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Inside Mobile Learning User Stories andcorresponding App Policies, Governance

Wednesday, October 28th, 2015



Session Presenters:



Session Overview

• Mobile User Stories

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( Zayed University: Dubai &Abu Dhabi

( 9,000 Emirati Students

( Preparatory &Undergraduate Programs

( English edium University!E"#



UAE iPad "nitiative

• inisterial Degree: ay $0%$ ( "nrease student motivation and

engagement

( "ntrodution o' progressive lassroompedagogies

( igration to eboo(s and digital ontent

( "ndividuali)ed learning onsistent *ith+PostP- Era. trends

( odel $%st -entury learning



obile /eahing and

earning• /op do*n approah to implementation

• "nstitutional 1P": 902 o' ourses integratingthe use o' mobile tehnologies

• -enter 'or Eduational "nnovation: ( Provide training on the use o' mobile tehnologies

'or lassroom teahing and ontent delivery

( "ntrodue 'aulty to innovative teahing

approahes ( Engage 'aulty in ation researh pro3ets

measuring the impat o' the use o' mobiletehnologies on pedagogy and student learning



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Pereptions to*ards obile Devies

• What comes to your mind when you think of MobileTechnology? ( Problems, seurity>

( Students he(ing their 5aeboo( in lass>

( Dread'ul *or(shops *here the leaders are not in touh *ith *hat *e

atually do in lassrooms> ( ?ig distration 'or students@ slo*s do*n learning>

( "nter'erene>

( aste o' money>

( 5lashy, but in my Beld, o' limited use>

( A ath *ord that a lot o' people use beause they are told to> /hey

atually do not need the tehnology to help them and it does not aid intheir teahing, they 3ust ma(e digital teCtboo(s>

( "nterativity and diulty to ontrol the lass and spending timeeCplaining to the students the *ay the mobile app is *or(ing instead o'the heart o' the studied topi>



a3or ?arriers

•Negative perceptions: (?eing pushed to use something !mobile learning# that is not very

eetive, and in 'at signiBantly distrats students>

( /he tehnology is best suited 'or *asting time, as anyone *ho hasused 5aeboo( (no*s> /he tehnology is disruptive to learning in the

lassroom and too muh eort is reuired to suee)e out the beneBt> ("n my vie* !and in the onteCt o' the ourses " teah# mobile

tehnology is largely ounterprodutive, at least at ZU !and " hear 'romolleagues ba( in the US that there too there has been a ba(lash#>

(issuse o' smart phone by students 'or personal use rather thanourse use>

( /oo many apps none o' *hih seem to ma(e a big dierene inteahing and learning>

(" need more onvining that using iPads and smartphones haveFtrans'ormative potential>F here is the evideneG



a3or ?arriers

• Curriculum/Course: ( -urriulum: the ourse itsel' is not designed to eCplore more

opportunity in using mobile tehnology>

( a( o' relevant appliations 'or the sub3et or the unit *e

are teahing> ( a( o' teahing materials designed 'or mobile tehnology>

( /ablet tehnology is simply not suitable 'or teahing ertainsub3ets, suh as mathematis> 5or these sub3ets it is stillmuh more eient to use *hiteboards>

( Hot suitable 'or the learning outomes that " *ant to attain,*hat the students need to improve speiBally in my ourses>

( Ho lear ob3etives o' *hat learning outomes *e shouldantiipate>



a3or ?arriers

• ack of !kills and/or Con"dence: ( " need more onBdene> " may avoid using something in

ase it goes *rong and " donIt (no* *hat to do>

( Ho (no*ledge o' speiB mobile apps that an be applied

in the lassroom related to our sub3ets> Jo* an mobiletehnology help my teahingG H7/ generi>

( Heed more speiali)ed training on a 'e* appsKdevies>

( Students donIt have study s(ills reuired to be suess'ulas independent learners>

( Understanding ho* it relates to pedagogy> ( ysel': " need more training and a*areness o' *hat an be

done in our speiB ourses>

( /he trainers la( suient eCpertise in mobile learning>



a3or ?arriers

• ack of !upport: ( a( o' lear demonstrations to all 'aulty on ho* mobile learning

enhanes student learning !too muh tal(#>

( Hot enough training>

( Hot having time to eetively reate mobile learning ativities thatenhane the urriulum>

( " need more time in my shedule to develop lessons>

( "Im not sure *hih APPs are help'ul>

( Apps K so't*are reuire money 'or FpremiumF 'eatures a'ter sometime>

( a( o' models o' ho* to integrate mobile teh in our ourses> eneed to be able to visit Kobserve lassrooms *ith eetive mobtehuse, and have more demonstrations *ith atual students>!videosperhapsG#

( ore people to needed to train 'aulty>



a3or ?arriers

• Technical #ssues: ( "ssues *ith studentsL mahines> aste o' time

resolving tehnial issues>

( /he "nternet onnetion is not reliable> ( -ertain so't*are plat'orms are inaessible at lablasses !e>g> youtube is blo(ed#>

( a( o' a goodsi)ed (eyboard to aomplish*riting *hih is o' primary importane>

( ea( servie des(>

( ?la(board D7ES H7/ 7M1 on mobile devies>

( Heed more Apple /N support>



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rends and )eeds

Trend:

• ore than 60 perent o' internet aess is donethrough mobile devies

• ore than <0 perent o' prospetive ollegestudents *ill be Brst introdued to a universitythrough their mobile devie

• earningdisabled students are 'ar more li(ely todrop out o' 'ouryear olleges> 4ust ; perentomplete the program *ithin Q years o' Bnishinghigh shool

Need:

• -reate broad strategies to aommodate theonsumption patterns o' the ommunities thatthey serve>

• Oovern the usage o' institutional mobile app storeaounts to allo* them to have more ohesivepresene in these environments



7!estions, hallenes and O""ort!nities

• hat ualiBes as an institutional appG

• hat brand reuirements are thereG

• hat ompliane reuirements suh as ADAshould the app meetG

• Are there proesses in plae to assure an app istested 'or uality assurane, as *ell as seurityand legal reuirements proteting studentprivayG

• Jo* is intelletual property determined *henapps are developed by students or 'aultyG

• Are there Bnanial onsiderationsG

"t is these and other hallenges and opportunitiesthat eduational institutions must address as the

use o' mobile devies and apps aross ampusontinues its eC onential ro*th>



ase 3or *overnance

• obility andsape: "denti'y and understand the needs

o' all onstituents that the institution is trying to meet• /eam: Establish a team *ith representation 'rom, but

not limited to:

• "n'ormation /ehnology, a(etingK-ommuniationK"nstitutionalMesearhKJospital, all -olleges, egal, /ehnology-ommeriali)ation, AademiK5aulty, Students et>

• Moad ap: -reate a short term and a long termroadmap to 'ully reali)e the mobility vision in alignment*ith strategi priorities

• eadership buyin: Provide visibility to Senioreadership to earn sponsorship and engagement



Potential o!tco$es• -oreation: -oneptuali)e obile apabilities through

ollaboration *ith onstituents to enhane eCperieneaross various aspets o' ampus li'e

• anagement: -reate and ommuniate administrationand seurity proBle, on a ontinual basis

• Oovern ritial aspets o' obile Strategy suh as, butnot limited to Development, /esting, aintenane,

Deommissioning proedures et>

• Salability: Megularly assess net*or( and systemresoures to ensure optimal per'ormane and reliability

• ?est Praties: ?uild prioriti)ed mobile apabilities byleveraging industry standard "/ best praties



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