Mobile Learning: Telling Tales – Presentations
JISC has produced a podcast of the day. Also, here are some of the individual presentations and videos:
- Lorraine Estelle, from JISC Collections, introduced the day:
Watch Lorraine's talk:
- Graham Brown-Martin: 'Learning Without Frontiers'
Watch Graham's talk:
- Simon Ball: 'Upwardly Mobile' Slides [PPT, 5.12 MB]
- Geoff Butters: 'Mobile learning and games - The emapps.com project' Slides [PPT, 2.3 MB]
- James Clay: 'The Future of Learning' (James' blog)
Watch James' talk:
- John Cook: 'Urban Planning Education In Context With Mobile Phones' (via Slideshare)
Watch John's talk:
- Hilary Smith: 'Using mobiles, blogs and virtual iPods to engage students in science learning' Slides [PDF, 785 KB]
- Stuart Smith: 'Changing Gear' (via Slideshare)
Watch Stuart's talk:
Some presentations are in PowerPoint (PPT) or PDF formats. Please contact the Mimas Helpdesk if you would like them in an alternative format.
Feedback from the Barriers and Enablers session
There was an Open Session on what the barriers and enablers of mobile learning are. These are summarised below:
- Search for enablers on Twitter
- Enabler - city-wide WIFI Networks are needed.
- Enabler - 4 billion mobile phones in the world – almost half the population has a mobile device.
- Enabler - all phones will be GPS-enabled within a few months.
- Enabler - connectivity should be like water.
- Enabler - student devices.
- Enabler - social change – natural advances in technology.
- Enabler - either we use the students' own devices or we need to purchase new devices.
- Enabler - city-wide WIFI Networks are needed.
- Search for barriers on Twitter
- Barrier - funding – training/staff
- Barrier - cultural barriers - staff
- Barrier - Old Tech – By the time it's embedded it is out of date.
- Barrier - change the pedagogical model to take advantage of the technology.
- Barrier - lack of standards for mobile development.
- Barrier - cost to the consumer.
- Barrier - fragmented devices.
- Barrier - constant online assumption.
- Barrier - transferring info/images/data cheaply is an issue.
- Barrier - knowledge and training.
- Barrier - the barrier is the human not the technology.
- Barrier - colleges can't afford some technology.
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