Lifelong Learning supported by Mobile Technologies

1. Lifelong Learning supported by Mobile Technologies Anupam Ashish S. M. FahadAizaz

2. Why Lifelong Learning?

3. What is Lifelong Learning? • Continuous building of skills and knowledge acquisition • Formal and informal education, life experiences • Improve knowledge, skills and competence with a personal, civic, social employment-related perspective. • Characteristics • The process is continuous through- out one’s life • No specific age group • Entail programs that are pursued during a lifetime • Philosophical approach

4. Models of Lifelong Learning • Formal Learning • School, university, military training • Learner has little control over the process • Non-formal Learning • Individual decides what to learn • How is decided by the organizer • Partial Control • Informal Learning • Learner decides how is to be learned • Self directed • Individual decide what and how of learning • Targeted mostly for adults

5. Mobile Technology and Learning • Internet has evolved into a universal platform to communicate and share information • Massive development in cellular communication technologies • Location is not static • Support for mobility • Are these devices capable of incorporating a Learning environment? • m-Learning project from ECIST • Envisage the potential of mobile devices for learning • Targeted reluctant young adult learners with poor literacy or numeracy

6. Different Learning Methodologies • Distance Learning, e-Learning and m-Learning • Distance Learning • learning when the source of information and the learners are separated by time and distance, or both • E-learning • electronically supported learning and teaching • Mobile Learning • Learner is not at a fixed, predetermined location • Learning opportunities offered by mobile technologies • Opportunity of learning is independent oftime, location and the changes in learning environment • Fill the deficiencies of former

7. Theory for Mobile Learning • Mobility – Learners on the move • Non-formal and Informal Learning • Learning that takes place outside classroom • Constructive to society • learner centered • knowledge centered • assessment centered • community centered • Technological ease • ubiquitous use of technology.

8. Support for Lifelong Learning in m-Learning • Accessibility • Learners can access material from any geo-location • Learning beyond classroom or special hours • Rich multimedia content • Video Lectures, audio slides etc. • Translation into numerous foreign languages • Interactivity • Face to face conversation between two learners • Real time communication • Social Platforms e.g. Facebook • Individuals of common interest • Collaboration and Teamwork • Collaborate without any boundaries • Share experiences and ideas

9. Challenges for Lifelong Learning • Portability – support mobility • Individuality • Support individual learning styles • Unobtrusive • Means to retrieve knowledge in all situations • Availability • Communication with peers, experts, teachers • Adaptability • Context adaptable to individual skills & situations • Persistent • Enable learning despite any change in technology • Useful - useful in everyday life routine • User-friendly - easy to use • Other – specific to mobile devices • Small screen sizes • Limitation in power

10. Framework for Lifelong Learning