Learn the basics on mobile learning

1. M-LEARNING

2. WHAT IS M-LEARNING?
• Mobile learning has two meanings:
• Participation in learning events while mobile: Mobile
learning techniques and technologies allow mobile
individuals to participate in established forms of
learning including classroom learning, virtual-classroom
learning, standalone e-learning, social learning and
performance support

3. WHAT IS M-LEARNING?
• Mobile learning has two meanings:
• Learning from the world in which we move: In real mobile
learning, we learn not from the mobile device but from the
world around us. Real mobile learning requires learning from
objects, environments, experts, and fellow learners that we
encounter as we move about in the real world.

4. WHAT IS M-LEARNING?
• Mobile Learning lets learners during more hours
of the day and during those moments when
learning is most effective.
• While traveling
• When waiting
• During found time: Found time includes cancelled
meetings, arriving early for an appointment, or just
occasional bouts of insomnia

5. WHAT IS M-LEARNING?
• Mobile Learning lets learners during more hours of
the day and during those moments when learning
is most effective.
• Participate in learning when otherwise unable to do so:
• Vacation
• Bad weather
• Attending events

6. WHAT IS M-LEARNING?
• Mobile learning can reduce infrastructure cost
• Physical campus
• Classrooms
• Faculty offices
• Desktop computers
• Physical laboratories
• Books and libraries

7. WHAT IS M-LEARNING?
• Mobile learning allows more individuals to serve as
teachers, experts and so on because teaching
can more easily fit around schedules.

8. USE THE CAPABILITIES OF THE DEVICE
• Screen Display: To display readings, presentations,
assignments, graphics and any other visual content
• Calendar: Track class meetings, due dates
• Contact list: Easily communicate with teachers,
fellow learners
• Text messaging: Ask questions, send and receive
reminders, conduct short answer test
• Camera: Used to prove accomplishments of an
objective

9. ADAPT EXISTING LEARNING FOR
MOBILE LEARNERS:
• Here’s a list of changes to ensure effective
participation by mobile learners:
• Use an online meeting tool: to broadcast and to record
class meetings. This does not require full virtual
classroom system, just an online meeting tool.

10. ADAPT EXISTING LEARNING FOR
MOBILE LEARNERS:
• Include separate audio and video recordings of lectures
and discussions.
• Format materials for easy reading on mobile devices
• Provide ways for mobile learners to ask questions
• Email
• Social network tools

11. ADAPT EXISTING LEARNING FOR
MOBILE LEARNERS:
• Set up homework submission procedures
• Email
• Drop box address

12. ADAPT EXISTING LEARNING FOR
MOBILE LEARNERS:
• Assign an in-class “study-buddy”: assist mobile learners
with any concerns (class mentor – give extra credit for
helping)
• Design activities so mobile learners can participate
• Don’t require excessive writing or access to local resources
• Allow audio submissions

13. ADAPT EXISTING LEARNING FOR
MOBILE LEARNERS:
• Post assignments well in advance
• Allow learners to fit assignments into their schedules
• Make test “open book”
• Removes suspicion of cheating
• Convert the entire course to a virtual classroom format

14. ACCOMMODATE MOBILE
LEARNERS IN THE VIRTUAL
CLASSROOM
• Make sure that a client for the online meeting tool or
virtual-classroom system works on the mobile devices of
your learners
• Do not require attendance in online meetings. Make
recordings of meetings available for mobile learners
who could not attend
• Conduct discussions over days, not minutes. Use
discussion forums rather than chat

15. DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR
OVERCOMING LIMITATIONS
• Design for easy reading
• Limited text
• Format for scanning
• Present words as audio
• Fit text and graphics to display
• Provide low-bandwidth alternatives