International Relations and Security Network (ISN)

mADL 2012

Mobile Learning in Security and Defense OrganizationsChristian GlahnMobile Instructional Design

Overview on the workshop

Introduction

4 presentations of ongoing workResearch 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

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.

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

Why mobile learning in security and defense?

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

A Flashlight from Switzerland495 Participants

387 German speaking94 French speaking13 Italian speaking

All ranks13 Strategic Leaders (3%) 124 Leading Pos. (25%)72 Instructors (15%)235 Recruits (56%)

All Branches344 Army (70%)4 Navy (1%)133 Air force (23%)33 Administration (7%)

All statuses419 Regular corps (85%)6 Reserve (1%)19 Civil staff (4%)50 Conscripts (10%)

Age Groups

< 20 21-29 30-39 40-49 >500%

5%

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25%

30%

35%

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45%

50%

47%

37%

10%

4%2%

What mobile devices do they own?

Mobile Device Ownership

Mobiltelefon

PDA

Digital

Kamera

MP3 Spieler

Gameboy/P

SP

Naviga

tionssyste

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Laptop PC

Tablet C

omputer0%

10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

100%

98%

30%65%

62% 30%35% 71%

27%

98%

34%64%

66% 33%28%

67%26%

Alle <20 Jahre

Mobile Phone Ownership

1%

10%

51%

29%

9%No Mobile Phone

Feature Phone

iPhone

Android

Other Smart Phones

50% will switch to a smart phone within the next year

25% Bada25% Windows25% legacy (Symbian/ Windows)

What are they doing with their mobiles?

Mobile uses include

Social networks (Facebook and alike)

Video streaming and sharing

Texting

Chatting and Texting

Don't know it Don't use it Rarely use min. Monthly min. Weekly Daily More frequently0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

Chat/Diskussionsforen SMS/Texting

Mobile specific activities

Don't know it

Don't use it

Rarely

use

min. Monthly

min. Weekly Dail

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More frequently

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

Audio recording Video recordingortsbasierte Spiele Mobile tickets

Over 60% want to be able to access all information from their mobiles.

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

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

Christian Glahn

International Relations and Security Network (ISN) ETH ZurichSwitzerland

www.isn.ethz.ch

@phish108 @ISN_Zurich

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