Outline of the CRN AMI workshop presented Dr Helen Farley at the workshop titled Mobile Learning in Australia and Malaysia: Towards Collaboration held at the University of Southern Queensland on the 20th of November 2013. This workshop was funded by the Australia Malaysia Institute and supported by the Australian Government's Collaborative Research Network
1. CRN Project 1/AMI Mobile
Learning Workshop
CRN Project 1/AMI Mobile Learning Workshop
Mobile Learning in
Australia and Malaysia:
Towards Collaboration
2. Welcome and Introduction
Overview of workshop
Housekeeping
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ACCESS CODE: usqmobilelearning
Poll: What mobile devices did you bring with
you today?
Opinion: What did you find out about mobile
learning in this workshop that you didn’t
know?
5. CRN Project 1/AMI Mobile
Learning Workshop
CRN Project 1/AMI Mobile Learning Workshop
Mobile Learning in
Australia and Malaysia:
Towards Collaboration
6. Developing a Mobile Learning
Evaluation Framework
Current mobile learning initiatives are piecemeal
and poorly implemented
Though there are some partial frameworks, none
as comprehensive as the one we’re working on
Technology independent
7. A big multi-disciplinary team …
Project Leader – Dr Helen Farley
Postdoctoral Research Fellow –
Dr Angela Murphy
UNESCO Research Fellow – Ms
Helena Song
PhD Candidates – Ms Sharon
Rees, Ms Maxine Mitchell, Mr
Aaron Pooley, Ms Kay Lembo
8. And still there’s more …
UniSA – Professor Andy
Koronios
ANU – Assoc. Prof. Chris
Johnson
From USQ:
Assoc. Prof. Brad Carter
Assoc. Prof. Stijn Dekeyser
Dr Michael Lane
Dr Abdul Hafeez-Baig
Dr Warren Midgley
Ms Joanne Doyle
13. Barriers to implementing
Mobile learning is viewed as out of place in education
and potentially disruptive
Currently a lack of education policies and support
structures that acknowledge and embrace its potential
Costs of mobile devices are viewed as obstacles yet
institutions are slow to implement BYOD policies
There is a lack of training and support for educators
considering implementing mobile learning
Lack of high-quality education content and interactive
solutions that are readily available for use
14. CRN Project 1/AMI Mobile
Learning Workshop
Panel Session
International Collaboration
Professor Mike Keppell (ADFI) – Chair
Associate Professor Norazah Mohd Nordin
(MLAM)
Dr Charlotte Bronlow (School of Psychology,
Counselling and Community)
Dr Tek Maraseni (Australian Centre for
Sustainable Catchments)
Associate Professor Brad Carter (School of
Agricultural, Computational and
Environmental Sciences)
23. Characteristics of mobile learning
e learning
learning
of mobile
exist?
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ery
sed
Occasional reality
Traditional / transmissive?
Assessment / testing
Fixed learning
Static classroom
Leave your community
Delayed
Absent
Teacher centred
Not responsive to a need
Controlled
Regulated by someone else
Uncomfortable
Content consumption
Stagnant / Rigid
Boooooring
Individualistic / independent / isolated
Standardised
No access to resources / closed / not
Disconnected – offline
Spoon feeding
Mobile learning?
Bad mobile learning?
Opportunity / Optimum
Situational Learning
Anywhere
Within your community instead of needing
When you need to stay put
Immediate
Availability
Student Centred
Responsive to a need
Autonomous
Self-regulated
Comfortable
Content creation – some form?
Practical life ski
Adaptive
knock on the do
Fun
Collaborative
Teaching innovation / creativity
Personal
Access to resources
Connected
Disruption
Discovery?
Good mobile learning?
Devices
25. e
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–
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Issues and challenges
Presumption students good at social media – can
be translated into a study desk environment –
skills? --- Translate into the classroom and into
learning.
Collaboration or collusion – sage on the stage
not all teachers comfortable with becoming
facilitator and relinquishing control – use digital
literacies of students to support other students
TIME & effort
Not that easy to figure out – students are not
always plug and play – instructions & training –
Learning anywhere anytime depends on the type of
knowledge you are trying to learn – what type of
content appropriate for mobile
ing students a
son to access
study desk
Where is the
boundary?
Not sufficient facilitation for students in discussions
in online environments
Students don’t know until they are assessed – if they
are interpreting it the right way?
Transactional design – integrated
with learner design – more attracted
to content design according to what
learner wants
- Using the features of what learners
want
Ease of use
Comes straight to my mobile
Convenient
28. With or without you …
y:
e information with students – apps
ts app – collaboration and discussion
e power points available as pdfs
Policy (constrains) –
System not ready for collaboration
Student commitment
Understand the whole ecosystem of learning
Leverage readymade resources:
OERs
:
Khan academy
ssments on demand – personalised assessments as required?? MOOCs
elf-paced learning systems
Deadlines
istributed training
Cheating
Time
40. Consider …
Experiences need to be streamlined if using
mobile technologies
Need a clear set of tasks
Watch a video
Visit a webpage
Respond to a comment
Pic: Jason.Baak
42. Activity 2: Great literature reprised
Aw, Lennie. First you squash the mouse and now
you’ve gone and squashed the girl. I’m gonna
have to kill you.” “What about the rabbits?
(135 characters)
68. Good design …
Is innovative
2. Makes a product useful
3. Is aesthetic
4. Makes a product understandable
5. Is unobtrusive
6. Is honest
7. Is long-lasting
8. Is thorough down to the last detail
9. Is environmentally friendly
10. Is as little design as possible
1.
69. Dr Helen Farley
Email: helen.farley@usq.edu.au
Ph: 4631 1738
Dr Angela Murphy
Email: angela.murphy@usq.edu.au
http://mobilelearning.org.au/