How to integrate mobile apps into Language Classroom, how to use mobile devices for instant feedback, le

1. Mobile Devices
in Language C lassroom
T oday
The introduction of and
innovations should be gradual,
well supported and well
integrated with the rest of the
course to allow teachers and
learners to make effective use
of the new technologies.
Commas-Quinn A. Lear ning to
teach online// ReCALL, vol.
23(3), 2011.
S.Titova © 2012

2. Mobile Devic es in L anguage
C lassroom
Why to apply mobile
technologies?
What is mobile learning?
How to use mobile devices in
language learning?
Research project Mobile Devices
in Language Classroom: theory
and practice at the Department
of Foreign Languages and Area
Studies, MSU

3. Mobile D evices for Language L earning

4. Mobile D evices:
available and widespread
 2011: 5,3 bln people (77% of the
world’s population) own mobile
phones
 0,5 bln people have access to the
wireless Internet
 300 000 mobile apps have been
worked out in the last 3 years
 According to TNS in Russia:
Population – 139 mln, Mobile
devices – 237,7 mln
Goldmedia Mobile Life Report 2012
http://www.bitkom.org/files/documents/081009_BITKOM_Goldmedia_Mo
bile_Life_2012.pdf

5. International M obile Learning
P rojects
The Mobile Learning Network
Project (MoLeNET) (UK)
HiST (Norway)
http://www.histproject.no/
Mobile Learning Environment Project
(The MoLE) (US)
Mobile Technologies in Lifelong
Learning (MOTILL) (EU)
MLearning Consortium (Canada)

6. Selection Criteria:
Mobile Devices Suitable for
Learning
Opportunity for collaborative work
Opportunity for autonomous work
Internet access
Opportunity for tasks/tests
creation
Opportunity for podcast creation
MoLeNet

7. Best Mobile Devices for Learning
(according to MoLeNet)
Smartphone and iPhone
Netbook
PDA
Nintedo
Walkman
iPod

8. What is
mobile learning?

9. Mobile learning is...
Any activity that allows individuals to be more
productive when consuming, interacting with, or
creating information, mediated through a
compact digital portable device that the
individual carries on a regular basis, has
reliable connectivity, and fits in a pocket or
purse (www.molenet.org.uk)
The exploitation of ubiquitous handheld
technologies, together with wireless and mobile
phone networks, to facilitate, support, enhance
and extend the reach of teaching and
learning (http://www.m-learning.org/knowledge-
centre/whatismlearning)

10. Mobile learning means...
New for ms of content dispersion like
course casts, Moblogs, and Twitter
feeds (S. Kumar, 2010)
Learning just-in-time, just enough, and
just-for-me (J.Traxler, 2009)
Students’ increased competence in
problem-solving (T. Rekkedal, A. Dye,
2007)
Improvements in collaboration and
behaviour; increased motivation and
lear ners finding aspects of the
curriculum easier to access ( Attewell

11. Mobile technologies influence the
following components of learning and
teaching process
Interaction: Material
Access to anytime and anywhere Presentation:
materials: interaction by means Microblogs,
instant access to of voice mail and
email, SMS,
Twitter,
materials and videoconference and coursecasts
resources socil networks

12. DISTANCE LEARNING VS MOBILE
LEARNING
Distance Mobile learning
learning
Technology Incomplete widespread
availability
Information Quick Instant
access
Learning
environment Tethered Mobile course
course
Feedback Planned Instant

13. Classroom Based Learning
vs Mobile Learning
Mobile technologies today:
•Provide instant access to materials
•Enable instant feedback in classroom
based learning by means of SRS
•Design new assessment models
•Mobile technologies are effectively integrated
into classroom based learning;
•Mobile technologies enhance classroom based
language learning
(HiST Mobile Project http://www.histproject.no/node/256)

14. Mobile learning: what for?
•Instant access to mobile reference
materials
•Multimedia materials playback
•Instant Interaction and feedback (SRS,
Twitter, Skype)
•M obile tests and course apps

15. MOBILE LEARNING METHODS
DEPEND ON
Learning environment: classroom
based or autonomous work
Frequency: mobile course or
mobile technology integration with
traditional course
Content: pull or push
BYOD (bring your own device) or
class sets of mobile devices
Hockley N. http://www.emoderationskills.com

16. Mobile App s for Learning
Mobile reference apps (mobile
dictionaries, mobile encyclopedias)
Mobile communication services (e-mail,
microblogs, Google mobile apps)
Infor mation services (push services e.g.
news over SMS/MMS, web browser, mobile search)
Mobile polling/voting systems (mobile
Quick Response Systems)
Entertainment services (games)
Services for data storage (office
documents, eBooks)
Podcasts

17. English Language Learning Apps
MacMillan Free Apps+ ibook for FLT
Professional Development on Mobile
Learning www.macmillanglobal.com
Free ESL Apps Interactive English
(Apple, Android)
www.netlanguages.com
English in Use – mobile version is
coming soon

18. How to create mobile tests?
• Bloom (Bite-sized Learning
Opportunities on Mobile Devices)
http://www.bloom-eten.org
• UNITE
http://www.unite-ist.org
• Mobl21
http://www.mobl21.com

19. UNITE
http://www.unite-ist.org
Unite platform provides the
opportunity for:
Saving materials and homework
Assessing students' work
Chatting and communicating
Creating tests and language games
Unite project tries to combine the
features of e-learning and m-
learning.

20. Mobl21 for IPhones и Android
http://www.mobl21.com/
Mobl21 provides the
opportunity for:
Access to teaching
material
Revision
Teachers'
consultations
Feedback and
brainstorming for
collaborative work
Test, web quest and
podcast creation

21. Research project
Mobile devices in Language
Classroom: theor y and practice at
D FLAS MSU

22. Research project
Mobile devices in Language
Classroom: theor y and practice at
D FLAS MSU

23. Moscow State University
Department of Foreign Languages and Area
Studies
Professional Development Course
Mobile technolog ies in Language
C lassroom
http://titova.ffl.msu.ru/online-courses/m-
learning.html