Stop and Think: Exploring Mobile Notifications to Foster Reflective Practice on Meta-Learning

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Time will tell: The role of mobile learning analytics in self-regulated learning

“…The diversity in competence is more notable when students have to deal with non-personal mobile devices for which the time to accomplish the learning task oscillates more remarkably. As a consequence of their results [13], the authors suggest providing tools with simple interactions, using personal devices and in long-term studies. In the current research, two different mobile tools are used to investigate which patterns (or lack thereof) can be found in the way students learn and log their study-time.…”

“…The proliferation of wireless-network technologies facilitates the scaffolding of seamless learning spaces as an approach for continuing learning experiences across different scenarios. Previous work [13] stresses the significance of students' digital competence and familiarity with mobile technology, as key aspects to take into account when sampling learning experiences on mobile devices. The diversity in competence is more notable when students have to deal with non-personal mobile devices for which the time to accomplish the learning task oscillates more remarkably.…”

“…The notifications broadcasted to students were designed based on lessons learned and conclusions taken from previous research [13], [14]. Hence, the list of notifications offered to the students in this experiment (see list in Appendix B) aimed at covering the following four key requirements:…”

“…Tabuenca et al [13] offered SMSs with repeated and structured introspective episodes meant to make learning visible. The authors propose further research prompting customized and non-repetitive notifications rather than regular notifications with similar content to keep attracting the attention of the user during the course.…”

“…Nowadays, smartphone users are constantly receiving notifications from applications that provide feedback, reminders, recommendations or announcements, hence it is important to offer suitable notifications (in time, in number of instances and the frequency) so the emotional effect keeps active along the course. Previous studies offering notifications in-action (during the course) and on-action (after the study session) highlight the importance of offering notifications in a suitable moment so students are not overwhelmed and loose the interest on the signals [13]. In this study two notifications per week were broadcasted aiming the following three purposes: a) plan ahead your learning day, thus a set of notifications were scheduled early in the morning; b) summarize and reflect how was your learning day, thus a set of notifications were scheduled late in the evening; c) sampling of experiences in context, thus a set of notifications were scheduled randomly during day-time.…”