Changing Educational Practices– Mobile Makes its Mark

Jon Masonjon.mason@cslld.edu.au

http://cdu.academia.edu/JonMason

Overview

Terminology

Digital Learning & ChangeMobile Learning a subset of Digital Learning

Stories from the Frontline

IssuesEngagement & Distraction

Hype

Organizational Readiness

Where to Next?

Terminology

Mobile Learning

m-learning

m-education

Awkward terms –or just transitory?

LearnerTechnologyLearning

mobility

Mobile learning

Not just a story about content

… or about apps that are educational

Inputs to Digital Learning

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Laurillard – Re-Thinking

University Teaching

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Laurillard – Re-Thinking for the

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Friesen – Re-Thinking

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Shifting FocusClassroom New Learning Spaces

Desktop technologies Handheld technologies

WIMP NUI

Basic computer literacy Multiple digital literacies

LMS Open services

Prescribed content Inquiry

Walled gardens Open spaces

Defined lecture time Micro-lectures

Premium content Free content

E-learning Digital learning

SOE BYOD

“flipped classroom”

Stories from the Frontline

2012 Phase 1• staff directory• maps and places• images• library• emergency contacts• important links

Phase 2• events• news• units (Blackboard)

http://mobile.cdu.edu.au/

Stories from the Frontline

http://www.wagamanschool.com/

Stories from the Frontline

http://www.knou.ac.kr/

Korea National Open University (KNOU)

• Since 2009 delivered u-KNOU mobile learning services

• Developing new content model

• Matching user preferences with infrastructure & services

Stories from the Frontline

http://gse-it.stanford.edu/research/project/smile

Stanford Mobile Inquiry Learning Environment (SMILE)

• Brings mobile into the classroom

• Highly interactive learning environment

• Engages students in critical reasoning and problem solving

• Enables generation, sharing, and evaluation of multimedia-rich inquiries

Wikimedia Foundation

WIKIPEDIA - Mobile Sandboxhttp://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/01/11/mobile-beta-a-sandbox-for-new-experimental-features/

Issues

Engagement & DistractionMore road accidents!

IT as an “interruption technology”

Literacy (& digital literacies)

Hype“ubiquitous” access doesn’t exist yet

content often not mobile-ready

connectivity not always available (e.g., remote Australia)

“smartphones” also cost money

information access doesn’t necessarily stimulate learning

not everyone “gets it”

Organizational ReadinessStructural changes continue in universities

Learning material specifically for mobile remains limited

BYOD has a flipside

“Flipping” the classroom

Focus OR Distraction?

Engagement or obsession?

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/netsol/ns1120/index.html#~2012

Engagement?

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/netsol/ns1120/index.html#~2012

Hype

“ubiquitous” access doesn’t exist yet

content is not always mobile-ready

connectivity not always possible (e.g., remote Australia)

“smartphones” also cost money

information access does not equate to learning

not everyone “gets it” … digital literacy

Organizational Readiness

There is a lot to do to be “mobile ready”content needs to be designed for mobile

courseware needs to be specifically configured

mobile access to information services not enough

mobility of technology (settings & connectivity)

mobility of students & staff

re-thinking pedagogy

re-thinking engagement

new digital literacies

Teaching that utilizes mobile devices can involvea shift to inquiry-based learning

competence in many digital literacies

agility in harnessing new capabilities (e.g., instant polling)

digital citizenship

Organizations are transforming (again & again & again)

http://tinyurl.com/axe77t8 MOOCs MOOKs & MOOPs?

http://tinyurl.com/bkefh8m

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