Mobile Learning SIG (formerly the Handheld Computing SIG)

SIGML is the interest group that is an advocate for mobile learning worldwide, and promotes meaningful integration of mobile devices in teaching and learning in formal and informal learning environments. Members of SIGML include teachers, administrators, technology coordinators, university faculty and researchers, and representatives from profit and non-profit entities, including government. We hope you will get involved and join us. Please direct any inquiries to SIGML's Chair, Mark van 't Hooft (mvanthoo@kent.edu).

The goal of the SIG is to foster a community of stakeholders in order to support the use of mobile learning and promote best practices in the area of mobile and wireless computing integration in education.

Learn more about your SIGML officers.

Goals and Objectives

SIGML's activities are specifically aimed at:

Support for mobile device integration in different types of learning environments. Support includes access to SIG members via synchronous and asynchronous communication channels, and access to expertise and professional development in the area of mobile learning integration in education;
Dissemination of best practices and best practices research in the area of mobile learning and computing;
Creation of effective research tools and methodologies;
Examination of issues related to mobile technology integration including (but not limited to) equity, the digital divide, acceptable use, safety, Special Needs students, and English-as-a-Second-Language user issues;
Provide recommendations for the development of appropriate mobile learning tools (hardware and software and related curriculum for teaching and learning)

SIGML Professional Development Opportunities

Podcast Picks, (presented by Tony Vincent on September 30, 2009, 3PM Pacific/6PM Eastern).
So many podcasts, so little time! With tens of thousands of podcasts and millions of episodes it can be hard to find the very best ones for teaching and learning. Tony Vincent shares some of his favorite podcasts on Wednesday, September 30th at on Ustream.tv. Tony will present his podcast picks for teachers and students for part of the hour. The other part of the hour is reserved for participants to share their own picks and to ask questions. You can participate by calling in your picks via Skype. This is also a great time to promote your own educational podcast or your class’ podcast. View the live workshop and join the chat room at ustream.tv/channel/tony-vincent.

Membership Survey 2009

Results are now available here.

ISTE 2010, Denver, CO

The call for proposals for ISTE 2010 will open on September 9 and close on October 7, 2009. More info about ISTE 2010 can be found here.

Upcoming Handheld/Mobile Learning Conferences

EdWeek: Emerging Mobile Technologies for K-12 Learning, Free Online Chat, September 3, 2009, 11 am EST.
http://www.edweek.org/ew/events/chats/2009/09/03/index.html for info and sign-up.

MobileHCI 2009, Bonn, Germany, September 15-18, 2009.
http://www.mobilehci09.org/

Handheld Learning 2009, London, UK, October 5-7, 2009.
http://handheldlearning2009.com

mLearn 2009, Orlando, FL, October 26-28, 2009
http://www.mlearn2009.org

17th International Conference on Computers in Education (ICCE 2009), Hong Kong, November 30-December 4, 2009 (C4: ICCE Conference on Classroom, Ubiquitous, and Mobile Technologies Enhanced Learning (CUMTEL))
http://www.icce2009.ied.edu.hk

WMUTE 2010, 6th IEEE International Conference on Wireless, Mobile, and Ubiquitous Computers in Education, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, April 12-16, 2010.
http://wmute2010.cl.ncu.edu.tw

If you would like to have a mobile computing conference listed here, please send your information to SIGML's Chair, Mark van 't Hooft (mvanthoo@kent.edu).

SIGML Resources

Please contribute your knowledge and expertise about mobile devices to our SIGML wiki.

Want to network with other SIGML members? Then join our Ning group!

SIGML members, tell us where you are and add yourself to the SIGML frappr map!

SIGML Newsletters:

Next issue, September 2009 ...
*Vol. 4, No. 5, June 2009 (PDF, 98 KB)
*Vol. 4, No. 4, May 2009 (PDF, 141 KB)
*Vol. 4, No. 3, April 2009 (PDF, 620 KB)
*Vol. 4, No. 2, March 2009 (PDF, 155 KB)
*Vol. 4, No. 1, February 2009 (PDF, 167 KB)

*Vol. 3, No. 8, December 2008 (PDF, 210 KB)
*Vol. 3, No. 7, October 2008 (PDF, 166 KB)
*Vol. 3, No. 6, September 2008 (PDF, 648 KB)
*Vol. 3, No. 5, June 2008 (PDF, 211 KB)
*Vol. 3, No. 4, May 2008 (PDF, 359 KB)
*Vol. 3, No. 3, April 2008 (PDF, 315 KB)
*Vol. 3, No. 2, March 2008 (PDF, 146 KB)
*Vol. 3, No. 1, February 2008 (PDF, 1.1 MB)

*Vol. 2, No. 5, August 2007 (PDF, 154 KB)
*Vol. 2, No. 4, June 2007 (PDF, 87 KB)
*Vol. 2, No. 3, April 2007 (PDF, 802 KB)
*Vol. 2, No. 2, March 2007 (PDF, 256 KB)
*Vol. 2, No. 1, February 2007 (PDF, 605 KB)

*Vol. 1, No. 6, December 2006 (PDF, 103 KB)
*Vol. 1, No. 5, September 2006 (PDF, 306 KB)