Mobile Search and Context Based Learning Damien Darcy

Mobile Search and Context Based Learning Damien Darcy – Institute of Education, University of London Niall Winters – London Knowledge Lab 1

Introduction “The design of a mobile learning activity with students using mobile search in a museum setting” n. What is the relationship between the learning context and mobile search? n. What n. How do the students search for? do they search? n. What motivates their searches? 2

Outlining the Context Energy Gallery at the London Science Museum n n. Why we chose here n. What this environment offers in terms of a learning context 3

Why does it matter? n Context defines & affects the mobile search n Mobile search affects the context Student Motivations n Find more information about an exhibit n Search for their own material n Search for alternative viewpoints n Immediacy 4

Scenario – What happens? n Exhibits n Phones n Questions 5

n. Observations A Pilot Study and Findings n How much searching occurred? n What about contextual searching? n Examples of searches undertaken 6

Putting it all together …. . n What steps were needed to organise the learning activity? n Location and context analysis n Examining the students search skills n Analysing the Results n Considering “Learning Trails” 7