Re-viewing the museum visitor’s view

Eye movements are not only important in research on natural human behaviour but also in research on mobile learning. We specify what mobile eye tracking can tell us about learning on the move. Potentials and constraints of mobile eye tracking as methodological approach for research on mobile learning are discussed. Exemplary data from our study are presented in which a small sample of visitors explored a museum exhibition with a mobile eye tracker. We argue that mobile eye tracking is a powerful data collecting method in research on mobile learning despite some limitations. 1. Mobile eye tracking in research on mobile learning Why are eye movements interesting for mobile learning? “Eye movements provide an unobtrusive, sensitive, real-time behavioural index of ongoing visual and cognitive processing ” (Henderson, 2003, p. 498). Most daily tasks involve visual input and people typically look at objects to acquire information. Thus, eye movements are not only important for research on natural human behaviour but especially on (mobile) learning. 1.1 History Research on eye movements dates back to the early 20th century. It focused on scene perception an