landscape study on the use of mobile and wireless technologies for learning and teaching in the...
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Landscape Study
on the use of mobile and wireless technologies for learning and teaching in the
post-16 sector
CETIS Joint SIG meeting, South Birmingham College
Agnes Kukulska-HulmeJohn Traxler
Project aims
• A birds-eye view of developments and practice in the UK and internationally
• Focused on learners and institutions
• Produced 3 reports and Summary report• to facilitate discussion in the post-16 sector
• Based on:• Existing case studies, conference papers, reports• Interviews and discussions• Think-tank meeting of experts/ practitioners
Tablet PCs
personal media players
video game consoles
Smartphones
mobilephonesPDAs
Wearable PDAs
Mini digital camcorders
Portable DVD players
laptops
digital voice
recorders
Current mobile devices
PersonalResponseSystems
Current uses - examples
Strathclyde University -Personal Response System in large lecture hall
Bangor University - Wireless laptops used by student nurses
Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College - Wireless Tablet PCs in learning and teaching management
Current uses - examples
Dewsbury/ Bishop Burton/ Thomas Danby College –Use of PDAs in a range of contexts
Gloucestershire College of Art and Technology – Satvan and wireless laptops out in the community
Current uses - examples
SMS & language learning -e.g. Italian vocabulary at GriffithUniversity, Australia;Greek phrases at Olympic Games
iPods at Duke University, USA -lectures, audio books, language learning
e-learning
m-learninginteractive
hyper-linkedsituatedprivate
spontaneous
focused
media-rich
context-aware
usable
intelligent
institutional
desktop
premeditatedpersonal
Strengths of mobileLearning...?
connected
Current Uses of wireless and mobile devices
What is likely to work best:
•‘Drip,drip’ learning - little and often•Skill building - little by little•Self-evaluation and reflection •Alerting learners to information and deadlines•Rapid response by teachers•Mobile mentoring & moderating •Collaboration on task - spontaneous and ongoing•Information gathering on the go•M-portfolios - electronic portfolios on mobile devices •Connecting workplace learning with institutional learning•Recording experiences using multiple media •Learning in context - using contextual data•Internet or resource access, almost anywhere and anytime
Current/future uses
•Moblogging – mobile blogging (text, audio, video)
•Podcasting – audio file broadcasting and creation
•Museum and heritage – augmented experiences
Spanning formal and informal settings...or tying in mobile & desktop access, e.g.
Looking to the future
Technology driven potential
•Increasing use of technology in schools will create future learners with a greater awareness of possibilities offered by technology
•Increasing use of images, sound, video
•Instant capture of personal / group experience
•Instant access to reference information
•Context based, personalised, location-based learning
Looking to the future
New contexts and models for learning
Move away from content based learningTeacher’s role as facilitator Situated learningCollaborative learningConversational framework modelNavigation model
Strategic Implications
• Projectsfixed-term/small-scale access to funds
• Nichessmall-scale but sustainablespecific subjects, specific pedagogiesparticular constituencies , eg EO, assistivity
•Producers’, manufacturers’ and developers’ perspectives
technical and market trends, e.g.convergence, segmentation
•Institutional perspectiveson the nature of institutional barriers and processes technical support staff, staff developers, QA unitslearning and teaching champions
Strategic Implications
Possible trends
Institutional caution on mobile learning with PDAs:mainly from IT support
• SENDA, usability• network security• diversity/fluidity of devices, platforms and systems• lack of staff expertise• standards/interoperability with VLEs, portals, e-Portfolios, LOs • procurement, maintenance, ownership issues
Strategic Implications
Possible trends
PDAs in education may be squeezed by smarter phones USB sticks laptops maybe enhanced SIM cards
PalmOS (and Palm) squeezed by Microsoft (who’ve just bought them) and perhaps Symbian
one specific conception of mobile learning?SMS breaking through to institutional/large-scale use
assuming tariffs are stable operators trying to develop GPRS, MMS and 3G markets possibility of un-metered access and/or VoIP
Increasing but unsupported PDA/laptop use by academics continued concern about cost issues, working day, stress, privacy
Acknowledgement
Diane Evans, Open University – Potential Uses strand
Contact [email protected]@wlv.ac.uk
Thank you!