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Cambridge Training and Development Ltd

Cambridge Training and Development

M-learning

moving mobile learning towards the mainstream

Geoff Stead


M-learning• 2001 – 2004: project to explore potential of mobile technology to deliver literacy and numeracy learning experiences to young adults (16-24)

www.m-learning.org

Where it all began …

UK CTAD, LSDA, Ultralab• 250 Learners across the country, including homeless,

travellers, drop-in centres

Sweden• Pupils at 2 City of Stockholm Schools – many refugees

Italy• disaffected youth in Salerno• immigrants and disadvantaged youth in Naples


Birmingham Healthy for Life•Young parents and parents-to-be in inner city Birmingham; Practical parenting / health information

NRDC Maths4Life Pathfinder•Investigating m-learning to motivate potential numeracy learners

NRDC ICT Effective Practice Study•Using m-learning with ESOL learners

Promotional materials (work-based)•Sector-based phone and SMS quizzes

Care, Cleaning, Logistics, Sex Workers ….•Multiple projects for hard to reach learners in the workplace

Foyer (homeless charity)•Skills screeners on a PDA

Driving!•Theory test practice questions on your phone

What we’ve been doing since then

Over 1000 learners

Many different ages and stages

NOT in mainstream provision

“m” really does work!


•Individual, personal, private

•Collaborative, creative

•Mix of learning styles

•Motivational

•Bridge into IT

•Blended

• with paper-based materials,

• with other ICTs,

• with everything else you normally do

Where it works best


The mediaBoard

• Multi-dimensional “map”: geographical, virtual

• Students build with photos, text, audio onto a pre-identified virtual location

• Potential for several modes • Extends to more abstract or

imaginative concepts too• A mobile blog for teams!!


Old city walls

You can walk along the top of the walls. The feet show you the way.

The West Wall

Many years ago the sea came up to this wall.

… for investigation

Students were sent off with challenges to find out more about their town. They needed to ask people and look stuff up, then sent in text messages and pictures to answer the

different challenges


… for competition


… abstract or concrete


… introductions / virtual exchanges


… induction and orientation


… where’s the maths in that?

hospital

car park

Denes


The mediaBoard

http://mboard.co.uk

Also used as a:

• Diary or personal log (blog)

• E-portfolio of evidence

• Induction training

We sell mediaBoard. Other similar sites are

• Ploggle

• Moblog


•Individual, personal, private

•Collaborative, creative

•Mix of learning styles

•Motivational

•Bridge into IT

•Blended

• with paper-based materials,

• with other ICTs,

• with everything else you normally do

Where it works best (reminder)


Quick text quizzes


SMS – making your own


Quizzes for your phone (Java)

Childcars

Construction

Business

Driving

Engineering

Financial Literacy

Hospitality

Manufactoring

Maths 4 Life

Retail


Themed content for PDAs (Flash)


PDA - making your own


getMobile on a CD


Outcomes

• Reaches places other learning can’t

• Best as part of a blend

• Is a collection of bits, not a single thing

• Don’t just “teach”, but create, collaborate, communicate

• Practice makes perfect: just do it!


Find out more at www.m-learning.net

Visit us at www.ctad.co.uk

For a great basic skills resource, look atwww.targetskills.net

Presenter

Geoff Stead [email protected]

CTAD is a member of the Tribal Group plc

www.tribalgroup.co.uk

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