Research Issues and Applications of Mobile and Ubiquitous Learning
Gwo-Jen Hwang
Graduate Institute of Digital Learning and Education
National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
E-mail: [email protected]
IDLS (Intelligent Distance Learning Systems) lab
Mobile and Ubiquitous LearningFunded by NSC of Taiwan with
NT$15,000,000 per yearNatural science coursesSocial science coursesComputer science coursesEnglish courses
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The backgrounds of the members in this lab include Computer Science and Educational Technology.
Academic Publications of IDLS Lab 150 journal papers
Computers & Education (SSCI) Educational Technology & Society (SSCI) Innovations in Teaching and Education International (SSCI) British Journal of Educational Technology (SSCI) Electronic Library (SSCI) Interactive Learning Environment (SSCI) Ecommerce Research and Application (SSCI) IEEE Transactions on Education (SCI) IEEE Transactions on SMC, Part C (SCI) IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing (SCI) Expert Systems with Applications (SCI) Other SCI/EI/TSSCI journals
250 papers presented in conferences 3 book chapters
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Six SSCI (Social Sciences Citation Index) journals of e-learning Computers & Education (C&E) Educational Technology & Society (ETS) British Journal of Educational Technology
(BJET) Innovations in Education and Teaching
International (IETI) Educational Technology Research &
Development (ET R&D) Journal of Computer Assisted Learning (JCAL)
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Number of m-learning/u-learning papers published from 2001 to 2010
2 0
13
5
127
12
2227
54
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Number of MUL publications from 2001 to 2010
Hwang, G. J., & Tsai, C. C. (2011). Research trends in mobile and ubiquitous learning: A review of publications in selected journals from 2001 to 2010. British Journal of Educational Technology, 42(4), E65-70.
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Sample groups selected for mobile and ubiquitous learning studies from 2001 to 2010
Sample group Elementary
school students High school
students Higher
education Teachers
Working adults
Non-specified
2001-2005 7 3 9 2 2 9 2006-2010 34 14 50 4 4 16
Total number of articles 41 17 59 6 6 25
Hwang, G. J., & Tsai, C. C. (2011). Research trends in mobile and ubiquitous learning: A review of publications in selected journals from 2001 to 2010. British Journal of Educational Technology, 42(4), E65-70.
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Research learning domains selected from 2001 to 2010
Learning domain
Science Mathematics Language
& Art Social science
Engineering (including
Computers) Others
Non-specified
2001-2005 5 2 3 2 2 5 13 2006-2010 25 4 21 9 20 7 36
Total number of articles 30 6 24 11 22 12 49
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M-learning/u-learning with sensing technologies Some researchers have tried to conduct m-learning or
u-learning activities with sensing technologies. This has lead to context-aware ubiquitous learning
(Hwang, Tsai , & Yang, 2008) The learning system is able to detect and record the
real-world learning status of the students. More learning supports can be provided by the learning
system for guiding the students to learn in the real world.
Gwo-Jen Hwang*, Chin-Chung Tsai and Stephen J.H. Yang (2008), “Criteria, Strategies and Research Issues of Context-Aware Ubiquitous Learning”, Educational Technology & Society, 11(2), 81-91. (SSCI)
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Ubiquitous Learning(anywhere and anytime learning)
Mobile Learning(Learning with mobile devices and
wireless communications)
Context-Aware U-Learning(Learning with mobile,
wireless communications and sensing technologies)
Broad sense definition
More specific definition
Gwo-Jen Hwang*, Chin-Chung Tsai and Stephen J.H. Yang (2008), “Criteria, Strategies and Research Issues of Context-Aware Ubiquitous Learning”, Educational Technology & Society, 11(2), 81-91. (SSCI)
the use of mobile, wireless communications and sensing technologies for supporting students to learn in the real world
SKIP
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Illustrative example of a context-aware u-learning environment
Server
Learner
Teaching Materials
Learning Portfolio
Wireless Network
Aristolochia heterophylla
Hemsl
Aristolochia zollingeriana
Miq
Aristolochia kaempferi
Willd
Aristolochia cucurbitifolia
Hayata
Tetradium meliaefolia
Benth………
Learning Location
Once the student walks close to a learning target, the RFID reader can receive the information from the corresponding tag.
TargetObject 1
TargetObject 2
TargetObject 3
TargetObject 4
TargetObject 5
Each student uses a PDA equipped with an RFID reader and wireless communication facility.
Each learning target has an RFID tag on it.
