Using mobile app to cultivate students life long learning habit II
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Angus Chan Precious Blood Secondary School
Using Mobile Apps to Cultivate Students’ Life-long Learning Habit
• eClass: Need to buy licenses
• Moodle: Free
• Main benefits of traditional Learning Resources Management Systems:
◦ Students’ assignments and teachers’ feedback can be collected systematically
◦ Teaching materials can be arranged systematically
Existing Learning Platforms
• Are these so-called learning platforms targeted for students or teachers?
• Will students revise the materials on these platforms even after promoted to high levels or graduated?
• Will students use them for life-long learning?
Existing Learning Platforms
• To promote life-long learning, instead of using specialized learning platforms, tools that are available to most people at anytime should be encouraged
• Mobiles apps are good candidates, especially those that are NOT limited by specific subjects or contexts, with transferrable skills
Mobile Apps for Daily Usage
• Feaures:
◦ support text, drawings, photos, videos & audio recording
◦ easy-to-use
◦ easy to manage & search materials created
◦ cross-platform
◦ online storage / sharing
Mobile Apps for Daily Usage
• Life-long learning skills:
◦ create multimedia notes on students’ own
◦ organise ideas using drawings or concept maps
◦ manage their learning materials and notes
◦ search learning materials and information efficiently
Mobile Apps for Daily Usage