3 rd ASIA PACIFIC MOBILE LEARNING & EDUTAINMENT CONFERENCE MOBILE CLASSROOMS WITH MOBILE LEARNING Dr Norrizan Razali Smart School Department Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC)

2 Any sort of learning that happens when the learner is not at a fixed, predetermined location CONCEPT mLearning Podcast Handheld Convergence Classroom CONCEPT mLearning Podcast Handheld Convergence Classroom TECHNOLOGY iPod Touch iPhone Blackberry Mobile Devices Wireless TECHNOLOGY iPod Touch iPhone Blackberry Mobile Devices Wireless Training CONTENT TYPE Games

3 Benefits of Mobile Learning Easy Access – Anytime Anywhere Instantaneous feedback Tailored Learning Entertaining & Effective Experience Towards Preparing Learners with 21 st Century Skills

4 Target Rankings of all Schools by end 2010 Wave 1 Pilot Phase (1999 – 2002) 88 school nationwide selected Wave 2 Post-Pilot (2002 – 2005) Massive computerization phase to all 10,000 schools Wave 4 Consolidate & Stabilize (2010 – 2020) Innovative practices using ICT enculturated Wave 3 Making All Schools Smart ( ) Leveraging all ICT initiatives Making All Schools Smart Initiative 7,525 schools ranked from 3 to 5 star as of October % increased from 2008 Utilization (40%)Human Capital (40%) Application (10%)Infrastructure (10%) Smart School Qualification Standards

BASELINE 2 Star (2007) *CURRENT 3 Star TARGET 4 Star (2010) BASELINE 1 Star (2007) *CURRENT 2 Star TARGET 3 Star (2010) Schools have monthly ICT smart – partnership programmes with local community and international Technology and Media Literacy Effective Communication Collaboration Problem Solving Critical Thinking BASELINE 1 Star (2007) *CURRENT 3 star TARGET 4 Star (2010) Schools use the communication tools i.e. portal, , blogs, sms to disseminate/ share info with teachers, students and parents BASELINE 1 Star (2007) *CURRENT 3 Star TARGET 4 Star (2010) Schools have at least 50% Teachers integrating ICT in teaching and Learning Schools have all students using Self Learning modules at average level Schools have at least 50% teachers with an average ICT competency level Schools have all students with ICT competency at average level Towards 21 st Century Skills

6 Personalized Learning Collaborative Learning Optimizing Wireless Environment Mobile Learning Continuum Garden 7,525 schools10,000 schools towards Home Playground ADOPT ADAPT INNOVATE

7 Strategies Transporting formal education to an informal setting Personalized learning Students carry own personalized data for learning Collaborative Learning Learning is enriched by sharing with peers

8 Avoiding the Technology Trap Implement the 7 principles of Technology as Levers Frequent Student-Teacher ContactReciprocity & Cooperation Amongst StudentsPractice Active Learning TechniquesGive Prompt FeedbackEmphasize Time on TaskCommunicate High ExpectationsRespect Diverse Talents & Ways of Learning Chickering, Arthur and Stephen C. Ehrmann (1996)

9 Challenges Technology as DistractionOnly 10 – 15% of Technology Utilization **Low Optimization of Advanced Features***Limited relevant local contentSkills limitationLimited Access ** MOE Courseware Evaluation Study, MDeC 2006 *** Malaysia ranked 6th World SMS Volume, 2007 (50 million smses sent)

10 Future Forward

11 Thank You