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By Simone Janson (More) • Last updated on October 10.10.2012, XNUMX • First published on 10.10.2012/XNUMX/XNUMX • So far 5182 readers, 1104 social media shares Likes & Reviews (5 / 5) • Read & write comments
Mobile learning is also a trendy buzzword - but one that is quite broad if you take a closer look: While in Berlin a mobile homelessUni was initiated, a university in Bonn is giving its students an iPad. The contrasts could not be greater. And what does real “mobile learning” look like now?
A homeless university was founded in Berlin this year. she wants People without an apartment, not the usual seminars for reintegration into society Society offer, but creative teaching and learning opportunities in all areas - from Egyptian culture to theater to philosophy.
Because even if the homeless could take advantage of public educational opportunities, such as at adult education centers, they often lack the opportunity Courage and Money in addition. Teaching is therefore carried out very mobile in homeless shelters or other places where people without a permanent home meet or stay.
But the special thing about it is that the homeless are not only course participants, but also lecturers. This way you should give them a new one Perspektive by learning that their skills are valued and needed. The website of the homeless university says:
The homeless should know that Background and can have a high relevance and his experiences are used and valued by others. By preparing a lecture/presentation, in addition to the increase of self-confidence, but also a deepening in the respective subject area, since the speaker will deal thoroughly with the subject in advance.
What kind of skills the homeless people can and want to convey, was surveyed from May to November 2011 in a survey. It came as a surprise to find out how Germany's radio knowledge, where there is also an Audiobject on the topic, can be read:
“A survey of homeless people showed that they can offer a wide range of subjects. From history lectures to social media seminars. ”
What potential is this country giving away, which is notoriously at the back of the list in the Pisa study and where more money is spent on an airport in the capital than on educational institutions?
This is a good catchword, as the International University of Applied Sciences Bad Honnef / Bonn (IUBH) wanted to do something for mobile learning and gave its newly enrolled students a free iPad 1.10.2012 from the 3.
It's fair to say that the students there pay between 4.000 and 5.000 euros per semester, depending on the course, that's where they are Costs probably already included for the iPad. Update: These are the prices for the attendanceCourses. The distance learning courses cost between 1.800 Euro and in the Master almost 2.500 Euro.
However, the Bachelor and Master students have access to the entire teaching and learning offer of the IUBH Fernstudium at any time and at any time. The iPad certainly offers a wide range of applications:
Learning materials can be accessed and used from anywhere via iTunes University (iTunes U), Online-Scripts, solution booklets and video lectures can be downloaded and viewed directly on the iPad.
The Contact with fellow students and supervisors directly from the learning environment, e.g eMail or forum, automatic reminders eg for online tutorials can be activated.
It's great that the IUHB wants to expand mobile learning in this way, that could be the way in the right direction for a university. It's just a pity that the measure only addresses new students who are still enrolled by December 31.12.2012, XNUMX fast enroll.
In addition, in the event of premature termination of the distance learning agreement, the iPad must be returned in working order within one week after termination - the student will, of course, pay for any damage or return.
A Sustainable Mobile Learning Strategy looks kind of different to me. The mobile learningSALE seems to me like the Sparkasse next door's attempt to win new customers with a compulsory obligation Stange to stay. Which strategy do you think is better?
Simone Janson is publisher, Consultant and one of the 10 most important German bloggers Blogger Relevance Index. She is also head of the Institute's job pictures Yourweb, with which she donates money for sustainable projects. According to ZEIT owns her trademarked blog Best of HR – Berufebilder.de® to the most important blogs for careers, professions and the world of work. More about her im Career. All texts by Simone Janson.
Sorry, was meant, of course, Mrs. Janson :).
Thank you, that's nice, many are not so accurate.
Hello Mrs. Jansen,
It's great that we have also included this campaign on your blog. Just a small correction: the distance learning semester costs just under 1.800 euros for the bachelor's degree and just under 2.500 euros for the master's. Still quite a chunk but far from the 4.000-5.000 euros you mention.
Incidentally, is under
Otherwise, the iPad must be returned in the event of cancellation for the following reason: The device we deliver currently costs 699 euros in stores. In distance learning programs, students can withdraw from a distance learning contract in the first 14 days without a reason (regulated by the ZFU), with us even in the entire first month. It is true that all teaching materials must be returned, but of course the provider remains responsible for the costs (e.g. due to wear and tear, for shipping, etc.). Immediately after the 14 days, students are allowed to keep all delivered materials without the provider being allowed to charge separate costs. For us, if we were to “give away” the iPad at the start of our studies, it would simply not be financially viable ... and that would then also be a pure attraction.
What we do is the following: We offer our students a mobile device for distance learning without additional costs. With this you can use our media and mobile learning offers. And as a bonus they can keep the device at the end. In the center is not that we give an iPad, but that we support mobile learning, And the strategy I find personally, of course, good.
The homeless university I find incidentally extremely exciting, great what is there on the legs.
Best Regards,
Philipp Höllermann
IUBH distance learning
Hello Mr. Höllermann,
I look forward to your dedicated contributions to the discussion. Thanks for the information about the return modalities - then the regulation makes a little more sense. As for the prices, I apparently accidentally ended up at the face-to-face events - I'll correct that in the post:
Thank you, but especially for the reference to the critical discussion, in which exactly the points are addressed, which I would also have to criticize:
No iPads for face-to-face students, Is an iPad a useful work device at all (many companies advertise iPads because they are so hip) and above all - as they say themselves - the fact that I add the price of the iPad to the tuition fees and that was also calculated accordingly.
So the offer is not a free offer but is passed on to the tuition fees - so you said - and that unfortunately gives the thing a somewhat negative touch.
Of course, I think the intention to support mobile forms of work is good and right in principle. Only the "how" may need a little discussion.
In the homeless, I personally would be nice, if the educators once thought about how they could support such a project.
gruß
Simone Janson
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