1. Mobile Devices Used in Mobile Learning

2. How does it work? Technology Example Current and potential instructional uses Strength Weakness/Limitaions Costs

3. How does it work? Learning that happens across locations: focus on learning across contexts and learning with mobile devices.mobile devices Most reply on WiFi internet/network connection to download or access a web- based content.

4. Technology Devices: – Mobile phones – Smart phones, PDA – Personal communication devices such as pagers Technical and delivery support: – 3GP For compression and delivery method of audiovisual content 3GP – Wi-Fi gives access to instructors and resources via internet Wi-Fi – GPRS mobile GPRS Content delivery: – Hot Lava Software – Flash Lite – Web-based languages

5. Example A Demo: http://www.effectperformance.com/html/mlear ning.html http://www.effectperformance.com/html/mlear ning.html

6. Current and Potential Instructional Uses Performance support – Job aids – Just in time learning – Location-based and situation-dependent knowledge Communication as Learning in Context – Social networking, person-to-person dialog that takes place in context

7. Strength Performance support: – Puts training and performance support where the actual work takes place – Allow new skills or knowledge to be immediately applied – Enables training when it is needed As communication that creates knowledge – Provide access to experts – Builds a community of practice

8. Weakness/limitations A fragmented learning experience Lack of well-developed metacognitive skills Limited screen size, resolution, battery life, memory, etc. Dependent on network stability Could be high cost Security of the device and its data

9. Costs Can be costly – Equip every employ with the mobile device Can be cost-effective – "Lowest common denominator" mobile learning to cellular phones using two way SMS messaging and voice-based CellCasting (podcasting to phones with interactive assessments)