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””Future is already here—Future is already here—it’s just unevenly it’s just unevenly
distributed.”distributed.”(William Gibson)(William Gibson)
Pen-based Learning Technologies in Higher Education: Teaching and Studying Radiographic Anatomy in Mobile Learning Environmentwww.itrace.ing.unict.it/i-trace/
Sanna Vahtivuori-HänninenMedia Education Centre,Dept. of Applied Sciences of Education, University of Helsinki
Kimmo SuomalainenInstitute of Dentistry, Research and Development Unit for Medical Education,University of Helsinki
Terhi Karaharju-SuvantoUniversity Dental Clinic,City of Helsinki and Institute of Dentistry, University of Helsinki
E-Learn Conference 2008, Las Vegas, November 18th 2008
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Contents
1 I-Trace Project
2 Aims
3 Designing Principles
4 Implementation
5 Research Questions, Methods and Data Collection
6 Findings
7 Conclusions
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I-Trace Project
I-Trace – Interactive Tracing and Graphical Annotationin Pen-based E-learning
Aims to develop and evaluate new generation of hand-held devices and pedagogical concepts, especially pen-based learning technologies (PBLT) in educational context
Co-run by universities of Catania, Rome, Naples, and Helsinki, and the Technical Universities of Bucharest and Cluj-Napoca, and Eedo Knowledgeware Corporation
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Aims
To understand better PBLT and the role of mobility for
future teaching, studying and learning (TSL) needs
To use and create appropriate pedagogical concepts
and models for network-based mobile education (NBME)
To develop a feasible pedagogical concept for studying
dentistry in more student-oriented way
www.itrace.ing.unict.it/i-trace/
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Designing of the Study Module
Consideration of the broad context and transdisciplinary
approach combination of multiple tools and uses for a
purposive TSL environment
Planning of the TSL process based on the collaborative
action of the students and the teachers (See e.g. Bonk &
Reynolds 1997)
Emphasis on pre-interaction phase when planning
teaching process
Taking into account pedagogicals models and
charateristics of TSL process
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Implementation 1
1. Three contact units—orientation, checkpoint meeting and debriefing, plus two net-based units
2. Students split up into pairs with one Tablet PC
3. Pairs designed their schedule and working plan for the net-based units
4. The first task in the net-based unit was to get acquainted with the learning environment
5. Students used groupware with their tablet PCs to comment their experiences and problems with the Web-Trace cephalometric software
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Implementation 2
6. In the second F2F meeting students traced ten cephalometric cases
7. In the second net-based unit students traced and evaluated as many cases as they like to, in addition to these ten obligatory cases
8. Teachers provided feedback on the process (comments for questions)
9. Students reported on their work and problems in the groupware tool
10. Debriefing
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Outline of the Cephalometric Study Module
Info about Cephalometric
tracing
Web-questionnaire
F2
FN
BE
R e s e a r c h p r o c e s s
Orientation lecture
F2F meeting I
solving problems ja summing up what have
been learned so far
Evaluation, sharing experiences and closing
up the seminar
Questions and problems to groupware
Getting familiar with the tablet pc,
software and network-
environment
• Getting familiar with the software,
tutorial
F2F Meeting III
Students design their own
schedules
NBE study phase I Two weeks
F2F meeting II NBE study
phase IIOne week
Trainingof the test
pictures
Questions and problems to groupware
Test I: Tracing the test pictures
Test II: Tracing the test pictures
I-trace video clipwww.itrace.ing.unict.it/i-trace/
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Theoretical Background 1
Pedagogical model—Plan or model by which it is possible to direct the planning of instruction and design teaching and studying materials (Joyce & Weil, 1980)
Decisions and activities in the TSL situation are often based more on everyday information emerging from intuition and experience than the research information (Kansanen et al., 2000; Jyrhämä, 2002)
More freedom of choice and skill to choose the most effective pedagogical solution, when having the know-how from theory and different pedagogical models (Vahtivuori-Hänninen, 2004; Tissari et al., 2004)
With the aid of pedagogical models, it is possible to find means for the design of research-based, reflective and high-quality network-based mobile TSL environment
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Theoretical Background 2
Mobile learning as learning and communication, in which different tools and mobile technologies are used (Tella, 2005)
As mobile technologies, all different mobile, ‘portable’ and ‘hand-size’ multi media communicators, smart telephones, PDA gadgets etc.
