Mobile devices to raise cultural awareness

Sara Vannini

NewMinE Lab - www.newmine.org Faculty of Communication Sciences

Università della Svizzera italiana, Lugano, Switzerland

Lugano Trieste

research in e-learning and ICT in education, ICT4D

e-learning services to the University and to private companies

research and development in online tourism and new media tourism communication

m-training

m-training m-serious games

m-training m-serious games

m-tourism

m-training m-serious games

m-tourism m-4d

m-training m-serious games

Today’s session

- projects: PSP @ BPS + eTreasure

- outcomes and lessons learnt

- implications in m-learning

m-training m-serious games

m-tourism m-4d

Tomorrow’s session

- Informal Learning and m-technologies in Tourism- Projects in development- Possible Scenarios in DC

m-training

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m-training

Sony Play Station Portable @ BPS Bank - Suisse

Sony Play Station Portable @ BPS Bank - Suisse

• Starting date: January 2008• Requirements:

- integration of ICTs

- flexibility (time, space and learning activities)- bridging work and home spaces

- personalization of content

- reduction of costs (time and logistics)- support interaction

- monitoring and tutoring of the trainees

Sony Play Station Portable @ BPS Bank - Suisse

• PSP already in use in some educational settings: - educational games

- record experiences

• Recurring advantages of the device:- mobile

- large screen- easy to use and popular

- videos are ready to be watched

- enthusiasm

Sony Play Station Portable @ BPS Bank - Suisse

• Strategy:- main didactical materials and interaction tools:

LMS (Moodle)- multimedia resources: PSP

- games: PSP

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Sony Play Station Portable @ BPS Bank - Suisse

Sony Play Station Portable @ BPS Bank - Suisse

Sony Play Station Portable @ BPS Bank - Suisse

Sony Play Station Portable @ BPS Bank - Suisse

anywhere & anytime

anywhere & anytime

aroused curiosity

anywhere & anytime

aroused curiosity

self-assessment

Multimedia

anywhere & anytime

aroused curiosity

self-assessment

anywhere & anytime

aroused curiosity

self-assessment

Multimedia

The Gadget Effect

Sony Play Station Portable @ BPS Bank - Suisse

Paper materials are preferred to study complex concepts

!PSP screen is not good for animations based on text

Interaction, knowing that you are tracked?

Lessons Learnt

- Stress multimedia

Lessons Learnt

- Stress multimedia

- Fast consuming materials, to be used “anywhere, anytime”

Lessons Learnt

- Stress multimedia

- Fast consuming materials, to be used “anywhere, anytime”

- Games!

Lessons Learnt

- Stress multimedia

- Fast consuming materials, to be used “anywhere, anytime”

- Games!

- Personal use

Lessons Learnt

When designing learning activities, the distinctive features of the mobile device have to be taken into account.

m-serious games

Game as Strategy

Game as Strategy

natural

Game as Strategy

natural experience

Game as Strategy

natural experience

fun

Game as Strategy

natural experience

fun

collaboration

Game as Strategy

natural experience

fun

collaboration

abilities

Game

Mobile phones

Game

Mobile phones

easy and widely used

Game

Mobile phones

easy and widely used

hub

Game

Mobile phones

easy and widely used

hub

allows upgrades

Game

Mobile phones

easy and widely used

portable

hub

allows upgrades

Game

Mobile phones

easy and widely used

portable

hub

allows upgrades

GPRS

Orange SMSC

Application Server

PoI

Location Based Games

Location Based Games

• Engagement

• Learning outcomes

• Appropriateness

Lessons Learnt

- Mobiles appropriate for Tourism

Lessons Learnt

- Mobiles appropriate for Tourism

- Mobiles appropriate for collaboration

Lessons Learnt

- Mobiles appropriate for Tourism

- Mobiles appropriate for collaboration

- Mobiles can serve for customization and sharing

Lessons Learnt

What really makes a difference, is the experience.

m-training m-serious games

So far...

m-training m-serious games

Personal

m-training m-serious games

CollaborativePersonal

m-training m-serious games

CollaborativePersonal

Pervasive Pervasive

m-training m-serious games

CollaborativePersonal

Ubiquitous

Pervasive

Ubiquitous

Pervasive

m-training m-serious games

CollaborativePersonal

Ubiquitous

Pervasive

Ubiquitous

Pervasive

Just-in-time

m-training m-serious games

CollaborativePersonal

Ubiquitous

Pervasive

Ubiquitous

Pervasive

Just-in-time

Gaming Gaming

m-training m-serious games

CollaborativePersonal

Ubiquitous

Pervasive

Ubiquitous

Pervasive

Just-in-time

Gaming

Informal Learning

Gaming

Informal Learning

m-training m-serious games

CollaborativePersonal

Ubiquitous

Pervasive

Ubiquitous

Pervasive

Just-in-time

Gaming

Informal Learning

Gaming

Informal Learning

Tourism

m-training m-serious games

m-tourism m-4d

Tomorrow’s session

- m-devices & Tourism- Projects in development- Possible Scenarios in DC

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