Evolution of mobility in learning and education

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Mobility, Learning and Lenovo

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Mobility in learning Key enabler of better education

Convenience & round the clock access to knowledge

Learning is now fun and engaging

Improves collaboration

Personalized guidance from tutors

Mobility Advantages

• Mobility was always intended to improve access to knowledge.

• Technology drives mobility and impacts learning positively.

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• Stone inscriptions, tablets were the only options but weren’t effective.

• Quality education was accessible only to the elite.

Access to knowledge was difficult and restricted to the privileged

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Mobility in the beginning of formal education

Weren’t detailed enough, usually focused on one small topic at a time

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Couldn’t be carried around

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Needed too much of effort to setup and engraving

¡ Limitations of stone inscriptions and tablets

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• With evolution of civilization, the educators adopted better materials for composing and sharing information.

• Portable and affordable materials and tools started to become popular.

Improved tools and resources lead to better student outcomes

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Mobility and education evolved together

Easier to carry

Very easy to replace outdated leaves

Easier to write on than stone

Benefits of palm leaves and copper plates

Palm-leaf manuscripts, 5th century AD

Copper plate, 1st century BC

Egyptian Papyrus, fourth millennium BC

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• Exercises become an integral part of teaching. • Tutors refer to student work and provide on spot

guidance. • Affordability of paper opens up learning to a wider

market.

Paper enables the first step to student – teacher interaction

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Invention of paper enhances mobility

Easier retrieval of previous work

Carry lot more material easily

Much sturdier than palm leaves and suitable for rigorous use in class room

Benefits of paper based learning

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• Access to the internet has opened up the world of free knowledge resources.

• Quality of teacher and student output has improved with the capabilities of computers.

Interaction, sharing and access explodes

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Entry of computers transforms learning

Mobility usage Facts Multitasking is made easy, joins study and play on the same platform

Students can organize their work better

Working on complex calculations is made easy

Benefits of computers for learning

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• Mobile devices are now replacing exercise books and other traditional printed materials.

• Group learning has increased the value of education.

Mobility and power of tablets have endeared themselves to teachers and students

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Tablets become an essential tool for students

Tablets usage Facts

Components of a 21st Century Classroom - An info graphic by the team at Open Colleges

Courseware in digital format has reduced the burden of carrying text books

Learning is now possible anytime, anywhere

Learning is blended with infotainment and promotes fun, sharing and collaboration

Benefits of tablets for students

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• The next step forward in mobility is holographic tele presence and projections from mobile devices like tablets

• Educators will make their lectures realistic with interactions and almost life-like experience.

Even teachers will be accessible anywhere, anytime

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Mobility in tomorrows world

Brings remote students, teachers and guests into the classroom as virtual participants.

Educators breathe life into their teaching by using 3D imagery and virtual field trips.

Colleges and universities will deliver lectures to multiple classrooms, anywhere, at the same time at a lower cost with greater students participation.

Mobility and education in the future

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• Every parent can now receive regular updates on their kid’s activity at the school

• Tutors can track and monitor performances and personalize curriculum for better grades

The future is already here

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Wearable mobile devices

Wearables market forecast

Source: IDC Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker, June 18, 2015

Expected to reach 155.7 million units by 2020, with a compound annual growth rate of 42.6%.

Allows parents to keep track of their children un-intrusively

Built in GPS and health monitoring kit, relay distress signals in case of emergencies

Assists in personalizing learning by making use of students insights during learning

Benefits of wearables to parents and teachers

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Mobility solutions for today and tomorrow

Why consider Lenovo • #1 in PC vendor in global education sector. • Tablets for general users were launched as early as in the year 1992. • Key initiatives in education

Education Research Initiative (Eri), Founded By Lenovo In 2010 In Partnership With Rand Corporation, Intel and Microsoft First Major Android™ Tablet Education Research, in South Orange, USA

• Explore more on Lenovo solutions for education - www.lenovo.com/education-solutions

ThinkPad 10 Tablet

ThinkPad Yoga 11e Convertible

ThinkPad Yoga 11e laptop

Lenovo Smartband

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More resources on educational solutions

• Lenovo education resource center

• Whitepaper – How right devices can transform education

• Lenovo Case study

– Cary Academy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7E45HSvupZ0

– St. Mary’s College - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GH0R4MmFSYs

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