MoLeNET Presentation at JISC Experts Group Meeting

1. MoLeNET
James Clay
Ron Mitchell

2. “The exploitation of ubiquitous handheld
technologies, together with wireless and mobile
phone networks, to facilitate, support, enhance and
extend the reach of teaching and learning.”

8. Myths

9. mobile technologies are inherently inaccessible
young people understand how to use mobile
technologies
mobile technologies, particularly mobile phones are
disruptive technologies
expensive consumer technologies will be broken, lost
or stolen by learners

10. MoLeNET Phases I & II
£19.2 million
115 colleges
29 schools
20,000 learners
4,000 practitioners

11. MoLeNET Phase III
£4.2 million
17 large £100,000+ projects
30 small £20,000 projects

12. Outputs

17. Research

18. Research Aims
how colleges use mobile learning to improve
teaching and learning
the impact of mobile learning on learners, teachers
and institutions
whether mobile learning can help to improve
retention, achievement and progression

20. Using mobile learning

21. allow learners to access learning anywhere, anytime
allow for personalised and individualised learning
support, enhance and enrich learning process
reduce digital divide
make assessment more engaging and interactive

22. Challenges

23. planning and preparation essential
training and experimentation time is critical
mobile learning materials take time to create
mobile pedagogy
sustainability

24. MoLeNET Support

25. Mentors
www.molenetprojects.org.uk
Online Conferences
Training

26. MoLeNET

27. www.molenet.org.uk
www.moletv.org.uk
www.moleshare.org.uk
www.molenetprojects.org.uk
www.molenetprojects.org.uk/moletech