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M-Learning at Houston Community College
Initial funding provided by HCC Chancellor's Initial funding provided by HCC Chancellor's InnovationInnovation Fund Fund -- a project of Professor Roger Boston and Dr. Lifang Tien-- a project of Professor Roger Boston and Dr. Lifang Tien
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For a change the Teacher gave the Apples! (hyperlink)
What are they doing?
Two short video clips KPRC (2 min 15 sec)
http://www.click2houston.com/video/19411171/index.html
HCC (2 min 25 sec) http://tc1.hccs.edu/hist/yr08/iphone/
Mlearning_HCC.ram (Local option)
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Chancellor’s Innovation Grant -- why we were funded
Broadband access to internet through portable devices has become commonplace
Smart mobile phones are relatively inexpensive, fast becoming a ubiquitous presence in our students’ daily lives
Majority of our students take their phones with them wherever they go
Instead of viewing mobile devices as a disruptive presence, educators today should seek to exploit their potential.
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Chancellor’s Innovation Grant
Explore the viability of new teaching and learning environment – Smart mobile phone access to instructional materials, via ip and also using pre-loaded content
Note: -- before this grant has expired we
have gone already far beyond the original exploration --
The Study
Make mobile devices available to students Via self reporting, also via comparative
studies, examine the potential for mobile learning at HCC Connecting time Collaborating Time In Depth Understanding Retention Academic Performance Learn what is effective and what is not
Our Original Intentions
Pilot run, single class (Anatomy and Physiology) Anecdotal data
Comparative Instruction, two classes, same teacher Statistical data
Involvement of more teachers, more classes Microbiology, Nutrition
Positioning for growth enterprise wide
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Project Implementation
Stage one:
formatting instructional materials to mobile phone
Stage two: apply the technology to A&P class
Stage three:
comparative study Stage four:
extend to other biology classes
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Anecdotal:Students connecting time increased
20% students’ study time has doubled
40% students’ study time increased at least 30%
40% students’ study time increased at least 50-70%
The above results are from students’ survey
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Anecdotal:Student’s collaborating time increased
Students formed study groups from day one
100% of the students believe iPhone has increased their connection both socially and academically
100% attendance for the mini-term
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Anecdotal:In-depth Understanding of Concepts
95% of students believed phone has helped them to understand the class material better
100% of them believe they can repeatedly access the concepts, including video and audio device, and in fact do
20% of them think the camera option in the phone helps them with Lab exams
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Comparative Studies
Spring, 2009 Comparison study of Experimental
class and Control class Course content related time spending
on Email, text messages, and course review
Involvement of more teachers, more classes
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Experimental Group
EmailText message Textbook and paper class notes
1) PC vs iPhone
2) PC, iPhone, vs Textbook and Paper class notes
Results:http://tc1.hccs.edu/hist/yr08/iphone/hcc_mlearning_pilot.htmDr. Lifang Tien, [email protected]
Heading into the Summer
Regional Symposium Deans, Presidents, Vice Chancellors, Chancellor and Board
signal support Expansions in Progress, Summer 2009:
Anatomy & Physiology Microbiology Art History Nutrition Stellar Astronomy Planetary Astronomy Microsoft Office Software Computer Networking Math TEKS High School Initiatives
What it took to get to this point:
And where we are headed
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Technical Issues
Server storage iPhone friendly Web delivery Platform Transfer of content materials to iPhone friendly Web
Delivery Platform Reformatting and conversion of Media Creation of new media Creation of Conferencing room facilities, blog forums,
password protection schemes, etc Instructor training
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Anticipating the involvement of others
Till middle of Spring Materials and HTML platform only for one
course, nothing preloaded to devices, still 100% wireless mode
Needed updates to the interim delivery platform to reflect wider involvement, i.e. more classes in more disciplines and more instructors
-See next 6 screens in blue-
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But what to they see on their mobile devices? What can they do?
Short video (4 min 20 sec): http://tc1.hccs.edu/hist/yr08/iphone/
Mlearning_5Min.ram (local option)
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Beyond Summer 2009 --Growth/ Expansion issues
Permanent server home Permanent delivery platform Small screen friendly: “Portal” Expanded Instructor training
Use of iPhone/ iPod Touch, other devices Instructional use of iPhone/ iPod Touch, other devices How to operate the web delivery platform
Friendly already to 121 different mobile phones and counting! How to create media Instructional design issues Integration with the larger HCC vision for delivery of instruction
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Beyond Summer 2009 --Growth/ Expansion issues (continued)
Finish the grant, secure additional funding Train faculty - in progress for Summer/ Fall start Complete the small screen friendly platform Approve the Enterprise wide “Portal” Imaging and branding Enterprise wide roll out Networking, dissemination & publishing
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Learn more:http://www.ghecgroup.net
Contact information
Roger Boston Rockwell Chair/ Associate Chair, Computer Science Houston Community College Southeast http://www.hccs.edu http://tc1.hccs.edu/hist/yr08/iphone/hcc_mlearning_pilot.htm Voice: 001.713.718.5224 Fax: 001.713.718.7221 Email: [email protected]