mLearning+research+projects

These are some of the research links shared by all of us in the mobile research Google group. If you start a new project, or you are working on a mobile learning project which is not yet mentioned here, feel free to add it.

These are all great examples (with the project leads of every project) || http://www.iamlearn.org/projects/ ||
 * **mobile learning research project description (please keep it brief so as not to overload the page)** || **mLearning URL to the project** ||
 * A great list of mobile research projects can be found at IAMlearn.org
 * **Learning, is there an app for that? from Joan Ganz Cooney center**
 * (pre school and elementary children and mobile learning)**

A mobile media revolution that is changing the lives of adults, and now children of all ages, is under way across the globe. This report focuses on how new forms of digital media are influencing very young children and their families in the United States and how we can deploy smart mobile devices and applications-apps, for short-in particular, to help advance their education. It does so in three parts: Part One discusses new trends in smart mobile devices, specifically the pass-back effect, which is when an adult passes his or her own device to a child. Part Two presents the results of three new studies that were undertaken to explore the feasibility and effectiveness of using apps to promote learning among preschool- and early-elementary-aged children. Though designed to complement one another, each study approached mobile learning from a different angle. Finally, Part Three discusses the implications these findings have for industry, education, and research. || http://www.joanganzcooneycenter.org/Reports-27.html ||
 * **Pew Internet & American Life project**

from the Pew Research center: Cell phone and wireless laptop internet use have each grown more prevalent over the last year. Nearly half of all adults (47%) go online with a laptop using a Wi-Fi connection or mobile broadband card (up from the 39% who did so as of April 2009) while 40% of adults use the internet, email or instant messaging on a mobile phone (up from the 32% of Americans who did this in 2009). This means that 59% of adults now access the internet wirelessly using a laptop or cell phone—that is, they answered “yes” to at least one of these wireless access pathways. That adds up to an increase from the 51% who used a laptop or cell phone wirelessly in April 2009. The use of non-voice data applications on cell phones has grown dramatically over the last year. Compared with a similar point in 2009, cell phone owners are now more likely to use their mobile phones to: || http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/Mobile-Access-2010.aspx || with full survey results from April 2009 || http://tinokreutzer.org/mobile/ ||
 * Generation Mobile research project by Tino Kreutzer (**Online and Digital Media Usage on Mobile Phones among Low-Income Urban Youth in South Africa)**
 * Generation Mobile research project by Tino Kreutzer (**Online and Digital Media Usage on Mobile Phones among Low-Income Urban Youth in South Africa)**
 * **The ECAR (Educause Center for Applied Research) 2009 Study of**
 * Undergraduate Students and Information Technology**


 * abstract**: Since 2004, the annual ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology has sought to shed light on how information technology affects the college experience. We ask students about the technology they own and how they use it in and out of their academic world. We gather information about how skilled students believe they are with technologies; how they perceive technology is affecting their learning experience; and their preferences for IT in courses. The ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2009 is a longitudinal extension of the 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008 studies. It is based on quantitative data from a spring 2009 survey of 30,616 freshmen and seniors at 103 four-year institutions and students at 12 two-year institutions; student focus groups that included input from 62 students at 4 institutions; and review of qualitative data from written responses to open-ended questions. In addition to studying student ownership, experience, behaviors, preferences, and skills with respect to information technologies, the 2009 study also includes a special focus on student ownership and use of Internet-capable handheld devices. || http://www.educause.edu/Resources/TheECARStudyofUndergraduateStu/187215 ||