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This work relates to Department of the Navy Grant # N62909-11-01-7045 issued by the Office of Naval Research Global (ONRG) and funded by the Coalition Warfare Program (CWP).

Language (Medical Terminology) Assistance to Multinational Partners in Coalition Operations

• G. Keremidchieva
• K. Synytsya

Context: MoLE

• Multinational partners in MSO
• Proof of concept, 22 nations, US-

sponsored

• Use of handheld devices to support m-

learning and m-collaboration

• Wireless connectivity, smartphones

Research Background

• Use of mobile devices is increasing world-

wide for internet access, learning, performance support

• Medical emergencies require

communication in English

• Pilot studies in language learning focus

mostly on students

• Direct conversion of courses to mobile

format may be not the best idea

Research Objectives

• Identify needs in medical terminology

assistance or language enhancement

• Research and evaluate methods used for

language learning and assistance with a focus on mobile devices

• Make recommendations on refinement of

selected methods to enhance support of coalition operations

Needs Analysis

Participants

• Albania,
• Brazil,
• Bulgaria,
• Canada,
• Germany,
• Hungary,
• Poland,
• Romania,
• Slovakia,
• Slovenia,
• Switzerland,
• Turkey,
• Ukraine,
• USA

Emergency situations

Learning needs

• Body parts
• Injuries
• Pain
• Illness symptoms
• First aid devices
• First aid activities
• Communication

patterns

This work relates to Department of the Navy Grant # N62909-11-01-7045 issued by the Office of Naval Research Global (ONRG) and funded by the Coalition Warfare Program (CWP).

Scenarios with pictures Bites chemicals etc

M-readiness

• Use of mobile devices is a good idea
• Opinions are based on individual

experience

• GPS, data exchange (pictures and video)
• Saving and entering data in emergency

forms

• Should be easy to use

M-learning: definitions

• “…elearning through mobile computational devices”

[C. Quinn, 2000]

• “any educational provision where the sole or

dominant technologies are handheld or palmtop devices” [J.Traxler, 2005]

• “…the use of handheld computing devices to

provide access to learning content and information resources” [Mobile ADL, 2011]

• “learning in context” [G.Woodill, 2011]

This work relates to Department of the Navy Grant # N62909-11-01-7045 issued by the Office of Naval Research Global (ONRG) and funded by the Coalition Warfare Program (CWP).

Expectations of m-users

• Personal use ->

individual service

• Any time, any place ->

instant help (touch-away)

• Quick & easy
• Assistant, not a boss

Language assistance now and then

• Learn critical terminology
• Master communication patterns
• Refresh language skills
• Get access to an online dictionary
• Role play and situation planner
• Connect to translation service

This work relates to Department of the Navy Grant # N62909-11-01-7045 issued by the Office of Naval Research Global (ONRG) and funded by the Coalition Warfare Program (CWP).

LEARNING VS. REFRESHMENT

Are all technologies and strategies the same?

MALL recommendations

• Audio & video (podcasting)
• Text as an anchor & on-demand
• Context-based mini-vocabulary
• Small learning objects
• On-line/off-line provisions
• Translation to native language
• “My dictionary”: customization by a learner
• Refreshing: simple user modeling

Conclusion

• Design for mobile natives -> augmented

human in augmented reality

• Technical limitations: now, in 5 years?
• H. Maurer, WEBIST 2010 / CSEDU 2010 “How much

technology?” (invited talk)

• Reusability of content (collections)
• Support natural learning

Table of Contents (March-Sept)

• Introduction
• Background and History
• Overview
• Research Objectives
• Mobile Learning: Definition
• M-learning vs. E-learning
• Methodology
• Conclusion
• References

Table of Contents (Oct-March)

• Introduction
• Background and History
• Overview
• Research Objectives
• Mobile Learning:

definition

• M-learning vs. E-learning
• <Distinctive features>
• Methodology
• <Content gaps>
• Technology-enhanced

language learning

– Vocabulary learning – CALL&MALL – Efficiency issues

• Proposal

– Strategies & samples – Architecture

• Conclusions (new)
• References (added)