Is Mobile Learning sufficient replacement for a workshop? Effectiveness in faculty service training

Authors

Leili Mosalanejad
Farzaneh Alipour
Sedigheh Najafipour

Theme

Mobile Learning

Category

Case Studies

INSTITUTION

Jahrom University of medical sciences

Conclusion

As a result, In attention to the effectiveness of mobile based learning on knowledge and consent of faculties about this method. We recommended using this method in service training.

Background

mobile technology has made the effective possibility of using technology to support education and learning in universities and colleges in a way that it makes better chance of e-learning. The aim of this study is to make a mobile-based educational design in new lecturers' workshop plans and investigate its effectiveness from their points of view.

Summary of Work


All new faculty members include teaching workshops participate in this program.T he main program that sent to faculties was lesson plan that was taught in two days, conclude 10 text messages that design by m-learning process to transform basic information about this content. Data gattering was from questionnaire. Pre test – post test faculty knowledge assessed by valid and reliable questionnaire conclude 8 multiple choice question. The effectiveness of this program by questionnaire about advantage and disadvantage of this method was assessed by 10 question on 4 point likeret scale

Take-home Messages


M-learning development and effective use of digital technologies to support learning and teaching in universities and colleges, so that staff benefit from e-learning

Summary of Results

Results showed that m-learning effect to promote faculty knowledge ( p= 0.03). Other result showded that the highest average rate of advantage were availability( 2/2 ± 0/83 ),comprehensiveness( 2/35± 0/71 ) and easy to used( 2/30 ± 0/73) and Satisfaction was also high average rate(2/90± 0/71 ) .

Acknowledgement

 

We are really thankful to all students who participated in the study, also statistics department for helping in designing the study and also the development center for cooperation in designing and sending short messages.

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Conclusion
Background
Summary of Work
Take-home Messages
Summary of Results

 

P

z

Sum of rank

Mean of rank

 Knowledge

0.006

2.76-

 

108.50

9.04

Before

11.50

3.83

After

    

 

Table 2: checking desirability of mobile-based education from instructors' view

 

 

high

moderate

Low

 

Never

Advantages

7( 35%)

5( 25%)

4(20%)

4( 20%)

Informing

-

10( 50%)

6( 30%)

4(20%)

Meeting professional needs

7(35%)

8( 40%)

3(15% )

2(10%)

repeated use

3(15%)

(25%)5

(40%)8

(20%)4

Preference to other methods

5(25%)

10( %50)

4( 20%)

1( 5%)

Simplicity

-

9( %45)

9( 45%)

2( 5%)

Comprehensiveness

4(20%)

9( %45)

2( 10%)

5( 25%)

Time saving

5(25%)

10( %50)

4( 20%)

1( 5%)

 Self learning

4(20%)

9( %45)

6( 30%)

1( 5%)

Satisfaction

Disadvantages

4( %20)

5( 25%)

8( 40%)

3( 15%)

Being not readable

5( 25%)

10( 50%)

4( 20%)

1(5%)

Lack of instructor

4(20%)

10(50%)

 

6(30%)

-

Not fit to practical skills

 

Table 3: The highest mobile-based learning average from instructors' view

 

Mean (SD)

Component

2.2(0.83)

Time saving

 

      2.30(0.73)

Simplicity

 

2.35(0.67)

comprehensiveness

 

2.90(0.71)

Satisfaction

 

 

 

 

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