The Big Switch Moving Training and Assessment to Mobile Devices 2012 Users Conference New Orleans March 20-23
Outline A Real-life Mobile Experience Creating a Mobile Philosophy Practical Tips for mlearning Developing Mobile Assessments Slide 2
... a digital person in an analog world! Slide 3
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Potential Applications for Mobile Delivery Deliver to the device in your hand Observational assessments Mobile test centers
What are QR Codes? QR = Quick Response Type of barcode Allows more data than traditional barcode Used in marketing, advertising, entertainment Increasing use in elearning/mlearning Slide 6
QR Codes are read by Apps iphone Redlaser Neoreader ScanLife Android Google Goggles QR Droid Scanlife Windows Mobile QR Reader BeeTag Quickmark Blackberry ScanLife BeeTag QR Code Scanner www.url.com/xxx Slide 7
QR Codes for Launching Assessments Course evaluation example: Embed demographic data in the Questionmark URL to be saved to special fields in the assessment results, e.g. Course name Instructor name Location If you are delivering a survey (or course evaluation), QR Codes can help by: Increasing response rates because Quick and easy to access the right URL (no typing required) Increasing data captured allows Data easily captured (no typing required) Easier analysis of survey results by demographic Slide 8
Example Use Case Slide 9 Company X is delivering onboarding training sessions at 8 locations with several different instructors Attendees don t have immediate access to workstations/laptops but are equipped with smartphones Each location includes a unique QR code at the training location (or on handouts) for attendees to scan QR Code contains survey URL including demographic parameters such as Instructor name Location Survey/Course Eval reports can than provide analysis with breakdown/comparison by relevant demographic
Android Mobile Apps iphone, ipad and ipod touch
Observational Assessment Observer rates participants performance, skills and abilities Preparation Performing the task Wrap Up
Create Surveys, quizzes, tests and exams Deliver Blended, secure delivery Analyze Understand and share results with stakeholders
Switching to Mobile Creating a Mobile Philosophy Slide 13
Strategize Train Prepare for Pain Slide 14
Backward Design Create the Objectives Collect the Content Material Plan Learning Experiences Design the Course Develop the Assessment Slide 15
Backward Design 2-4 Essential Questions Develop the Assessment Collect the Content Material Plan Learning Experiences Design the Course Slide 16
Less means more! Je n ai fait celle-ci plus longue que parce que n ai pas eu le loisir de la faire plus courte The present letter is a very long one, simply because I had no leisure to make it shorter. Blaise Pascal, Provincial Letters Slide 17
Does anyone have a question? Slide 18
Any questions? Slide 19
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Practical Tips for mlearning Slide 21
Back in 2 and 2 If you had 2 minutes to teach your most important concept... Stop Light Learning 1 Main Point 3 ways Make it Stick Slide 22
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Develop for the Device Browser screen - 320 x 356 pixels Graphics 200 pixels wide Video H.264 Audio mp3 at 22 khz Slide 24
Lay-Out Most important goes high and left Place videos last Avoid Flash Keep files small 13 font is minimum 1 or 2 columns of content/page Slide 25
Text is unreadable and requires participant to zoom and scroll around to see details in image Text is readable and it is not necessary to zoom or scroll to see image.
Test on the Device Test Test Test Slide 27
What I Use Slide 28
QuestionMark Slide 29
Auto Sense Device/Browser Questionmark Packages the Assessment for Device/Browser/iframe Senses Sends Device/Browser HTML On-the-fly auto-sizing of skin and controls Slide 30
Have the technology work for you Author once deliver anywhere Auto-sensing Embedded Mobile Apps Slide 31
Auto-sensing Comes as standard with Perception V5 Might require different assessment templates with other software Will resize the assessment tools/content for optimum fit Consider if your assessment content will be affective on smaller screens Slide 32
Mobile Assessments: Item Types Question Type Apple Windows Mobile Blackberry Android Multiple Choice Multiple Response Likert Scale Fill in Blanks Select a Blank Matching Ranking Pull-down List Numeric Text Match Survey Matrix Knowledge Matrix Essay Explanation True/False Yes/No Adobe Captivate Adobe Flash File Upload Hotspot Drag and Drop Slide 33
Mobile assessments and learning Adds value to anytime/anywhere learning content Enables flexible/personalised learning Encourages social and collaborative learning Expands your ability to complete assessments in the most relevant and appropriate context Enables you to leverage devices already in the hands of your participants Slide 34
Thank you for attending! 2012 Users Conference New Orleans March 20-23 Barry Jass barry.jass@covidien.com Jeff Place jeff@questionmark.com