Introduction to the mADL 2012 workshop on 14 October 2012 at mLearn 2012 in Helsinki, Finland

1. International Relations and Security Network (ISN)

2. mADL 2012
Mobile Learning in Security and
Defense Organizations
Christian Glahn
Mobile Instructional Design

3. Overview on the workshop
Introduction
4 presentations of ongoing work
Research Ethics in the MoLE m-learning
program.
Supporting crisis simulations with the ARLearn
toolkit for mobile serious games.
Using Mobile Technology to enhance eLearning
in CAROL I National Defence University.
Supporting learner mobility in SCORM compliant
learning environments with ISN Mobler Cards.
Challenges for future research

4. Objectives of the workshop
Exchange of stakeholder's ongoing activities of
using mobile technologies for security and defense
learning.
Map the gaps and challenges for research and
practice that are specific to mobile learning in
security and defense organisations.

5. Background of the ISN Research
NICOP funded research on the effectiveness of
mobile learning
Swiss MoD funded future technology research
Objectives
Identify key developments that are relevant for
practice
Link research activities

6. Why mobile learning in
security and defense?

7. Basically mobiles are the
reality in education and
training in the security and
defense forces.

8. A Flashlight from Switzerland
495 Participants All Branches
387 German speaking 344 Army (70%)
94 French speaking 4 Navy (1%)
13 Italian speaking 133 Air force (23%)
33 Administration (7%)
All ranks
13 Strategic Leaders All statuses
(3%) 419 Regular corps
124 Leading Pos. (25%) (85%)
72 Instructors (15%) 6 Reserve (1%)
235 Recruits (56%) 19 Civil staff (4%)
50 Conscripts (10%)

9. Age Groups
50%
45%
40%
35%
30%
25% 47%
20% 37%
15%
10%
5% 10%
4% 2%
0%
< 20 21-29 30-39 40-49 >50

10. What mobile devices do they
own?

11. Mobile Device Ownership
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50% 98% 98% 65% 64%
40% 33% 35% 71% 67%
30% 34% 62% 66% 30%
30% 28% 27% 26%
20%
10%
0%
Alle <20 Jahre

12. Mobile Phone Ownership
25% Bada 50% will switch
25% Windows to a smart phone
25% legacy within
(Symbian/ Windows) 1% the next year
No Mobile Phone 9% 10%
Feature Phone
iPhone 29%
Android
51%
Other Smart Phones

13. What are they doing with
their mobiles?

14. Mobile uses include
Social networks (Facebook and alike)
Video streaming and sharing
Texting

15. Chatting and Texting
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Don't know it Don't use it Rarely use min. Monthly min. Weekly Daily More frequently
Chat/Diskussionsforen SMS/Texting

16. Mobile specific activities
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Don't Don't use Rarely use min. min. Daily More
know it it Monthly Weekly frequently
Audio recording Video recording
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17. Over 60% want to be able to
access all information from
their mobiles.

18. Over 60% responded that their
trainers are not prepared for
using new technologies.

19. Is ADL technology prepared
to support mobile learning in
security and defense?
Let us tackle this question today.

20. Christian Glahn
International Relations and Security Network (ISN)
ETH Zurich
Switzerland
www.isn.ethz.ch
@phish108 @ISN_Zurich
slidesha.re/phish108

21. International Relations and Security Network (ISN)