ADL Mobile Learning overview - February 2011

1. 1 ADL Mobile Learning February 2011 Judy Brown and Jason Haag

2. Agenda Mobile Learning Overview Examples Lessons Learned Tools and Development 2

3. Vision To be the source of information and support for DoD mobile learning initiatives. 3

5. Remain current and provide weekly newsletter

6. Deliver presentations

7. Collect use cases4

9. Identify tools

10. Conduct workshops and webinars

11. Write papers

12. Facilitate working group

13. Annual S&T Workshop5

15. Share best practices

16. Support BAAs6

17. CEO Eric Schmidt In his Mobile World Congress keynote address, Google CEO Eric Schmidt describes the mobile ecosystem as a confluence of computing power, connectivity and cloud computing, and proclaims a new focus for the industry: putting mobile first.

18. Growth Rates Copyright © Tomi T Ahonen 2010

19. Mobile Has 8 Unique Benefits 1. Mobile is first personal mass medium 2. Permanently Connected 3. Always Carried 4. Built-in Payment Channel 5. Available at Creative Impulse 6. Has Most Accurate Audience Info 7. Captures Social Context of Consumption 8. Enables Augmented Reality Source: TomiAhonen book Mobile as 7th of the Mass Media, 2008

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21. Misnamed? “Mobile phones are misnamed. They should be called‘gateways to all human knowledge’.” Handheld Learning 09 Ray Kurzweil, Futurist 11

22. Define Mobile Wearable or Combination (e-book reader/USB Drive) Player(Audio/Video) Game Device Netbook/ Micro PCUMPC/MID Tablet PC/iPad Handheld/ PDA Laptop Cell Phone 12

23. ADL Mobile Learning Definition ADL defines mobile learning as the use of handheld or wearable computing devices to provide access to learning content and information resources. 13

24. Report from UK Learning and Skills Network Learners 96% helped them learn 98% made learning more interesting 90% learn in a wider range of places 89% learn in a wider range of times Teachers 93% it helps learning 100% agree it increases engagement, interest and motivation and makes learning more enjoyable 94% help to tailor lessons for individual learners 14

26. Five Moments of Learning Needs When learning for the first time When wanting to learn more When trying to remember When things change When something goes wrong Dr. Conrad Gottfredson 16

27. Seymour Papert, MIT "You can't teach people everything they need to know. The best you can do is position them where they can find what they need to know when they need to know it." 17

28. It is Much More than Just CoursesMobile Learning Opportunities 18 Evaluation Contextualized learning Location specific Just-in-time Field guide Quiz Micro learning Review/remember Feedback Poll Learningmodules Video recordings Alerts Survey Geo-blogging Note taking Transcription Test Audio recordings Geo-exploration On-demand access Reminders Capture/share/document Reference Procedures Updates Reporting Game-based learning Conferencing Simulation Organization Coaching/mentoring Job aid/check list Augmented reality Translation Assignments Decision support Presentations

29. Hardware It’s not about devices, but capabilities It’s about the experience—not the technology 19

30. Wireless “Phones” Have Become Multifunction Devices 20

31. Keypad Touch screen Camera including video 2D barcode scanner Microphone / voice Motion sensor Network input to GPS positioning Mobile Inputs 21

32. Formal vs. Performance Support 22 Deeper Details Practice/Demos Other Resources–E-Learning! Moment of Need Deeper Detail Steps Conceptual Practice Components: Training Objectives Training (First 2Moments of Need)TEACH Steps Performance Support (Last 3Moments ofNeed)DO

33. Initial Mobile Learning Guide http://emerginged.com/adlmobile http://mlearn.adlnet.gov 23

34. Other MLearning Guide Versions 24

35. Online TIP Course 25

37. Overall UI

38. Template design

39. Screen content size

40. Graphics (size and learning value)

41. Interactions and animations

42. Tests and quizzes

43. Time per module26

45. Apps vs. Browser 29

46. Think Outside the Course 30

47. Resources - ADLMobile http://ADLMobile.wikispaces.com

48. Questions / Discussion Judy Brown judy.brown.ctr@adlnet.gov @judyb Jason Haag jason.haag.ctr@adlnet.gov @J_Haag 32