Lecture 2: Mobile & Ubiquitous

Learning

Dr. Xianmin Yang

School of Information and Communication

Jiangsu Normal University

Professional English For Educational Technology

Jiangsu Normal University, 2013, Spring Semester

Learning is changing!

Mobile Learning

• 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 the learning opportunities offered by mobile technologies.

• Learning with portable technologies including but not limited to handheld computers, MP3 players, notebooks and mobile phones. M-learning focuses on the mobility of the learner

Ubiquitous Learning

• Ubiquitous learning (u-learning) is equivalent to some form of simple mobile learning, e.g. that learning environments can be accessed in various contexts and situations.

• The ubiquitous learning environment (ULE) may detect more context data than e-learning. Besides the domains of eLearning, u-learning may use more context awareness to provide most adaptive contents for learners.

Learning Objectives

• Master professional words about mobile &

ubiquitous learning

• Know the development situation of mobile &

ubiquitous learning

• Know some professional websites

Reading Materials

Mobile Learning

• Reading 1: m-Learning • From Wikipedia

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MLearning

• Reading 2: How to use mobile devices in the classroom

• From the Guardian (an online magazine in the UK)

• http://www.guardian.co.uk/teacher-network/2011/oct/26/mobile-devices-classroom?intcmp=239

Ubiquitous Learning

• Reading 3:Ubiquitous Learning: An Agenda for Educational Transformation

– http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=19&cad=rja&ved=0CEwQFjAIOAo&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.networkedlearningconference.org.uk%2Fpast%2Fnlc2008%2Fabstracts%2FPDFs%2FCope_576-582.pdf&ei=v7dOUInEGNGgiQfzzIHYDg&usg=AFQjCNHoVJB6MEWczWmbhIZm9bYF9lrgug&sig2=i6diGcKn7GG8qA0RsJTTBA

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Professional Words

• portable device：便携式设备

• handheld computer：掌上电脑

• Notebook：笔记本电脑

• Smartphone：智能手机

• Tailored learning contents：定制的学习内容

• Handheld education/learning：手持式教育/学习

• Battery life：电池寿命

• Digital divide：数字鸿沟

• Just-in-time learning：即时学习

• Pirating issues：盗版问题

• Pocket computer：袖珍电脑

• Educational transformation：教育变革/转型

• Educational paradigm：教育范式

• Ubiquitous computing：普适计算

• Game console：游戏机

• Didactic teaching：说教式教学

Key Sentences

• Mobile learning is 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

the learning opportunities offered by mobile

technologies.

• Mobile learning supports the learning process

rather than being integral to it.

• Over the past ten years, mobile learning has

grown from a minor research interest to a set of

significant projects in schools, workplaces,

museums, cities and rural areas around the world.

• The mLearning community is still fragmented,

with different national perspectives, differences

between academia and industry, and between the

school, higher education and lifelong learning

sectors.

• Technology is something to understand not

something to fear.

• Using new machines is not necessarily a sign

that ubiquitous learning has arrived.

Characteristics of u-learning

• Permanency: Learners never lose their work unless it is

purposefully deleted. In addition, all the learning processes are

recorded continuously everyday.

• Accessibility: Learners have access to their documents, data, or

videos from anywhere. That information is provided based on their

requests. Therefore, the learning involved is self-directed.

• Immediacy: Wherever learners are, they can get any information

immediately. Thus, learners can solve problems quickly. Otherwise,

the learner can record the questions and look for the answer later.

• Interactivity: Learners can interact with experts, teachers, or peers

in the form of synchronies or asynchronous communication. Hence,

the experts are more reachable and the knowledge becomes more

available.

Characteristics of u-learning

• Situating of instructional activities: The learning could be

embedded in our daily life. The problems encountered as well

as the knowledge required are all presented in their natural and

authentic forms. This helps learners notice the features of

problem situations that make particular actions relevant.

• Adaptability: Learners can get the right information at the

right place with the right way. Moreover, ubiquitous learning

can be empowered by Computer Supported Collaborative

Learning environments that focus on the socio-cognitive

process of social knowledge construction and sharing. There

are also trends to incorporate other than computers, PDAs or

phones.

Professional Resource Recommendation

--Share create value!

Mobile Learning

• International Association for Mobile Learning

– http://www.iamlearn.org/

• A special website

– http://www.m-learning.org/

Ubiquitous learning Institute

• Ubiquitous learning Institute

– http://education.illinois.edu/uli

Ubiquitous Learning Journal

• Ubiquitous learning: An international journal

– http://ubi-learn.com/journal/

• Ubiquitous Learning: An International Journal

sets out to define an emerging field.

Ubiquitous learning is a new educational

paradigm made possible in part by the

affordances of digital media.

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