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Mobile Learning and Performance: How Mobile and Wireless Technologies Are
Transforming Learning
Harvey SinghCEO, Instancy, Inc.
Mobile Learning & Performance
Support
• The Rising Tide of Mobile Technology
• Take a Look at Some of the Mobile Devices and Use in Learning
• Different Learning Design Models • Mobile Learning Platform and Tools • Case Studies
Mobile Device Choices
Cell Phones
• Voice is the main mode of communication
• Mostly text based
• Recent addition - graphics send/receive
• Low bandwidth
• Limited storage capacity for content/data
Uses in Learning:
registration, reminders, notification, invitation to learning, voice response and assessment (short text responses)
Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)(Personal Learning or Performance
Assistant!)
•Impressive computing/processing power in a small form factor
•High resolution graphics (multimedia)
•Hand-writing recognition
•Point and click interface
•Access to office productivity applications
Uses in Learning:
eBooks, PocketCourses, Learning Games, References, Job Aids
SmartPhone
•Computer in a phone
•Size of a cell phone
•Simple navigation
•More powerful than a cell phone (processing, storage, screen size)
Uses in Learning:
Job-Aids, Reminders, News Alerts, Quick Lookup, Games
Tablet PC
•One of the latest addition to mobile mania
•Relatively light weight
•Fully-powered personal computer
•Handwriting recognition
•Voice interface
Uses in Learning:
Multimedia learning, eBooks, simulations, assessments, rich collaboration
Mobile MP3 Player
•Supported File Formats•MP3, WMA/ASF, RMJ/RMX
Uses in Learning:
MP3 Audio tutorials and books
What Device is Right for You?
• Hardware options
• User Interface and Form factor
• Communication options (connected, disconnected)
FOCUS ON:
Learning & Performance Needs
Learning Support
• Pre-Learning – Invitation to study materials
• In-Learning– Content, assessment (delivered in very small chunks)– Coaching/mentoring
• Post-Learning – Repetition - key messages delivered as memory
joggers
• Learning Admin– Registration, enrollment, notification, grades
True/False Questions on PocketPC
Assessments & Interactive Activities
Mobile Learning on a TabletPC - eBook
Performance Support
• Guidance while doing the work-task – Step-by-step instructions – Observation and correction/remediation
• Job-Aids – Procedure sheets, schematics, decision tables,
key words, guidelines, values, mission/vision statements
– Calculators, quick simulators
• Live Support – Instant message– Access to live expert (screen sharing)
Example: Medical procedures
Knowledge Support
• Reference and KnowledgeBase– Short eBooks and book chapters
– Case database/library – documents, case studie
– Meta-tagged knowledge objects
– Frequently asked questions
Quick Knowledge Look-up
UserProfiles
&CRM
ContentTemplates
KnowledgeRepository
CreateCreate ManageManage DeliverDeliverWorkflowsWorkflows
Web/e-Commerce System
SmartPhones
PDA
TabletPC
Mobile Learning Platforme-Commercee-Commerce
Web
LegacyContent
Case Studies
Development and implementation of a PDA-based meeting/course guide
ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting
• Largest educational gathering of pharmacists in the world
• Over 20,000 attendees• Features >70 educational sessions, over 200
live presentations• 1,300 poster presentations • >100 industry-supported satellite programs
and 400 exhibitors
Rationale for Development of PDA Meeting Guide
• More than half the audience are PDA users
• Printed meeting schedule cumbersome, static, and not user-friendly
• Revenue-generating opportunity through industry sponsorship
• Offer corporate sponsor high visibility
• Reinforces association’s commitment to cutting-edge technology
Information included in the Meeting/Event Guide
• Meeting Schedule-at-a-glance • Educational sessions supported by sponsor• Poster presentations • Residency showcase list and schedule • Alpha list of exhibitors with booth numbers• Convention hotels with phone numbers• Meeting shuttle bus schedule and routes• General meeting information (Registration hours,
bookstore hours, audiotape sales)• “Beam to a friend” instructions
Features of PDA Meeting Guide
• Available for download from the meeting website one month prior to the meeting
• Beamed to users’ PDAs via beaming jacks located on a kiosk in the registration area
• Interactive with users’ PDA calendar
• Palm and Pocket PC platforms
• WideRay beaming jacks
Podcasting: A New Format for Healthcare Continuing Education
Formats for CE • Live
• Web - Live Web Conferences, Webcasts
• Video
• Audio - Audiorecordings, Teleconferences, Podcasts
• CD, Other Multimedia
Scope of Continuing Medical Education: 2004
Accreditation Council for CME Annual Report, 2004.
In 2004…• Approx. 71,500 continuing medical
education activities were offered by nationally accredited sponsors – 47,000 live (51,000 in 2003)
– 15,500 online (8,400 in 2003)
– 9,000 journal based/enduring (8,000 in 2003)
• Total # of MD CME participants: >6,500,000• U.S. CME Expenditures: >$1.6 billion
Rationale and Benefits of Podcast CE
• Easy and convenient for users• Relatively inexpensive, can repurpose content
from recorded programs• Requested by participants/students• Attractive to young, technology-savvy
students• Lends itself well to a variety of content
including certification review courses
Podcast CE Process
• User subscribes to ASHP Advantage podcasts (http://www.ashpadvantage.com/podcasts/feeds/ashpadvantageCE.xml)
• User downloads mp3 file and pdf file of program handout materials
• After completing the program, user logs on to ASHP Advantage CE Processing Center to take post-test and print CE certificate
Implementation Process
• Develop content and website
• Develop online evaluation tool
• Solicit registered users of CE Center to pilot test
• Roll out to ASHP students
Thank You!
For a copy of this presentation, please contact:
Harvey [email protected]
Instancy, Incwww.instancy.com
919-653-4980