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A learning environment support by mobile technologies
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Adelina Moura - [email protected] Amélia Carvalho - [email protected]
University of MinhoBraga - Portugal
MOBILE GENERATION :
LEARNING ENVIRONMENT SUPPORT ON MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES
(LESMT)
Goals
Studying the implications of mobile technologies (Mobile Phone and Tablet PC) in the
process of teaching and learning; Analyze whether mobile technologies will help to change students’ attitudes with respect to the
school and learning.
Methodology
Quasi-experimental study
two groups
an experimental group (15 students) a control group (16 students)
fromVocational education
Mobile Devices
Cell Phone Tablet PC
Sponsor Portuguese Ministry of Education
Environment Description
Curriculum Learning Autonomous and Collaborative Learning
Background classroom
outside the classroom
Curriculum Learning
Modules (Portuguese Literature ) Grammar
Based in the use of mobile technology and
Web 2.0 concept
Blog, Wiki, Website creation, Podcast, …
Autonomous and Collaborative Learning
Fortnightly activities (General Culture) Weekly Challenges (Skills Research) Video in the Portuguese class (Discussion) Art and the Bible every day (Different styles of painting) Social Network (Learning Communities) Forum (collaborative learning with a Lisbon’ class) Podcasts (The Portuguese literature in audio)
Cell phones Services used Communication, video, audio, photo, SMS, the Internet, e-mail
Fortnightly activities
Web 2.0 Tools
Ning (Social Network) Podomatic (Podcast) YouTube (Video) M-Flickr (Photos)
Animoto (slides and video) Gmail (e-mail and synchronic conversation )
Gmail Mobile (e-mail) Google Pages Creator (Website Creation)
Docs & Spreadsheets (Wiki and Spreadsheet)Blogger (Blog)
Bravenet (Chat) Mogulus (Television)
Conclusions
The adoption of this new paradigm, will contribute to rethink education and coping with demands of society
nowadays; The mobile technologies give students the opportunity
to choose when and where they want to learn; They respond to the workers’ and learners’ mobility
needs; This environment will allow open discussion of this
new paradigm.
Future
Continue to assess the implications of mobile technologies in individual and
collaborative learning and students’ attitude towards the school;
Consecution of this environment goals.
Thanks for your attention!
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