Mobile Learning Showcase (15 min)
- Overview of a course designed for mobile access using Wordpress MU, iTunes and Blip.tv.
- ENG101 Online is a Freshman Comp I course designed in Wordpress MU, or multi-user, a blogging platform designed to run hundreds of thousands of blogs with a single install of WordPress. The site is optimized with plugins to help mobilize the content provided on the site. The first essential plugin used is WP Touch plugin that optimizes the site for viewing on mobile devices. The video below showcases the site on both the iPod Touch and the Blackberry Storm.
This is a quick overview of some of the features of a mobile course developed in a Wordpress MU blog. I cover assignments, forms, quizzes, and private discussion, viewing on both the iPod Touch and the Blackberry Storm.
Below is a quick look at the mobile course in traditional blog form on the web – what it looks like not on a mobile device. This is the same website that is shown in the Mobile Learning Course Overview (Mobile Gadgets) video above. The site is built using Wordpress MU.
