Digital Communications and Networking Commons^™

Jumpstarting A Global Mobile Computing Lab At Pace University, Christelle Scharff

Cornerstone 2 Reports : Community Outreach and Empowerment Through Service Learning and Volunteerism

Mobile applications are the future of computing. This project focuses on jumpstarting a mobile lab at Pace University. It reaches out to the university community and beyond by integrating different events including a competition on mobile application development and hosting external speakers. A high school event and a panel discussion with experts in the field are planned.

Use Of Mobile Phone Computing For Development Of Student 21st Century Skills, Susan M. Merritt, R. Lara Lee

Cornerstone 2 Reports : Community Outreach and Empowerment Through Service Learning and Volunteerism

Mobile phone computing enables immediate capture and transfer of data, images, notes and experiences from the field to a repository where retrieval, analysis, edits, aggregation, and further development are possible. Immediate findings and later results can be shared on the Web with local and global communities, and development of integrated service learning projects in concert with underserved communities is possible using this mode of information gathering and sharing.

Mobile phone computing incorporates moments when participants build tomorrow's skills while addressing today's learning goals. Use of digital tools and supporting resources bring real world problems into focus. Mobile phone computing enables …