2006 Mlearning World Wide Web & Assessment

Mlearning, the world wide web and assessment Alex Hayes Centre for Learning Innovation, DET NSW

Session overview
About CLI
Demonstration using a mobile device to record an assessment
The challenge
The jigsaw and the jargon – blogs, moblogs, Del.icio.us, Technorati
The story so far
Current and future projects

Opening comments - About CLI
CLI is the primary developer of teaching and learning resources for the NSW Department of Education and Training:
2 200 schools – 760 000 students
130 vocational colleges (TAFE) – 460 000 students
CLI develops and distributes:
Learning resources (eg print, CD, DVD, video, websites, LMS)
CLI provides advice and expertise in:
Technology standards (eg interoperability, metadata)
Connected Learning (eg tools and technologies; snapshots of practice)

CLI functional areas
Learning Design
Pedagogy
Education and industry expertise
Teaching and Learning Innovation
Teaching and Learning Exchange (TaLe)
Standards
Repositories
Connected Learning
Multimedia Infrastructure
Copyright
Contract management
Project management
Multimedia production
Graphic and multimedia design
Audio / video production
Publishing systems
CLI Policy and strategic advice Partnerships and commercial sales

An idea ….? Painting and Decorating BCGPD3001B Prepare surfaces for painting 1. Student’s or employer’s mobile device records assessment event 2. Transmits to website 3. Photo / video / audio appears on website (moblog)

Online assessment idea……….convergence 4. New post automatically sends SMS to assessor’s phone. 5. Assessor views new post, adds comments and then copies work sample to separate website (eg. Blogger)

The challenge … CLI Photodisk image … and the solution?

The challenge TAFE NSW student images used with permission

The story so far
First mobile phone Motorola’s DynaTAC 1973
First mobile network (analogue) 1979
First GSM (digital) network 1991
First SMS 1992 (1995 & 1998)
First ringtone (Finland) 1997
WAP 1.0 specification 1998
i-mode launched 1999
Video (3G) 1999
Global roaming 2000
Commercial 3G 2001
*Thanks to Sony Ericsson for phone images and HWW for the slide 2m Blackberries 15m mp3 players 1,600m mobiles 1880 1947 1878 1910 1986-96 2001 200 2 2004 2003 2006

The jigsaw – Web tools …. ? Protopage Technorati Del.icio.us blogs mo blogs

Jargon buster
Blogs (or “web logs”)
websites where new content is added sequentially.
next generation in chat rooms, discussion boards and email distribution lists.
Many of these websites are hosted by agencies who provide free, but often limited storage space for users. Their return comes from selling increased storage and advertising on the site.
Most people use them as a form of electronic diary, recording their thoughts, ideas and journeys.
Mobile blogs (moblogs)
similar but focus on pictures rather than text. They also link to mobile devices.

Acronym buster
RSS – really simple syndication or rich site summary
A programmed electronic process which automatically sends information from one source (eg a website) to another (eg a digital phone or email account). Most commonly used to send information or summaries of new content on a website (eg newspaper headlines, sports results, tenders).
SMS – short message service
A service which enables you to transmit text from one digital device to another. Often referred to as texting.
MMS – multimedia messaging service
As above, but also enables the transmission of digital audio, picture and video files.

So what do you get?
A ‘free’ platform for sending photos, audio files and video to a website
Free platforms for managing multiple websites
Automatic updates on new entries via SMS and RSS
And the downside?
Privacy and confidentiality concerns
Child protection
Copyright
Digital rights management – ownership and use of material
IT infrastructure – support, fire walls, return on investment
Call costs

Mobile learning: the story so far ….
Content downloaded on to mobile devices for use in the field
For example: maps, product information, spreadsheets, quizzes, checklists, standard operating procedures
Transmission of data (sales, customer record updates, quotes, checklists) back to base
Links to the internet for up to date information
For example: local services, phone numbers, news, product sheets, diagrams
Email and calendar
Phones converged with websites (blogs or mobile blogs)

Possible next steps …
Training videos on demand transmitted to your device
Problem solving through group interaction via mobile devices
Short interactive tests sent (or pre-programmed) to the device, completed and submitted electronically to the training centre
OH&S guides electronically embedded in the workplace and automatically sent to mobile devices when activated (RFIDs)
Game-based simulations and scenarios played out on mobile devices

Some ideas for engaging learners via mlearning…….

Science Excursions – Possible documentation technique
Step 1 - Photos taken on site
Step 2 - Photo sent to moblog site
Step 3 – Digital data ( images ) processed at school site
Step 4 – Students / Educators compose a digital story detailing the learning experience
Step 5 – Digital story processed and made avialable for distribution in CD format, burned to CD
extension …
GPS tagged photos added to database for further explorations.

Workplace Assessment – Possible Documentation Technique
Step 1 - OH&S risks identified and sent to moblog for discussion and rating
Step 2 – Digital data repackaged into Top 10 risks and sent back to mobile devices
Step 3 - Workplace tasks recorded and sent to moblog for assessment
Step 4 – Further ‘byte’ sized activities sent to the phones
extension…
Site inductions using RFIDs

Research & Development – Factors & Considerations
1. Mobile learning literature review (eg. using a del.icio.us tagging site)
2. Hardware and software comparisons (phones, PDAs, Mp3 players)
3. Gaming simulations using mobile devices
4. Pedagogy studies (behaviourist, constructivist, collaborative, connectivist learning)
5. Learning design (graphics, accessibility, technical standards, interoperability of learning objects)
6. Developing Communities of Practice (ie. Flexible Learning Framework, TALO, MobiLearn)

Key questions to consider
Does this new technology add value to the learning experience?
Is the pedagogy sound?
How much additional training or guidance is required?
Is there are a clear cost benefit to the organisation?
How sustainable is the whole process? Who pays?
Why are we devoting time and resources to it? ie just because we can or because there is real value in embracing the new technology?

Getting the right mix ….hypothesis ?
A mobile device, with network connections and multimedia capabilities, will soon become an integral part of most people’s daily working and social lives.
These devices offer exciting, challenging and rewarding experiences for people as they learn and develop within an organisation. The devices do not necessarily replace other learning and development experiences.

Prove It! An online tool to recognise prior learning www.cli.nsw.edu.au/proveit

Our ideal world of education and training in a mobile world ? Learner uses RPL tool to identify gaps in skills or evidence of those skills Learner creates digital portfolio of evidence Trainer assesses existing skills and then sets various tasks to meet gaps

Learner uses a variety of media to complete and submit tasks Learner may engage in face to face workshops Learner is assessed and given appropriate certification The cycle of continuous learning continues Models …? See Try Apply

Where in the world are we at with mobile learning ? http:// www.touchgraph.com/TGGoogleBrowser.php?start =http:// www.alexanderhayes.com /

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