Mobile Resources Use in a Distance Learning Population

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At it's simplest, mobile learning is the provision of education on a mobile device.

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F R O N T I E R N U R S I N G U N I V E R S I T Y

• Founded in 1939 in Hyden, KY to support the Frontier Nursing Service

• Began distance programs in 1989

• Grants graduate degrees to nurses seeking to become a CNM, FNP, or WHNP

F R O N T I E R N U R S I N G U N I V E R I S T Y

Students are:

• 95% female

• Average age = 36

• RNs with one year professional experience

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• Does using a mobile device give students more study time?

• Do students actually use the resources that we give them?

• What do they use that we don't know about??

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F O R U S

S T U D E N T S A R E U S I N G M O B I L E D E V I C E S A S L E A R N I N G T O O L S

• Increase mobile content institution-wide

• Provide tech support for mobile technologies

• Deliver library content in mobile-friendly format

• Build relationships with faculty

M O B I L E L E A R N I N G I S I M P O R TA N T F O R S T U D E N T S I N C L I N I C A L P R A C T I C A

• Move to problem based learning (PBL)

• Use scaffolded instruction

• Consider fundamental device instruction

• Include student recommended apps in instruction

"If you build it, they will come."

- F I E L D O F D R E A M S

If we teach it, they will use it.

F O R Y O U

I F Y O U T E A C H I T T H E Y W I L L C O M E

• Identify relevant apps

• Use in curriculum

• Demonstrate

M A I N TA I N I N G M O B I L E

• Use clear terminology

• Use mobile technology yourself

• Stay abreast of mobile trends

P H O T O C R E D I T S

Title - (app)ropriate CC-BY-NC Robert Bruce Murray III, https://www.flickr.com/photos/thirddesign/3218343159/in/set-72157616742374498

Slide 2 - http://www.edtechmagazine.com/higher/article/2013/03/13-impressive-statistics-

about-mobile-device-use

Slide 4 - Simple CC-BY Nana B Agyei, https://www.flickr.com/photos/nanagyei/

5603559201/in/set-72157620555290596

Slide 5 - http://blog.dlsii.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/distance-education.jpg

Slide 28 - http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/real-life-field-dreams-plan-379343

Slide 29 - Hemnes Mirror, Ikea, http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/00122822/

All other photos by the authors or courtesy of Frontier Nursing University

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