Conceptual Framework for Democratized Mobile Learning
Empowering Nontechnical Teachers through
Visual Programming
Ishan Abeywardena28th Asian Association of Open
Universities Annual Conference(AAOU 2014)
Hong Kong SAR, China29th October 2014
Conceptual Framework for Democratized Mobile Learning
Empowering Nontechnical Teachers through
Visual Programming
Ishan Abeywardena28th Asian Association of Open
Universities Annual Conference(AAOU 2014)
Hong Kong SAR, China29th October 2014
The FrameworkThe Framework
Train Nontechnical Teachers(Training of Trainers)
Develop Ideas in the Classroom for Mobile Learning
Build Capacities in Mobile App Development
Custom Develop Mobile Apps for the Classroom
First TOT WorkshopSTOU, Thailand
August 2014
First TOT WorkshopSTOU, Thailand
August 2014
FeedbackFeedback
31st October and 1st November 2014
• Who should participate:– lecturers, teachers and trainers– programmers, software engineers, IT staff– educational technologists– entrepreneurs and business owners– anyone interested in learning mobile app development.
• The objectives of the workshop are to assist you to:– Familiarize yourself with the AI2 platform– Use the Designer and Blocks Editor– Implement various components in applications– Design rich user experiences (UX)– Practise packaging and distribution of applications.
Second TOT WorkshopOUHK, Hong Kong SAR
October 2014
Second TOT WorkshopOUHK, Hong Kong SAR
October 2014
C0416, Homantin campus, OUHK
I acknowledge the support provided by
Dr K.C. Li and Dr K.S. Yuen, Secretaries of the conference organizing committee; and Open University of Hong Kong (OUHK)
by extending full sponsorship for may participation at the 28th Asian Association of Open Universities Annual Conference (AAOU 2014).
AcknowledgementsAcknowledgements
About…About…Ishan AbeywardenaDirector, International Academic Relations Division, The Open University of Sri Lanka.
• MSc in Wireless Enterprise Business Systems, Brunel University, UK.• MSc in Engineering Management, Brunel University, UK.• BSc in Computer Science, Bangalore University, India.• PhD Candidate in Computer Science, University Malaya, Malaysia. Areas of specialisation: text
mining, metadata, faceted search
Professional Member of– Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (MIEEE)– British Computer Society (MBCS)– Institution of Engineering and Technology (MIET)– Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) and Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA)
Professional Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/ishansa
Research Profile: http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ishan_Abeywardena/
Tech Blog: http://www.ishantalks.com
E-mail: [email protected]
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