移动学习时代的学习变革--访阿萨巴斯卡大学移动学习专家默罕默德·艾利教授

The Learning Revolution in Mobile Learning Era——Interview of Professor Mohanmed Ally,Mobile Learning Expert in Athabasaca

默罕默德·艾利博士是加拿大阿萨巴斯卡大学远程教育中心教授,技术增强知识研究院(Technology Enhanced Knowledge Research Institute,TEKRI)的研究员,他曾是加拿大阿萨巴斯卡大学远程教育中心和计算与信息系统的主任。他在加拿大阿尔伯塔大学获得博士学位,目前从事远程教育、移动学习、在线学习、信息和通信技术的培训和教育等领域的研究。艾利博士也是混合式学习国际协会(International Association for Blended Learning,IABL)的创始人之一,现担任该协会的副主席。此外,他还担任国际培训发展联合会(International Federation of Training and Development Organization,IFTDO)的主席,是移动学习国际协会(International Association of Mobile Learnig,Iam Learn)的创始董事之一,也是加拿大培训发展委员会(Canadian Society for training and Development)成员之一。艾利博士曾主持第五届国际移动学习大会,并联合主持了首届国际移动图书馆会议。近几年来,他编写了12本有关教育移动技术、培训的专著。他的《移动学习:改变教育与培训》因对远程教育行业作出巨大贡献,荣获美国Charles A.Wedemeyer奖。他的两篇研究论文在国家和国际大会上被授予最佳研究论文奖。鉴于艾利博士在移动学习开展方面具有丰富的经验,为了了解移动学习实施过程中的关键因素、影响移动学习发展的教师行为和学习者行为,更好地促进移动学习在中国的发展,对艾利博士的访谈将围绕移动学习时代学习的变革趋势、影响移动学习的基本要素、教师和学习者在移动学习过程中面临的基本问题和解决思路等内容展开。

Prof. Mohamed Ally is a professor in the Centre for Distance Education and Researcher in the Technology Enhanced Knowledge Research Institute（ TEKRI） at Athabasca University. He was the Director of the Centre of Distance Education and the School of Computing and Information Systems at Athabasca University,Canada. He obtained his Ph. D. from University of Alberta,Canada. His current areas of research include distance education,mobile learning,e-learning,and use of information and communication technology in training and education. Dr. Ally is one of the Founding Directors of the International Association for Blended Learning（ IABL） and is currently the Vice-President of IABL. He was President of the International Federation of Training and Development Organizations（ IFTDO） and is one of the Founding Directors of the International Association of Mobile Learning（ Iam Learn）. He was also on the board of the Canadian Society for Training and Development. Dr. Ally chaired the Fifth World Conference on Mobile Learning and co-chaired the First International Conference on Mobile Libraries. He recently edited 12 books on the use of mobile technology in education,training and libraries. His book＂Mobile Learning： Transforming the Delivery of Education and Training＂won the Charles A. Wedemeyer Award in the United States for significant contribution to distance education. Two of his research papers won the best research paper award at national and international conferences. Dr. Ally has published in peer-reviewed journals,chapters in books and encyclopedia and served on many journal boards and conference committees. He has presented keynote speeches,workshops,papers,and seminars in many countries. In view of the fact that Professor Ally has rich experience in mobile learning,an interview was conducted to better understand the key factors in the process of mobile learning,teachers＇ behavior and learner behavior that affect the development of mobile learning,which will promote the development of mobile learning in China. The interview focuses on the following aspects,including the trend of learning in the era of mobile learning,the basic factors of mobile learning,problems faced up by teachers and learners in the mobile learning process and suggested solutions for them.