The Mobile Garage

SPU Mobile - Engaging Students on Their Terms

Stephanie Burton — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:29:10 -0500

Seattle Pacific University (SPU) had been exploring a mobile solution knowing that they needed to establish a long-term mobile strategy in order to develop and sustain an active relationship with their students. SPU decided to partner with Blackboard Mobile because they did not have the available resources to develop and maintain a native app that would fulfill the needs of their community. In a recent article about SPU’s decision to go mobile, David Tindall, Assistant Vice President for Technology Services at SPU, discusses their motivation to pursue an all-encompassing mobile strategy, explaining that the nature of student behavior has changed...

RUB mobile – one month after the German HigherEd Market Launch

Michelle Soares — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 13:13:55 -0500

RUB mobile is a Blackboard app developed specifically for Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB), one of Germany’s largest universities as well as one of Germany’s strongest research universities that has made it to the final round of Germany’s Excellence Initiative in 2007 and 2011. RUB mobile was officially launched during the on campus RUB Mobile Day on 22 November 2011, organized by RUB to introduce the RUB app to students and staff. The event was, without a doubt, a big success! Not only did the RUB Mobile Day generate a large amount of media attention (Artikel Ruhr-Nachrichten vom 16.11.2011, idr - Informationsdienst...

Sorry Mom, That Knit Sweater Won't Cut It: My Tech Wish List for 2011

Ken Roden — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:36:40 -0500

Holidays are a time for giving gifts to those you love so dearly and though I appreciate the dreidel and the Hanukkah gelt from fellow blogger Stephanie (@StephieLeighB), I am hopeful Santa may still be shopping. I have made a list of tech gifts I am dying to have. 1. The Samsung Galaxy Nexus Along with the its 720p screen and NFC capabilities the Galaxy Nexus is running Android 4.0 aka. Ice Cream Sandwich. This is a huge update to Android OS and it looks sick. All of the preinstalled apps have been updated for a better user experience including...

MATC 2 Go: Reaching Today's Non-Traditional Students

Stephanie Burton — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:04:48 -0500

Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC) is one of the first technical schools in the state of Wisconsin to launch a mobile app. Brian Carlson, Manager of Teaching and Learning Technology, took a few minutes out of his busy winter schedule to talk to us about MATC's decision to go mobile and what they have in store for the future of MATC 2 Go. Q: Why did MATC decide to go mobile? A: It's all about the students. Annually, MATC educates over 50,000 students within more than 200 programs, spread across 4 campuses in the Milwaukee area. The focus of these...

m.Clemson 2.0: Bringing More of Clemson to the Palm of Your Hand

Lisa Regelman — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:05:16 -0500

Clemson University just announced the release of the latest version of m.Clemson, the University’s official mobile app. The latest version—m.Clemson 2.0—includes new modules developed wholly from student requests and recommendations, including: Places – Find computer labs, residence halls, and places to eat on campus. (Clemson students told us they most appreciate the 'dining' feature as it saves them time when trying to decide where to eat!) Directory – Find people at Clemson, add them to your contacts, send an email, or call them right from your phone. Lab Finder – Get real-time public computer lab usage statistics and availability on...