Mobile Learning Initiatives in Malaysian Higher Education Institutions

Mobile Learning in Malaysia

Norazah Nordin, PhD Mobile Learning Association of Malaysia

CRN MLEF /AMI Mobile Learning Workshop

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• Words from the Minister • Mobile Learning Research in the Institute of

Higher Educations • Mobile Learning Association of Malaysia • Issues and Challenges • Conclusion


Something to ponder?

In terms of Mobile Learning, it is argued that there is a growing appreciation that learning is more and more happening on the move going beyond the limitation of educational environments (Ros i Solé, Calic & Neijmann, 2010).





Mobile Learning Research Initiatives in Malaysia

• More recently, some Malaysian researchers have conducted ground breaking research studies in Mobile Learnin

• Promising and encouraging, albeit mixed results, as they highlight that Mobile Learning is perceived positively

(Hashim, Wan Fatimah & Rohiza, 2010; Ismail, Gunasegaran, Koh & Idrus, 2010; Issack, Mussawir & Ramsawok, 2006; Jacob & Isaac, 2008; Naji Shukri & Abdul Razak, 2011; Norazah Mohd Nordin, Mohamed Amin, Ruhizan, Saemah & Melor, 2010; Zoraini Wati, Norziati & Ghang, 2009).

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Words from the Minister


Mobile Learning would contribute to the success of the implementation of one of the 21 Critical Agenda Projects (CAP), that is e-Learning and the National Key Result Areas (NKRA) of the

Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE).

Dato’ Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia

January 2013

Words from the Director General


MOHE, through the Higher Education Leadership Academy (AKEPT), will continue to

provide support to train HEI’s lecturers with the latest delivery techniques including Mobile

Learning in an effort to acculturate e-Learning more rapidly among all the lecturers .

Prof. Dato’ Dr Rujhan Mustaoha

Director General, Dept. of Higher Education Malaysia

January 2013


Research on Mobile Learning in Institute of Higher Education, Malaysia



















Blended Learning in UKM Context

• Face-to-face • LMS – SPIN • Mobile content


http://www.spin.ukm.my/

http://www.ukmmobile.mobi/

Methodology Two Phase Study • Phase 1 - Design and Development of mobile content

for the Research Methodology course • Phase 2 - Evaluation of the mobile content developed. - Descriptive survey method - the questionnaire


Instrument Self-report questionnaire • Demography– to establish the background of the students. • Handset and service information – to find out the types, the mobile

service providers, the tariffs, and services (e.g. 2.5G or 3G). • Phone usage and practice – to survey information such as airtime,

SMS, MMS, ring-tone download, Internet and other usages. • Acceptance of Mobile Phones for the Teaching and Learning of

Research Methodology Course

Descriptive statistics include frequency count and mean score were used in the data analysis


The Samples

120 Post-graduate students who were taking the Research Methodology Course at the Faculty of Education, UKM


System Architecture to support applications over mobile devices

WAP Gateway

Web Server

Server-side Support

Pages

DB Connect

Database

Content builder Content

management Off-line

Content

On-line

Internet Simulator’s

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Mobile Content Registration Menu of the

Research Methodology Course


Mobile Content Introduction


Mobile Content Content Menu of the Research

Methodology Course Mobile Content


Mobile Content Content Menu of the Research

Methodology Course Mobile Content


Mobile Content

Mobile Forum of the Research Methodology Course


Mobile Content

Mobile Forum Content of the Research Methodology Course


Mobile Content

Mobile Forum Content of the Research Methodology Course


The students agreed that mobile phones can be used for teaching and learning and the mobile content developed for the Research Methodology course benefit them

The students were very liberal and interested to use mobile phones for teaching and learning purposes

m-Learning activities were great ways to motivate the adult learners and foster interaction among them

m-Learning has the potential to provide a personalized learning experience and it should be engaged in the learning process.

Research Outcome



Mobile Learning Association of Malaysia (MLAM)


MLAM Activities







Ipad in Teaching & Learning











Issues and Challenges

• Adaptive Learning • Limited Text Display • Instant Communication • Infrastructure


Conclusion • Mobile Learning in line with the aspiration of the

Ministry of Education and initiatives from various organization HAS GREAT POTENTIAL to further strengthen the move in creating alternative and dynamic instructional approaches, strategies, and techniques.

• to initiate Mobile Learning in Malaysian context, SOME

STUDIES AND COLLABORATIONS are crucial to be undertaken in order to explore the use and uptake of new learning applications, offered by mobiles and tablets glocally. CRN/MLEF/AMI Mobile Learning Workshop

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Thank you
