1 Mobile Search and Context Based Learning Damien Darcy – Institute of Education, University of London Niall Winters – London Knowledge Lab

2 “The design of a mobile learning activity with students using mobile search in a museum setting” What is the relationship between the learning context and mobile search? What is the relationship between the learning context and mobile search? What do the students search for? What do the students search for? How do they search? How do they search? What motivates their searches? What motivates their searches? Introduction

3 Energy Gallery at the London Science Museum Why we chose here What this environment offers in terms of a learning context Outlining the Context

4 Context defines & affects the mobile search Mobile search affects the context Student Motivations Find more information about an exhibit Search for their own material Search for alternative viewpoints Immediacy Why does it matter?

5 Scenario – What happens? Exhibits Exhibits Phones Phones Questions Questions

6 Observations and Findings A Pilot Study A Pilot Study How much searching occurred? How much searching occurred? What about contextual searching? What about contextual searching? Examples of searches undertaken Examples of searches undertaken

7 Putting it all together ….. What steps were needed to organise the learning activity? Location and context analysis Examining the students search skills Analysing the Results Considering “Learning Trails”