Q. 1.What services using mobile phones or other devices would CQU students like to see?
Using mobile services to access the educational information ,would be a very beneficial & Time consuming advantage...Receiving data on their hand sets is very interesting.Using the latest in digital technology & when the world away from the campus seems to be much more interesting to students .Wireless technology permits us to Easy file exchange and synchronization with the desktop systems & Office networks. Facilities like calendars,schedules,appointments,telephone lists and other calculations ,all are available on hand set. Students would like to see all these facilities in their mobiles.
Q.2.What services would students find interesting and useful?
Students will find it interesting when they get informed about about the study schedule on their mobiles. when all the relevant information & material will be in their hands. Modern technology will provide this all. .When we are in coffee shop or in car or sleeping,we will be in touch with the university’ staff. this will be very helpful for all the students. It will save our time. & will work as a reminder to us.
Q.3.What might be the costs and benefits of these innovations?
Cost will depend on the services which we are availing .it will depend on the number of students and courses you want to support, what types of devices you plan to use, and how much infrastructure (networking, facilities, and technical support) are already in place. If we take another example of mobile language learning facility set up by the University of Wisconsin L&S Learning Support Services and its mobile computing and IN TIME programs ., a simple cart of wireless iPaqs for 30 students, along with a wireless access point, could cost less than $15,000. A similar setup using Tablet PCs (nearly twice as expensive as laptop computers) could easily exceed $50,000. the benefits will be admirable. We will have a reputed standard on international platform. Students life & their learning standard will be very competitive to the world.
Q.4.What mobile devices do students own? Phones? MP3 players?
Students are having the i-pods, latest discovery in the techno-world. They have latest mobile sets in which internet access services is in-built. that is very helpful in availing the on line facility. Sending mails when you are in train or car ,this definitely saves your time. i-pod is one of the good example of wireless technology. We can save lots of data in it, like- songs, pictures, lecture slides etc . mp3 player is inbuilt in i-pode is very soothing technology we are having .blue tooth services are for transferring the data without the help of wires .so mobile technology is one of the fine discoveries we have..
Reference
http://www.educause.edu/apps/eq/eqm05/eqm0535.asp
The University of Wisconsin L&S Learning Support Services and its mobile computing and IN TIME programs
Shelly, GB, Cashman, TJ & Rosenblatt, HJ 2006, Systems analysis and design, 6th edn, chapter3,Thompson Course Technology, Boston.
