mobile learning: lessons learned and next steps

Leading Edge Initiatives in

Mobile Learning:

Lessons Learned and Next Steps

June 25, 2013

Leading Edge Initiatives in Mobile Learning:


Meridith Bruozas Chicago Public Schools Julie Evans Project Tomorrow Ross G. Friebel Onslow County Schools Shari Metcalf, Ph.D. Harvard Graduate School of Education Susan Silveira Qualcomm Wireless Reach



Today’s Discussion: Setting the Context: Speak Up National Findings Qualcomm and Education Three Initiatives:

Onslow County 1:1 Math Initiative Project Making Learning Mobile in Chicago Public Schools EcoMOBILE Augmented Reality Project

Discussion

Annual national research project

Online surveys + focus groups

Open for all K-12 schools and schools of education

Institutions receive free report with their own data

Collect ideas ↔ Stimulate conversations

K-12 Students, Teachers, Parents, Administrators

Pre-Service Teachers in Schools of Education

Inform policies & programs

Analysis and reporting of findings and trends

Consulting services to help transform teaching and learning

Speak Up National Research Project

+ 3 million surveys since 2003

(c) Project Tomorrow 2013

K-12 Students 364,233

Teachers & Librarians 56,346

Parents (in English & Spanish) 39,713

School/District Administrators 6,011

About the participating schools & districts

o 8,020 schools and 2,431 districts

o 30% urban / 43% rural / 27% suburban

o All 50 states + DC

Honor Roll of States with highest participation:

TX, CA, OH, IN, AL, NC, WI, AZ, FL, PA

National Speak Up 2012 Participation: 466,303


Speak Up 2012 National Reports

www.tomorrow.org/speakup


http://www.tomorrow.org/speakup

The New Student Vision for Learning

Mobile

Learning

Social–based learning

Un–tethered learning

Digitally–rich learning

© 2013 Project Tomorrow

A. Increase effectiveness of school:

Check grades 78%

Take notes for class 69%

Access online textbooks 64%

Write papers and do homework 56%

Use the calendar 56%

Learn about school activities 47%

Students’ plans for using mobiles at school

How would you use a mobile device to help you with schoolwork?


How would you use a mobile device to help you with schoolwork?

B. Leverage capabilities to increase personalization of learning process:

Anytime, anywhere research 73%

Receive reminders & alerts 63%

Collaborate with peers & teachers 61%

Organize schoolwork assignments 54%

Access school network from home 52%

Students’ plans for using mobiles at school


19% 18%

26%

12%

47% 45%

48%

36%

59%

65%

52%

45%

58%

80%

45%

38%

Cell Phone Smartphone Tablet Digital Reader

K-2 Gr 3-5 Gr 6-8 Gr 9-12

Students’ personal access to mobile devices


Students are multi-mobilists!

Students’ Philosophy: it just makes sense to use

different devices for different tasks

Create a presentation? Laptop Communicate w/classmates & teacher? Smartphone Read a book or article? Digital reader Take notes in class? Tablet


We are all multi-mobilists!

The mobilist parents – are you ready for them?

• 73% have a smartphone

• 49% have a tablet

• 37% want their child’s teacher/school to

text them with class info


The mobilist parents – are you ready for them?

New Speak Up Question:

What if there were two classes – one allowed use of mobile devices and one did not.

How likely is it that you would want your child in

the class that allowed the devices?

66% of parents said it was likely – they want their child in that “mobile using class”

(42% said very likely!)


