TBR Quality Standards

Mobile Apps for Education and Workforce

Development

“With mobile learning expanding globally, more and more people have begun to experience ubiquitous learning (learning that can happen whenever you need it, however you want it) using their mobile devices with apps.”

Mobile Learning with AppsUbiquitous Learning

What Makes Mobile Learning Ubiquitous?

*Quotes noted regarding U-Learning are from

Emantras Inc

Ubiquitous LearningU-Learning

“Ubiquitous learning (or u-learning) is equivalent to a form of simple mobile learning, e.g. learning environments that can be accessed in various contexts and situations.”

U-Learning

“By looking at the features of ubiquitous learning, it’s easier to understand why many consider mobile education to be a form ubiquitous learning. With the development of mobile learning and mobile apps, the concept of ubiquitous education has become more tangible.”

Features of U-Learning using Mobile Apps

• Adaptability

• Interactivity

• Permanency

• Accessibility

• Immediacy

• Situating of Instructional Activities

Adaptability

“ Learners can get the right information at the right place with the right way.”

Interactivity

“Learners can interact with experts, teachers, or peers in the form of synchronies or asynchronous communication. Hence, the experts are more reachable and the knowledge is more available.”

Permanency

“Learners can never lose their work unless it is purposefully deleted. In addition, all the learning processes are recorded continuously in everyday.”

Accessibility

“Learners have access to their documents, data, or videos from anywhere. That information is provided based on their requests. Therefore, the learning involved is self-directed.”

Immediacy

“Wherever learners are, they can get any information immediately. Therefore learners can solve problems quickly. Otherwise, the learner may record the questions and look for the answer later.”

Situating of Instructional Activities

“The learning could be embedded in our daily life. The problems encountered as well as the knowledge required are all presented in the nature and authentic forms. It helps learners notice the features of problem situations that make particular actions relevant.”

U-Learning “While u-learning itself

extends beyond known technologies like portable computers and mobile devices, this decade has ushered in the advent of mobile education, considered by many as a vital step towards a truly ubiquitous learning system.”

U-Learning and Mobile Apps

Mobile Apps Quality Standards

It can be aligned to the curriculum

It can be measured in terms of students’ outcomes

It promotes interactivity and engagement

It can be accessed from all mobile devices [Apple, Androids, Netbooks, etc.]

It complies with ADA Standards

It is adaptable in terms meeting the needs of students’ learning styles.

Mobile Apps Quality Standards

It allows the instructor to monitor and track students’ progress

It provides at least two (2) learning options (visual, audio, etc.)

It meets instructional design best practices

Mobile Apps Quality Standards

It respects the privacy of others

It meets the PG rating standards

Age appropriate

It can be used without the Internet.

Mobile Apps Quality Standards

TBR Model Mobile App

Emantras Inc

√It complies with ADA Standards

√It can be accessed from all mobile devices (Apple, Androids, Netbooks, etc.)

√It is aligned with the curriculum and student outcomes

√It allows the instructor to monitor and track students’ progress

√It provides at least two (2) learning options (visual, audio, etc.) It meets instructional design best practices

√It respects the privacy of others

It is adaptable

√It meets the PG rating standards

√It can be modified to meet the needs of student learning styles

√It can be used without the Internet.

Fall 2011 Pilot Study

Walters State Community College &

Hamblen County High Schools

Evaluation of Mobile App/General Biology:

-Engagement

-Assignment Completion

-Homework

- Lab Work

-Retention

- Grade Completion

Mobile AppiTunes:

*Special Acknowledgement to MOBL21: Emantras Inc

for their willingness to listen to our recommended designs features and for continual updates and enhancements of mobile apps

and most importantly their interactive lessons for practical use in the classroom.

www.mobl21.com

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