A free mobile learning lesson for teachers

1. CPD course for teachers on lmscampus.com

2.  This lesson covers the
 general definitions of mobile learning
 brief history of mobile learning
 tools and technologies for mobile learning
 advantages and disadvantages of mobile learning
 mobile learning skill-set for teachers

3.  At the end of this lesson, the learner should
be able to:
 Define mobile learning correctly;
 Discuss the tools and characteristics of mlearning;
 Mention the advantages and disadvantages of
mlearning;
 List mLearning skillset required of teachers

4.  Mobile learning is a broad
phrase used to describe the
use of any portable
information and
communication technology
device to access and consume
educational contents or
resources for learning online or
offline from anywhere and at
anytime.

5.  Focusing on technology:
 “exploitation of ubiquitous
handheld hardware,
wireless networking and
mobile telephony to
enhance and extend the
reach of teaching and
learning” (MoLeNET, 2007).

6.  Focusing on mobility:
 “any sort of learning that
happens when the learner is
not at a fixed, predetermined
location, or learning that
happens when the learner
takes advantage of learning
opportunities offered by
mobile technologies”
(O’Malley et al., 2003),

7.  Focusing on the learner:
 “One of the characteristics of
mobile learning is that it uses
devices:
▪ • which citizens are used to carrying
everywhere with them,
▪ • which they regard as friendly and
personal devices,
▪ • which are cheap and easy to use,
▪ • which they use constantly in all walks
of life and in a variety of different
settings, except education.”
 (Keegan, 2005:3)

9.  Mobile device
 Smartphone
 Tablet PC
 Broadband internet
 Mobile data
 Hotspot

10.  Learning Management
System (LMS)
 Instructional Design Models
 SCORM
 Web 2.0
 ZOOM

11. 1. Friendly
2. Handy
3. Sliced
4. Fun
5. Practical

12. 1. Learner
2. Content
3. Evaluation
4. Instructor
5. Peers

13.  Flexibility
 time, place, speed, sequence
 Rich content
 Multimedia
▪ video, audio, text, game, quiz
 Collaboration
▪ Synchronous, assynchronous

14.  Adaptability
 Blended learning
 Distance learning
 Self development
 Evaluation
 Formative, summative
 Instant feedback

15.  Distraction
 Isolation
 Infrastructure

16.  eResearch
 eLesson plan writing
 eLesson slides development
 video/audio script writing
 selfie-video/audio recording
 eLesson creationApp
 running a virtual

17.  We defined mobile learning
 We mentioned 4 M-Learning examples
 We looked at a brief history of M-Learning
 We discussed the merits and demerits of
Mlearning
 We listed the M-Learning skill-set for
teachers