Gearing up for Mobile Learning

Save the Date – Wednesday, December 7th

You are invited to participate in an Elluminate Webinar: Gearing up for Mobile Learning

Presenter: Dr. Mohamed Ally, Athabasca University

When: Wednesday, December 7^th, 10 – 11am (CST) plus time for questions

Who should attend? Instructional faculty interested in mobile learning; faculty and staff involved in online development and delivery; administrators

Register with Doris Dodge, Learning Technologies, at 659-4694 or dodged@siast.sk.ca

Where:  Visit your local Campus Learning Commons for group audience participation. Limited number of seats will be able to participate from desktop computer.

NOTE: This session will be recorded for future reference.

Session Description

As the world goes mobile with technology (commerce in your pocket, library in your pocket, banking in your pocket, doctor in your pocket, government in your pocket, etc.), education also needs to make the shift to “learning in your pocket.” This session will give a global perspective of mobile learning and the current state of mobile learning in Canada. Dr. Ally will present his research activities on mobile learning and describe the implications for organizations. He will also help to answer the question “Should SIAST get involved in mobile learning?” Finally, he will look into the future of learning.

Resource in Preparation for Presentation

You are encouraged to check out the free downloadable book which Dr. Ally edited, Mobile Learning: Transforming the Delivery of Education and Training. http://www.aupress.ca/index.php/books/120155

Biography – Dr. Mohamed Ally

Dr. Mohamed Ally is Chair of the Centre for Distance Education, Program Director of the Ed.D. in Distance Education and Professor in Distance Education at Athabasca University, Canada’s Open University. He is also a researcher in the Technology Enhanced Knowledge Research Institute (TEKRI) at Athabasca University.  Dr. Ally’s research areas include E-learning, mobile learning, distance education, workplace learning, the use of emerging technologies in education and training, and use of ICT for “Education for All.” Dr. Ally has published four edited books on emerging technology in education and training. His book on mobile learning won the prestigious Charles A. Wedemeyer Award for significant contribution to distance education. Two of his research papers won the best research paper award at national and international conferences. Dr. Ally is Past-President of the International Federation of Training and Development Organizations (IFTDO) and is one of the Founding Directors of the International Association of Mobile Learning (IAML). He was also on the board of the Canadian Society for Training and Development (CSTD). He chaired the Fifth World Conference on Mobile Learning and co-chaired the First International Conference on Mobile Libraries. Dr. Ally has published in peer-reviewed journals, chapters in books and encyclopedia and served on many journal boards and conference committees. He has presented keynote speeches, workshops, papers, and seminars in many countries.

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