Outline of the CRN AMI workshop presented Dr Helen Farley at the workshop titled Mobile Learning in Australia and Malaysia: Towards Collaboration held at the University of Southern Queensland on the 20th of November 2013. This workshop was funded by the Australia Malaysia Institute and supported by the Australian Government's Collaborative Research Network

1. CRN Project 1/AMI Mobile
Learning Workshop
CRN Project 1/AMI Mobile Learning Workshop
Mobile Learning in
Australia and Malaysia:
Towards Collaboration

2. Welcome and Introduction
Overview of workshop
 Housekeeping
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ACCESS CODE: usqmobilelearning
 Poll: What mobile devices did you bring with
you today?
 Opinion: What did you find out about mobile
learning in this workshop that you didn’t
know?
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3. Getting there …
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5. CRN Project 1/AMI Mobile
Learning Workshop
CRN Project 1/AMI Mobile Learning Workshop
Mobile Learning in
Australia and Malaysia:
Towards Collaboration

6. Developing a Mobile Learning
Evaluation Framework
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Current mobile learning initiatives are piecemeal
and poorly implemented
Though there are some partial frameworks, none
as comprehensive as the one we’re working on
Technology independent

7. A big multi-disciplinary team …
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Project Leader – Dr Helen Farley
Postdoctoral Research Fellow –
Dr Angela Murphy
UNESCO Research Fellow – Ms
Helena Song
PhD Candidates – Ms Sharon
Rees, Ms Maxine Mitchell, Mr
Aaron Pooley, Ms Kay Lembo

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UniSA – Professor Andy
Koronios
ANU – Assoc. Prof. Chris
Johnson
From USQ:
 Assoc. Prof. Brad Carter
 Assoc. Prof. Stijn Dekeyser
 Dr Michael Lane
 Dr Abdul Hafeez-Baig
 Dr Warren Midgley
 Ms Joanne Doyle

9. Bigger than Ben Hur …

10. Framework

11. Methodology

12. Issues in evaluating

13. Barriers to implementing
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Mobile learning is viewed as out of place in education
and potentially disruptive
Currently a lack of education policies and support
structures that acknowledge and embrace its potential
Costs of mobile devices are viewed as obstacles yet
institutions are slow to implement BYOD policies
There is a lack of training and support for educators
considering implementing mobile learning
Lack of high-quality education content and interactive
solutions that are readily available for use

14. CRN Project 1/AMI Mobile
Learning Workshop
Panel Session
International Collaboration
Professor Mike Keppell (ADFI) – Chair
Associate Professor Norazah Mohd Nordin
(MLAM)
Dr Charlotte Bronlow (School of Psychology,
Counselling and Community)
Dr Tek Maraseni (Australian Centre for
Sustainable Catchments)
Associate Professor Brad Carter (School of
Agricultural, Computational and
Environmental Sciences)

15. Morning Tea

16. CRN Project 1/AMI Mobile
Learning Workshop
Trends in Mobile Learning
across Australia and the
Globe

17. CRN Project 1/AMI Mobile
Learning Workshop
Mobile Learning in Malaysia

18. CRN Project 1/AMI Mobile
Learning Workshop
Affective roles of ubiquitous
mobile learning in Malaysia

19. Lunch

20. CRN Project 1/AMI Mobile
Learning Workshop
Results from the Australia
Malaysia Institute Research
Project

21. Getting our hands dirty …

22. A story about rosellas …

23. Characteristics of mobile learning
e learning
learning
of mobile
exist?
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Occasional reality
Traditional / transmissive?
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Assessment / testing
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Fixed learning
Static classroom
Leave your community
Delayed
Absent
Teacher centred
Not responsive to a need
Controlled
Regulated by someone else
Uncomfortable
Content consumption
Stagnant / Rigid
Boooooring
Individualistic / independent / isolated
Standardised
No access to resources / closed / not
Disconnected – offline
Spoon feeding
Mobile learning?
Bad mobile learning?
Opportunity / Optimum
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Situational Learning
Anywhere
Within your community instead of needing
When you need to stay put
Immediate
Availability
Student Centred
Responsive to a need
Autonomous
Self-regulated
Comfortable
Content creation – some form?
Practical life ski
Adaptive
knock on the do
Fun
Collaborative
Teaching innovation / creativity
Personal
Access to resources
Connected
Disruption
Discovery?
Good mobile learning?
Devices