The learning system is executed on the server
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TAG
Reader
The student holds a PDA equipped with an RFID reader
Each ecology area of butterflies has an RFID tag
Learning missions or supplementary materials
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Benefits of using sensing technologies
The learning system is able to guide the learners in the real world via detecting their locations
The learning system can more actively provide learning supports to the learners if necessary E.g., Give hints to the students who are doing a
dangerous chemical experiment before something goes wrong
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More parameters in a context-aware u-learning portfolio Personal context in the real world: learner’s location, time of
arrival, body temperature, heartbeat, blood pressure, etc. Environmental context : the learning target’s ID and location,
the environmental temperature, humidity, air ingredients, and other parameters of the environment around the sensor
The data collected by the students in fields, e.g. PH value of water.
Personal data in the database : learner’s profile and learning portfolio, such as the predefined schedule, starting time of a learning activity, the longest and shortest acceptable time period, place, learning sequences.
Environmental data in the database : equipment in the lab, the rules of using the equipment, the time table of using the lab
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Research Issues concerning mobile and ubiquitous learning Proposing new strategies or tools for supporting
m-learning or u-learning activities Developing adaptive or collaborative m-learning
or u-learning environments Investigating students’ real-world learning status
from different aspects, such as learning achievement and problem-solving skills cognitive process cognitive load learning style or cognitive style self-efficacy
Earlier applications-Serving as a Guide for Science Observations
The u-learning system serves as a guide for observing a set of learning targets in the real world.
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Background and Motivation Observation and classification abilities
important learning objectives for science education. In the Natural Science courses of elementary
schools in Taiwan the students need to learn to observe and classify
some learning targets (e.g., plants on school campus, butterflies in the garden)
In the followings, several learning activities are designed for the “Butterfly and Ecology” unit of a natural science course
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Conventional “Butterfly and Ecology” learning activityA teacher usually needs to train 10 or more students at the same time.
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In such a one-to-many instruction mode:
It is difficult to provide personalized instructions or feedback to the students or to record their learning status.
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Scenario 1: Butterfly museum Students are guided by the u-learning system to learn to identify different types of butterflies based on the appearances of the butterflies.
more than 10 thousands Butterfly samples
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Location of the target butterfly
What is the name of the butterfly in front of you?
The most significant feature of the target butterfly
Observe and compare the target butterfly with other butterflies based on the feature.
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Scenario 2: Butterfly ecology garden The Butterfly Ecology Garden consists of 18
ecology areas for raising host plants of butterflies.
華他卡藤
玉蘭花
馬兜鈴
柑橘 爬森藤 蓖麻 鐵刀木
鷗蔓
蜜源草花
魚木
蜜源草花蜜源
草花土肉桂
山刈葉
土肉桂
馬兜鈴
柑橘鐵刀木
瑪利筋賊仔樹
賊仔樹魚木
黃蝴蝶
鷗蔓蓖麻
華他卡藤
玉蘭花
馬兜鈴
柑橘 爬森藤 蓖麻 鐵刀木
鷗蔓
蜜源草花
魚木
蜜源草花蜜源
草花土肉桂
山刈葉
土肉桂
馬兜鈴
柑橘鐵刀木
瑪利筋賊仔樹
賊仔樹魚木
黃蝴蝶
鷗蔓蓖麻
Hui-Chun Chu, Gwo-Jen Hwang*, Shu-Xian Huang and Ting-Ting Wu (2008), “A Knowledge Engineering Approach to Developing E-Libraries for Mobile Learning”, The Electronic Library. 26(3), 303-317. (SSCI)
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The students are guided by the learning system to observe the host plants and the butterfly ecology in each target area.
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Some preliminary findings in the earlier studies Advantages of the u-learning approach
Providing a personalized guide for individual students
Providing supplementary materials and hints in the right place and at the right time
Motivating the students to learn To engage students in higher order thinking,
more effective learning supports or knowledge construction tools are needed
Recent applications- Leading in Mindtools for u-learning activities
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Definitions of Mindtools
Jonassen (1999, p9) described Mindtools as “a way of using a computer application program to engage learners in constructive, higher-order, critical thinking about the subjects they are studying.”
Mindtools used in our studies
Grid-based MindtoolHelping the students identify and differentiate
a set of learning targets based on the features of the targets
Concept mapsHelping the students organize their
knowledge via linking the new knowledge and their prior knowledge
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Trait (1) ----Constructs (features of the plants)---opposite(5)
Repertory grid (Kelly, 1955) A repertory grid is represented as a matrix or table
Its columns are labeled with elements. Its rows are labeled with constructs.
A 5-scale rating mechanism is usually used.
Elements (e.g., plants)
Trait(1)
Golden Chinese banyan
Arigated- leaf croton
CupheaIndian almond
Opposite(5)
Leaf-shape is long and thin 2 2 2 4
Leaf-shape is flat and round
The leaf has a tapering point 3 1 1 4
The leaf has a hollow point
Perfectly smooth leaf
edge1 1 4 1
The leaf edge has deep indents
Elements: targets to be indentified or classified
constructs: traits for identifying the targets.
