1. In-Brief: mobile devices and learning
Lyn Lall and Steve Saffhill
support@rsc-em.ac.uk
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www.jiscrsc.ac.uk/eastmidlands October 2, 2012 | slide 1
RSCs – Stimulating and supporting innovation in learning

2. Summary
 Starting off with mobile devices for learning
 Pedagogy and apps
 Ideas for organising apps
 Managing devices
 Choosing apps
 Interesting apps
October 2, 2012 | slide 2

3. What is your main role?
A. manager
B. team leader
C. lecturer
D. learning support
E. business support

4. Do you have access to
A. no mobile devices
B. your own mobile device
C. your organisation's single mobile device
D. a number of different mobile devices
E. a suite of mobile devices

5. Starting off with mobile devices for
learning
• Edutopia
• BYOD or loaned devices?
• What about disadvantaged learners?
• Android or Apple?

6. What mobile technology are learners
using in your organisation?
A. Learner owned devices predominantly
B. Apple devices
C. Android devices
D. A mix of devices including learner owned

7. Pedagogy and apps: Bloom’s

8. Pedagogy and apps

9. http://langwitches.org/blog

10. http://maps.playingwithmedia.com/

11. Multiple intelligences
http://ipadders.eu

12. Managing multiple devices
• storage
• charging
• managing content and apps
• wi-fi issues
• support from JISC Legal
• staff development

13. Storage and charging
• tripping electrics
• installing apps
• multiple users
• £3500 to support 20 iPads

14. Managing content and apps
Apple Configurator
• creating profiles
• selecting apps
• restricting access
• assign devices
• roaming profile

15. Choosing apps
• relevance
suggest
• customisation app
• feedback evaluate
•
app
thinking skills
• engagement alternatives
• sharing
Make
choice
• Rubrics for evaluating apps
• http://www.avatargeneration.com/2012/09/rubri
cs-for-evaluating-educational-apps/

16. Apple T&C
Volume purchasing for iOS apps
https://developer.apple.com/programs/volume/

17. Apps that are floating our boat
• Smoothboard Air • Collaborate
(not really an app)
• Edmodo
• Bambuser
• Class Dojo
• Notetaker
• Google Drive
• 123d Catch

18. What are some of your favourite apps?
http://tinyurl.com/rscemmobile

19. Resources and next In-Brief
 http://bit.ly/rscem-inbrief
 Moodle
 Tuesday 6th November