24. Issues and barriers to mobile learning
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3 groups

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Issues and challenges
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Presumption students good at social media – can
be translated into a study desk environment –
skills? --- Translate into the classroom and into
learning.
Collaboration or collusion – sage on the stage
not all teachers comfortable with becoming
facilitator and relinquishing control – use digital
literacies of students to support other students
TIME & effort
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Not that easy to figure out – students are not
always plug and play – instructions & training –
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Learning anywhere anytime depends on the type of
knowledge you are trying to learn – what type of
content appropriate for mobile
ing students a
son to access
study desk
Where is the
boundary?
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Not sufficient facilitation for students in discussions
in online environments
Students don’t know until they are assessed – if they
are interpreting it the right way?
Transactional design – integrated
with learner design – more attracted
to content design according to what
learner wants
- Using the features of what learners
want
Ease of use
Comes straight to my mobile
Convenient

27. Afternoon Tea

28. With or without you …
y:
e information with students – apps
ts app – collaboration and discussion
e power points available as pdfs
Policy (constrains) –
System not ready for collaboration
Student commitment
Understand the whole ecosystem of learning
Leverage readymade resources:
OERs
:
Khan academy
ssments on demand – personalised assessments as required?? MOOCs
elf-paced learning systems
Deadlines
istributed training
Cheating
Time

29. Moving towards formal learning …

31. Putting learning on the road …
Pic: Moyan_Brenn

32. Mobile v Mobile
What is mobile?
Pic: Raymond Larose
Pic: jzawodn

35. What should you consider before
moving into this space?

36. What are people using already?
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Smart phones?
Mp3 players?
iPads?
Tablets?
eReaders?
Pic: redjar

37. Pic: David Boyle

40. Consider …
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Experiences need to be streamlined if using
mobile technologies
Need a clear set of tasks
 Watch a video
 Visit a webpage
 Respond to a comment
Pic: Jason.Baak

41. Activity 1: Great literature

42. Activity 2: Great literature reprised
Aw, Lennie. First you squash the mouse and now
you’ve gone and squashed the girl. I’m gonna
have to kill you.” “What about the rabbits?
(135 characters)

43. Activity 3:
Literature again …

44. Can’t replicate systems …
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Making existing systems mobile means they
will lose richness of features

46. Formatting for content on the move;
is your content concise and easy to
read?

47. But …
Is being mobile about doing …
or reading?
Commenting
Photographing
Speaking
Viewing
Messaging

48. If you’re not in the office …

49. Considering video and audio delivery
to boost interest …

50. What will people need on the move?
It’s not about what you can keep,
but what you can lose …

52. Just what I need
and nothing else

54. The future for mobile learning …
About people not artefacts
Pic: CubaGallery

55. The future for mobile learning …
The world is open …
Pic: garlandcannon

56. The future for mobile learning …
Tagging is king …
Pic: NOISE 1

57. The future for mobile learning …
User generated content
Pic: mikebaird

58. The future for mobile learning …
It’s gotta work!

59. The future for mobile learning …
Is in the Cloud
Pic: Bahman Farzad

61. AUGMENTED REALITY

63. Virtual worlds …
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Virtual meetings
Staff Development

64. Wearable tech

65. Artificial intelligence
Mycybertwin.com

66. One last word … or 3

67. Design is key …

68. Good design …
Is innovative
2. Makes a product useful
3. Is aesthetic
4. Makes a product understandable
5. Is unobtrusive
6. Is honest
7. Is long-lasting
8. Is thorough down to the last detail
9. Is environmentally friendly
10. Is as little design as possible
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69. Dr Helen Farley
Email: helen.farley@usq.edu.au
Ph: 4631 1738
Dr Angela Murphy
Email: angela.murphy@usq.edu.au
http://mobilelearning.org.au/