2. Introduction Steve Pritchard South Nottingham College NVQ Level 2 - Coaching, Teaching and Instructing (Football) Apprenticeships in Coaching

3. Practical uses of M - Learning

4. How and why m-learning benefits the students Barriers to be overcome Opportunities for the future

5. Outcomes Raise awareness of uses of a mobile phone Examine practical ways of using M- Learning Suggest ways to apply M-Learning in your subject Look at Mobile phones in NVQ assessment

6. Definition M-learning is the exciting art of using mobile technologies to enhance the learning experience. Mobile phones, Satellite phones, I-Pods & MP3 Players, PDAs, Pocket PCs, Handheld Games (PSP and Nintendo DS) and the Internet can be blended to engage and motivate learners, any time and anywhere.

7. A mobile phone "An annoyance or a tool within the classroom? "

8. Applications on most mobile phones Games (Java) Media Board SMS quizzes Blue tooth Memory storage / File transfer Watch (World Time) Stopwatch Calculator Diary Music / Sound Files Camera / Photos Video / Video recorder Voice recorder Measurement converter Text Messaging Internet

9. Question: How can / do you use these applications in your field of expertise ?

10. Practical examples of uses -Create sound files for music or languages (some phones also have voice recorders) -Use as a stopwatch -Use of Video to record and analyse performance based skills -Use photos to create storyboards

11. Why is this of benefit to the learner and teacher? More accessible Most people have some knowledge of how to work a mobile phone Cheap alternative to laptop / computer

12. Barriers Access for all learners Gremlins – getting the technology to work Differentiation Quality / authenticity of the evidence

13. Future development Quizzes to test underpinning knowledge (using blue-tooth) Using the likes of Java to create phone based quizzes / puzzles / workbooks that can be downloaded to a mobile phone Personal Area network

14. Bluetooth Personal Area Network Computer with Bluetooth Student mobile Student Mobile Student mobile

15. Useful Website www.m-learning.org www.hotlavasoftware.com www.m-explore.com/cellhub.php