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Mobile Learning infoKit




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Gartner’s Hype Cycle
Gartner’s Hype Cycle




 Mobile
Learning
THE PROBLEM   “New generations of young people
              who have grown up with digital
              technology have high expectations
              of anytime, anywhere learning, but
              many learners do not have a clear
              understanding of how courses
              could or should use technology to
              support learning. They are still
              very much reliant on lecturers for
              guidance.”
                     JISC LEARNER EXPERIENCES OF E-LEARNING, GUIDE 2
HOW SHOULD
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

RESPOND?
JISC’s publication
‘Emerging Practice
in a Digital Age’ is
a guide to
technology-
enhanced
institutional
innovation.

http://jisc.ac.uk/digiemerge
JISC infoNet’s
Mobile Learning
infoKit augments
JISC’s ‘Emerging
Practice in a
Digital Age’
publication.

http://jisc.ac.uk/digiemerge
Encourages time-management
 Why                   FITS INTO THE LIVES OF LEARNERS
 MOBILE
 learning?
                               CONTEXUALISATION
 Enables new learning environment
  BITE-SIZED LEARNING CONTENT
         Encourages reflection close to learning event
IMMEDIACY OF COMMUNICATION                                        PERVASIVE AND UBIQUITOUS

  PROMOTES ACTIVE LEARNING
                                 More learner-centred
   Personal, private and familiar         Portable

        ACCESS TO METHORS, TUTORS AND OTHERS
User-generated content
                             Increased accessibility for various groups of learners
Why         “Looking at mobile learning in a
MOBILE
learning?   wider context, we have to
            recognize that mobile, personal,
            and wireless devices are now
            radically transforming societal
            notions of discourse and
            knowledge, and are responsible
            for new forms of art, employment,
            language, commerce, deprivation,
            and crime, as well as learning.”
                                     TRAXLER (2007)
CONTENTS:
Practical,
 focused
  advice
What is     The exploitation of ubiquitous handheld hardware,
            wireless networking and mobile telephony to
MOBILE
learning?
            FACILITATE
            support
            ENHANCE AND EXTEND THE REACH OF

            teaching and
            LEARNING.                        MOLENET (2007-2010)
What is     “Early definitions of [mobile learning],
MOBILE
learning?   which focused predominantly on the
            attributes of mobile technology, have
            given way to more sophisticated
            conceptualisations suggesting that
            mobility is the central issue...
            This denotes not just physical mobility
            but the opportunity to overcome
            physical constraints by having access to
            people and digital learning resources,
            regardless of place and time.”
                                    KUKULSKA-HULME (2010)
Mobile Learning Myths
“There are no consistent
standards for mobile learning”

                                 “The screens are too small”



   Mobile Learning Myths
                                       “Students with disabilities cannot
                                        use mobile devices for learning”

 “Mobile devices
are a distraction!”
“HTML5 and other web
standards are mobile-friendly”

                                 “Mobile learning is
                                  all about context”


   Mobile Learning Myths
                                    “Mobile devices enable greater
   “Distraction is               personalisation for disabled students”


   nothing new to
     learning!”
KEY
WORDS


IN
MOBILE
LEARNING
KEY CONTEXT
WORDS


IN
MOBILE
LEARNING
KEY CONTEXT
WORDS


IN
MOBILE
LEARNING
           CULTURE
“A major task for educational




                                           EVALUATION
evaluation is to identify and
analyse learning within and across
contexts. For mobile learning, the
interest is not only in how learning
occurs in a variety of settings, but
also how people create new
contexts for learning through their
interactions and how they progress
learning across contexts.”
                            VAVOULA & SHARPLES (2008)
?
HOW
DO
 GET   WE
STARTED
Quick Wins
Set up social
media accounts




         Quick Wins
Set up social
media accounts




         Quick Wins
              Turn on mobile
            version of VLE, etc.
Set up social
media accounts        Invest in secure
                   SMS text messaging


         Quick Wins
              Turn on mobile
            version of VLE, etc.
SNAP
SHOTS
CO-ORDINATION     ITERATION   CULTURAL CHANGE
IS IMPORTANT      IS KEY      CAN BE DIFFICULT




                “We tried to do something
                     a little bit different.”
GAIN FEEDBACK   SPECIFY THE   MOBILE LEARNING
ON YOUR PLANS   PROBLEM       IS A TROJAN HORSE




                        “We really were
                 starting from scratch!”
PROVIDE THE     EXPERIMENT    WORK IN
BUSINESS CASE                 PARTNERSHIP




