learning anywhere, anytime through a laptop: a pilot study in a secondary school
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A pilot study in a secondary school, students learn with a laptop with internet connection GPRS 3G, sponsored by IBM and VODAFONE.TRANSCRIPT
LEARNING ANYWHERE, ANYTIME LEARNING ANYWHERE, ANYTIME THROUGH A LAPTOP: A PILOT THROUGH A LAPTOP: A PILOT
STUDY IN A SECONDARY SCHOOLSTUDY IN A SECONDARY SCHOOL
Adelina MouraAna Amélia Carvalho
University of Minho – Braga, PortugalLisbon, 5 , 7th July 2007
STUDY DESCRIPTIONSTUDY DESCRIPTION
third term of 2005/2006
19 students of a secondary
school
laptop computers
1:1
ThinkPadIBM
VodafoneGPRS
3GPortuguês
On-lineproject
KEYWORDS
laptoplearninganywhereanytimemobilityflexibility
Português On-line ProjectPortuguês On-line Project
Contents tableContents table
Objectives Objectives
The main objective was to find out how teaching and learning change when students are provided with their own laptop computer with internet connection and how the students’ behavior was affected.
Data Data collectioncollection
Questionnaire The attitudes of the pupils to the use of the
laptop for accessing
informationTheir opinions regarding the
differences between
individual and collaborative
learning
CategoriesCategories
Mobility
MotivationSelf-learning
Communication
Interaction
engagement in the individual and collaborative learning
Categories Categories
in information research
in the learning of the curriculum
contents
on spare time usage
on individual and collaborative work
Impact on laptop use
Categories Categories Frequency of use one
laptop
accessing Portuguese curriculum activities
participation in the forum
working in different subjects
listening to Portuguese literature podcasts
publishing work in Wiki pages
using Messenger
playing
using email
downloading data
ResultsResultsMobility Liked the ability to access
infomation from anywhere90%
Motivation Take the iniciative to search information
89%
Self-learning Felt more autonomous in learning and carried out activities for other subjects
63%
Communication Interaction
They communicate more online than before and improved the performance of timid students
100%
ResultsResultsImpact on
laptop Use
(good)
In finding information In curriculum contentsIn collaborative workIn individual work
84%89%84%95%
Frequency of use one laptop (2/5 times
week)
Access activities Participation in forum Publish work in wiki pages School work
58 %74 %58 %58 %
ConclusionsConclusionsThe laptop program has improved student motivation to work in groups or individually;
It has increased interest in curriculum activities and in the school generally;
Students worked well, to organize their activities and to use laptops in an effective way;
Working with laptops allow students to have more leisure time;
ConclusionsConclusionsFlexibility and mobility were the most appreciated elements of this pilot study;
It enabled a much wider range of student interaction with course materials, with teachers and with each other;
The potential benefits of using laptops in school are improvements in student motivation, engagement, organization, homework completion and collaborative learning.
Future WorkFuture WorkWe intend to study the impact of mobile technologies (mobile phones, and Tablet PCs) in the teaching and
learning process
Two research questions- Which will be the implications of mobile technologies in individual and collaborative learning?- The mobile technologies will be able to contribute to change student’s attitude to the curriculum matters and school?