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Two stages for providing learning supports based on the repertory grid
1st stage- creating the objective repertory grid by teachers
2nd stage- using the objective repertory grid to help students develop their repertory grids
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Trait Construct
Lalang Grass
Arigated- leaf
croton Cuphea
Indian almon
d
Money Tree
Crown of
thorns
Pink ixora
Opposite Constru
ct
Leaf-shape long
and thin 1 2 2 4 2 2 2
Leaf-shape flat
and round
The leaf has a
tapering point
1 1 1 4 2 1 3 The leaf
has a hollow point
Perfectly smooth
leaf edge 1 1 4 4 1 5 1
The leaf edge has
deep indents
The leaf vein has
few branches
5 3 2 2 3 3 3
The leaf vein has
many branche
s
Trait Construct
Lalang Grass
Arigated- leaf
croton Cuphea
Indian almon
d
Money Tree
Crown of
thorns
Pink ixora
Opposite Constru
ct
Leaf-shape long
and thin
Leaf-shape flat
and round
The leaf has a
tapering point
The leaf has a
hollow point
Perfectly smooth
leaf edge
The leaf edge has
deep indents
The leaf vein has
few branches
The leaf vein has
many branche
s
The Objective RG
The RG constructed by the student
The student is asked to observe the “leaf shape” of “Lalang grass” by asking a question.
The learning mission: observing the “leaf shape” of “Lalang grass” and answer the following question.
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Trait Construct
Lalang Grass
Arigated- leaf
croton Cuphea
Indian almon
d
Money Tree
Crown of
thorns
Pink ixora
Opposite Constru
ct
Leaf-shape long
and thin 1 2 2 4 2 2, 2
Leaf-shape flat
and round
The leaf has a
tapering point
1 1 1 4 2 1 3 The leaf
has a hollow point
Perfectly smooth
leaf edge 1 1 4 1 1 5 1
The leaf edge has
deep indents
The leaf vein has
few branches
5 3 2 2 3 3 3
The leaf vein has
many branche
s
Trait Construct
Lalang Grass
Arigated- leaf
croton Cuphea
Indian almon
d
Money Tree
Crown of
thorns
Pink ixora
Opposite Constru
ct
Leaf-shape is long and thin
1
Leaf-shape is flat
and round
The leaf has a
tapering point
The leaf has a
hollow point
Perfectly smooth
leaf edge
The leaf edge has
deep indents
The leaf vein has
few branches
The leaf vein has
many branche
s
The Objective RG
The RG constructed by the student
The student has correctly answered the “leaf shape” of “Lalang grass” to be “long and thin”, and is asked to describe more detailed features of the leaf shape.
Acicular
Linear
Lance-shaped
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Trait Construct
Lalang Grass
Arigated- leaf
croton Cuphea
Indian almon
d
Money Tree
Crown of
thorns
Pink ixora
Opposite Constru
ct
Leaf-shape long
and thin 1 2 2 4 2 2 2
Leaf-shape flat
and round
The leaf has a
tapering point
1 1 1 4 2 1 3 The leaf
has a hollow point
Perfectly smooth
leaf edge 1 1 4 1 1 5 1
The leaf edge has
deep indents
The leaf vein has
few branches
5 3 2 2 3 3 3
The leaf vein has
many branche
s
Trait Construct
Lalang Grass
Arigated- leaf
croton Cuphea
Indian almon
d
Money Tree
Crown of
thorns
Pink ixora
Opposite Constru
ct
Leaf-shape is long and thin
4
Leaf-shape is flat
and round
The leaf has a
tapering point
The leaf has a
hollow point
Perfectly smooth
leaf edge
The leaf edge has
deep indents
The leaf vein has
few branches
The leaf vein has
many branche
s
The RG constructed by the student
The Objective RG
The answer “Flat and Round” to the “leaf shape” of “Lalang gtass” is incorrect.
The student is asked to observe the leaf shape of “Indian Almond” and compare it with the leaf shape of Lalang grass”.
Flat and round
Long and thin
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Experiment Design Subject unit : “Knowing the plants on
school campus” of the Natural Science course
Comparing the learning performance of the students who learned with/without the Mindtool
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Comparing u-Mindtool learning with u-Learning Participants: 61 fifth graders
Control group: 29 students, learned with a tour-based u-learning system that provided location guidance and supplementary materials
Experimental group: 32 students, learned with the Repertory Grid-oriented u-learning approach
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Learning Achievements Table 1. t-test of the pre-test results
N Mean S.D. t
V1 control group 29 73.09 11.21 .591
V2 experimental group 32 71.14 14.56
Table 2. Descriptive data, and ANCOVA of the post-test results
Variable N Mean S.D. Adjusted
Mean Std.Error. F value p
post-test Experimental group
32 52.69 13.45 52.185 2.236 7.533* .024
Control group
29 44.31 13.68 44.652 2.346
*p<.05
No significant difference between the two groups
A follow-up learning activity The students needed to develop their own repertory
grids by determining the traits for identifying the target butterflies.
