Disruptive Devices new pedagogies for mobile

technologyMike Sharples

Institute of Educational Technology

The Open University, UK

As mobile technology becomes widespread, the emphasis shifts from anytime anywhere access to...... what kind of learning do you

want to achieve?

Changing behaviour Behaviourist

Enhancing skills Performative

Acquiring information Receptive

Gaining knowledge Constructivist

Making sense of the world Situated

Interpreting reality in a different way

Collaborative

Learning as…

Behaviourist: reinforcing

handwashing behaviour

Situated: querying the landscape, for field trips and tourism

Collaborative: peer

learning in classrooms

Constructivist: Vocabulary learning from active reading

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Zurita, G., Nussbaum M. (2004) A Constructivist Mobile Learning Environment Supported by a Wireless Handheld Network. In Journal of Computer Assisted Learning 20 pp. 235-243

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Constructionrelating experience to knowledge, creating new ideas

Conversationwith teachers, with learners, with ourselves, and with the world

Controlactively pursuing knowledge

The 3 C’s of effective learning

Construction• Multimedia computer• Video and still camera• Audio recorder

Conversation• Phone• SMS

Control• Timer• Accelerometer• Location tracker• Tilt sensor

Toolkit for effective learning

Moblogging

Online research

Group media creation

Collaborative online writing

Serious gaming

Conversational language learning

Mobile social networking

Group learning

Peer teaching

Personalised learning

Science investigation

Cyber-bullying

Classroom texting

Exam cheating

Game playing

Loss of teacher control

Unequal access

Internet predators

Disruptive devices

How do we connect…

learning in the classroom…

…and learning at home and outdoors?

How do we connect…

learning about the world …

… and learning in the world?

Reflective learning inside the classroom

Active learning outside the classroom

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New pedagogies• Seamless learning

– Learning by connecting knowledge across locations, times, worlds (real and virtual), devices

Chan, T-W., Roschelle, J., Hsi, S., Kinshuk, Sharples, M. and 16 others (2006) One-to-one Technology Enhanced Learning: An Opportunity for Global Research Collaboration. Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning, 1,1 pp. 3-29.

• Personal inquiry learning– Learning by personally meaningful investigation,

guided by mobile technology toolkits Mulholland, P., Anastopoulou, S., Collins, T., Feisst, M., Gaved, M., Kerawalla, L., Paxton, M., Scanlon, E., Sharples, M. and Wright, M. (2011) nQuire: Technological support for personal inquiry learning. IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies. First published online, 5th December 2011.

• Contextual learning– Learning by creating ‘micro-sites’ for learning in

informal settings such as field tripsBoyle, T. & Ravenscroft, A. (2012) Context and deep learning design. Computers and Education, 59,4, 1224-1233.

Personal Inquiry

• Three year project• University of Nottingham/ Open

University• Aim:

– To help children to become scientists, by developing their skills of effective science investigation

Fitness and heartrate

Effect of noise pollution on birds

Healthy eatingMicro-

climates

Urban heat islandsFood packaging and decay

Myself My Environment

My Community

Personally meaningful investigations

Effect of noise pollution on birds• Investigation devised

by children, aged 14• ‘What is the effect of

noise on bird feeding’?

• Observation, quasi-experiment, fair-test

• Plan in classroom, collect data outside, share and present in classroom

• Inquiry toolkit on netbooks

nQuire onlinewww.nquire.org.uk

Mobile learning challenges

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