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Presentation at CIET, NCERT on 25th January 2010
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Mobile Technologies for LearningMobile Technologies for Learning
Sanjaya Mishra
Mobile Technologies in Open Mobile Technologies in Open SchoolsSchools
Some statisticsSome statisticsIn January 2009:Newspaper circulation: 480 million
Cars on road: 800 million
Cable and satellite television subscriptions: 850 million
Desktops, laptops and netbooks currently in use: 1 billion
Fixed land line telephone connections:1.2 billion
e-mail users: 1.3 billion
Internet users: 1.4 billion
Credit card users: 1.7 billion
Mobile Subscribers: 4 billion
Over 60% of world population!
mLearningmLearningMobile learning includes access to electronic materials and resources mediated by mobile
devices for the exclusive purpose of teaching
and learning support
• Learning cannot be mobile, but learners are – Keegan, 2002
• Learner is mobile, and the technology is portable -- Ahonen et al., 2004
TechnologiesTechnologies
Mobile Learning Technologies (Adapted from Source: Attewell, 2005)
Bates’ ACTIONS FrameworkBates’ ACTIONS FrameworkMobile technologies• are accessible to learners (it is increasing at a faster rate);• are cheap and affordable (less costly for both institutions and
learners);• are useful for numerous teaching functions (and are useful in
learner support);• are interactive and therefore improve two-way
communication at a distance and reduce the transactional distance between the learner and the teacher and the educational institution because mobile technologies are easy to use and user friendly;
• are so pervasive and simple that they require less organisational preparedness;
• have novelty value, as they are the latest technology trend (and can motivate both teachers and learners to use); and
• provide the highest speed (quickness) in terms of access to latest information and knowledge from anywhere, anytime.
Guidelines: PICTURE This!Guidelines: PICTURE This!• P – plan purposefully• I – identify learners’ needs• C – choose media• T – technology implementation• U – user manuals• R – run the system• E – evaluate performance and outcomes
Training has in-build Success
PlanningPlanning• to provide access to learning materials and resources
anytime, anywhere;
• to improve teacher-learner and learner-learner interaction;
• to interact with the learning materials and resources such as self-tests;
• to provide administrative information about schedules, calendar, programme information, grades and results;
• to provide motivational messages and guidance; and
• to provide opportunities to undertake fieldwork and context-sensitive projects in specific courses.
Identify needsIdentify needsStatic Info Dynamic
info
Non-interactive (broadcast)
Last date of submission of assignmentsLast date of filling examination formsCancellation of a counselling session
Tips, news, etc.Podcast lecturesVideo
Interactive (query)
Eligibility in a programme of studyGrade in assignment and term end examination
Teleconference, Chatting, Discussion Games
Choice of mediaChoice of media• Text-based (through SMS)
• Audio (through podcasting)
• Video (as MMS or download)
• Animation and games (through download)
Technology implementationTechnology implementation• Appropriate system analysis• Using exiting digital resources
(adopt/adapt)• Use proven systems such as Moodle Mobile
(MOMO)• User testing
User manualsUser manualsThree types of user manuals should be made
Available:
(1) For systems engineers and administrators
(2) For teachers and support staff
(3) For learners and public users.
Run the systemRun the system• Round-the-clock support• Commitment on the part of teachers and
support staff• Collective decision-making on design and
development effort• Updating of the relevant databases in the
system regularly
EvaluationEvaluation• Technology; and• Expected outcomes
And, finally…And, finally…
Training for success