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Mobile Learning: Perspectives of Psychology Students at Athabasca University

CNIE/RCIÉ Conference 2008 Banff, Alberta. Mobile Learning: Perspectives of Psychology Students at Athabasca University. Dr. Linda Chmiliar Deborah Russell. Introduction. This study was conducted with Athabasca University students who had completed courses in Psychology recently.

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Mobile Learning: Perspectives of Psychology Students at Athabasca University

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  1. CNIE/RCIÉ Conference 2008 Banff, Alberta Mobile Learning: Perspectives of Psychology Students at Athabasca University Dr. Linda Chmiliar Deborah Russell

  2. Introduction This study was conducted with Athabasca University students who had completed courses in Psychology recently. Results of the study are intended to guide new course development incorporating mobile technologies.

  3. Introduction Survey set out to discover: • What mobile technologies students own • How technologies are utilized • Frequency of use • Comfort levels • Learning preferences (print vs. online) • Interest in learning with mobile technologies

  4. Respondents 294 psychology students • 92% female • 51% aged 18 – 35 • 49% aged 36 - 45+ • 63% urban • 37% rural/remote

  5. Findings – Technology Ownership • 91.8% (N=270) Mobile Phone • 67% (N=197) Laptop • 30.3% (N=89) iPod • 8.8% (N=26) PDA • 4.1% (N=12) Blackberry • 1.7% (N=5) Pocket PC • 1.7% (N=5) Tablet PC

  6. Mobile Phone Comfort Levels

  7. Mobile Phone Usage Levels

  8. Laptop Comfort Levels

  9. Laptop Usage Levels

  10. iPod (MP3) Comfort Levels

  11. iPod (MP3) Usage Levels

  12. iPod Content Downloads • 50.6% download content using desktop computers • 48.3% download content using laptops

  13. Podcasting Experience

  14. Other Technology Comfort Levels

  15. Other Technology Usage Levels

  16. How Technologies are Used

  17. Learning Preferences

  18. Interest in M-Learning

  19. Findings Compared to Literature • Laptops function as hubs, mobile devices as peripherals • Personal devices most promising for education • Know your students (location, learning preferences, able/willing to use mobile technologies) • Age – younger students more interested? • Gender – differences in ownership/usage?

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