What is happening globally in What is happening globally in terms of mobile libraries and terms of mobile libraries and

mobile learning?mobile learning?

Dr. Mohamed AllyDr. Mohamed AllyDirector and ProfessorDirector and Professor

Centre for Distance EducationCentre for Distance EducationAthabasca UniversityAthabasca University

CanadaCanada

New Zealand PresentationNew Zealand PresentationJanuary 2010January 2010

Countries PresentedCountries Presented

CanadaCanada United States of United States of

AmericaAmerica AustraliaAustralia United KingdomUnited Kingdom South AfricaSouth Africa JordanJordan MauritiusMauritius OmanOman United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia QatarQatar

NetherlandsNetherlands SingaporeSingapore Hong KongHong Kong The HagueThe Hague TaiwanTaiwan South KoreaSouth Korea TunisTunis BrazilBrazil BahrainBahrain Malaysia Malaysia ItalyItaly

Universities PresentedUniversities Presented

Cambridge UniversityCambridge University University of LondonUniversity of London The Open University of the United KingdomThe Open University of the United Kingdom The Open University of the NetherlandsThe Open University of the Netherlands University of South AfricaUniversity of South Africa University of MauritiusUniversity of Mauritius Sheik Zayed UniversitySheik Zayed University Dubai Police AcademyDubai Police Academy University of PretoriaUniversity of Pretoria Open University of MalaysiaOpen University of Malaysia

Sample Conference PresentationsSample Conference Presentations World Conference on Mobile LearningWorld Conference on Mobile Learning International Mobile Collaborative Learning ConferenceInternational Mobile Collaborative Learning Conference International Federation for Training and Development International Federation for Training and Development

Organization World ConferenceOrganization World Conference International Council for Distance Education ConferenceInternational Council for Distance Education Conference World Summit on Information SocietyWorld Summit on Information Society International Conference of Open and Distance EducationInternational Conference of Open and Distance Education American Society for Training and Development ConferenceAmerican Society for Training and Development Conference International m-Libraries ConferenceInternational m-Libraries Conference Canadian Society for Training and Development Canadian Society for Training and Development

ConferenceConference Canadian Association of Distance EducationCanadian Association of Distance Education European Union Information Society IST ConferenceEuropean Union Information Society IST Conference Korean Educational Technology Association ConferenceKorean Educational Technology Association Conference

Academic and Service Academic and Service ActivitiesActivities

President, President, International Federation of Training aInternational Federation of Training and Development Organizations nd Development Organizations (IFTDO)(IFTDO)

Founding Director, International Founding Director, International Association for Mobile LearningAssociation for Mobile Learning

Board Member, Canadian Society for Board Member, Canadian Society for Training and DevelopmentTraining and Development

Academic and Service Academic and Service Activities(cont’d)Activities(cont’d)

Member of an international committee (Canadian Member of an international committee (Canadian Standard Association and ISO) to set standards for Standard Association and ISO) to set standards for mobile learningmobile learning

Investigating the use of information and Investigating the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) to connect communication technologies (ICT) to connect indigenous peoples around the world – Dialogue indigenous peoples around the world – Dialogue Between NationsBetween Nations

Edited a book on mobile learningEdited a book on mobile learning Edited a book on mobile technology in librariesEdited a book on mobile technology in libraries Currently editing a third book “M-libraries: A virtual Currently editing a third book “M-libraries: A virtual

library in everyone’s pocket”library in everyone’s pocket” Chaired an international conferences on mobile Chaired an international conferences on mobile

learning and mobile librarieslearning and mobile libraries Edited a special issue of IRRODL on Mobile LearningEdited a special issue of IRRODL on Mobile Learning

Ally, M. (2009) Mobile Learning: Transforming the Ally, M. (2009) Mobile Learning: Transforming the Delivery of Education and TrainingDelivery of Education and Training

http://www.aupress.ca/index.php/books/120http://www.aupress.ca/index.php/books/120

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M-Libraries: Libraries on the M-Libraries: Libraries on the Move with Mobile AccessMove with Mobile Access

M-Libraries 2: M-Libraries 2: A virtual library in everyone’s pocketA virtual library in everyone’s pocket

Mohamed Ally and Gill NeedhamMohamed Ally and Gill Needham

Mobile Learning Associations Mobile Learning Associations helped to formhelped to form

Malaysian Mobile Learning Malaysian Mobile Learning AssociationAssociation

Latin America Mobile Learning Latin America Mobile Learning Association (headquarter in Brazil)Association (headquarter in Brazil)

Sweden Mobile Learning AssociationSweden Mobile Learning Association Greece Mobile Learning Association Greece Mobile Learning Association

(in discussion)(in discussion)

Shaping the Future of EducationShaping the Future of Education

The potential of mobile wireless technology in education is limitless. Now is your opportunity to get in on the discussion with worldwide representatives from primary, secondary and postsecondary education institutions, policy makers and executives from the wireless and

education technology industries.

