Use micro-modules pairing short audio lessons with reflection texts and interactive quizzes for adult ELL mobile learning¶

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Description¶

The brief describes Cell-Ed's implementable recipe for adult English language learning on mobile phones: micro-modules consisting of a short audio lesson, a follow-up text reinforcing the lesson for learner reflection, and an interactive quiz for application. Feedback and encouragement are built in, so learners find out immediately whether they passed a quiz, and pre-recorded encouraging audio messages are sent at regular intervals to sustain engagement.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Modules must pair audio lessons with a reinforcing text and an interactive quiz
• Immediate quiz feedback and regularly scheduled encouraging audio messages should be built in

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

• adult English language learners
• low-skilled adults learning via mobile phones

Target Learning Goals¶

• English language learning
• engagement and learner confidence

Related Strategies¶

• Design adult-learning ed-tech with short lessons, visualizations, mobile-first simplicity, and contextualized integrated content

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Designing Technology for Adult Learners: Support and Scaffolding. (2016). Digital Promise, Accelerating Change. https://digitalpromise.dspacedirect.org/items/0b18a16a-2f1d-400b-9fed-df5675ba40cf