Administrators see the benefits of mobile

learning


1. Increase student engagement 84%

2. Provide access to online textbooks 73%

3. Extends learning beyond the school day 64%

4. Personalizes the learning process 63%

5. Creates a learner centered environment 52%

6. Provides opportunities for informal remediation 52%



Qualcomm and Education

Qualcomm Is a World Leader in Next-generation Mobile Technologies Celebrating more than 25 years of driving the

evolution of wireless communications

Making wireless more personal, affordable & accessible to people everywhere

World’s largest fabless semiconductor company, #1 in wireless

24,000 Employees

S&P 100 / S&P 500 / Fortune 500

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Mobile is Transforming People’s Lives

The Biggest Technology Platform in the

History of Mankind

Source: Wireless Intelligence, Jul. ’12

MOBILE CONNECTIONS

IN 2011

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Mobile is Exceeding Fixed Broadband and PCs

Mobile has Surpassed Fixed Broadband and the Gap

Continues to Widen

Source: Wireless Intelligence, Jul. ’12, ABI Feb. ’12, WBIS, Jul. ’12

OF TOTAL BROADBAND SUBS WILL BE MOBILE BY 2016

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Mobile is Exceeding Fixed Broadband and PCs

Mobile has Surpassed Fixed Broadband and the Gap

Continues to Widen

Source: Wireless Intelligence, Jul. ’12, ABI Feb. ’12, WBIS, Jul. ’12

SMARTPHONE SHIPMENTS IN

2011 PC SHIPMENTS

IN 2011

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For Many, the First and ONLY Computing Experience Will Be Mobile

Parents Aren’t Holding Us Back

Source: TIME Mobility Poll in

collaboration with

QUALCOMM, Aug. ’12

THINK KIDS LEARNING ABOUT TECHNOLOGY

OUTWEIGHS THE POTENTIAL

FOR DISTRACTIONS FROM STUDIES

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Mobile Provides Unprecedented Reach for Education

100 80 60 40 20 0

World’s Population Have Access to Fixed Internet

World’s Population Have Access to Mobile Phone

World’s Population Have Mobile Network Coverage

Source: Wireless Intelligence, April 2012

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Real-time assessment & visibility

Facilitate student learning and collaboration

Deliver the right content

at the time

Benefits in Integrating Wireless Technology into

the Classroom

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Qualcomm’s Wireless Reach™ Initiative

Projects 84 Countries 33

Infrastructure Safety/Security Digital Content Professional Development

Mobile Computing & Communication

Technology Advancements

Always-on

Connectivity

All-day Battery

Life

Security Location Aware

Multimedia Performan

ce

Unprecedented Power and

Speed

Developing the Mobile Education Ecosystem

Operators Educators Government

Publishers Manufacturers

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8th Grade DC Field Trip

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Let’s Bring This Smart, Connected World to Education



Onslow County 1:1 Math Initiative

Making Learning Mobile in CPS

EcoMOBILE Augmented Reality




Use of mobile devices in math classes to: Increase student achievement Personalize learning Develop 21st century skills Provide out of school connectivity Change teacher practice

Smartphones Netbooks Tablets

Funding provided by the District, Wireless Reach, FCC Learning on the Go




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38JZEJn_wl4

YouTube video about the project



Making Learning Mobile

Project Funded: Qualcomm Wireless Reach Initiative Kajeet Partners: Kajeet Common Sense Media District Partners: Chicago Public Schools Fairfax County Public Schools Evaluator: Project Tomorrow June 6, 2013 Educational Tools and Technology

CPS is a decentralized district divided into 19 geographic

networks and 1 alternative network (14 elementary, 5 HS)

472

106

96

681 Schools 24,000 Teachers Elementary

SchoolHigh School

Charter

42%

45%

8.8% 3.4% 0.4%

400,000 + Students African AmericanLatinoWhiteAsian/Pacific IslanderNative American

CPS Demographics

Educational Tools and Technology June 6, 2013

1:1 Project Design

Implementation of HTC EVO tablets in five 5th

grade classrooms (150 devices)

Integration of tablets into classroom instruction

(focus on research skills)

