digilab hhl 2008 "mobile digiquest"
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Presentation for 'Designing Learning Experiences' slot in Research Strand, 10:35-11:35, 15th Oct @ HHL08TRANSCRIPT
Mobile Digiquest: Developing rich media reflective practitioners
http://digilab.open.ac.uk
Rhodri Thomas [email protected] @rhodct
Keren Mills [email protected] @mirya
Why are rich media reflective activities beneficial to distance learners?
Connecting learners
Improving access
Learning journals
‘Citizen journalism’
Practice-based
Location-aware
Embedding contexts
How do our staff feel about thesemobile activities?
Know ledge about Mobile Learning
Nothing34%
Heard of it23%
Know a little25%
Could explain it17%
Expert1%
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OU staff experience of rich media on mobile devices
Taking a photographwith a mobile phone
Loading photos intoFlickr or a similarphoto sharing site
Transferring files to orfrom a PDA orSmartphone
Total responses: 398
Where is the Digilab?
What kinds of session have been runand for which groups?
EducationalProfessionalDevelopment
Which themes have been successful (and when)?Moblogging
Learning Objects
Social bookmarking
Geocaching (for eLC)
Social networking
Podcasting
Device reviews (for MTech)
Mobile internet browsingtied with community/development aims and University initiatives
Developing individual/group activities
Enabling technologies for plenaries
Involving regional or distance participation
Influencing University discussions
Facilitating the ‘return path’
find out more at http://digilab.open.ac.uk
Images/credits:
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MediaBoard www.mboard.co.uk
RLO CETL www.rlo-cetl.ac.uk
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