Mobile Learning in Practice MoLeNET Danny Atwere Development Adviser Learning and Skills Network and David Sugden

Mobile Learning in Practice

MoLeNET

Danny AtwereDevelopment Adviser

Learning and Skills Network

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David SugdenDavid Sugden

Progress report – Key messages from Phase 1– Phase 2 Projects

Programme Systems & Services- Moleshare- MoleTV- Molenet Moodle- Moletech

Dissemination and Promotion

Danny Atwere and David Sugden E-Guides National Event 2009

Key Messages from

Phase One

Sample?Representative?

• 75 colleges and 18 schools

• Approx 2000 staff

• Approx 10,000 learners

• Population around lead college postcodes

socio-economically and technologically

representative of general population Danny Atwere and David Sugden E-Guides National Event 2009

Mobile technologies are great for:• Engaging and motivating learners• Helping to overcome the digital divide• enabling technological support for learning

in normal learning locations inc. classrooms• supporting learners at work and on trips• Collecting evidence & assessment• maintaining a supportive dialogue learners

regardless of their location • independent and collaborative learning• Personalisation and differentiation


But it is essential to have:• Adequate staff development and support• Co-operative and supportive IT staff• Time for staff to experiment, plan and

become confident• An understanding that there is no one-size-

fits-all solution• Appropriate pedagogy and materials - not

just the same old squeezed smaller


“Hard” Data

• Improved Attendance• Improved Retention• Improved Achievement

(but, of course, issue of isolating the cause)


Challenges• Lots of technical issues• Procurement & services contract issues• Steep learning curve for most staff• Some myths to overcome -won’t work with

LLDD learners or for my subject, it will get lost/stolen/encourage behaviour problems

• IT dept restrictions problems • Getting enough staff time for training and

familiarisation leading to confidence• Employer engagement and agreement issues


Positive impact examples teachers/assessors

• improved progress or speed of progress• better quality of coursework• learners more engaged/motivated/ focussed/better behaved • improved learner confidence/self

esteem/soft skills


Learners SMS survey (902 learners)

• 70% thought using mobile technology helped them to learn (and 22% maybe)

• 60% -made learning more interesting (33% sometimes)

• 78% - helped to learn in different places• 75% - helped to learn at different times• 84% would like to use mobile technology for

learning in the future

(28% mobile learning for > 3 months, 53% one to three months, 18% for less than one month)


Positive impact examples learners

• Perceive their progress improved• believe mobile devices helped them to

achieve learning goals • say mobile devices more convenient in the

workplace• report feeling more valued and better

supported


Phase 2 to-date• Invitation to Tender, Bid reviewing• Interviews, Selection – 30 projects, (20 new 10

consolidation) Year 2 list

• Each project allocated LSN & technical mentor• Research methods on-line workshops• M-champions workshops• On-line conferences started• M-pedagogy events


MoLeNET Systems and Services

• MoLeShare– Learning materials and content

• MoLeTV – video streaming service

• MoLeNET Moodle– Communities of practice

• MoLeTech– Mobile technologies, news, advice &

supportDanny Atwere and David Sugden E-Guides National Event 2009

Dissemination & Promotion

Publications

• 6 sided Key Messages publication• 6 sided MoLeNET community

services publication• Main publication• Smaller targeted publications and

articles


Promotion & Dissemination• Various national and regions events• MLEARN 2009, Handheld Learning

2009, IADIS 2009• Phase 2 Dissemination Conference

– 1st December 2009


MoLeNET in BETT TV film

Podcast on Memory Stick

SMS - 1SMS - 2Why? - 3


SMS - 1

Task 1

How many types of fire extinguisher do you know? List by name not colour ….

Answer the question by sending a text to

07786 204949, starting your message with the

letters fire followed by a space.

You can view the results by going to http://www.xlearn.co.uk/sms and logging in with fire as the username and password.


Task 2

• Find the documents entitled:

A.Mole_sms-test.doc B.The Tragedy of Macbeth.doc

• Follow instructions on (A)

SMS - 2

10 min timer


Bloom’s Taxonomy

Remembering

Understanding

Applying

Analysing

Evaluating

CreatingHOTS

LOTS

Knowledge

Comprehension

Application

Analysis

Synthesis

Evaluation

LOTSLOTS

How can we use mobile learning tools and techniques to support learners?


HOTSHOTS

How can we use mobile learning tools and techniques to support learners?


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Mobile Learning in Practice MoLeNET Danny Atwere Development Adviser Learning and Skills Network and David Sugden