Research on Mobile Learning Scenarios in Science Education in Europe Dr. Eugenijus Kurilovas, Vilnius University: Centre for IT in Education, Lithuania Virginija Bireniene, Klaipeda Simon Dach pro-gymnasium; Centre for IT in Education, Lithuania Florence, 21-22 October 2013
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Research on Mobile Learning
Scenarios in Science
Education in Europe
Dr. Eugenijus Kurilovas, Vilnius University: Centre for IT in Education, Lithuania
Virginija Bireniene, Klaipeda Simon Dach pro-gymnasium; Centre for IT in
Education, Lithuania
Florence, 21-22 October 2013
• The aim of the paper
• Related works. Personalisation & tablets based
learning activities
• Research methodology
• Interconnections
• Learning activity quality criteria
• Multiple criteria decision analysis
• Results and discussion
• Conclusion and future research
Outline
The aim of the
paper
The paper aims to present current research on mobile learning
scenarios / activities in science education in Europe
Contribution:
1) Comparison of quality: mobile tablet based learner centred
learning activities incl. learning personalisation, problem
solving, Web 2.0 enhanced collaboration, and flipped class
methods Vs traditional teacher centred knowledge
transmission learning activities
2) Method of expert evaluation of learning activities based on
multiple criteria decision analysis and Fuzzy methods and its
experimental application
Related Works
• Personalised learning approach is much more
effective in comparison with traditional “one size
fits all’ approach
• We use personalisation according to students
learning styles:
– Activists
– Reflectors
– Pragmatists
– Theorists
Learning styles:
• Activist: learn by doing. Have an open-minded
approach to learning, involving themselves fully and
without bias in new experiences. Their preferred
activities are: brainstorming, problem solving, group
discussion, puzzles, competitions, and role-play.
• Reflector: learn by observing and thinking about what
happened.
• Pragmatist: need to be able to see how to put the
learning into practice in the real world.
• Theorist: like to understand the theory behind the
actions.
PBL method
Problem based learning method:
1. Discussing the problem scenario in the groups, which
promotes communication skills and cooperative learning
2. Brainstorming ideas to cross the learning boundaries, which
promotes creative learning and knowledge integration
3. Identifying the learning issues for research, which promotes
active learning and critical thinking
4. Research to construct the action plans, which promotes new
knowledge development
5. Reporting the research findings to the groups, which
promotes peer-to-peer learning to complete the final products
Related projects:
• iTEC (Innovative Technologies for Engaging Classrooms):
transformation in learning and teaching through the strategic application of
learning technology (design of the future classroom):
– 27 project partners incl. 15 Ministries of Education, funding of €9.45
million from the European Commission’s FP7 programme
– Brings together teachers, policymakers, pedagogical experts to
introduce innovative teaching practices
– Future classroom’s learning activities and scenarios created in iTEC are
piloted and validated in over 2,000 classrooms all over Europe
– Subject: Science
– Website: http://itec.eun.org/web/guest/
• Creative Classrooms Lab (CCL) is developing innovative teaching and
learning scenarios involving the use of tablets in and out of school:
– Validation in policy experimentations involving 9 Ministries of Education
and 45 classes.
– One of the means to help European Ministries of Education to make
proper decisions concerning large scale investments in tablet devices