Engaging and Empowering Today’s Student’s through Mobile Learning

© Project Tomorrow 2011

Engaging and Empowering

Today’s Students through

Mobile Learning

Highlights from the

National Speak Up Survey Results

Julie Evans, Project Tomorrow CEOJanuary 13, 2012


� What is the student vision for mobile learning?

� How is that vision being supported by educators

and parents? What is their unique value

proposition for mobile learning?

� What are the obstacles to realizing this student

vision?

Big Questions for Discussion:







vision?

� How can we use this new energy around mobile

learning to craft a new shared vision?



Context:


Annual national research project

� Online surveys + focus groups

� Open for all K-12 schools and schools of education

� Institutions receive free report with their own data

Collect ideas ↔ Stimulate conversations

� K-12 Students, Teachers, Parents, Administrators

� Pre-Service Teachers in Schools of Education

Inform policies & programs

� Analysis and reporting of findings and trends

� Consulting services to help transform teaching and learning

Speak Up National Research Project

+ 2.6 million surveys since 2003


Speak Up National Research ProjectKey Findings: Speak Up 2003 – 2011

� Students function as a “Digital Advance Team”

� Students regularly adopt and adapt emerging technologies

for learning

� Students’ frustrations focus on the unsophisticated use of

technologies within education

� Persistent digital disconnect between students and adults

� Exacerbation of lack of relevancy in current education


A new uniquely “student vision” for leveraging emerging technologies to drive achievement and educational

productivity

Emerging from the Speak Up research:


A new uniquely “student vision” for leveraging emerging technologies to drive achievement and educational

productivity

Emerging from the Speak Up research:

This student vision for “technology enabled learning” mirrors how students want to learn in general


The Student Vision for Learning

Social–based learning

Un–tethered learning

Digitally–rich learning






Mobile Learning


Students and mobile learning

Besides Internet research, how are students using

technology for schoolwork?

Using Emerging Technologies for Schoolwork

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

Following others via Twitter

Use mobile apps for school

Play games

Use online textbooks

Use online databases

Collaborate thru Facebook

Gr 6-8

Gr 9-12



Obstacles to using tech @ school?

• 56% of students Gr 6-12 say “not being able to use

my mobile device” is a major obstacle






High school students:

• 49% have a cell phone• 50% have a smart phone• 21% have a tablet • 13% have a digital reader• 82% have an MP3 player






Solutions?

“Let me use my own device” – 58%

OR

“Provide me with device I can use @school – 35%



Let’s talk about home access

Students' Self Reporting on Home Internet Access

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%

School provided

device

Mobile device access

Broadband access

Gr 6-8

Gr 9-12


How would you use a mobile device to help you with

schoolwork?

A. Increase effectiveness of school:

Check grades 81%

Take notes for class 67%

Access online textbooks 62%

Write papers and do homework 56%

Use the calendar 50%

Learn about school activities 47%



How would you use a mobile device to help you with

schoolwork?


B. Leverage capabilities to increase personalization

of learning process:

Anytime, anywhere research 72%

Receive reminders & alerts 61%

Collaborate with peers & teachers 55%

Organize schoolwork assignments 53%

Access school network from home 51%


Example: the student vision for the ultimate math class


Middle school students say:

Collaborate on problems with classmates 49%

Play online math games 47%

Text my teacher with questions 46%

Use mobile device to video class work 33%

Use mobile device to access online textbooks 31%

Access animations and simulations 28%

Work in virtual reality environments 23%


Example: the student vision for the ultimate math class


Project K-Nect Class at Southwest High School


What would be the benefits of mobile learning?

Views of parents, teachers & administrators

Why Mobile Learning?

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%

Way to review materials after school

Access to online textbooks

Personalizes learning

Extends learning beyond school day

Increases student engagement

Parents Teachers Principals


Principals: How likely are you this year to allow students to use their own mobile devices for instructional purposes at school?



Principals: How likely are you this year to allow students to use their own mobile devices for instructional purposes at school?

Principals say:

Likely

22%

Unlikely

65%



What is holding back greater adoption?


Principals say:

Concerns over theft of the devices 50%

Concerns over network security 45%

Digital equity concerns 43%

Teachers’ skills 43%

Distraction component of devices 40%


What is holding back greater adoption?


Teachers say:

Distraction component of devices 75%

Digital equity concerns 66%

Concerns about cheating 35%

Lack of skills and curriculum 27%


Would parents purchase a mobile device for their child

to use at school?

Parents say:

Likely

62%

Unlikely

15%








vision?

� How can we use this new energy around mobile

learning to craft a new shared vision?



Imagine you are designing the ultimate school.

Which technology tools and services would have the greatest positive impact

on learning?


Imagine you are designing the ultimate school.

Which technology tools and services would have the greatest positive impact

on learning?

Are we all on the same page?


What technologies are in your ultimate school?

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%

Collaboration tools

Smartphones

Online textbooks

Tablets

Class chat rooms

Computer for every

student

Students Parents Teachers District Admin

Creating a shared vision for mobile learning


What is the bottom line?

Today’s students

want learning that is:

Enabled

Engaging

Empowered






Mobile Learning


• National Speak Up Findings and reports

• Additional data analysis from Speak Up 2011

• Presentations, podcasts and webinars

• Evaluation services

• Reports and white papers

More Speak Up? www.tomorrow.org


Thank you. Let’s continue this conversation.

Julie EvansProject Tomorrow

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