Dr. Kevin Burden: The University of

Hull

Dr. Kevin Burden: The University of

Hull

Researching Tablet

Computers and their Distinctive

Pedagogies

Researching Tablet

Computers and their Distinctive

Pedagogies

5th Century BC

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1860s

John Robert Vane

Tablet Computers:

a game changer?

http://www2.hull.ac.uk/ifl/ipadresearchinschools.aspx

•personal deployment of devices = high impact

•students use technology more frequently and naturalistically

•classroom dynamics and learning activities change

•alternative forms of assessment become feasible

•‘buy in’ and adoption from teachers is straightforward

•students and teachers learn to use tablets experientially

•collaborative activities (e.g. peer coaching) increase

•homework morphs into extension work

•parents are more engaged in their children’s school work

•students believe they learn more with the device

•students assume greater responsibility for their own learning

•robust and extended wi-fi connectivity is essential

•students are more productive and creative

•learning is more personalised

•formal and informal contexts for learning are ‘bridged’ more easily

The chasm

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Rate

Time

Innovators

Earlyadopters

Earlymajority

Late majority

Laggardsenthusiastsvisionaries

pragmatistsconservatives

skeptics

Want to use technology

Want technology to providesolutions and convenience

Source: Rogers

Rogers Technology Adoption MRogers Technology Adoption Modelodel

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Collaboration

Data

sharing

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Authenticity

Contextualis

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Situated

Personalisation

Agen

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Customisation

A pedagogical frameworkfor mobile learning

Kearney, M., Schuck, S., Burden, K., & Aubusson, P. (2012) Viewing mobile learning from a pedagogical perspective,

Research in Learning TechnologyVol. 20, 2012

Agency

LOW MEDIUM HIGH

Customization

Contextualization

Situated

Conversational

Data sharing

External control Negotiated outcomes

‘One size fits all’:‘just in case’

Tailored fit: ‘Just in time’Personalization

Contrived Realistic

Simulated Embedded: real practice

Authenticity

Collaboration

Solitary: disconnected Networked: rich

Content building Context sharing

Agency

LOW MEDIUM HIGH

Customization

Contextualization

Situated

Conversational

Data sharing

External control Negotiated outcomes

‘One size fits all’:‘just in case’

Tailored fit: ‘Just in time’Personalization

Contrived Realistic

Simulated Embedded: real practice

Authenticity

Collaboration

Solitary: disconnected Networked: rich

Content building Context sharing

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Educational Research Design

• to co-design, develop and evaluate specific pedagogies associated with mobile and tablet devices• iterative prototyping with interested teachers• both practical and theory building• website and community:

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http://www.educationcommunities.org/c/162117/home.do

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On-line learning scenarios survey

http://www.survey.hull.ac.uk/mobilelearningscenario

MESH Knowledge Maps

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Dr. Kevin BurdenThe Centre for Educational StudiesThe Faculty of EducationThe University of Hullk.j.burden@hull.ac.uk07815184477