Mobile Learning Archives - Page 7 of 10

IPad release offers new opportunties

January 28, 2010 by Optimist Editorial Board

Apple alone is not the answer. Apple's mobile tools can improve and expedite the exchange of information, but they can do nothing on their own. Apple is a facilitator of creativity and collaboration, attributes the leaders of ACU's Mobile Learning Initiative have clearly demonstrated. Although the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch are merely tools, a ... [Read More…]

Optimist to publish on new Apple iPad

January 27, 2010 by Taylor Edwards 2 Comments

The Optimist, ACU's student-run newspaper, will be available on Apple's new iPad device when it premiers in 60 days, making it the first collegiate student publication to take advantage of Apple's latest technology. Dr. Cheryl Bacon, chair of the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, says students and faculty already are working to ... [Read More…]

Stats class pilots program implementing math app

November 6, 2009 by Linda Bailey

Before the iPhone, students were often reprimanded for using cell phones during class. Now, professors require students to use iPhone applications designed specifically for the course. Jessica Nguyen, research officer and adjunct professor in the Department of Psychology, is doing just that as she pilots the new application, Statistics, in her ... [Read More…]

Need for speed

September 11, 2009 by Chelsea Hackney

Gigahertz. Metrics. Throughput. These words might not mean much to most students, or faculty and staff, for that matter. However, this highly technical jargon is integral to the way the ACU wireless network functions and will continue to function in the future. ACU Networking Services started rolling out its wireless data network plan in 2006. The ... [Read More…]

Mobile initiative completes first year, prepares for fall

May 6, 2009 by Colter Hettich

By Colter Hettich, Editor in Chief The inaugural year of ACU's Mobile Learning Initiative draws to a close this week as faculty members assess the success of the effort to date. The first two semesters allowed initiative leaders to observe students' reactions to owning a multi-faceted mobile device and allowed freshmen to familiarize themselves ... [Read More…]

Maymester participants to design iPhone applications

April 17, 2009 by Heather Leiphart

By Heather Leiphart, Student Reporter The School of Information Technology and Computing will offer a new Maymester class that potentially could pay for itself and more. Dr. Fortune Mhlanga, professor of information technology and computing, and Dr. Brian Burton, assistant professor of information technology, will teach mobile computing, a course ... [Read More…]

Connected Collaboration: Schools, corporations discuss mobile learning

March 4, 2009 by Optimist Staff

Koen Daeren's journey from Belgium to ACU for the ConnectED Summit was anything but short. The senior research engineer for the global communications company Alcatel Lucent traveled by train from Brussels, Belgium, to Paris, hopped on a more than 10-hour flight from the City of Light to Dallas and finished with a less than 40-minute flight to ... [Read More…]

JMC Network covers ACU’s ConnectEd Summit: Read our blog designed to cover the event

February 27, 2009 by Optimist Staff

ACU is playing host to a myriad of distinguished educators who have convened on this private Church of Christ university's campus for the ACU ConnectEd Summit. Guests of the conference flew to Abilene from all over the world and country to participate in a collaboration and discussion of mobile devices like the iPhone and iPod touch and how they ... [Read More…]

Google launches Latitude

February 18, 2009 by Colter Hettich

By Colter Hettich, Features Editor Parents can monitor their children, friends can keep up with friends and suspicious lovers can put their minds to rest with Google's latest development: Latitude. Latitude, " a feature in Google Maps for mobile and iGoogle," allows other Latitude users to track your location. "You know that Harry Potter map that ... [Read More…]

Technology conference to visit ACU

February 18, 2009 by Colter Hettich

By Colter Hettich, Features Editor Representatives of 56 universities on five continents in nine countries will begin their journey to Abilene soon. Their final destination: the Teague Special Events Center. Their ultimate goal: get ConnectED. ACU's ConnectED Summit 2009 on Feb. 26-27 will explore various aspects of mobile learning and ... [Read More…]