Post on 22-Jan-2018
Ten Year Retrospective on
Mobile Learning
leveraging the past to invent the future
Chris Dede
Harvard University
Julie Evans
Project Tomorrow
June 28, 2017
#ISTE17
@Chrs_Dede
@JulieEvans_PT
Today’s Discussion
Review of 10 years of mobile learning
What we have learned about mobile learning from a
unique collection of projects
So, where will we be in 2027?
Your ideas and questions
Mobile learning in 2006-2007
Device type Students Gr 6-8
Students Gr 9-12
Parents of school-aged
children
Cell phone –feature phone
66% 83% 97%
Smartphone 9% 9% 18%
In school usage?
• 25% of teachers and principals would include
mobile devices in their ultimate school vision
• 55% of high school students included mobile
devices in their vision for the ultimate school
Source: Speak Up 2006-07
367,000 respondents
Personal access
Mobile learning in 2016-17
Device type Students K-2
Students Gr 3-5
Students Gr 6-8
Students Gr 9-12
Parents of
school-aged
children
Cell phone – feature phone
16% 13% 15% 11% 7%
Smartphone 36% 47% 77% 90% 95%
Tablet 52% 59% 60% 44% 70%
Source: Speak Up 2017
514,000 respondents
Personal access
Mobile learning in 2016-17
Source: Speak Up 2017
514,000 respondents
Access in school
78% of teachers say their students use devices at
least periodically during the school week
40% say each student has an assigned device to use
58% of students in grades 9-12 say they use their own
device at school
Only 17% of schools don’t allow BYOD now – it was
52% in 2011
Mobile learning in 2016-17
Source: Speak Up 2017
514,000 respondents
Value and benefits of mobile devices for learning
85% of parents, principals
and district administrators
say access to mobiles is
important for student
learning; 92% of students
agree
57% of district administrators say that providing
teachers with training on the use of mobile
devices within instruction is a district PD priority
Mobile learning in 2016-17
Source: Speak Up 2017
514,000 respondents
Value and benefits of mobile devices for learning
Top benefits of mobile device usage
cited by principals:
Engages students in learning
(83%)
Prepares students for world of
work (72%)
Facilitates student collaborations
(61%)
Provides greater access to online
content (56%)
Personalizes learning (53%)
How did we get here?
About the Qualcomm Wireless Reach™ Initiative
https://www.qualcomm.com/company/wireless-reach
45 mobile learning projects in education in the past 10 years
Lessons learned that can inform future mobile projects
Common practices for success
What would we do differently next time
Classrooms ◦ Presentation and discussion
Richly Contextualized Real World Learning◦ Internships, apprenticeships
Learning Communities ◦ Interpretation and transfer
face to face, virtual, blended
Sharing◦ Social Bookmarking◦ Photo/Video Sharing◦ Social Networking◦ Writers’ Workshops and Fanfiction
Thinking◦ Blogs◦ Podcasts◦ Online Discussion Forums◦ Twitter
Co-Creating◦ Wikis/Collaborative File Creation◦ Mashups/Collective Media Creation◦ Collaborative Social Change Communities
1. Purposeful planning for mobile device usage
2. Preparing educators effectively
3. Securing leadership buy-in
4. Measuring project results with meaningful metrics
5. Leveraging mobile-enabled content & curriculum
6. Understanding the power of Internet access
7. Building personal learner efficacy and capacity for self-
directed learning
8. Criticality of connectivity – in school and beyond
9. Creating a sustainable and scalable ecosystem
10. Combine patience and vision
Mobile Learning 2017 - 10 years of lessons learned
Purposeful planning for device usage
It is all about asking the right questions:
• What are the learning goals – how do they relate
to the learner and the teacher?
• What instructional strategies will support goals?
• Are the right conditions in place for success?
• How will we measure impact?
• How will this effort be sustained?
• Do all key stakeholders have a voice?
10 years of lessons learned
Purposeful planning for device usage
Example: Onslow County Schools’ Mobile Learning Initiative
Planning started with key goals:
• Improving math literacy for all
• Change students’ perceptions around math abilities
• Increasing out of school access to learning resources
• Stimulating changes in teacher practice
10 years of lessons learned
Teacher preparation for mlearning
Increasing recognition of value of connected
learning but change process is challenging
Real mobile learning integration process is 3 years:
Year 1: Awareness
Year 2: Adoption
Year 3: Adaptation
But how to move from one level to another?
10 years of lessons learned
Example: Making Learning Mobile in Chicago
Year 2 and 3 strategies:
• JIT mentoring and coaching
• In class activities and support
• Targeted applications
• Traditional conferences and skill development
Indicator of maturation at work: migration from passive
approach to PD to active, self-directed learning
Teacher preparation for mlearning
10 years of lessons learned
Teacher preparation for mlearning
Source: US National Education
Technology Plan, 2010
10 years of lessons learned
Case-based learning
Collaborative learning
Apprenticeships
Self-directed, life-wide learning
Learning for transfer
Interdisciplinary studies
Diagnostic assessments
Deeper learning is an
instructional strategy
that can help students
master skills for success
in the 21st century.
