Mobile LearningHorton, Chapter 9

Team Trois

People and the world

Mobile Learning is…

Mobile individuals using mobile techniques and technologies to participate in established forms of learning

Learning from all around us and all things around us; people, places and things

• Starting with worthy goals; weigh risk against reward ($,$,$...)

• Taking advantage of teachable moments; learn when you are ready and the situation presents itself

• Ideal for “outdoor” subjects; astronomy, cooking or photography for example

Accommodating the mobile learner

• Make learning healthier; learners can move around. This allows better blood flow and a better ability to concentrate and pay attention

• Take advantage of any opportunity to teach; everyone has empty time while they are waiting for an event to occur whether traveling or waiting for an elevator. Seize the moment to teach.

• Enable virtual attendance; few students outside university have the opportunity to attend classroom lectures. As I am typing this, virtual attendance is allowing me to participate from El Paso, TX.

• Reduces cost for infrastructure; may translate to savings for students

• The world is mobile and will become more so in the future

Adapt existing learning for mobile learnersEnable participation

• Use an online meeting tool to record events ; make sure the tool

works on multiple operating systems

• Publish meeting results to cover those who are not able to attend; make meeting times convenient

• Ensure materials are readable on mobile devices; make tap areas large enough and far enough apart

• Use an appropriate forum to ask questions or make comments; ensure discussions take place over days not minutes and in smaller chunks of time, not marathon sessions

• Open book tests and job aids work best

• Ensure the entire course is in a virtual-classroom format; keep it simple – minimize typing

Adapt existing learning for mobile learners

• Determine how people will submit homework and other deliverables; allow for easy upload and download

• Assign a virtual study-buddy and require detailed profiles to include photo; make social learning mobile – think about tools to use

• Design activities so all can participate

• Post assignments well in advance and make them easy to find especially those deemed critical

• Open book tests and job aids work best

• Ensure the entire course is in a virtual-classroom format; keep it simple – minimize typing

Use The Capabilities of the Device

Use The Capabilities of the Device

* Screen display * Video playback * Bar-code reader * Still Camera * Video Camera * Data Probes * Interface for TV * Voice-to-text * Spreadsheet with charting * Augmented reality* Interface for projector

Use The Capabilities of the Device

* radio-frequency identification (RFID) reader

* Audio playback * Audio recorder

* Edit audio *Voice control

* Text-to-voice synthesis *

Use The Capabilities of the Device

* Bluetooth * E-mail * Web brower * Text Messaging* Edit photographs * phone call * Edit and format text * Social networking * wireless networking * External microphone

• Clock • Calendar • Calculator • Contacts list • GPS • Map display • Navigation • Keyboard • Screen • external keyboard • Battery Charger • Extra Batteries

Be ware of the "UEM-DOG"

The user busy, engaged in other activities the user consider more important than learning\ traveling\ distracted\ in remote location, possible off the grid\ in a different time zone\ using a personal, rather than a

corporate device.

The environment Noise \ Vibration\ Bright light\ Darkness\Dust \ Moisture and humidity \ Heat \ Heat | Cold | Wind\ Electromagnetic fields

the mobile device capabilities screen size \ Battery life\ Intermigttent connection or none\ slow

connection \ printing device\ storage limitations \ file formats supported\ browser support of standards

Design Guidelines for Overcoming Limitations

Make Mobile Learning:

Engaging Effective

Design for Easy Reading

• Provide overviews & summaries

• Use headings & audio

• Provide display adjustments

• Use simple backgrounds

Maintain Contact with Learners

• Provide 24 hour tech support

• Text to communicate

• Prompt teacher response

• Classmate support

Design for Devices Learners Have

• Know what devices students have

• Design web content for several browsers

• Forego using rare features

• Test learning using multiple devices

Use Learners' time efficiently

• Maximize learning during travel

• Analyze data & draw conclusions

• Accept typos & abbreviations

• Explain the reason behind the activity

Fit Text & Graphics to the Display

For small devices:

• Present only core material

• Use meaningful content

• Put secondary content at the bottom

• Reduce content display

• Use a brief version linked to a full version

• Test pages at small sizes

Design for Various Speeds and Network Connections

• Zip and condense• Design for Hot Spot

up to 4G• Break content into

small files• Provide for on-device

storage• No time limits on tests• Allow downloadable

content for use without internet

Simplify Entering Text

• Relax rules of writing• Replace questions

with short answer• Allow voice

submissions• Voice to text• No time limits on tests• Allow downloadable

content for use without internet

Real Mobile Learning & Apprenticeship

• We learn from the world rather than mobile devices, but mobile devices assist

• Mobile devices have revived apprenticeship programs because you can be anywhere without the expense of being away from home

Inject Mobile Activities into other Forms of

Learning• Mobile activities can occur

within conventional classroom and e-learning lessons

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eye http://www.google.com/imgres?hl=en&gbv=2&biw=1092&bih=533&tbm=isch&tbnid=pnpAk6otfPgxPM:&imgrefurl=http://www.pascoeye.com/&docid=Lgj2KAdqHabD7M&imgurl=http://www.pascoeye.com/yahoo_site_admin/assets/images/eye.275155757_std.jpg&w=500&h=375&ei=BOrcT5GQEIb16AGyx6WVCw&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=362&sig=110815151873460028396&page=1&tbnh=140&tbnw=178&start=0&ndsp=10&ved=1t:429,r:3,s:0,i:147&tx=102&ty=84

World with people http://www.workingpeople.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Working-People51.gif

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