University CoP: Advancing Academic/Educational Mobile Technology Use

This project, submitted by a student, explores the evolving landscape of mobile technology, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence within a university setting, focusing on their impact on personal and professional development. The project presents several scenarios, including the advancement of mobile learning, the integration of cloud computing with mobile technologies, and the potential of robotic culture to support personal development. The research delves into the benefits of these technologies, such as increased accessibility to learning resources, enhanced flexibility, and cost-effectiveness of online courses. The project highlights the potential for cloud computing to provide various services to students and teachers, and how mobile cloud computing can facilitate personal development at any time and place over the internet. It also discusses the role of artificial intelligence and robotics in personal development programs, including the automation of advanced technologies and the use of sensors in mobile devices for personalized approaches. The project uses methods like impact-uncertainty maps and sensemaking scans to analyze the scenarios and project how communities of practice (CoPs) will evolve in the next three years, particularly in the context of mobile technology and cloud computing integration.

Running head: UNIVERSITY COP ADVANCING ACADEMIC/EDUCATIONAL USE OF MOBILE TECHNOLOGY
University CoP Advancing Academic/Educational use of Mobile
Technology
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Choose the assignment objective option, which of the following communities you have
chosen to project how will evolve in the next 3 years?
 PolyU CoP on Technology-Enhanced Teaching and Learning (TETL)

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 M.Sc. In KM alumni KMP
 PolyU CoP on Learning Analytics
 A community for the homeless
 University CoP advancing academic/educational use of mobile technology
 Manufacturing CoP in an organization wanting to pivot to new products and market
 A hospital wanting to better coordinate emergency medicine workers (nurses, doctors,
paramedics, psychiatrists)
 Charity organisation dealing with various aeld operators supporting homeless people
 Financial organisation wanting to standardize practices across branches

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The methods used for supporting analysis and scenario development (e.g., sensemaking,
impact-uncertainty map)
Impact-uncertainty map, and Sensemaking Scan is used
Figure 1: Sense-Making Scan

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Impact/Uncertainty matrix
Figure 2: Impact/Uncertainty matrix
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SHORT DESCRIPTIONS OF SCENARIOS
A SHORT TITLE AND DESCRIPTION OF THE SCENARIO 1
Short Title: Advancement in mobile learning for professional development in universities
Short Description
Mobile learning has been an emerging technology in the education field in
universities. Various universities have been using mobile for the learning process in their
classrooms. Mobile technology has been enhanced as it has been already competing with use
of computers ad laptops by users. According to representatives of the schools, teachers in the

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USA and Canada has been learning to use mobile technologies in classrooms, and the number
of teachers accessing PD through mobile devices is small. A recent Canadian study reported
that mobile devices are not used as frequently in the education and training sectors as they are
in other industries. Mobile learning has a potential for increasing both teachers to access their
personal development portal. Mobile devices have been readily available to teachers and
student at anytime and anywhere. Therefore, this has been reducing complexities o using
internet. Mobile devices have enabled teachers for their personal development flexibly than
traditional training sessions.
CoPs: In coming three years, mobile learning will grab its market in various
universities. Therefore, this might be a great innovation in the field of technology in the
personal portals of the teachers. The use of the mobile technology has been helping in
providing a keen approach to the personal development including skills and knowledge.
A SHORT TITLE AND DESCRIPTION OF THE Scenario 2
Short Title: Use of mobile technologies for personal development in the universities
Short Description
Mobile devices have been gaining popularity in the recent years. There has been a lot
of innovation remaining in the technology of mobile and its use in various places. However,
there have been enhancement in the use in the mobile in the universities and its portal. These
days most of the personal development can be done using mobile technologies. Teachers and
students might be able to gather information regarding their personal development from
mobile. The internet facilities have been integrated in the mobile that might help in gaining
more information from the internet the facial recognition have been helping in increasing the
security of data an files stored in the mobile devices. Therefore, these enhancements in the

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mobile technologies have been helping gaining more information related to the personal
development of teachers and students through portals.
CoPs: Mobile technology has been integrated with the internet that has been providing
a keen approach to the development of the teachers and students in the universities. The use
of mobile devices in the universities can be used for recording the studies in the class and
personal development. The use of the internet has been creating a great boom in the portals.
A SHORT TITLE AND DESCRIPTION OF THE SCENARIO 3
Short Title: Integration of cloud computing with mobile technologies for personal
development
Short Description
Cloud computing has been an emerging technology in the market. Cloud computing
has been helping in providing various aspects to the universities and other associations.
Teachers and students have been benefitted with the services provided by the cloud
computing. Therefore, future aspects have been looking for the integration of cloud
computing and mobile technology. Cloud computing might help in providing different
aspects to the students and other teachers for the personal development. Various online
courses are available for the students and teachers for their personal development in the
universities. The impact of the mobile technologies have been integrated in the cloud
computing for making it more flexible. Cloud computing services can be accessed from
anywhere over the internet. Therefore, mobile technology can be innovated with the use if
the cloud computing.
CoP: The underprivileged communities can also avail these services as thee cost of
the online courses will be reduced due to the integration of the cloud computing in the mobile
technology. It has been estimated more than 33% of the CoPs will be benefitted by the

