Mobile Search and Context Based Learning

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Mobile Search and Context Based Learning
Damien Darcy Institute of Education, University
of London Niall Winters London Knowledge Lab
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Introduction

• The design of a mobile learning activity with
  students using mobile search in a museum setting
• What is the relationship between the learning
  context and mobile search?
• What do the students search for?
• How do they search?
• What motivates their searches?

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Outlining the Context

• Energy Gallery at the London Science Museum
• Why we chose here
• What this environment offers in terms of a
  learning context

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Why does it matter?

• Context defines affects the mobile search
• Mobile search affects the context
• Student Motivations
• Find more information about an exhibit
• Search for their own material
• Search for alternative viewpoints
• Immediacy

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Scenario What happens?

• Exhibits
• Phones
• Questions

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Observations and Findings

• A Pilot Study
• How much searching occurred?
• What about contextual searching?
• Examples of searches undertaken

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Putting it all together ..

• What steps were needed to organise the learning
  activity?
• Location and context analysis
• Examining the students search skills
• Analysing the Results
• Considering Learning Trails