Wireless, mediated communication between people Mobility regarded as movability (Kynäslahti & Seppälä, 2003; Lehtonen & Vahtivuori-Hänninen, 2004)
Elements of mobility; convenience—rationality, expediency, immediacy and quality of life (Kynäslahti 2003, 47)
In mobile learning environment, mobile tools can be seen as a range of tools that support thought and activity and are well suited to a particular TSL situation and activity (mind tools)
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Four Key Elementsof Mobility
1 Convenience/rationality
3 Immediacy
4 Quality
of Life
2 Expediency
1 Rational time management
2 Intentional moving in a certain environment
Context part of the TSL process
3 Perfoming educational act immediately
4 Suitable time and place for educational activities
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Research Questions
1. What characteristics of the pedagogical models can
be seen in the study module?
2. What are the students’ perceptions of the usability
of the PLTs?
3. How, from the students’ perspectives, does mobility
and mobile tools support studying and learning?
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Research Methods and Data Collection
Both qualitative and quantitative methods
Ethnographic research
Data collection methods used comprised 1) participant observations, 2) transcribed interviews of the students (N=9), and 3) a network-based questionnaire (N=48)
Network-based discussions of the students participating in the study were stored in the groupware
F2F meetings were recorded by digital video
Content analysis, statistical comparisons (KW test), and descriptions were applied forms of analysis
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Some Findings RQ 1
Study method used was found a beneficial way to study and learn
Characteristics of the individual study model were emphasized when considering of the pedagogical models
Drawing with the digital pen was found an effective way to learn X-ray anatomy and cephalometric tracing E.g. less time was used with better results, when comparing the
mobile Web-Trace rehearsal with traditional tracing method of the X-ray pictures with light desks and transparencies
Web-Trace X-ray case library was found beneficial Fostered and encouraged to drill again different case images
and new anatomical shapes
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Some Findings RQ 1
The factors which promoted new skills most1. Drawing the pictures independently2. Clear and well-implemented pedagogical course structure 3. Good-quality tutorial of the software
Lack of elements of the collaboration models or groupinvestigation model
Instead of a real collaboration, a communicative and reciprocal teaching model and peer support was implementedin the face-to-face meetings
Students reported this study method to be suitable for learning cephalometric tracing
Four out of five of all students felt that this study method activated their learning considerably and was interactive.
Two thirds of the students reported this study module was dealing with real life problems and situations and will benefit their future work as dentists
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Some Findings RQ 2
Software was very inspiring and the primary reactions of the users were positive
Usability and quality of the tutorial was found very good Students had much technical difficulties with the software
Wireless connection of the HU Hupnet was too slow for
the fluent use of the Web-Trace software
Evaluation tool worked well only occasionally—
approximately 20% to 25% of the X-rays could be
evaluated easily by the students
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Some Findings RQ 3
Students experienced to be free to work wherever and whenever they wanted, at home or at the university authentic environments and crossing borders of time and space
More that half of the students found that mobility supported their studying and learning SL process is on and possible “all the time in a relax and natural way”
Three out of four students found that the mobility of the equipment enhanced their studies above moderate
Studying dentistry very much based on practical skills and competences, which must be trained in the the real-life situations
Sceptisism about the full potential of the mobile learning environment in dentistry
Movability and the mobile devices were found very promising and useful to support TSL process in the near future
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Conlusions 1
Creation of the new teachingand studying culture in higher education
A higher theoretical level is demanded when designing NBME than face-to-face teaching
Engagement and tight collaboration between different levels of (TSL) organization and partners is crucial
Enough resources and time available for teachers’ guidance is needed
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Conlusions 2
New working methods and network-based mobile learning environment motivated students
Mobile learning environment supported teaching and guidance in network-based environments
Mobile learning and the educational use of PBLT is a possible way to organize TSL process in higher-education context in more student-oriented way
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Thank You!
For more information:Sanna Vahtivuori-Hä[email protected]
Media Education CentreHelsinki University
www.helsinki.fi/sokla/media/
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