International Relations and Security Network (ISN)

Supporting Learner Mobility in SCORM Compliant Learning Environments with ISN Mobler Cards.

Christian GlahnMobile Instructional Design

About the ISN

The ISN is an

Open Access Information Service

for

International Relations and Security Professionals

Since

199

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ISN Activities

Content and Analysis Digital Library

Communities and Partners Training and ADL

Motivation for Research

Training and ADL

Trainers are used to the technology

… because a lot of technology training has been conducted

But the world has changed

New demands for training and ADL

No Desk

No Laptop

MobileMessy

Quick Always online(almost)

Personal

ISN TACC Strategic Focus

How to support learning through the technology that is in the learners’ hands?

Within this focus we ask ourselves

How can we pave the path for trainers to make the technological transition?

For the supporting ADL practice this translates to ….

Today’s Training and ADL Practice in Security and Defense Organizations

Web-based

Content Centric and

Multi-media

Summative Assessment

Today’s Training and ADL Practice in Security and Defense Organizations

Web-based

Content Centric and

Multi-media

Summative Assessment

Well supported

by SCORM

There are a few more things we want to support …

Web-based

Content Centric and

Multi-media

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment

Continuity of Learning

Social Media

Mobility of Learners

Today’s Training and ADL Practice in Security and Defense Organizations

Well supported

by SCORM

Web-based

Content Centric and

Multi-media

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment

Continuity of Learning

Social Media

Mobility of Learners

Today’s Training and ADL Practice in Security and Defense Organizations

Well supported

by SCORM

Not so well supported by

SCORM

Web-based

Content Centric and

Multi-media

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment

Continuity of Learning

Social Media

Mobility of Learners

Project Tin-can

Today’s Training and ADL Practice in Security and Defense Organizations

Well supported

by SCORM

Not so well supported by

SCORM

How can we support learner mobility within the constraints of SCORM?

The primary question for the ISN research

Mobler Cards

LMS integrated Flash Card Learning

Our answer

The core Mobler Cards Experience

Formative Self-Assessment in Mobler Cards

Design Decisions for Mobler Cards

Mobility Requirements

Provide access to learning

Flexibility regarding timeTimingDuration

Support for unforeseen offline periods

Connected to the VLE

Technology

Hybrid HTML5 app Support for iOS and Android (reaching > 80% of the target audience)

OAuth protocolSecure and persistent VLE connection

Learning material is stored on the mobile devicesUsers can access the the material when they want without bothering about their connectivityTransparent data exchange protocols

All analytics are done on the mobile device Users do not need to be online to get feedback on their performance

Interoperability

IMS QTI Item Pool functionality (test-less IMS QTI)

Data exchange between VLEs through valid

SCORM packages

Learner activity tracking

No additional authoring environment needed

Most VLEs already implement this feature

Interoperability Challenges

Most VLEs are not ready for connecting with

external tools.

SCORM does not explicitly require IMS QTI

support.

Some SCORM editors implement tests based on

IMS Simple Sequencing

Content

Content from courses on the VLE usedDirect use of pre-existing QTI item pools

Authoring within the VLE No additional tool training for content authors

The Content is automatically adapted on the mobile

device.

Content Challenges

Content works differently on the Web than on

mobilesThis is not related to presentation to content!

Creating test items that are beneficial for learning

Providing feedback that supports understanding

Content works differently on mobiles

Try to remember this when going to the answers

Content works differently on mobiles

True-Or-False items areneither challenging nor fun

after answering them the first time

Content works differently on mobiles

Items might be too easy

Content works differently on mobiles

What will be learned if everything is correct?(although it might make sense in a test)

Next steps

Getting Mobler Cards into the application stores

Test the effectiveness of the tool under realistic

conditions

Better QTI Support

Content adaptation for existing courses

Content sequencing

Christian Glahn

International Relations and Security Network (ISN) ETH ZurichSwitzerland

www.isn.ethz.ch

@phish108 @ISN_Zurich

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International Relations and Security Network (ISN)