A poster and web-based report describing an investigation into the use of mobile devices with adult learners in order to enable said learners to generate their own instructional videos to support their learning and gain greater access to educational resources.
The project focused on providing adult literacy students who were less experienced in mobile device usage, both in general and as a learning tool, with new tools to self-assess their own learning, facilitate recall, and improve their achievements in their educational settings as a naturally occurring opportunity. It also focused on using mobile video as an alternative to written instructions/notes for some learners. Some participants already used mobile devices to access learning resources that they found to be most useful to them, but had not previously used them in this reflective manner.
Some key findings included: The use of mobile technology led to positive learning outcomes for some of the participants. Some existing online instructional videos are useful for the target cohort of adult learners, but are not always easy enough to find and access. There is an interest amongst teachers and learners in home-produced videos but some barriers to actually producing and using them. The participant who had the lowest level of literacy was the most receptive to introducing a mobile device as a conduit for learning.
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