              “It's having a combination
            of staff with the right skills.”
http://bit.ly/mobilelearninginfokit


              Mobile Learning infoKit




http://jisc.ac.uk/digiemerge
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Mobile Learning infoKit

  • 1.
    Mobile Learning infoKit Image CC BY-NC Curnen
  • 2.
  • 3.
    Gartner’s Hype Cycle Mobile Learning
  • 4.
    THE PROBLEM “New generations of young people who have grown up with digital technology have high expectations of anytime, anywhere learning, but many learners do not have a clear understanding of how courses could or should use technology to support learning. They are still very much reliant on lecturers for guidance.” JISC LEARNER EXPERIENCES OF E-LEARNING, GUIDE 2
  • 5.
  • 6.
    JISC’s publication ‘Emerging Practice ina Digital Age’ is a guide to technology- enhanced institutional innovation. http://jisc.ac.uk/digiemerge
  • 7.
    JISC infoNet’s Mobile Learning infoKitaugments JISC’s ‘Emerging Practice in a Digital Age’ publication. http://jisc.ac.uk/digiemerge
  • 8.
    Encourages time-management Why FITS INTO THE LIVES OF LEARNERS MOBILE learning? CONTEXUALISATION Enables new learning environment BITE-SIZED LEARNING CONTENT Encourages reflection close to learning event IMMEDIACY OF COMMUNICATION PERVASIVE AND UBIQUITOUS PROMOTES ACTIVE LEARNING More learner-centred Personal, private and familiar Portable ACCESS TO METHORS, TUTORS AND OTHERS User-generated content Increased accessibility for various groups of learners
  • 9.
    Why “Looking at mobile learning in a MOBILE learning? wider context, we have to recognize that mobile, personal, and wireless devices are now radically transforming societal notions of discourse and knowledge, and are responsible for new forms of art, employment, language, commerce, deprivation, and crime, as well as learning.” TRAXLER (2007)
  • 10.
  • 11.
    What is The exploitation of ubiquitous handheld hardware, wireless networking and mobile telephony to MOBILE learning? FACILITATE support ENHANCE AND EXTEND THE REACH OF teaching and LEARNING. MOLENET (2007-2010)
  • 12.
    What is “Early definitions of [mobile learning], MOBILE learning? which focused predominantly on the attributes of mobile technology, have given way to more sophisticated conceptualisations suggesting that mobility is the central issue... This denotes not just physical mobility but the opportunity to overcome physical constraints by having access to people and digital learning resources, regardless of place and time.” KUKULSKA-HULME (2010)
  • 13.
  • 14.
    “There are noconsistent standards for mobile learning” “The screens are too small” Mobile Learning Myths “Students with disabilities cannot use mobile devices for learning” “Mobile devices are a distraction!”
  • 15.
    “HTML5 and otherweb standards are mobile-friendly” “Mobile learning is all about context” Mobile Learning Myths “Mobile devices enable greater “Distraction is personalisation for disabled students” nothing new to learning!”
  • 16.
  • 17.
  • 18.
  • 19.
    “A major taskfor educational EVALUATION evaluation is to identify and analyse learning within and across contexts. For mobile learning, the interest is not only in how learning occurs in a variety of settings, but also how people create new contexts for learning through their interactions and how they progress learning across contexts.” VAVOULA & SHARPLES (2008)
  • 20.
    ? HOW DO GET WE STARTED
  • 22.
  • 23.
    Set up social mediaaccounts Quick Wins
  • 24.
    Set up social mediaaccounts Quick Wins Turn on mobile version of VLE, etc.
  • 25.
    Set up social mediaaccounts Invest in secure SMS text messaging Quick Wins Turn on mobile version of VLE, etc.
  • 26.
  • 27.
    CO-ORDINATION ITERATION CULTURAL CHANGE IS IMPORTANT IS KEY CAN BE DIFFICULT “We tried to do something a little bit different.”
  • 28.
    GAIN FEEDBACK SPECIFY THE MOBILE LEARNING ON YOUR PLANS PROBLEM IS A TROJAN HORSE “We really were starting from scratch!”
  • 29.
    PROVIDE THE EXPERIMENT WORK IN BUSINESS CASE PARTNERSHIP “It's having a combination of staff with the right skills.”
  • 30.
    http://bit.ly/mobilelearninginfokit Mobile Learning infoKit http://jisc.ac.uk/digiemerge Image CC BY-NC Curnen