Technology is a
powerful way of
implementing effective
deeper learning
http://www.studentsatthecenter.org/topics/role-digital-technologies-deeper-learning
Teachers teach as they were taught.
The important issue is not technology usage, but changes in content, pedagogy, assessment, and learning outside of school.
Continuous peer learning is the best strategy for long-term improvement.
Developing fluency in using emerging interactive media
Complementing presentational instructionwith collaborative inquiry-based learning
Unlearning almost unconscious assumptions and beliefs and values about the nature of teaching, learning, and schooling
Leadership buy-in
Leaders enable the conditions for success by:
• Envisioning applications for mobile
• Displacing cherished misconceptions
• Inspiring others to act on faith
• Support new ideas and solutions
10 years of lessons learned
Leadership buy-in
Example: EDC Mobile Online PD for Educators
Boston Public Schools – summer course for principals
• Using mobiles to embed digital tools within school
communities of practice
• Ah-hah moments for the principals
o “School leaders are the catalyst for change”
o “Set expectations and lead by example”
o “Be personally familiar with tools and adoption process”
10 years of lessons learned
Today's children can
meet future challenges
if their schooling and
informal learning
activities prepare them
for adult roles as
citizens, employees,
managers, parents,
volunteers, and
entrepreneurs.
Cognitive
Outcomes
Intrapersonal
Outcomes
Interpersonal
Outcomes
Cognitive processes and
strategies
Intellectual Openness Teamwork and
Collaboration
Knowledge Work Ethic and
Conscientiousness
Leadership
Creativity Positive Core Self-Evaluation Communication
Critical Thinking Metacognition Responsibility
Information Literacy Flexibility Conflict Resolution
Reasoning Initiative
Innovation Appreciation of Diversity
Metrics for evaluation
10 years of lessons learned
San Diego Library
Augmented Reality Project
Outcomes:
o Students said use of AR content increased their engagement in learning
o Different learning modalities within the experience appealed to different students: videos, images, text, assessment
o 40% of the students expressed greater interest in a STEAM career field as a result of this learning experience
Mobile empowered content and curriculum
Importance of mobile empowered content
Adaptive qualities inherent in mobile learning
Ability to address multiple learning goals
10 years of lessons learned
Power of Internet access
10 years of lessons learned
Value of anytime, anywhere access to support
unintentional, informal learning
Importance of having “personal” Internet access
Creating self-directed learners
Goal should be to leverage mobiles to create more
personalized learning in the classroom and support the
development of a life-long learning ethos beyond the
classroom walls
Think:
• Engagement
• Grit / Tenacity
• Self-efficacy for learning
10 years of lessons learned
Interface for Your Digital LifeIN THE FUTURE YOUR MOBILE PHONE WILL ACT AS YOUR DIGITAL “6TH SENSE”
DISCOVERS
Things Relevantto You
SENSES
Local Content and Services
LEARNS
WhatYou Like
INTERACTS
With
Networks
FILTERS
Out the
Irrelevant
KNOWS
You and What is Around You
Mobile empowered content and curriculum
Power of Internet access
Creating self-directed learners
10 years of lessons learned
Criticality of connectivity
The new mantra in education:
Internet access = educational opportunity equity
Home access challenges – especially with access
contention
10 years of lessons learned
Mobile Learning at Alvin Dunn Elementary School
Special project to address the “homework gap”
• 6th graders provided with LTE tablets to use at school and
at home
• Teachers incorporated tablets into instruction and research
projects
Increased student self-efficacy and engagement
Teachers more likely to assign digital homework
Parents link tablet usage with global skills
Sustaining and scaling innovation
Scaling: value of pilots vs. “instant” school/district
wide implementations
• Is sustainability built into your project plan?
• But how do we build in sustainability with limited
product life spans?
• Do we have a shared vision for success?
10 years of lessons learned
Combine patience and vision
10 years of lessons learned
Technological innovation
generally takes longer than you
expect, but has more sweeping
impacts than you can imagine
What would we do differently with today’s insights?
10 years of lessons learned
• Use social media sooner for academic and professional
learning
• Put limits on the power of mobile device batteries so
people would have to look at the world now and then
• Ensure objectives and goals are reasonable and
attainable
• Be comfortable with progress – however slow it may be
• Learn from each other
What will mobile learning look like in 2027?
Chris’ ideas
Holographic displays
Holographic Displays!
Just Kidding…
What will mobile learning look like in 2027?
The Good
• Mid-range mobile devices have more power
than today’s supercomputers
• Built-in laser projectors solve the small
screen problem
• Any device you touch loads your data as
you need it – no more carrying!
• Smart glasses do real-time translation
(for the deaf and for second-language)
What will mobile learning look like in 2027?
• A digital divide still persists between haves
and have-nots
• Some teachers still are unwilling to let
students use mobile devices for learning
• Personalization and privacy
still struggle to co-exist
The Ugly
• Many people still see mobile devices as like
fire – stand near them, and you get a benefit
The Bad
Extended learning: additional resources
Mobile learning infographic
with new Speak Up
Research findings from
Project Tomorrow
www.tomorrow.org