Mobile Learning Environment

Adelina Moura - adelina8@gmail.comAna Amélia Carvalho - aac@iep.uminho.pt

University of MinhoBraga - Portugal

MOBILE GENERATION :

LEARNING ENVIRONMENT   SUPPORT ON MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES

(LESMT)

Environment

http://geramovel.googlepages.com

Goals

Studying the implications of mobile technologies (Mobile Phone and Tablet PC) in the

process of teaching and learning; Analyze whether mobile technologies will help to change students’ attitudes with respect to the

school and learning.

Methodology

Quasi-experimental study

two groups

an experimental group (15 students) a control group (16 students)

fromVocational education

Mobile Devices

Cell Phone Tablet PC

Sponsor Portuguese Ministry of Education

Environment Description

Curriculum Learning Autonomous and Collaborative Learning

Background classroom

outside the classroom

Curriculum Learning

Modules (Portuguese Literature ) Grammar

Based in the use of mobile technology and

Web 2.0 concept

Blog, Wiki, Website creation, Podcast, …

Autonomous and Collaborative Learning

Fortnightly activities (General Culture) Weekly Challenges (Skills Research) Video in the Portuguese class (Discussion) Art and the Bible every day (Different styles of painting) Social Network (Learning Communities) Forum (collaborative learning with a Lisbon’ class) Podcasts (The Portuguese literature in audio)

Cell phones Services used Communication, video, audio, photo, SMS, the Internet, e-mail

Fortnightly activities

Web 2.0 Tools

Ning (Social Network) Podomatic (Podcast) YouTube (Video) M-Flickr (Photos)

Animoto (slides and video) Gmail (e-mail and synchronic conversation )

Gmail Mobile (e-mail) Google Pages Creator (Website Creation)

Docs & Spreadsheets (Wiki and Spreadsheet)Blogger (Blog)

Bravenet (Chat) Mogulus (Television)

Conclusions

The adoption of this new paradigm, will contribute to rethink education and coping with demands of society

nowadays; The mobile technologies give students the opportunity

to choose when and where they want to learn; They respond to the workers’ and learners’ mobility

needs; This environment will allow open discussion of this

new paradigm.

Future

Continue to assess the implications of mobile technologies in individual and

collaborative learning and students’ attitude towards the school;

Consecution of this environment goals.

Thanks for your attention!

Comments

adelina8@gmail.com

aac@iep.uminho.pt