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ExploringMobile learning
By: Akhlesh Agarwal 11-Feb-2012
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Agenda
• Exploring mLearning. • Findings from student survey on mobile usage.• Suggested mLearning tools in NU context.
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Journey of teaching tools
Blackboard+ Chalk
Digital content+ Learning portal
Mobile learning tools
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Mobile learning
• Pros– Anytime anywhere
connectivity– Always “on” with Gen Y– Phones becoming
Smarter
• Cons– Small screen– Different platforms (iPhone,
Android, Bberry)– Different connectivity (SMS,
Blutooth, Wifi, 3G GPRS…… Too complex?)
– Cost of data transfer
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Exams
Hands on / Labs
Collab oration
Content
Guru
Traditional learning
processes
Phone based lecture delivery ?(What an !dea sir ji )
Small videosAudio Podcasts
PPT, PDF,Quick ref guides
SMS based messaging and Q&A,
Attendance
OS specific Apps
Small text based quizzes
Possibilities with mLearning
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Choosing the right teaching processes for mLearning
Tools available on phone
Connectivity available on phone
Usage behavior
Bite-size content Simple to create by faculty Simple to use by students
Min keyboard requirementCost of downloadingOffline options
Voice callSMSAudio file (MP3)Pictures/ImagesVideo file eBooksInternet BrowserPlatform specific App
GSM/CDMABlueTooth GPRSWiFi3G
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Results from student survey
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Phone
Technology
26%
25%8%5%2%
34%
AndroidSymbianBlackberry iPhoneWindowsNo smartphone
65%13%
22%YesNoDon’t know
Bluetooth Wifi GPRS 3G0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%95%
56%
82%
59%
Java application support
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Usage behavior23%
77%
YesNo
Have you ever accessed NU moodle from your phone
60%
40%
YesNo
Do you use some SMS facility to send cheap SMS to your friends 25%
26%
45%
Yes (almost every hour)
Yes (Twice a day)
Yes (once a day)
Yes (But not regularly)
Don’t chk mail on phone
Do you check your NU mail on your phone
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Key findings
• NU WiFi is not allowed for student phones. • Allow NU-WiFi for student phones for them to
use “NUcleus” and other internet based content. Students would not want to pay for using GPRS/3G
• SMS, Audio (MP3), Images tools available on most phones.
• OS specific Apps not recommended in initial Phase.
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Exams
Hands on / Labs
Collab oration
Content
Guru
Traditional learning
processes
Phone based lecture delivery ?(What an !dea sir ji )
Small videosAudio Podcasts
PPT, PDF,Quick ref guides
SMS based messaging and Q&A,
Attendance
OS specific Apps
Small text based quizzes
mLearning: recommended processes for NU
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Recommended processes
• Audio podcasts– Easy to create by faculty, can be downloaded and used
offline by students
• Small articles, quick ref guides– Can be in eBook or image formats
• SMS based collaboration– Teacher to students (From phone or from portal) – student to students
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Sample audio and video content for mobile learning
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Mobile learning at NU campus
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