2. Background/Rationale
• Subject area:
– Dental/oral hygiene instructions
• Rationale:
– High prevalence of dental patients
that have previously received
little/none oral hygiene instructions
• Target audience
– Dental patients
– Dental students
– Dentists
3. Theory
• Behaviorist theory
– Learning as a change in learners’
observable actions
• Constructivist theory
– Learner constructs new ideas from
previous and current knowledge
• Informal and lifelong theory
– Learning occurs outside dedicated
learning environment
4. Advantages/Features
• Available as needed
– On the go
– Patient’s home
– Dental office
• Available in English and Spanish
• Learning activity integrated
5. Proposed Activity
• Tap on “Start oral hygiene
instructions” button
• 3 segments of information
1st: Verbal/written OHI
2nd: Video OHI
3rd: Front camera feature/split screen
• Prompts to consult dentist
6. 1 segment example:
st
Verbal/written
Place toothbrush at a 45o
towards the gums and brush
in a circular motion.
9. Goals for Activity
Creation of a mobile app that:
•Imparts oral hygiene instructions
(OHI) in English and Spanish
•Empower dental patient
•Economic and flexibility impact
10. Learning Objectives
• Introduce audio-visual instructions
(Lees et al, 2000)
• Introduce instructions in
English/Spanish (Newport, 1990)
• Introduce flashcards (Edge et al, 2011 and
Sharples et al, 2005)
• Introduce front camera and
optional split-screen features
(Edge et al, 2011)
11. Potential
Pitfalls/Assumptions
• Information overload
– To overcome: 3 segments and 5 short dental
facts (Ahmad and Orton, 2009)
• Not available in all mobile platforms
– To overcome: make available via web
browser (future product dvlpt)
• Front camera feature not available
• Small screen in certain
devices
– To overcome: make
split-camera feature optional
12. Potential
Pitfalls/Assumptions
• Intended for too many settings
– To overcome: create more setting-
specific version (future product dvlpt)
• Translation will be accurate
– To overcome: product to be reviewed
by 3 dentists who are native in English
and Spanish
• Target audience too broad
– To overcome: make app more age-
specific (future product dvlpt)
13. References
• Ahmand, Nabeel. IBM Mobile Bluepages Study. IBM
Center for Advanced Learning. Pg 1-26.
• Ahmad, Nabeel and Peter Orton. Smartphones Make
IBM Smarter, But Not As Expected, T +D. pg 46-49. Jan
2010.
• Edge, Darren et al. MicoMandarin: Mobile Language
Learning in Context. CHI, 2011.
• Lees, Adele. A Comparison Between Written, Verbal,
and Videotape Oral Hygiene Instruction for Patients with
Fixed Appliances. Journal of Orthodontics. 27.Pg 323-
327. 2000.
• Lonsdale et al, Literature Review in Mobile Technologies
and Learning.
• Sharples, Mike et al. Towards a Theory of Mobile
Learning. 2005
