Mobile Moodle and DataPlus

Anthony Forth

Learning and Teaching Solutions

Mobile Moodle• 6000 iPhone users

• Several thousand users of other mobile devices

• High level recognition of importance of mobile devices

• Improved support through OU StudentHome, etc.

Mobile Moodle• Two initiatives in progress to improve Moodle for mobile

devices

• Mobile interface

• Mobile application for Android and iPhone

• Course page

• Resource pages

• Forum

• News

Mobile Application• Shell application for Open University

• Provide access to content packages produced via Moodle integration with Structured Content

• Application manages content packages and can be used offline or online

• Support for MP3 and MP4.

DataPlus• Creation and collaborative contribution to database

• Based on SQLite3

• Creation of simple non-relational databases

• Potential to be expanded.

Database Module Issues• Poor performance with larger datasets

• Problems with search

• Export

• Portability

• Lack of relational databases

Strategic DevelopmentLearning and Teaching SolutionsThe Open UniversityWalton HallMilton KeynesMK7 6AA

a.j.forth@open.ac.uk

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