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Overcoming the Motivation Challenge in eLearning: 5 Things You Can Do

Overcoming the Motivation Challenge in eLearning: 5 Things You Can Do | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
From info.shiftelearning.com - October 25, 2014 9:14 PM
Keeping learner motivation levels high is one of the common challenges faced by the eLearning professionals. With these tips you can motivate them from that first splash to the finish line.
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How do you motivate your students? This post explores this and shares five tips you might use if you teach online, but the same tips will also work in a face2face classroom. What are the tips?

1. Offer choice, control and freedom

2. Structure lessons around clear, real world goals

3. Create engaging, bite-sized materials

4. Engage students with each other

5. Give - and seek - feedback frequently.

Each of these is discussed in more detail in the post.

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Research-based proof that students use cell phones for LEARNING

Research-based proof that students use cell phones for LEARNING | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
From theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com - February 17, 2013 5:54 PM

"A new study conducted by TRU provides a body of research which supports the idea that students use cell phones to learn, and also that schools are not acknowledging or supporting them fully, yet... Rather than banning, the study highlights the fact that if we meet children where they are we can leverage their use of mobile devices for powerful learning."

Beth Dichter's insight:

The study was a survey of 1000 students in Grades 6 - 8 and came out with some surprising data. Key findings include:

* More than one out of three middle school students report they are using smartphones (39%) and tablets (31%) to do homework.

* More than 1 in 4 students (26 %) are using smartphones for their homework, weekly or more.

* Hispanic and African American middle school students are using the smartphones for homework more than Caucasian students. Nearly one half of all Hispanic middle school students (49%) report using smartphones for homework. Smartphone use for homework also crosses income levels with nearly one in three (29%) of students from the lowest income households reporting smartphone usage to do their homework assignments. (Note - 25% of students surveyed were from households of $25,000 or less income.)

The report has additional key findings as well as areas of significan opportunity, statistics on students interest in STEM, mobile device usage, benefits of mobile devices in the classroom, and the opportunity to increase mobile device usage in the classroom.

You may also download a pdf of this report at http://www.thinkfinity.org/servlet/JiveServlet/previewBody/10549-102-2-18289/Research%20on%20Mobile%20Technology.pdf.

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12 Principles Of Mobile Learning

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From www.teachthought.com - March 29, 2013 11:32 PM
Beth Dichter's insight:

What do you think the principles of mobile learning are? This post provide the following 12. Each of the principles (below) are discussed in the post.Do you agree with them or are there ones you would add (or delete)? Share your thoughts here (or on TeachThought). 

The list:

* Access'

* Metrics

* Cloud

* Transparent

* Play

* Asynchronous

* Self-Actuated

* Diverse

* Curation

* Blending

* Always-On

* Authentic

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danahawkins's comment August 8, 2013 10:34 PM
The curation comment is interesting... I think it's fantastic that students are able to gain these skills without the assistance of a teacher, but ultimately if they veer off the path or have been misguided, they will always need a facilitator to not only show students the tools but also give them some best practice ideas.
Viljenka Savli (http://www2.arnes.si/~sopvsavl/)'s curator insight, August 13, 2013 2:13 AM

A new approach to learning and teaching concerns students' selflearning and assessing and of course techer's coaching. More about main principals in this article...
Mary Kate Lavin's curator insight, February 6, 2014 2:39 PM

This describes the 12 principles of mobile learning.  It describes not only how to use technology in classes but also the reasoning behind using it.  
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10 Ways That Mobile Learning Will Revolutionize Education

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From www.fastcodesign.com - June 1, 2012 2:20 PM
Smartphones and tablet computers are radically transforming how we access our shared knowledge sources by keeping us constantly connected to near-infinite volumes of raw data and information.

This article explores mLearning (mobile learning) and it make the point that m could also stand for me. Using a tool called frogMob (an open research tool) as well as other resources the article discusses "10 key themes that are likely to drive the development of mLearning initiatives in innovative directions."

They are:

* Continuous Learning

* Educational Leapfrogging

* A New Crop of Older, Lifelong Learners (and Educators)

* Breaking Gender Boundaries, Reducing Physical Burdens

* A New Literacy Emerges: Software Literacy

* Education's Long Tail

* Teachers and Pupils Trade Roles

* Synergies with Mobile Banking and Mobile Health Initiatives

*New Opportunities for Traditional Educational Institutions

* A Revolution Leading to Customized Education

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