QUALCOMM (continued)
Wireless Reach Qualcomm’s Wireless Reach initiative supports programs and solutions that bring the benefi ts of connectivity to underserved communities globally. Wireless Reach believes the use of always on, always connected mobile devices in the hands of K-12 students has the potential to dramatically improve educational outcomes by providing unprecedented access to learning resources and the ability to collaborate with peers and advisors in and out of the classroom. In addition to delivering customized curriculum and assessment, enabling collaborative learning, and empowering mentoring and social engagement, it is our belief that the presence of a mobile wireless device in the hands of each student will provide transformative advantages. To help drive the wireless mobile device education platform forward, and as a step towards demonstrating the use of wireless devices as a productive educational tool in and out of school, Qualcomm’s Wireless Reach initiative is supporting six U.S. pilots to explore ways to overcome the barriers to implementation:
Technology and Instructional Interventions: Projects, Resources and Tools 1. The Friday Institute (FI), North Carolina State University – Focuses on innovative curriculum, content, assessment, and collaborative learning. The FI pilot is based on enhancing the Diagnostic E-Learning Trajectories Approach (DELTA) project funded by the National Science Foundation, which is currently undergoing fi eld testing among 5,000 children grades K-8. The study takes one slice of the learning trajectories in DELTA to develop java-based applets focused on “equipartitioning/splitting.” The FI team believes that equipartitioning/splitting is the foundation of rational number reasoning, which in turn is a key precursor to success in algebra and advanced mathematics. This pilot project aims to demonstrate that a wireless device infrastructure can serve as a fundamental cognitive support for new models of mathematical cognition, engagement between students and advisors, learning and assessment through student-to-student collaboration, mentoring and social engagement.
2. San Diego State University – Focuses on the role of mobile devices in pre-service education as well as in the middle and high school classroom. Project staff plan to learn how such devices can positively improve communications between and among student teachers, their onsite mentors and university supervisors, and the larger school community. They will also explore their impact on instructional practices, including how students are organized and the kinds of activities in which they are engaged. They plan to assess how mobile device technologies impact learner engagement, achievement/performance and persistence.
Sandbox Projects High Tech High, Project, K-Nect and ADE’s Learning Without Walls are projects that put the tools for 24/7 wireless learning and collaboration in the hands of students and teachers. These real-life laboratories serve to encourage exploration of the role of wireless in learning.
3. High Tech High – Using smartbooks with EV-DO Rev A connectivity, High Tech High is assessing the use of connected devices in their High Tech High Flex program. High Tech High Flex is the fi rst high school program in San Diego County to offer blended online and classroom learning in a project based, collaborative environment. Students in Flex will use 3G connected devices to learn from digital content, collaborative projects, and online
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