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Tony Tin, Colin Elliott & Tracey Woodburn
Athabasca University’s Innovation in Mobile and Flexible Learning: From M-Library to Mobile ESL
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Athabasca University http://www.athabascau.ca .
Canada’s Open University
Location: Athabasca, Alberta, Canada
More than 32,000 students
Mandate: Remove barriers for students
Leader in M-learning and M-library Research
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Why advocate mobile & flexible learning at AU?
AU students study from a distance Quick and efficient access Affordablility/portablility Novelty of gadget/display Allows individualization & self-pace
learning for students with busy lives Supports those with special needs
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What is a mobile library?
The idea of a mobile library is to provide learners with access to the university library and to course resources using mobile devices
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Special Features
Desktop: http://library.athabascau.ca Mobile friendly AU Library site: Supported
device: PDA, Palmtop, Blackberry, IPAQ, Smart phones, iPhones
The site includes mobile friendly: Digital Reading Room Digital Reference Centre Digital Thesis & Project Room Library catalogue Search engine
Recipient of 2006 CLA Library Research and Development Grant award
Model adopted by UK Open University
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Special Features (ctd)
Auto-detect and reformat Learning object reuse Easy web maintain/update Multimedia file support iPodcasting Wireless library catalogue Search Mobile content conversion on the fly
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M-library Design/Technology
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From Mobile Library to Mobile Content: Mobile ESL Project
http://eslau.ca
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Overview of Project
Develop and test innovative approaches to ESL learning using mobile devices and a variety of testing and practice methods
Based on best selling Penguin series 80 lessons and related interactive e
xercises Repurposed for Canadian content Downloadable in .doc or .pdf format
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Student Feedback
Students indicated that the a good use of mobile technology for ESL would be whenever they have a few spare minutes
One concern expressed was the cost of Internet access
Reported positive experience with the ESL grammar course and the use of mobile technology in learning ESL grammar
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Results
CBC News Coverage
Honorable Mention at the 2008 CNIE Conference for Innovative use of technologies to support E-learning
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Building on the Success of the Mobile ESL Project: Mobile Workplace English (WPE)
Provide mobile and iPhone friendly, interactive, English grammar lessons containing practical, workplace specific vocabulary and content
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What is WPE? -Content
86 units with 155 interactive, multimedia (audio and video) exercises
Vocabulary from 8 different workplace situations:
Health and Wellness Trades and LabourUtilities-Oil/Gas/Mining Food Services and RestaurantsRetail and Sales Administration and ClericalHospitality and Tourism Banking and Personal Finance
http://wpeau.ca
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Interactive Exercises
There are 4 types of interactive questions:
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Interactive Exercises II
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Multimedia (Audio) Exercises
Five styles of interactive audio exercises
1) Audio Vocabulary list (Health and Wellness Vocabulary)
2) Audio dialogue followed by text questions (Ex. 20.2)
3) Multiple Choice - audio sentence then choose text answer (Ex. 28.1)
4) Multiple Choice - read text then choose audio answer (Ex. 38.3)
5) Audio lesson (Unit 51)
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Multimedia (Video & map) Exercise
Unit 9 Ex. 9.3 A short scene between a medic and an injured worker followed by text
questions (01:53)
Unit 74 Ex. 74.1 Look at a map of a city for a lesson about directions in a town or city
Video
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Future Directions
Support different languages (Chinese, French)
Add more audio/video content Link to Mobile Friendly Open Access
materials Translations, Dictionary definitions
Voice recognition New Google iPhone app
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Food for Thought
“Wouldn’t it be wonderful to have these devices built into you and powered by your body”
-Martin Cooper inventor of the cellphone
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Further Information
Website: Mobile Library:http://library.athabascau.ca/Mobile ESLhttp://eslau.caMobile Workplace Englishhttp://wpeau.ca Publications:
M-libraries: libraries on the move to provide virtual access