Mobile Learning 2.0

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Mobile Learning 2.0

• Jane Knight
• Head of Research Services
• Learning Light

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Agenda

• What is m-learning?
• History of m-learning
• m-Learning today and in the future

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What is mobile learning?
Always onAlways on youIndependent of time and
space

GSM/GPRS
Mobile phones opened up the concept of wireless
learning (via GPRS and GSM)

WifFi
Learning has movedfrom the classroomonto your
desktop and into your pocket
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Why mobile learning?

• We are all very mobile
• Travelling - getting from one place to another
  (bus, train, plane)
• Visiting - spending time in one place for a
  prolonged period of time
• Wandering - extensive mobility in a building or
  area

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Who are mobile learners?
Learners in full-time education
Workplace learners
Occasional learners
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History of mobile leaning

• I have tracked a number of initiatives over the
  years
• using mobile phones
• using PDAs
• And there are a number of lesssons to be learnt

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Mobile phones and courses
INSEAD/Nokia/icus Project 2001
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Phones were useful for

• Memory joggers, tips of the day, glossary
  information
• Reminders and alerts
• Just in time changes/clarifications
• Course registration
• Testing and assessment
• Searching for specific information
• Communications with peers and coaches

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Courses on PDAs
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Courses on PDAs
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PDAs were successful

• where
• devices are already in place and in use, e.g.
  large corporates - for PDAs
• workforce is mobile, e.g. sales force
• Downside
• costly purchase of devices
• costly content development

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Mobile Learning today and in the future

• Mobile Learning is able to support new trends in
  workplace learning.
• Mobile Learning embraces the concepts of Web 2.0,
  which are already changing e-learning.
• New, ubiquitous and more functional mobile
  devices are helping to make mobile learning more
  successful.

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1 New trends in workplace learning

• Informal learning
• Workflow learning/Job-embedded learning

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Formal v informal learning
Formal learning
Informal learning
formal educationuniversityprogrammes
formal trainingcourses/ programmes
informal educationinformation,knowledge
informal trainingjob-embedded learning
structured instruction
semi-structured instr/information
unstructured information
structured instruction/info
80 of workplace learning
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100 spend
Short pieces of contentON DEMANDAT THE POINT
OF NEED
Average 4 training days per year
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Informal learning content on mobile phones
Your newdaily Spanish wordistaverna (a bar)
SMS
MMS
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Informal learning content on PDAs
First Aid for the Pocket PC
Project from CTAD
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1 New trends in workplace learning

• Informal learning
• Workflow learning/Job-embedded learning
• Games-based learning (aka Serious games) and
  Simulations
• For Net-Generation
• Ideal form factor

Lemonade Tycoon
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2 Mobile Learning 2.0

• Mobile Learning is taking on board and
  complementing the concepts of Web 2.0 which have
  led to the emergence of E-Learning 2.0 and
  Mobile Learning 2.0

Web 1.0
Web 2.0
content content content
sharing (content) collaboration syndication taggin
g
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Mobile Learning 2.0
E-Learning 2.0
Mobile Learning 2.0
blogs RSS wikis social applications
moblogs and vlogs podcasts (audio
blogs) RSS collaborative learning
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3 Ubiquitous devices

• Most successful devices are those already being
  significantly used
• Mobile phones moblogging and vlogging
• iPods/MP3 players - podcasting

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Blogs

• Individual publishing tools

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Blogs

• Individual publishing tools
• Organisational/department publishing tools
• what is happening, upcoming, etc
• development projects
• LD departments new learning events

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Blogs

• Individual publishing tools
• Organisational/department publishing tools
• what is happening, upcoming, etc
• development projects
• LD departments new learning events
• Learning tools
• Course blogs

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Moblogging and vlogging
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Podcasts

• iPod broadcasting
• iPod or MP3 player
• Very popular
• People listen to podcasts in their daily lives
• Download the audio (or video) file to your PC
  (and copy to MP3 player if you want)
• OR Subscribe to the podcast (using RSS and
  aggregator) and let the computer take care of it

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Corporate podcasting
News and Briefings (BT) OneIT news and briefings
including strategic initiatives
Sales Training Product updates and competitor
information
Management Development Access to management gurus
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Educational podcasting (1)
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Educational podcasting (2)
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Educational Podcasting (3)
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New podcasting terminology

• Podogogy pedagogical podcasting
• Learncasting
• Coursecasting
• audio lectures
• video lectures (audio PowerPoint slides)

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Podcasting content creation

• Free podcasts to subscribe to
• Create your own using free and low cost tools
• Use specialised services

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Formal and informal learning
Formal learning
Informal learning
formal educationuniversityprogrammes
formal trainingcourses/ programmes
informal educationinformation,knowledge
informal trainingjob-embedded learning
structured instruction
semi-structured instr/information
unstructured information
structured instruction/info
moblogs vblogs podcasts syndicated viaRSS
course support collaborative learninginstructiona
l contentpodcasts (coursecasts)
Short pieces of contentON DEMANDAT THE POINT
OF NEED
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Mobile Learning 2.0
You heard it here first!
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Learning Light Research

• Quick Guides to trends and technologies
• Podcasting
• Blogging
• RSS
• Web 2.0 technologies

www.learninglight.com jane.knight_at_learninglight.co
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