Supporting Mobile Learners: An Action Research Approach

Krassie Petrova & Chun Li25th June 2010 eLearning Research Group

Research Motivation

• My experiences as an EAS student.• Vocabulary learning: memorize new words iteratively and practice them

regularly.• Time and location limitations.• Mobile technologies, such as mobile phone texting (SMS) , promote

learning to be ubiquitous.

Research Questions

Research MethodologyAction Research

Research Cycles and Duration

Research Setting

Nokia PC Suite

mLearning flow in Research Cycle One

Timetable of EAS Class

Sample of Academic Vocabulary Test

mLearning Text Messages

Data Collection in Research Cycle One

Data Analysis Framework

Research Findings in Research Cycle One

Data Analysis in Research Cycle One

Data Analysis in Research Cycle One

Data Analysis in Research Cycle One

Data Analysis in Research Cycle One

Research Cycle Two

mLearning Flow in Research Cycle Two

mLearning Text Messages

Data Collection in Research Cycle Two

Research Findings in Research Cycle Two

Research Findings in Research Cycle Two

Data Analysis in Research Cycle Two

Conclusion

Further research: Research Cycle Three

Acknowledgements

References

Thank You

Discussion