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The can also share their findings to peers and modify their repertory grids via a knowledge-sharing interface.
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Modify one’s own repertory grid
Delete the selected constructs
Option for referring to other students’ repertory grid
Add new constructs
Confirm if the operations are to be saved/executed
Concept map-oriented Mindtool for u-learning
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StudentsStudents
StudentsStudents
Wireless network
Personal computer mode
Butterfly ecology garden
Server: the learning system
PDA modeEcology area
Ecology area
Ecology area
Ecology areaEcology area
Computer classroom
Ecology area
1. Develop concept maps in the classroom based on what they have learned from the textbooks.
2. Go to the butterfly garden to observe the ecology of the butterflies. Check if their concept map is correct and complete via browsing the developed concept maps on the PDA.Take notes on the PDA.
3. Go back to the classroom to modify their concept maps
CmapTools developed by the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC) of the Florida University System (Novak & Cañas, 2006).
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Working space for developing concept maps
Set up concept map
parameters
Insert the picture of the concept
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“Idea leuconoe clara”
Concept to be modified
New concept
Interface for entering Chinese character s
The students can browse their concept maps via the mobile devices.
Take notes or record what they have found during the learning activities.
Context-Aware U-Learning for complex experiment procedures
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Background and Motivation Development of a context-aware u-learning system for
training the “Single-Crystal X-ray Diffraction” procedure in a Chemistry course.
It is the most effective method for analyzing 3D structure of compound materials.
The learners are graduated or PhD students. It is time-consuming to train a new researcher (usually 6
months to 1 year) The operations could be dangerous, and hence the
learner requires full-time guidance during the training process
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Microscopeproducts – examining, selecting, crystal mounting
leanerIndexing, data collecting
Centering and aligning the sample
Single Crystal X-ray Diffractometer
Instructing Data transmitting
Data transmitting
PC
Data processing & Structure determination
PC(1)
(2)
(3)
Location: 2nd floor, R 204 Location: 2nd floor, R 203
Location: 1st floor, R 126
ExpertSystem
Ubiquitous learning environment
Give advice or hints based on the context
Context of learner
RFID
Temperature meter
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Stage 1: Select a crystal of good quality and suitable size through an optical microscope and mount the crystal on the top of the glass fiber.
The expert system guides the learner to complete the procedure and check if the selected crystal is usable.
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Stage 2: Analyze the crystal by operating the X-ray diffractometer to find the cell constants within acceptable deviation.
This stage is very complex since there are several rules to be followed and various parameters to be considered.
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Stage 3: Determine the 3D structure of the crystal-line solid using a special program
The outputs of the program include the shape, the exact distance between atoms, and other parameters for describing the structure.
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Benefits of the context-aware u-learning approach based on the responses from 5 researchers who had 6
months experiences and the system logs of 5 new learners
Traditional Approach (mean, S.D.)
U-learning Approach (mean, S.D.)
t
Average number of experiments conducted per week
1.9 (0.55) 8 (2.38) -5.59**
Number of mistakes made per experiment
2.3 (0.65) 0.32 (0.08) 6.75***
Average time needed to deal with faults in an experiment
2.5 days (0.66) 0.45 days (0.15) 6.77***
Time for fully understanding the operating procedure
5.5 months (1.49) 2 months (0.45) 5.04**
**p<.01, *** p<.001
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Estimation about cost benefit for using the approach
Save 80,000 USD per year for training 10 researchers
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Other applications of U-Learning
U-learning for Local culture courses
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Learning task 1- observe learning targets
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Pillar with dragon statue
Only the goods for the emperor can have dragons with five claws on them.
Learning task 2- read the ancient records on the learning targets
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Learning task 3- Search for supplementary materials on the Internet
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Ancient decorations in the temple
Learning task 4- touch and feel the material of the learning targets
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Stone Drum
U-learning for nursing courses Develop several u-learning systems for clinical
nursing courses .
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Number of participants per year
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The on-going project
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Learning activities conducted in Chi-Gu ecology park in southern TaiwanIn this area, there are Mangroves, Black-Face Spoonbills and Fiddler Crabs.
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The students are equipped with a smartphone (or PDA), a telescope and a set of probe devices to collect data in the ecology park.
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Conclusions The popularity of mobile, wireless
communication and sensing technologies has brought us some new aspects for perceiving education.
Some issues can be investigatedDesign new learning activitiesAnalyze the real-world learning behaviorsDevelop new learning strategies or tools
The cooperation of researchers with different backgrounds is needed
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