Prepared for the Fourth International TCU e-Learning Conference, Bangkok, Thailand June14-15, 2012

1. Tablet Computers and Kids
Developing Multi-literacy Skills in e-Learning Environments using
Tablet Computers at the Primary Grade Level in Thailand
Prepared by:
Willard Van De Bogart
Language Institute
Bangkok University
How can kids
learn using a
tablet computer?
The Fourth TCU International e-Learning Conference - June 14 -15, Bangkok
“Smart Innovations in Education and Lifelong Learning”

2. What is Multi-literacy?
Moving Touching
Voicing

3. What is an e-Learning environment?

4. Participatory e-Learning
Explore
Collaborate

5. Who is the teacher?

6. What is Thailand’s Computer
Tablet Policy?
Provide one tablet
per child to all
Prathom 1 students
Allow students to have
access to other
materials
Provide a 21 century
learning tool
PM Yingluck Shinawatra

7. 1st Who are the stake holders?
• Families of Thailand
• Educational representatives of Thailand
• Teachers of Thailand
• Producers of Thailand
• Thailand as an ASEAN nation member
• Thailand’s diaspora
2nd What are the objectives?
* Cognitive development
* Critical Thinking
* Knowledge acquisition and management
* Associative learning

8. Alphabet to Apphabet

9. Apphabet to the world
?
Teacher

10. Web2Thai Foundation
Teaching Children English with Tablet Computers
Per Algot Enevoldsen - President
Right: Sven Sprogoe Petersen - Consultant
2nd right: Dah – Teacher Trainer
3rd right: Willard Van De Bogart - Researcher

11. What are these kids doing?

12. What are these students doing?
They used to be kids!

13. A new 3D Educational Methodology
• A 3D Education is going from the alphabet
to the apphabet using:
Digital pedagogy = Lessons learned
Digital literacy = Skills mastered
Digital scaffolding = Stages achieved

14. Digital pedagogy – Lessons learned
Making shapes Give the child many
choices.
Sound
Color
Shapes
Draw
Select
Motion Identify
Songs
Injini

15. Digital pedagogy – Lessons Learned
Instructive apps
Manipulative apps
Constructive apps

16. Digital literacy – Skills mastered
Moving fingers
Associating ideas
Recognizing patterns

17. Digital scaffolding – Stages achieved
3.
2.
Stage 3
Stage 2 1.
Stage 1

18. Interrelated Learning Progressions
Puppet Pal
App App
Diagram: Karin Hess, National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessment

19. Thailand’s Digital Education Policy?
15 years old
Scaffolding for the future…
e-Learning environment
5 years old
2014
2013
From moving fingers to moving ideas
2012

20. Thailand’s Tablet Revolution
The tablet computer is an educational processor
AEC 2015
The future is now – Thank you