Mobile Learning Age

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• A Theory of Learning for the Mobile Age (pre-print)
• Mike Sharples, Josie Taylor, Giasemi Vavoula 
• A society which is mobile, which is full of channels for the distribution of a change occurring anywhere, must see to it that its members are educated to personal initiative and adaptability. Otherwise, they will be overwhelmed by the changes in which they are caught and whose significance or connections they do not perceive.’ Dewey (1916, p. 88) 

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The book describing the Criteria for a theory of mobile learning, exploring what is learning as Conversation on mobile, it not only coverage the possibilities of mobile learning it also inspire us the implication of e-learning or learning with technologies.

Creative use of Web 2.0 on learning

Creative use of Web 2.0 on learning

Creative Web 2.0 Learning

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Transforming learning through technology

Use SMSs to support learning

This is the case of using SMSs to support distance students in South Africa, most of the students in South Africa are from remote rural areas, where there is very limitd infrastructure for access, however, there are almost 100 billion mobile users in Africa, this research state how they using Short Message Services (SMSs) as administrative tool in 2002.

The research trying to explore how adult learners registered at UP’s Unit for Distance Education, experience the academic short message service as a learning support tool, for a specific module.

For details pls read the following archive.

http://www.learningmaterials.co.za/resources/Transforming_learning_through_technology.pdf

Kinley Chan Cho Kin

Re-purposed Web 2.0 Application as a learning tool

Re-purpose PhotoShow

Storytelling

Photoshow is an online photo album/slide show, Photoshow originally designed for creating and sharing photo album with friends, photoshow could transform your photos and videos into slideshow with sound, music and caption, user may share their photo with friends at everywhere as long as they have online devices.

Objectives

Stimulate the interest of primary student on Chinese traditional story and deepen the long-term memory. Typically student may feel boring in study Chinese narratives it is because of the traditional textbooks were only presented with a lot of text and a few illustrations.

Re-purposed

Encourage primary students use Photoshow to reproduce a Chinese narrative story in their textbook. First, students should read through the story to get the framework, and then students take photos or draw illustration which regarding to every scence of the story, caption could be added to explain the pictures, in order to reinforce the ambiance of the story, appropriate music, voice over and sound effect should added into the slideshow.

Kinley Chan Cho Kin

Session 2 - Learning Theories

Air Pollution

Values

Through this activity students’ awareness on air-pollution were evoked and they also realized they contributed a lot to air-pollution in their daily life unconsciously.

Student learned various threaten caused by air-pollution such as global warming, ozone depletion and acid rain and how to avoid those threats.

Strength

Student would stimulated on thinking how they can help to prevent the earth form air-pollution, knowing the fact of threaten bought by air-pollution, finally students gain problem solving skills with this activity.

Limitation

The proposal would be bounded from the first three sections and the suggestion stated on the proposal requirement, because the statement said “From time to time you should refer to the three learning objects presented in the previous sections” and “We suggest that you begin your project with mind map”, it not only limit research process but also limited their thinking process.

Cognitivism

Cognitivism, stress on the learner’s mental processes such as thinking, memory, knowing and problem solving.

In this activity the designer provide some fact and information to the learner. The designer intends to change the learner’s schema by providing such information.

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Lesson 1 Activity: Kinley Chan

 Communication Channel

As a class tutor of level one students I use facebook as a communication channel to communicate with them and I also use facebook as a notice board to announce supplementary examination information. In this way student could obtain exam info without back to school in summer holiday as well as we can interact with many students at the same time.



Kinley Chan Cho Kin