mLearning – erfaringer og fremtidsutsikter Aleksander Dye NKI Fjernundervisningen REN 10 Desember 2002

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Egen erfaring  Hvem var med i forskningen?  Bjørn-Egil Solstad  Joe Aloka K'Odingo  Aleksander Dye  Fordi jeg jobber i NKI ble jeg spurt om å presentere resultatet av undersøkelsen på vegne av gruppen.

Hva er mLearing?  Følgende sitater er hentet fra: “The future of learning: From eLearning to mLearning” (Keegan, 2002):  “The ability to receive learning anytime, anywhere and on any device” (Thomas Chabra & Jessica Figueiredo Empowering Technologies, Inc., 2001).  “The point at which mobile computing and eLearning intersect to produce an anytime, anywhere learning experience” (Paul Harris: Goin’ Mobile, 2001).  “mLearning – it’s eLearning through mobile computational devices: Palms, Windows CE machines, even your digital cell phone” (Clark Quinn, Director of Cognitive Systems-KnowledgePlanet, 2001).

Hva er mLearing?  Blant annet med utgangspunkt i disse definisjonene kom vi frem til følgende definisjon på mLearning: mLearning is the ability to study anytime, anywhere using a mobile device.

Hvem deltok i undersøkelsen?  Dr. Clark Quinn Executive Director, OtterSurf Labs  Dr. Desmond Keegan Professor, International Distance and Online Education, NKI Distance Education, Norway  Dr. Georg Ströhlein WAP Developer, Fern Universität in Hagen, Germany  Dr. Heikki KynäslahtiResearcher, University of Helsinki, Finland  Dr. Helmut Fritsch Professor, Fern Universität in Hagen, Germany  Dr. Morten Flate PaulsenDirector of Development, NKI Internet College, Norway  Dr. Paul G. Shotsberger Associate Professor in the department of Mathematics and Statistics, Univ. Of North Carolina at Wilmington, USA  Sandi BarberLearning Innovation Consultant, Technology & Curriculum Innovation, The Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, Canada  Johan Lundin Ph.D student - Mobile Competence Development for Nomads, University of Gothenburg, Sweden  Rune Haugen Founder, Mobilelearning Ltd., Norway  Tommy Strandvall Ph.D student, Faculty of Education, Åbo Akademi Univerity, Finland  Torstein Rekkedal Director of Reserach and Development, NKI Distance Education, Norway  Tove KristiansenProject Leader, Intermedia, University of Oslo, Norway  Kristian FolkmanProject manager, Research and Educational Network (REN)

Spørsmålene 1. Which technologies (both existent and non- existent) and / or factors do you think will have the biggest impact on the adaptation of mLearning? 2. Which properties of the mobile device do you think will have the biggest impact on how fast mLearning is adapted? 3. How will mLearning change the work situation of a student? 4. How will mLearning change the work situation of a teacher?

Konklusjon fra spm. 1  Basert på det respondentene svarte føler vi at den viktigste teknologien som har påvirkning på hvor fort mLearning kan bli en realitet er trådløs dataoverføring og at kostnadene involvert er på et minimum

Which technologies (both existent and non-existent) and / or factors do you think will have the biggest impact on the adaptation of mLearning?  High bandwidth wireless data transfer 21  Communications cost 19  3G mobile telephones (devices) and PDA:s with integrated communication technology. 18  Wireless internet access 18  Durable power source 13  Common understanding of learning as a lifelong continuous activity 11  Access to learning material anytime anywhere 10  Voice input (converted to text) and recognition 10  We take technology in use if we think that it will help us to fulfill these intentions (1- convenience/rationality, 2- expediency and 3- immediacy) 10  Content must be in place 9

Konklusjon fra spm. 2  Muligheten til å benytte Internet er av respondentene sett på som “et must”, dette samt brukervennligheten på enheten som benyttes

Which properties of the mobile device do you think will have the biggest impact on how fast mLearning is adapted?  Internet access 27  The user friendliness 22  Compatibility PC - PDA 18  PDAs ability to read standard web pages 15  The connection speed 15  Interactivity 12  The connection cost of mobile services 12  Wireless connectivity 12  Better screens 9  Screen size 8

Konklusjon fra spm. 3  mLearning kan gi studenter mer fleksibilitet og muligheten til å når som helst og hvor som helst.  mLearning krever mye motivasjon hos studenten

How will mLearning change the work situation of a student?  Increased flexibility 31  Learning will take place in other environments 23  Higher demand on the students and their motivation 22  More just-in-time learning 18  Students will develop new ways of studying 16  Easier communication with teacher and fellow students 15  Student’s have to plan their time and take control over their own learning 14  Studying on the move 14  Learning adapted to users needs 11  It will make continuous learning come true 9

Konklusjon fra spm. 4  mLearning gir økt fleksibilitet og muligheten til å undervise hvor som helst og når som helst Dette kan til og med være i reelle situasjoner hvor studentene kan ”tjene” på å studere i omgivelser hvor de kan ta i bruk det de lærer.

How will mLearning change the work situation of a teacher?  Increased flexibility 29  Classrooms can be extended to the real world 19  More rapid answers to the students’ questions will be demanded 19  No clear separation of work and value time 18  Traveling teachers may work on the move 14  Teachers will not be able to escape the students 13  Place will become both more and less important 12  Teachers need to learn how to make use of the mobile devices and how to produce content for mLearning and mobile devices 12  Focus on one-to-one training 10  Less time off from work 9

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