1. Mobile Inquiry Learning
Environment (MILE):
Little Zoologist
Yaeji Chun

2. Problems
• Unlimited learning space
• Science concepts & authentic
experience
• Assessment during the trip

3. Contents
• Animals & local zoo
• Can be extended to local
aquarium, or botanical garden

4. Learner
• Elementary school students
those who will visit a local zoo in
conjunction with a classroom
lesson about the animals.

5. Learning Goal
• Students will learn more about animals and animal groups through
the inquiry process in an authentic environment.
• Students will develop collaborative inquiry learning by sharing and
negotiating opinions.
• 21st century learning skills will be enhanced through the process.
• Students will become interested in the environment around them
and investigate it from a scientific perspective.
• Students will be able to present their work in different ways.

6. Technology
• Mobility
• Communicative

7. Literature Review
• Constructivist view
• Learner-centered
• Knowledge-centered
• Assessment-centered
• Community-centered

8. Literature Review
• Bridging the gap between in and
out of school learning
• Help learners make connections
between home, school and
afterschool

9. Literature Review
• Inquiry-based learning
• Develop scientific attitudes by an
inquiry process: explaining the
world based on the data and
evidences that are collected from
the scientific investigation

10. Literature Review
• Inquiry
Learning
Cycle

11. Overall
Sequence

12. Implementation
• Before the trip
• Lessons- animal classification

13. Implementation
• Before the trip
• Choose 1-2 inquiry questions as a
group
• e.g.) what are the common
characteristics of mammals?
• Make a plan to visit a local zoo
• KWHL

14. Implementation
• Before the trip
• Group plan
• Choose a question
• Write a detailed plan
• Divide individual work

15. Implementation
• During the trip
• Focus on 1-2 specific animal
individually
• Collect data- notes, pictures, interview
etc.

16. Implementation
• During the trip
• Individual work
• Collect data of
1-2 specific animals
• Notes, pictures, video
interview etc.

17. Implementation
• During the trip
• Read QR code to get more
information
• Answer the questions- get feedback
• Monitoring

18. Implementation
• During the trip
• Find information
• Read QR code
• “find more”-Internet

19. Implementation
• During the trip
• Quiz
• Feedback
• Monitoring

20. Implementation
• After the trip
• Upload individual work - e-portfolio
• Analyze data together
• Present the data in multiple ways
• Reflection

21. Main Features
• Bridging a gap between in and
out of school learning by
integrating inquiry learning
process
• Before/ During/ After the trip

22. Main Features
• Supporting collaborative work
• Explain/ articulate their ideas to
negotiate
• Share the work with group
members
• Feedback for the collaborative
work

23. Main Features
• Monitoring & formative
assessment
• Use SMS messages to check the
progress
• Provide Simple questions/
feedback

24. Main Features
• E-portfolio (reflection)
• “digitized collection of artifacts
including demonstrations,
resources, and accomplishments
that represent an individual,
group, or institution”
• Collection of the students’ work