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integration of cloud computing with the mobile technologies. The personal development of
CoPs have been an issue for every government that might be resolved by these technologies
in future. Online personal development courses have been offering educators ongoing
learning opportunities by experts and resources. Current online personal development courses
have been available at low cost due to the integration of mobile cloud commuting. People do
not have to purchase these courses rather than studying them over the online at minimal costs.
Therefore, the affordability factor for CoPs will be enhanced. Therefore, the personal
development of CoPs have been done with the help of cloud computing and mobile
technologies.
A SHORT TITLE AND DESCRIPTION OF THE SCENARIO 4
Short Title: A robotic culture in the mobile technologies for supporting people with their
personal development
Short Description
Artificial intelligence have been one of the innovative technology that has been
gaining market in recent years. The use of the artificial intelligence have been helping in
maintaining a keen approach in the development of the mobile technology in the university.
Artificial intelligence has been helping to make robots for personal development program.
The use of the robots might help in automating advanced technology in the universities. The
personal development of teachers and elderly people in the community. The use of the robots
have been helping in maintaining keen approaches in the development of personal skills.
Elderly people and caretakers have been skeptical towards the adoption of the robots and
artificial intelligence in the mobile. There might be various innovation in the mobile
technologies using artificial intelligence. The use of sensors in mobile technology have been
helping in maintaining personalized approach to the development.

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CoP: Robotic culture have been accepted by the people in future years. The
implementation of mobile technology have been helping CoP in various ways. People might
be benefitted by the technological advances in the robots. Mobile robots have been future
trend in the market. These robots can be operated by the use of the mobile phones. Therefore,
it will help in personal development of people. CoP can share their opinion with the robots
and modify it as per their own need using mobile phones. Therefore, online courses and their
self-learning materials can be obtained by use of the robots.
DESCRIBE ONE SCENARIO IN DETAIL
A SHORT TITLE AND DESCRIPTION OF THE SCENARIO
Short Title: Integration of cloud computing with mobile technologies for personal
development
Short Description
Cloud computing have been an important aspect in the development of the technology
in the IT field. Cloud computing has been used in various fields as there are various services
provided by the cloud computing. People might be benefitted by the storage and platforms of
the cloud computing. Various models including SaaS, PaaS and IaaS have been helping in
providing services of various kinds to people. SaaS have been helping in providing software
as a service to people. Elderly people might be benefited by the use of several software over
cloud computing. This project might be successful with the integration of mobile technology
in the cloud computing. Mobile devices can be accessed at any place. Therefore, mobile
cloud computing might help in maintaining a keen approach o the development if the
personal aspects at any place and time over the internet. The IT sector has been looking
forward for the development of people through using mobile cloud computing.

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CoP: The future aspects of the mobile cloud computing technology has been enticed
in bright way. The use of the mobile computing has been helping in managing different
online courses over the internet. People have to rent these services over the portal. These
people have been benefitted by the use of cloud computing as personal development courses
will be available over the internet at low cost or even free of cost. These online courses have
been helping in developing personal assets including skills and knowledge.
WHEN AND WHERE IS THE SCENARIO HAPPENING? WHO ARE THE KEY
ACTORS?
WHEN: Projected timeframe
This project has a time frame of two years.
WHO: Main actors involved in the scenario?
The actors of this scenario include an IT company, University, CoP members and
friends. Other institution related to IT technology have been included in the scenario. Along
with this, elderly people, teachers and students are stakeholders in the issue.
WHERE: Where will the scenario happen?
The scenario is expected to take place in both developing and developed countries
under Universities CoP. This is because they are facing problems in the education sector due
to traditional approach of curriculum.
WHY: What assumptions is scenario based upon?
Which trends that you perceive today indicate (at least partly) the way the future will
unfold?
Universities have been facing problems related to lack in technical knowledge and
skills among teachers and students. The member of CoP have been facing these problems.
The use of the cloud computing in the mobile technologies have been helping in maintaining

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keen approach to the development of the personal assets in the region. The use of the mobile
technologies might be helping enhancing communication among members of CoP in order to
enhance their personal skills and knowledge. The uncertainties in the development I the
mobile technologies have been a social issue in universities and members of CoP.
What are the key uncertainties - driving forces that drive the plot of your scenario?
Please explain why they are the key uncertainties. On which poles of the axes of
uncertainty is the scenario specifically based upon and why?
The possible uncertainties in the present scenario is that the launch might be resistible
by the parents as the current reputation of the mobile technology is not very good from the
perspective of the parents. The other concerning uncertainties are the breaches intrusion,
unauthorized access, ethical issue, privacy issues, and security issues. For the present
scenario, the mobile technology is least secured as compared to that of any other technology
as despite of so many security features. The data and information stored in the mobile
technology can be retrieved by an unauthorized user with the physical access to the device. In
coming two years, it is being estimated that the proposed scenario will be acceptable by every
individual associated with the organization. Thus, the launch of this technology must consider
these uncertainties as the possible failures and should must develop the strategies those could
possibly improve the acceptance and delivery of the mobile technology within the University
CoPs.
Describe barriers (factors that act as obstacles to realization of the scenario) or threats
(negative impacts of the scenario on the field you are exploring)
The only barrier in this assumed scenario can be the availability of the network across
the world and to the every user. The possible threat could be the usage of the mobile
technology for the purpose other than the educational/academic purpose.

