1. Consulting | Outsourcing | Research | Technology | Training Building systems for mobile learning knowledge and resource sharing Jill Attewell, Technology for Learning, LSN

2. Consulting | Outsourcing | Research | Technology | Training What is mobile learning? Exploitation of ubiquitous handheld (or very portable) hardware and wireless and mobile networks to facilitate, support, enhance and extend the reach of teaching and learning

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4. What is MoLeNET? A deliberate attempt to move mobile learning from R&D into mainstream teaching and learning Significant investment by UK government and participating colleges/schools - £16m+ over 3 years Supported shared cost projects not just money for equipment and get on with it Aims to: improve teaching, learning, learner outcomes; assess effectiveness of m-learning; build m-learning & m-learning research expertise capacity; share knowledge and resources

5. Consulting | Outsourcing | Research | Technology | Training MoLeNET phases 1 and 2 (2007-2009) –62 projects, 115 colleges and schools –over 21,000 Learners Phase 3 (2009/10) –Approx 10,000 learners –23 macro projects and 20 micro projects –8 mobile learning Academies – centres of mobile learning staff development excellence & helping to support micro projects MoLeNET numbers

6. Consulting | Outsourcing | Research | Technology | Training Support An expert mentor allocated to each project to provide advice, guidance and training Face-to-face & on-line seminars & meetings Research training and support for practitioner researcher working within each project Virtual Learning Environment (Moodle) inc training materials, recordings of on-line events, forums for expert and peer-to-peer discussion and advice

7. Consulting | Outsourcing | Research | Technology | Training & Systems MoLeSHARE MoLeTV MoLeDEV (in development)

8. Consulting | Outsourcing | Research | Technology | Training MoLeSHARE Documents, reports, presentations Case studies Lesson plans Technical/reference information/publications Images Video and audio files (via MoLeTV link) Web links Resources – collections of the above with a specific curriculum focus

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10. MoLeTV Like You Tube without advertising and “inappropriate” videos – 2 of the reasons why most schools and colleges block You Tube User categorisation and tagging, rating and comments + Automatic conversion of uploaded videos into several mobile friendly formats which can be downloaded

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12. Getting teacher participation Must be very quick and easy to use Don’t like to comment and rate – polite? busy? lazy? lack of confidence? 3 rd party tagging will assist identification of relevance Is pre-requisite for sharing feeling part of community? which community? Teachers like to save time rather than reinvent but also want to personalise resources

13. Consulting | Outsourcing | Research | Technology | Training MoLeDEV Easy to use authoring tool Create mobile learning materials for use via a variety of mobile technologies Assemble shared elements into a personalised resource Elements of developed materials automatically saved separately to facilitate future sharing and reuse

14. Consulting | Outsourcing | Research | Technology | Training For more information about MoLeNET go to: www.molenet.org.uk www.molenet.org.uk For resources click through to MoLeShare To find/share videos click through to MoLeTV MoLeNET conference – 29 September 2010, London October – MLEARN 2010 Malta & Handheld Learning 2010 London