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The idea of mobile learning
The tools for mobile learning
The mobile learners The global mobile learning landscape
The implication and potential of mobile
learning
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Education is the goal, learning is the means. A
lot of learning can happen without teaching.-Nicholas Negroponte,
Chairman Emeritus, Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT) Media Lab
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Mobile Learning = Ubiquitous learning =
Learning on the Go! = an exciting form of
learning that uses mobile technologies to
enhance the learning experience.
u-Learning : The use of technology (mobile
techonologies, WiFi Internet access, mobile
devices) to learn without reflecting on it.
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Characteristics of Mobile Learning (among
others):
±
Learner-centered ± Gap-filler materials (not necessarily formal
learning materials)
± Greater learners autonomy
± Young(er)
± Learning is personalized and customized
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Chumby Fun + mobile internet device;streams newsfeeds, weather reports, shortlanguage course
iPhone 3-in-1 mobile device : phone, mediaplayer and internet surfing device, representsa convergence of technology
Live Scribe Digital Pen + Digital Notepad +Laptop/PC dock + Internet = PortableThoughts!
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Chumby
Webcam feeds of lectures?
Informational videos?
iPhone
Q uick guides?
Dictionary?
Live ScribeSharing of lecture notes?
Sharing of lecture audio?
INTERNET AIDED
LEARNING
ON-THE-GO, JUST-IN-
TIME LEARNING
PORTABLE THOUGHTS
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21st Century Learners =
Multitaskers Personified
Access is KING
Perpetually online
Shared online social space
I-want-it-NOW!
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3.3 billion people have mobile phones, the
number will potentially hit 4 billion by 2010
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In IBM, employees download more than 4.5
million podcasts to keep up-to-date and get
cutting edge knowledge.
In Korea, more than 90% of households are
already connected to cheap, broadband
internet
We are increasingly relying on digital info,
storage and access
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In Japan
Cyber University of Japan
± Free courses offered via
streaming videos, PowerPointslides, text info, audio files
In Korea
PortableMultimedia Players ± Can broadcast TV programmes
from the Korean EducationalBroadcasting System
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In Latin America
Pocket School ± Grammar and spelling lessons
stored in customised MP3players
In Africa
Digital Education
Enhancement Project
(DEEP) ± Illustrated e-books installed in
handheld devices for rural
primary teachers
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The creation of learning environments where
learning is going on 24/7 for anybody seeking it
Greater need for digital learning skills or
competency
Searching/Googling/Identifying authority
Networking/Facebooking/Ninging
Participation vs Consumption Participation does not necessarily translates to
consumption, vice versa (lurkers in the midst?)
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