1st national postgraduate symposium on mobile learning2013
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1st National Postgraduate Symposium on Mobile Learning
The Concept of
Mobile Learning Applicable for
Malaysian Secondary
School EducationRashidah Rahamat
MOE
The Net Generation…
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Their world…
Rashidah et al. 2010
Teachers’ Pedagogical Approaches
would turn the lesson to be really engaging and meaningful
Thus….
Empirical findings showed 92% out of 235 respondents owned handphones..
They showed that they were…
Malaysian Education Policy• No hand phones in the
school compound…
• Net books were given to selected students but not fully utilized for T & L
• Wireless is available in school but poor connection
The SWOT Analysis
The concept applied…Motiwalla 2007
PULL Mechanism(WEBSITE)
PUSH Mechanism(SMS)
Accessed throughAccessed through
Personalized
Content
Collaborative
Content
PUSH
Mechanism
Pedagogical Agents& Mentors
Communication Aids
SMS, IM, Alerts,Scheduling Calendars
PULL
Mechanism
System Tools &
Resources
Simulated Classrooms
WMLm websites, Discussion Boards & Chat Forums
Alerts, Scheduling Calendars, WML, websites
SMS, IM, Discussion Boards & Chat Forums
• 80% of students send SMS every day (Markett et al. 2006; Hortsmanshop 2004)
• 79% of students’ activities using mobile phones is sending SMS (Rashidah et al. 2010)
the students have a positive perceptions towards receiving
SMS from the teacher
A good move by the teacher since it would make them
feel…
This study provides some practical insights that the use of mobile phones could be implemented in Malaysian
secondary school education context
“SMS has been called the ‘killer’ application of mobile phones, as its usage exceeds all expectations
• Markett et al 2006:282
Motivation
InteractionCollaboration
HOW TO USE?
The technologies are just the tools but most importantly is how to use them…
Successful mobile learning environment…
FlexibilityCareful
planning
m-Learn environment
1st National Postgraduate Symposium on Mobile Learning
THANK YOU
Rashidah Rahamat
MOE