MLearning Progress Report

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M-Learning Progress Report

• By Lifang Tien and Roger Boston
• Southeast Campus, HCC
• This Study is Supported by the HCC Chancellor's
  Innovation Fund

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Part I Introduction

• Access to internet through portable devices has
  become common place.
• Mobile phones are relatively inexpensive, widely
  spread, and fast becoming a ubiquitous presence
  in our students daily lives.
• Majority of our students take their phones with
  them wherever they go.
• Instead of viewing mobile phones as disruptive
  devices, educators today should seek to exploit
  their potential.

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Objectives of This Project

• Explore the viability of a new teaching and
  learning environment mobile phone access to
  internet instructional materials.
• Prepare us to become better educators in the
  future.

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Is M-learning Really Better ?

• 1) Is student connecting time (study) increased?
• 2) Is students collaborating time increased?
• 3) Does it improved students learning outcome?
  In-depth understanding of the concepts?

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Comparative Study

• Experimental Group (PC and Mobile phone
  accessible) and Control Group (PC accessible
  only).
• Survey, Daily and weekly Time log, are used.

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Time log
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Project Implementation

• Stage one
• formatting instructional materials to mobile
  phone.
• Stage two
• apply the technology to AP class.
• Stage three
• comparative study.
• Stage four
• other biology classes
• (AP 1, Microbiology).

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Students connecting time increased

• 20 student's study time has doubled.
• 40 students study time increased at least 30.
• 40 students study time increased at least
  50-70.
• The above results are from students survey.

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Students collaborating time increased

• Students forming study group from day one.
• 100 of the students believe iPhone has increased
  their connection both socially and academically.
• Nearly 100 attendance for the mini-term.

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In-depth Understanding Concept

• 95 of students believed phone has helped them to
  understand the class material better.
• 80 of them believe they can repeat access the
  concept, including video and audio device.
• 20 of them think the Photos build in the phone
  helps them with Lab exam.

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Students Performance Chart
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Future Consideration Biology programs

• Expand the course content to other subjects in
  biology, other faculties will be involved.
• Develop iPhone friendly departmental website.
• iPod touch for biology open lab and tutoring
  center.

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PART II

• What it took to accomplish all this
• Where we are headed

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Technical Issues

• Server storage
• iPhone friendly Web delivery Platform
• Transfer of content materials to iPhone friendly
  Web Delivery Platform
• Reformatting and conversion of Media
• Creation of new media
• Creation of Conferencing room facilities, blog
  forums, password protection schemes, etc
• Instructor training

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Anticipating the involvement of others

• Updates to the delivery platform to reflect wider
  involvement
• See next screens

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Charting a course

• Deans and Presidents have signaled support for
  expansion
• Expansion/ collaborative interests already shown
• Biology AP 1, Microbiology
• Art History II
• English
• Astronomy
• Austin High School
• Milby High School
• CTE Faculty E Smith, M. Taylor, W. Carter

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Growth/ Expansion issues

• Permanent server home
• Simplified user interface
• Permanent delivery platform Small screen friendly
• Instructor training
• Use of iPhone/ iPod Touch
• Instructional use of iPhone/ iPod Touch
• How to operate the web delivery platform
• How to create media
• Instructional Design
• Integration with the larger HCC vision for
  delivery of instruction

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What is next?

• Finish the grant
• Train faculty for Summer/ Fall start
• Add to our involvements the acquisition of
  software created specifically for iPhone
• Dissemination publishing
• Networking with others
• Secure funding for expansion
• Roll out beyond the pilot to something permanent
  and properly branded