Ability for students to take and use the devices

outside of school, including 3G

Evaluation focused on student outcomes and

teacher practice


Laughlin Falconer Elementary

Pre-K - 6th grade 1,442 students Technology Magnet Cluster School

0%20%40%60%80%

100%

Low Income

Families

Latino English

Learners

Special

Education

94% 93%

45%

11%

Educational Tools and Technology

CPS Project Goals

Explore a 1:1 environment in school and at home

Opportunities to change instruction

Increase connection to home

Increase access to information

Investigate the Android environment

Test a take-home program within a Chicago

neighborhood

Capture information about how students use the Internet

outside of school


Implementation

Device Installation and Management

Professional Development

Student Digital Citizenship Modules

Parent Meetings


Device Roll Out Timeline

Device Installation & Management

Parent Meeting #1

Device Deployment

Parent Meeting #2

Device go home

August

October

October

November

December

Professional Development started in summer and had monthly touch points through the pilot

Prior to device going home students had to complete Common Sense Media Digital Citizenship Modules


Teacher Strike

June 6, 2013

What was planned for... What was supplemented... What we didn't plan for...

District Policies Permission for student data use to an outside vendor, Protection of students online, Acceptable use policy

Student take home policy, Parent engagement plan and sessions

Gray area between CPS owned device and non-CPS network access

Equipment Devices, Cases, Chargers, Data Plans

Access points, Power cords and strips, Head phones

How to store and charge devices

Tech Assistance Kajeet Support (none provided from CPS-ITS)

2 Ed Tech Managers, School-level TechCos

MDM Solution, App management, Restrictions, App usage and level of robustness, Device breakage

Professional Development

Sentinel, Common Sense Media

Five day summer session, Once a month coaching meetings

Role devices play in learning, Time commitment

Curriculum/ Content

Proposed providers, Common Sense, Digital Passport

Research as a content/skill, Edmodo, Google Apps, Additional apps as units were developed

Difficulty integrating devices and apps, Workarounds needed, Some in-house resources didn't work


Adaptation

Are Students Always Learning?

• 74% of Requests to Learning/Academic Websites took place after

school between 3:00pm – 9:00pm.

• 18 devices responsible for 50% use of Learning/Academic websites

• Top Sites: Edmodo.com, BrainPop.com, MathPlayground.com,

ScienceBuddies.com, Scholastic.com, IsbeTest.com, Dictionary.com

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What are Students Researching? Where?

• Popular Educational Topics: Types of Religions, Poetry, Alaska, Forest Fires/Fire Safety, Measurement Units, Geographic Formations, Genealogy, Federal Court System

• Popular Non-Education Topics: Learning to play the Guitar, Glee Cast, St. Patrick's Day, Justin Bieber, Athletic Shoes, Nicki Manaj, Michael Jackson, Jenni Rivera, International Soccer

• Top Media/Research Websites: ABCNews.com Biography.com, Britannica.com, CNN.com, Encyclopedia.com, Fema.gov, NASA.gov NationalGeographic.com, WhiteHouse.gov, Wikipedia.org,

Educational Tools and

Technology June 6, 2013

URI Requests per Day

Educational Tools and

Technology June 6, 2013

How students used the EVO for schoolwork Teacher Directed Use of the EVOs

Teacher F1 Teacher F2 Teacher F3 Teacher F4

Access e-textbooks 82% 53% 16% 33%

Create/show videos 93% 90% 4% 0%

Class polling 63% 93% 24% 44%

Take notes in class 89% 23% 24% 33%

Work with classmates on class projects

96% 83% 48% 48%

Homework assignments 93% 90% 44% 85%

Play educational games in class

89% 93% 72% 100%

Preliminary Evaluation Results

June 6, 2013 Educational Tools and Technology

Student Directed Use of the EVOs

Teacher F1 Teacher F2 Teacher F3 Teacher F4

Check grades 100% 73% 76% 89%

Communicate with classmates & teacher

89% 93% 40% 78%

Organize schoolwork 70% 70% 36% 30%

Get reminders about schoolwork due dates

96% 73% 48% 41%

Take photos of assignments

100% 93% 36% 33%

Use calculator 96% 97% 56% 82%

Use calendar 59% 77% 40% 59%

Preliminary Evaluation Results

June 6, 2013

How students used the EVO for schoolwork


Discussion

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