World BankWorld Bank

UN: Millennium Development UN: Millennium Development GoalsGoals

and Role of Mobile Technologyand Role of Mobile Technology

Millennium Development Goals: Millennium Development Goals: Role of Mobile LearningRole of Mobile Learning

Goal 1: Eradicate Extreme Hunger and Goal 1: Eradicate Extreme Hunger and PovertyPoverty

Goal 2: Achieve Universal Primary Education Goal 2: Achieve Universal Primary Education Goal 3: Promote Gender Equality and Goal 3: Promote Gender Equality and

Empower Women Empower Women Goal 4: Reduce Child Mortality Goal 4: Reduce Child Mortality Goal 5: Improve Maternal Health Goal 5: Improve Maternal Health Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and other Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and other

diseases diseases Goal 7: Ensure Environmental Sustainability Goal 7: Ensure Environmental Sustainability Goal 8: Develop a Global Partnership for Goal 8: Develop a Global Partnership for

DevelopmentDevelopment

G1:1G1:1 Mohamed Ally, Athabasca University, Canada Mohamed Ally, Athabasca University, Canada Alice M. Agogino, University of California at Berkeley, USA Alice M. Agogino, University of California at Berkeley, USA Nicolas Balacheff, Laboratoire Leibniz, France Nicolas Balacheff, Laboratoire Leibniz, France Tom H. Brown, University of Pretoria, South Africa Tom H. Brown, University of Pretoria, South Africa Tak-Wai Chan, National Central University, Taiwan Tak-Wai Chan, National Central University, Taiwan Yam-San Chee, National Institute of Education, Singapore Yam-San Chee, National Institute of Education, Singapore Ran-Fun Chiu, Hewlett-Packard Laboratories, USA Ran-Fun Chiu, Hewlett-Packard Laboratories, USA Pierre Dillenbourg, Swiss Federal Institute, Swiss Pierre Dillenbourg, Swiss Federal Institute, Swiss KWOK L F, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong KWOK L F, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Randy J. Hinrichs, Microsoft Corporation, USA Randy J. Hinrichs, Microsoft Corporation, USA Ulrich Hoppe, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany Ulrich Hoppe, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany Patrick Jermann, EPFL ¡V CRAFT, Switzerland Patrick Jermann, EPFL ¡V CRAFT, Switzerland Robert Lewis, Lancaster University, UK Robert Lewis, Lancaster University, UK Marcelo Milrad, Vaxjo University, Sweden Marcelo Milrad, Vaxjo University, Sweden Miguel Nussbaum, Universidad Catolica, Chile Miguel Nussbaum, Universidad Catolica, Chile Hiroaki Ogata, University of Tokushima, Japan Hiroaki Ogata, University of Tokushima, Japan Claire O' Malley, University of Nottingham, UK Claire O' Malley, University of Nottingham, UK Roy Pea, Stanford University, USA Roy Pea, Stanford University, USA Peter Reimann, University of Sydney, Australia Peter Reimann, University of Sydney, Australia Jeremy Roschelle, SRI International, USA Jeremy Roschelle, SRI International, USA Marlene Scardamalia, OISE/University of Toronto, Canada Marlene Scardamalia, OISE/University of Toronto, Canada Mike Sharples, University of Nottingham, UK Mike Sharples, University of Nottingham, UK Elliot Soloway, University of Michigan, USAElliot Soloway, University of Michigan, USA

Research ActivitiesResearch Activities

Research on E-learning Methods in the Research on E-learning Methods in the WorkplaceWorkplace

Received a research grant to conducted Received a research grant to conducted research on different delivery methods research on different delivery methods in the workplacein the workplace

Results were disseminated as follows:Results were disseminated as follows: Canadian Journal of University Continuing Canadian Journal of University Continuing

Ed. Journal (CJUCE)Ed. Journal (CJUCE) Online Learning Symposium, Edmonton, ABOnline Learning Symposium, Edmonton, AB 20th Annual Conference on Distance 20th Annual Conference on Distance

Learning and TeachingLearning and Teaching, Madison, Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin

Alberta Distance Education and Training Alberta Distance Education and Training Association NewsletterAssociation Newsletter

The 11th Sloan-C International Conference The 11th Sloan-C International Conference on Asynchronous Learning Networks, on Asynchronous Learning Networks, Orlando, Florida.Orlando, Florida.

Canadian Association of Distance Canadian Association of Distance Education (CADE) Conference, St. John’s, Education (CADE) Conference, St. John’s, Newfoundland.Newfoundland.

Canadian Association of University Canadian Association of University Continuing Education (CAUCE) Conference, Continuing Education (CAUCE) Conference, Calgary, Alberta.Calgary, Alberta.

12. Research on Mobile Learning12. Research on Mobile Learning Conducted research on the use of mobile Conducted research on the use of mobile

technology to deliver AU courses and technology to deliver AU courses and servicesservices

Research disseminated as follows:Research disseminated as follows: Wireless and Mobile Technology Conference, Wireless and Mobile Technology Conference,

Taipei, TaiwanTaipei, Taiwan Mobile Learning International Conference, Mobile Learning International Conference,

Rome, ItalyRome, Italy International Mobile Learning Conference, International Mobile Learning Conference,

Capetown, South AfricaCapetown, South Africa IMCL Conference, JordanIMCL Conference, Jordan Mobile Learning Conference, MauritiusMobile Learning Conference, Mauritius

Mobile Learning ConferenceMobile Learning Conference, , MaltaMalta Canadian Association for Distance Canadian Association for Distance

Education (CADE) Conference, Education (CADE) Conference, Vancouver, BCVancouver, BC

International Education Conference, International Education Conference, Honolulu, HIHonolulu, HI

Building an Effective Mobile Building an Effective Mobile LibraryLibrary

International Mobile Libraries International Mobile Libraries Conference, London, EnglandConference, London, England

Chapters in booksChapters in books

Use of Mobile Devices for Use of Mobile Devices for ESL TrainingESL Training

Use of mobile phones for ESL training Use of mobile phones for ESL training for new immigrantsfor new immigrants

Use of mobile technologies for Use of mobile technologies for workplace learningworkplace learning