students’ equipment for m-learning
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STUDENTS’ EQUIPMENT FOR M-LEARNING at the School of Management at the New Bulgarian University, Sofia
Georgi Yadkov15 June 2013School of Management – New Bulgarian University
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TRENDS
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2013 in numbers
Users of mobile services
1,7 bln use mobile internet4,5 bln users
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Trends - smartphones
2015 – 80 % of the internet traffic will be generated by mobile devices
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Trends in higher education
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What is m-learning?
„using mobile technologies to facilitate learning “
(Hwang & Tsai 2011)
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Mobile devices
Criteria:1. Communication and information functions2. Small and easily carried3. No physical connection to fixed power source
or telecommunication service
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RESEARCH OVERVIEW
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Goal of the research
To identify the level of equipment with mobile devices and the attitude for using them in the learning process of the students in the MA programs at the School of Management – New Bulgarian University.
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Target group
All students and alumni of the MA programs “Management for Organizational Excellence” and “Human Resource Management and Development”
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RESULTS
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Mobile devices owned by students
E-readers
Tablets
Smartphones
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%
Mobile devices owned by students
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Attitude to the m-devices’ usage
E-readers
Tablets
Smartphones
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Positive Negative
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Number of m-devices per person
0 1 2 30%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
45%
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Smartphones - OS
BlackBerry Synbian Windows iOS Android0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
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Tablets - ОS
Don't know iOS Android0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
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E-readers - Brands
Acer Sony Kindle0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
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CONCLUSIONS
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Conclusions
• Mobile devices are widely spread among the target group • There are opportunities to use m-devices in
the learning process but at this stage it is not entirely possible to replace regular learning with m-learning• Android and iOS are the leading OS among
smartphones and tablets• Kindle is the leading brand among e-readers
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THANK YOU!Georgi Yadkov