Introducing

Mobile Learning
J Sainulabdeen, PhD

Overview of Mobile Learning

M-learning or mobile learning is defined
as "learning across multiple contexts,
through social and content interactions,
using personal electronic devices.
A form of distance education, m-learners
use mobile device educational technology
at their time convenience.

Facilities
Smartphone

Tablet ( extra features )

Video camera & Web browser

Front and rear facing video

cameras

GPS ( Global Positioning System )

Larger screen

3G+ Internet access

Memory capability

Mobile operating platform

( iOS, Android, Blackberry)

Faster processor enabling video

playback

VoIP ( Voice over Internet Protocol

)

Touchscreen with virtual keyboard

Mobile TV

USB port

Language Learning Apps

[] we cannot point to a single application
that steps up to modern understandings of
how people learn.
[] The lack of collaboration capabilities
underlie this point, as do the
overwhelming number of application[s]
that are simply drill and practice or
focused on delivering content for
consumption, not creation or re-use.

Reflect & Explore

Talk about
how you might use language-specific, consumption apps?
how you might use generic, productive apps?
whether you could implement a flipped approach with
apps?
Explore
whether the apps discussed are available in your store?
what other similar apps are available in your store?
Share
your favourite language learning app at
http://goo.gl/bdLPX9

Online Learners Dictionaries

Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary
Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary
Collins COBUILD
E-DICT

Other Facilities
Grammar Check
Thesaurus

QR code
QR code (abbreviated from Quick Response
Code) is the trademark for a type of
matrix barcode (or two-dimensional barcode) first
designed for the automotive industry in Japan.
A barcode is a machine-readable optical label
that contains information about the item to which
it is attached.
A QR code uses four standardized encoding
modes (numeric, alphanumeric, byte / binary, and
kanji) to efficiently store data; extensions may
also be used.

QR code Symbol
QR Codes can increase the impact of mobile
devices, to enhance flexibility of provision
and personalisation of learning

Reflect & Explore

Talk about
how your language learners could use QR
codes?
Explore
downloading a QR scanner.
scanning these codes
Share
how you could use QR codes at
http://goo.gl/XHeucf

Augmented Reality (AR)

Augmented reality technology permits

learning via remote collaboration, in which
students and instructors not at the same
physical location can share a common
virtual learning environment populated by
virtual objects and learning materials and
interact with another within that setting.

AR apps
App iWow : A mobile device based augmented
reality enhanced world globe.

AR apps
LandForm+ is a geographic augmented reality
system used for search and rescue, and
emergency management.

Reflect & Explore

Talk about
how your students could use AR apps?
how you could design AR experiences for your
students?
Explore
downloading an AR browser from your app store
(e.g., Junaio, Layar, Wikitude, Woices).
downloading an AR creation app
from your store (e.g., FreshAiR).
Share
how you could use AR apps at http://goo.gl/PMcdbB

Augmented Reality VS Virtual Reality

Augmented reality is the blending of virtual reality and real

life, as developers can create images within applications
that blend in with contents in the real world. With AR, users
are able to interact with virtual contents in the real world,
and are able to distinguish between the two.

Virtual reality is all about the creation of a virtual world that

users can interact with. This virtual world should be
designed in such a way that users would find it difficult to
tell the difference from what is real and what is not.
Furthermore, VR is usually achieved by the wearing of a VR
helmet or goggles similar to the Oculus Rift.

AR with goggles

AR with goggles

AR with SP

Telepresense
A popular application is found in telepresence
videoconferencing, the highest possible level
of videotelephony. Telepresence via video
deploys greater technical sophistication and
improved fidelity of both sight and sound than
in traditional videoconferencing.
Technical advancements in mobile collaboration
have also extended the capabilities of
videoconferencing beyond the boardroom for
use with hand-held mobile devices, enabling
collaboration independent of location.

Thank you.