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Athabasca Universitys Innovation in Mobile and
Flexible Learning From M-Library to Mobile ESL
Tony Tin, Colin Elliott Tracey Woodburn
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Athabasca University http//www.athabascau
.ca .
  • Canadas Open University
  • Location Athabasca, Alberta, Canada
  • More than 32,000 students
  • Mandate Remove barriers for students
  • Leader in M-learning and M-library Research

3
Why advocate mobile flexible learning at AU?
  • AU students study from a distance
  • Quick and efficient access
  • Affordablility/portablility
  • Novelty of gadget/display
  • Allows individualization self-pace learning for
    students with busy lives
  • Supports those with special needs

4
What is a mobile library?
  • The idea of a mobile library is to provide
    learners with access to the university library
    and to course resources using mobile devices

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Special Features
  • Desktop http//library.athabascau.ca
  • Mobile friendly AU Library site Supported
    device PDA, Palmtop, Blackberry, IPAQ, Smart
    phones, iPhones
  • The site includes mobile friendly
  • Digital Reading Room
  • Digital Reference Centre
  • Digital Thesis Project Room
  • Library catalogue
  • Search engine
  • Recipient of 2006 CLA Library Research and
    Development Grant award
  • Model adopted by UK Open University

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Special Features (ctd)
  • Auto-detect and reformat
  • Learning object reuse
  • Easy web maintain/update
  • Multimedia file support
  • iPodcasting
  • Wireless library catalogue
  • Search
  • Mobile content conversion on the fly

7
M-library Design/Technology
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From Mobile Library to Mobile Content Mobile
ESL Project
http//eslau.ca
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Overview of Project
  • Develop and test innovative approaches to ESL
    learning using mobile devices and a variety of
    testing and practice methods
  • Based on best selling Penguin series
  • 80 lessons and related interactive exercises
  • Repurposed for Canadian content
  • Downloadable in .doc or .pdf format

10
Student Feedback
  • Students indicated that the a good use of mobile
    technology for ESL would be whenever they have a
    few spare minutes
  • One concern expressed was the cost of Internet
    access
  • Reported positive experience with the ESL grammar
    course and the use of mobile technology in
    learning ESL grammar

11
Results
  • CBC News Coverage
  • Honorable Mention at the 2008 CNIE Conference for
    Innovative use of technologies to support
    E-learning

12
Building on the Success of the Mobile ESL
Project Mobile Workplace English (WPE)
  • Provide mobile and iPhone friendly, interactive,
    English grammar lessons containing practical,
    workplace specific vocabulary and content

13
What is WPE? -Content
  • 86 units with 155 interactive, multimedia (audio
    and video) exercises
  • Vocabulary from 8 different workplace situations
  • Health and Wellness Trades and Labour
  • Utilities-Oil/Gas/Mining Food Services and
    Restaurants
  • Retail and Sales Administration and Clerical
  • Hospitality and Tourism Banking and Personal
    Finance
  • http//wpeau.ca

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Interactive Exercises
  • There are 4 types of interactive questions

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Interactive Exercises II
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Multimedia (Audio) Exercises
  • Five styles of interactive audio exercises
  • Audio Vocabulary list (Health and Wellness
    Vocabulary)
  • Audio dialogue followed by text questions (Ex.
    20.2)
  • Multiple Choice - audio sentence then choose
    text answer (Ex. 28.1)
  • Multiple Choice - read text then choose audio
    answer (Ex. 38.3)
  • Audio lesson (Unit 51)

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Multimedia (Video map) Exercise
  • Unit 9 Ex. 9.3
  • A short scene between a medic and an injured
    worker followed by text questions (0153)
  • Unit 74 Ex. 74.1
  • Look at a map of a city for a lesson about
    directions in a town or city
  • Video

18
Future Directions
  • Support different languages (Chinese, French)
  • Add more audio/video content
  • Link to Mobile Friendly Open Access materials
  • Translations, Dictionary definitions
  • Voice recognition
  • New Google iPhone app

19
Food for Thought
  • Wouldnt it be wonderful to have these devices
    built into you and powered by your body
  • -Martin Cooper
  • inventor of the
  • cellphone

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Further Information
  • Website
  • Mobile Library
  • http//library.athabascau.ca/
  • Mobile ESL
  • http//eslau.ca
  • Mobile Workplace English
  • http//wpeau.ca
  • PublicationsM-libraries libraries on the move
    to provide virtual access
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