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Describe enablers (necessary conditions for this scenario to become reality) or
opportunities (the positive impacts of the scenario on the field you are exploring)
The public attention, advanced application, availability, and user acceptance are the
considerable enablers for allowing the successful deployment of the mobile technology
within the University Cops. The adoption should be made by both the University CoP and the
users of the mobile technology within the University.
Write a Story
The reason behind the selection of the principal scenario is to explore the wide range
of application of mobile devices in the University Cop and determine the best course of the
action. Although, the selected scenario is not being practiced in every University however, in
coming two years, the mobile technology is what every stakeholder will be looking for and
thus, using. The mobile technology allows the users to be associated with the relative data
and information 24*7 despite of the location or any other resisting factor via connecting to
the internet. It can be identified that most of the users are connected to the mobile technology
and hence, the users’ approach will be to manage and deliver the relative actions or
operations using the mobile technology. The mobile technology has almost became the
integral part of the lives of the individuals who are associated to the internet and hence, this
adoption can be an innovative approach for improving or advancing the academic/educational
use of the mobile technology.
Additional assumptions
The assumption being made is that the users will have enough knowledge that they
can operate and manage the mobile technology without any training or awareness program. It
will allow the users to have the real time data and information related to the ongoing activity
in the classroom and respond accordingly. It will allow the students, staffs, and researches to

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be connected with the University’s library and hence, could perform all the crucial and
important academic activities. It is also being assumed that there is the availability of the
network to every users and they would be able to connect with the Universities’ database.
Third assumption in this considered scenario emphasize on the availability of the information
access and compatibility of the mobile application within every type of the mobile device and
the users can be able to connect to the University’s database or server whenever they want to
despite of the upgrading or updating time spans.
The reasons making the scenario happen
The proposed scenario is feasible and efficient enough in making it happen as the
assumptions being made are already available to the maximum effort and thus, the proposed
scenario can be delivered successfully. The present growth rate of the mobile devices in the
world states that in coming two years almost every individual will have at least one
smartphone and then entire world will be connected to the internet whether they experience
high or low network speed. Thus, the educational and academic support can be utilized with
higher efficiency through this adoption in manner to make sure that the every individual has
the enough support for improving and enhancing their academic qualities and capabilities.
This technology will ensure higher efficiency through assuring the availability and
accessibility of the data and information at their fingertips. Almost every individual in the
campus have the smartphone despite of its application and utilization for t=different
applications, and the same technology can be utilized for introducing a world changing
innovation. It will allow the same users to have the entire academic and educational
institutional data and information in their smartphone with different level of authorization and
authentication.

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Almost every sector of the world is getting advanced and the mobile technology is the
major and crucial aspect for every innovative technology in manner to attract all the mobile
users. Among the different available technologies, mobile technology can be expected to
have most number of the users in the world and hence, this technology could possibly change
the face of the education deliveries among the University CoPs. The availability of contacts
and information details related to the academic papers and assignments will allow the
students to avail best grading with an assurance that they could finally pass their courses with
high distinctions. It will also allow them to have all the course details and gather all the
learnings through staying in the campus or out of the campus. Thus, the scope for the distance
education or learning also increases for the University CoPs and hence, they could have more
individuals then they are having in the present time. The financial status can also be improved
for these University CoPs through adopting the mobile technology and allowing the
respective users to avail the enhanced and improved services.
Confidently, it can be claimed that in coming two years, the University CoP can be
efficiently able to improve and advance the educational/academic status of the students
through adopting the mobile technology. It will be used for availing the real time classes, all
time access to the courses, course details, entire syllabus, and delivery of the assignments and
exams.
The user acceptance will be very high considering this adoption as the integral part for
the delivery of the educational and academic services to the users in the developed or
developing countries. The education has always been crucial for every sector of the world
and hence, no matter what, the mobile technology will be widely accepted by the users. It can
be commonly analysed that almost every individual in the present time, despite of the rural or
town living, are using the mobile technology for either entertainment, communication,
information gathering, or many other applications.

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Where the scenario occurs and what/who it will impact?
The present scenario focuses on the University CoP and hence, the targeted customers
for the project will be the stakeholders of the Universities. Till my knowledge extent, every
user connected with the University have the access to the network and the mobile device and
hence, the wide range of the target can be accomplished through adopting the mobile
technology in the present time. This relationship among the stakeholders and the mobile
technology can be an effective and efficient considering for the successful deployment of this
technology within the University CoPs.
How scenario is related to CoP users' needs
The University CoP needs an innovative technology that can support the ongoing