Apps for Learning, ELI, February 2011
Learning through Situated Simulations: Exploring Mobile Augmented Reality ECAR Bulletin, January 2011
7 Things You Should Know About Android ELI, December 2010
Teaching America’s First Course on Mobile Phone Learning EDUCAUSE Quarterly, September 2010
Mobile Learning Environments, EDUCAUSE Quarterly, September 2010
Mobile Learning: Context and Prospects, ELI White Paper, May 2010
7 Things You Should Know About Mobile Apps for Learning, ELI, May 2010
7 Things You Should Know About E-Readers, ELI, March 2010

Podcasts, Presentations, and Seminars

From Standardized to Personalized: A Trajectory for Mobile Learning, ELI Webinar, August 2012
Establishing Metrics for mLearning, ELI Annual Meeting, February 2012
The Design and Implementation of a Campus-Wide Mobile Learning Initiative, ELI Annual Meeting, February 2012
Classroom Engagement in the Age of Cell Phones and Social Media, EDUCAUSE Annual Conference, October 2012
Spotlight on Mobile Computing: Stories of Mobile Learning, EDUCAUSE Live! January 2011
Classroom Engagement in the Age of Cell Phones and Social Media EDUCAUSE Annual Conference, October 2010
Mobile Devices in Higher Ed ... for Learning? You Bet, ELI Spring Online Focus Session, March 2010
Mobile Collaboration: Redefining the Classroom, ELI Spring Online Focus Session, March 2010
Student Engagement in the Age of Mobile Devices ELI Spring Online Focus Session, March 2010

October 2012

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Next-Generation Learning: How Do We Get There from Here?: February 4, 2013 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative Annual Meeting
What does tech-enabled next-generation learning mean to you, and what does it look like on your campus? What excites you most about the potential it offers? What is your greatest concern about if t…
From Standardized to Personalized: A Trajectory for Mobile Learning: August 6, 2012

Join the ELI’s Malcolm Brown, director, and Veronica Diaz, associate director, as they moderate this webinar with William Rankin. For almost five centuries, our educational structures and pract…
Cultivating Change in the Academy: 50+ Stories from the Digital Frontlines at the University of Minnesota in 2012: July 9, 2012

Cultivating Change is an eBook designed to stimulate discussion about what’s possible as well as generate new vision and academic technology direction. It serves as a means for faculty, ins…
Beyond E-Books: Right-Sized Mobile Content for Learning Anywhere: November 7, 2012 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Annual Conference 2012
Every student makes the choice for how and where learning will take place. Increasingly, students are turning to mobile devices for accessing their learning content. To enable faculty to build mo…
Mobile Computing 5-Day Sprint—Summary: June 3, 2011

This EDUCAUSE brief summarizes the main themes from the EDUCAUSE Mobile Computing 5-Day Sprint, held April 25–29, 2011. This learning experience brought together presenters and hundreds of part…
The Horizon Report in Action: Emerging Technologies Today and Tomorrow: May 3, 2011

Wondering what's new in mobiles, electronic books, learning analytics, and other emerging technology areas? Join Malcolm Brown and Veronica Diaz of the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative as they r…
Shelving Made Easy (or Easier): April 7, 2011

A computer-science professor, at Miami University in Ohio, has come up with a way to make the process faster and less burdensome: an augmented-reality shelf-reading app that can scan an entire sh…
Seminar 14P - "Social Mobile" Learning for Educators PLEASE NOTE: Separate registration and fee is required to attend this seminar.: October 18, 2011 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2011 Annual Conference
"Social mobile" can meet various pedagogical needs through content delivery, broadcasts, and announcements, as well as through back-channel communication and feedback. Social mobile can a…
[Mobile Perspectives: On e-books] E-Reading: The Transition in Higher Education: April 7, 2011

David McCarthy ( dmccarthy@book.com ) is Director of Product Management for Digital Education at Barnes & Noble. Comments on this article can be posted to the web via the link at…
Student Information Literacy in the Mobile Environment: March 29, 2011

Key Takeaways A recent survey explored the strategies used by postsecondary students to gather information using Internet-capable cell phones, or smartphones . Notably, u…