Ten Year Retrospective on Mobile Learning: Leveraging the Past to Invent the Future

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

#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

1976 2017

2007-2008

Remember these devices?

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


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



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



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



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?

The journey from

2007 to 2017

in mobile learning

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

Why is mobile

learning

planning more

important than

ever?

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

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?



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


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?


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




Source: US National Education

Technology Plan, 2010


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

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.

Harvard Education Press, 2016

Professional Development /

Teacher Learning

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


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


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”


Metrics for evaluation


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


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


Power of Internet access


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


(Conner Flynn)

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


Criticality of connectivity


Criticality of connectivity

The new mantra in education:

Internet access = educational opportunity equity

Home access challenges – especially with access

contention


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?


Combine patience and vision


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?


What would we do differently with today’s insights?


• 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?

What will mobile learning look like in 2027?

Chris’ ideas

Holographic displays

Holographic Displays!

Just Kidding…


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)


• 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

What will mobile

learning look like

in 2027?

What are your ideas?

www.qualcomm.com/company/wireless-reach/resources

Extended learning: additional resources

Extended learning: additional resources

Mobile learning infographic

with new Speak Up

Research findings from

Project Tomorrow

www.tomorrow.org

Thank you for your participation today in

this discussion.

Julie Evans

Project Tomorrow

[email protected]

@JulieEvans_PT

Chris Dede

Harvard University

[email protected]

@chrs_dede

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