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Mobile Learning and Social Exclusion

Mobile Learning and Social Exclusion. John Traxler e-Innovations Centre. Two Projects – One Theme. Supporting Undergraduates with Handheld Computers EU m-learning Project using Mobile Devices to Engage Young People both using Sony hardware. Financial Levers and Social Inclusion.

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Mobile Learning and Social Exclusion

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  1. Mobile Learning and Social Exclusion John Traxler e-Innovations Centre

  2. Two Projects – One Theme • Supporting Undergraduates with Handheld Computers • EU m-learning Project using Mobile Devices to Engage Young People • both using Sony hardware

  3. Financial Levers and Social Inclusion • Social Inclusion and Social Capital • social support • Free Market “Added-Value” • glossy MBA • Training Niches • teaching practice • Leveraging the Consumer • SMS, mp3

  4. The Topics • the technology • what it is, what is inside it • where the technology has come from • where it its going • technology in a social inclusion • "innovative" uses, leading edge applications of the technology

  5. Technology Supported Learning at Wolverhampton • Recent Innovations • large-scale institution-wide VLE roll-out • networked social learning • wireless-enabled buildings • classroom-of-the-future

  6. Technology Supported Learning at Wolverhampton

  7. Learning at a Modern University Social Inclusion and Social Capital • non-traditional students • parents, mature, no formal qualifications • unused to higher education • substantial part-time work • attendance and performance “at-risk” • personal information management skills • complexity of mass HE • rooming • modularity • timetabling

  8. Handheld Computers because: • performance/ functionality • memory/ speed/ battery • build quality/ reliability • image/ style • leisure/ entertainment • preloaded applications • software costs and choice

  9. Students at Work with Sony Cliés Setting Up • Synching • Weekly, updates • Applications • built-in • Contacts - tutors • Tasks – assessment deadlines • Dates - timetables • additional • notes, presentations • PDF documents

  10. Students at Work with Cliés

  11. Students at Work with Cliés • Mobile Learning • personal • spontaneous • portable • Personal Information Management • Content Delivery • web-page updates • office functions • document readers • Online Community • wire-less

  12. Students at Work with Cliés – Emergent Outcomes General • enthusiasm, interest • SONY street/leisure image • Links to mp3 etc Specific • revision, convenience, access, portability But • Mugging • Data Protection

  13. What Next? • Pilot for large-scale provision • 3 post-graduate law courses • Second National Workshop • 11 June 2004 • Book • “Mobile Learning in Universities and Colleges” • Educational Software • SONY support for CD-ROM

  14. EU m-learning Project • 3 countries • UK, Sweden, Italy • €4.5m • 5 partners • LSDA, CTAD, Ultralab, CRMPA, Lecando • 36 months • Trials underway • 12 schemes, 200 learners IST number IST-2000-25270

  15. The Target Groups • Basic Skills • Literacy • Numeracy • Social • Disengaged • From work, training and education • 16 - 24 yrs

  16. The Technologies Device Independence • SMS / VoiceXML • smartphones - Sony p800 • PDAs – XDA2 • network PCs

  17. The Pedagogies • mPortal • Individualised learners access point • LMS • Combining delivery and discussion • Intelligent tutor • Matching learners and content

  18. Any Questions? Contact John.Traxler@wlv.ac.uk

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