Mobile Technologies in Mobile Technologies in EducationEducation

Advanced Technologies in Education Advanced Technologies in Education ConferenceConference

Athens, Greece, November 13- 14, 2004Athens, Greece, November 13- 14, 2004

Malliou EleniMalliou EleniEllinogermaniki AgogiEllinogermaniki Agogi

The conceptThe concept

Classrooms and lectures take the Classrooms and lectures take the learners out of the context of their learners out of the context of their everyday tasks and put them into everyday tasks and put them into specialized learning contexts. Learning specialized learning contexts. Learning may however be considered as a may however be considered as a dimension of those everyday tasks, dimension of those everyday tasks, activities and situations. activities and situations.

Any experience may be considered as a Any experience may be considered as a

learning opportunity but often the learning opportunity but often the resources to make it so are lacking.resources to make it so are lacking.

The conceptThe concept

The integration of learning into everyday The integration of learning into everyday activities may be promoted and activities may be promoted and reinforced by reinforced by mobile technologymobile technology. The use . The use of mobile devices with Internet access of mobile devices with Internet access could facilitate in-situ learning and could facilitate in-situ learning and maximize the impact of information that maximize the impact of information that is provided when the motivation of the is provided when the motivation of the learner is highest.learner is highest.

Examples of Good PracticeExamples of Good Practice

Mobile Technologies in History Mobile Technologies in History and Language Educationand Language Education

o The MoTFAL projectThe MoTFAL projecto The Ad-Hoc.com projectThe Ad-Hoc.com project

The MoTFAL projectThe MoTFAL project

The main aim of the MoTFAL project was to The main aim of the MoTFAL project was to indicate a way indicate a way to shift away from classroom to shift away from classroom learning to anytime, anyplace learninglearning to anytime, anyplace learning and and use mobile technology to facilitate that shift.use mobile technology to facilitate that shift.

Within the framework of the MoTFAL project Within the framework of the MoTFAL project the partnership intended to research the the partnership intended to research the possibilities of possibilities of using mobile technology for using mobile technology for educational purposeseducational purposes at school levelat school level..

The MoTFAL project The MoTFAL project Pedagogical FrameworkPedagogical Framework

The design and the development of The design and the development of the MoTFAL pedagogical framework the MoTFAL pedagogical framework was based on the following was based on the following educational theories:educational theories:

o Collaborative learningCollaborative learningo Contextual learningContextual learningo Experiential learningExperiential learning

The MoTFAL projectThe MoTFAL projectEducational ActivitiesEducational Activities

Within the framework of the Within the framework of the educational activities of the MoTFAL educational activities of the MoTFAL projects high school students have projects high school students have visited visited

o the the Benaki MuseumBenaki Museum in Athens, in Athens, o the the archaeological site of Apollo archaeological site of Apollo

Epicurius in BassaeEpicurius in Bassae and and o the the Venetian wallsVenetian walls in Heraklion in in Heraklion in

Crete. Crete.

The MoTFAL projectThe MoTFAL projectEducational ActivitiesEducational Activities

During the visits the students formed two groups. During the visits the students formed two groups. The two groups could communicate and collaborate The two groups could communicate and collaborate using the mobile devices and the platform of the using the mobile devices and the platform of the MoTFAL project. Taking advantage of the potentials MoTFAL project. Taking advantage of the potentials the mobile technology offered them the students the mobile technology offered them the students had an in situ history lesson.had an in situ history lesson.

The MoTFAL projectThe MoTFAL projectEducational ActivitiesEducational Activities

DDuring their visit the students uring their visit the students had had access to access to educational material regardless of time and place. educational material regardless of time and place. They were also able to communicate in real time They were also able to communicate in real time with their colleagues and exchange opinions and with their colleagues and exchange opinions and ideas. ideas.

The MoTFAL projectThe MoTFAL projectEducational ActivitiesEducational Activities

TThe students who performed the visit had been he students who performed the visit had been given digital cameras. Using the cameras they given digital cameras. Using the cameras they were able to take pictures in the following were able to take pictures in the following upload them in the MoTFAL platform. upload them in the MoTFAL platform. TThe he students who performed virtually the visit from students who performed virtually the visit from the school had the opportunity to see the photos the school had the opportunity to see the photos and comment on them. and comment on them.

The MoTFAL projectThe MoTFAL project

TThe educational activities of the MoTFAL he educational activities of the MoTFAL project have been an example that shows project have been an example that shows that a handheld device along with the that a handheld device along with the appropriate learning material, a user appropriate learning material, a user friendly interface and high-speed friendly interface and high-speed communication may offer a new communication may offer a new generation of learning experiences. generation of learning experiences.

The Ad-Hoc.com projectThe Ad-Hoc.com project

The main aim of the The main aim of the AAdd-H-Hoc.comoc.com project was the development of aproject was the development of an n innovative language innovative language learning tool folearning tool for r European travellers who on location European travellers who on location were willing towere willing to a acquirecquire certain certain language skills, in order tolanguage skills, in order to communicate with localscommunicate with locals inin the the country of theircountry of their destination. destination.

The Ad-hoc.com projectThe Ad-hoc.com project

The Increasing mobility of individuals, The Increasing mobility of individuals, either for business,either for business, training or training or educational purposes, indicates the need educational purposes, indicates the need forfor innovative, flexibleinnovative, flexible and and useruser f friendlyriendly language learning tools, catering the language learning tools, catering the needsneeds of the Modernof the Modern «mobile» European, «mobile» European, who does notwho does not have thehave the time or intentiontime or intention for in depth involvementfor in depth involvement and requiresand requires an an immediate limited information.immediate limited information.

The Ad-Hoc.com projectThe Ad-Hoc.com project

The project’s objectives were to The project’s objectives were to encourage encourage linguisticlinguistic diversitydiversity throughout throughout the EU and support the the EU and support the ‘life‘life l longong learning’learning’ by motivating and aiding individuals to by motivating and aiding individuals to learnlearn languages any time and in any languages any time and in any placeplace

The Ad-Hoc.com projectThe Ad-Hoc.com projectThe language learning platformThe language learning platform

Using the Ad-Hoc.com language learning Using the Ad-Hoc.com language learning platform the learner may have access to platform the learner may have access to linguistic content through the use of linguistic content through the use of their mobile phone, their PDA or laptop their mobile phone, their PDA or laptop computer. computer.

The language learning content is The language learning content is presented to the learner through written presented to the learner through written text, audio and video.text, audio and video.

The Ad-Hoc.com projectThe Ad-Hoc.com projectThe implementationThe implementation

The piloting of the application took place in The piloting of the application took place in repeated cycles of repeated cycles of learner-centered trialslearner-centered trials. .

Each cycle included the Each cycle included the designdesign, the , the

developmentdevelopment, the , the trialstrials and the and the evaluationevaluation.. The in-situ trials were not only The in-situ trials were not only meant for evaluation purposes but meant for evaluation purposes but involved both students and teachers involved both students and teachers offering them the chance to provide offering them the chance to provide feedback to the project and its technical feedback to the project and its technical and pedagogical aspectsand pedagogical aspects

The Ad-Hoc.com projectThe Ad-Hoc.com projectThe implementationThe implementation

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