{"id":1670,"date":"2012-10-08T14:05:09","date_gmt":"2012-10-08T19:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/adamscenter\/?p=1670"},"modified":"2020-07-06T11:48:27","modified_gmt":"2020-07-06T16:48:27","slug":"mobile-learning-fellows-2012-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/adamscenter\/2012\/10\/08\/mobile-learning-fellows-2012-13\/","title":{"rendered":"Mobile Learning Fellows 2012-13"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Each year ACU names a handful of Mobile-Learning Fellows, ACU faculty\u00a0selected through a competitive, peer-review process to examine a topic or issue relevant to the initiative.<\/p>\n<p>Mobile-Learning Fellows \/ Projects selected for 2012-2013:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dr. Bob McKelvain will study the science of cognition and the impact of digital literacy on the learning process.<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Stephen Baldridge will expand his explorations of the use of mobile devices and social media to facilitate significant increases in learning outcomes.<\/li>\n<li>Professor Kenny Jones will continue to look at augmented reality relative to enhancing\u00a0 art student performance and assessment capabilities.<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Cynthia Powell\u2019s collaborative iPad project will focus on authoring and use of a general science iBook for pre-service elementary school teachers.<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Richard Beck will study the addictions of connectivity: psychological correlations of iPhone and Facebook usage.<\/li>\n<li>Drs. Ian Shepherd and Brent Reeves\u2019 look at Mobile Data Mining Surveys will focus on pattern analysis and process automation.<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Melinda Thompson will examine the effects of digital literacy and technology on the spirituality of face-to-face and online students.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Findings from ACU\u2019s 2011-12 Mobile-Learning Fellows are expected in early June.\u00a0 Early results reveal mobile devices in science labs provides greater learning outcomes; mobile use in the arts provides unique opportunity for assessment; and use of tablets affords students unique collaboration opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMobile learning is changing higher education,\u201d said Dr. Scott E. 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