teaching with mobile devices: choices & challenges

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Teaching with mobile devices:Choices & challenges

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Teaching with mobile devices:Choices & challenges

Should students use their own mobile devices or class sets?

How do we ensure students stay on task with devices?

What activities can students do with devices?

Should devices be used in or out of class?

What if mobile devices are banned in your school?

Nicky Hockly, The Consultants-ENicky Hockly, The Consultants-E

Teaching with mobile devices:Choices & challenges

3 areas

example mobile tasks

choices

challenges

Nicky Hockly, The Consultants-ENicky Hockly, The Consultants-E

Teaching with mobile devices:Choices & challenges

What is Mobile Learning?

when devices are mobile

when learners are mobile

when learning experience is mobile

Pegrum, M. (2014)

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Teaching with mobile devices:Choices & challenges

When devices are mobile: Apps

Grammar[CUP]

Word challenge[British Council]

Sounds[Macmillan]

Dictionary[Pearson/Longman]

Podcasts[British Council]

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Teaching with mobile devices:Choices & challenges

When learners are

mobile:

e.g. Themed photos• Coursebook theme

• 2-3 photos

• 10 min time limit

• Share & justify choice

Blog post:

http://goo.gl/gt1XPw

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Teaching with mobile devices:Choices & challenges

When learners are

mobile:

e.g. QR codes• Prepare 10qs & check

perms

• Print QR codes & place

• Class: activity grid

• Logistics

Blog post:

http://goo.gl/gx1dLF

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Teaching with mobile devices:Choices & challenges

Tasks involve being outside, interacting with the environment

Tasks rely on the specific affordances of smart devices e.g. geolocation, AR …

Tasks can ‘bridge’ being in and out of class

When learning is mobile

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Teaching with mobile devices:Choices & challenges

When learning is mobile: e.g. geotagging

• Cambridge audio guide

• Woices: listen to some

• Choose location & research

• Prepare script & rehearse

• Record & upload to Woices

• Find more over weekend &

share

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Teaching with mobile devices:Choices & challenges

When learning is mobile:AR (augmented reality)

• Explore Wikitude / Junaio / …

• Choose location & research in

situ

• Contribute in situ

• Prepare notes on info learned

• Share in class

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Teaching with mobile devices:Choices & challenges

Considerations

Staged: simple to complex

Relate tasks to syllabus

Language production in class

Bridge in & out classroom – life beyond apps!

Blog post: 6 parameters for moble task designhttp://goo.gl/lGQDaP

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Teaching with mobile devices:Choices & challenges

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