Post on 28-Mar-2015
IntroductionSteve Pritchard
South Nottingham College• NVQ Level 2 - Coaching, Teaching and
Instructing (Football)
• Apprenticeships in Coaching
Practical uses of M - Learning
• How and why m-learning benefits the students
• Barriers to be overcome
• Opportunities for the future
Outcomes• Raise awareness of uses of a mobile
phone
• Examine practical ways of using M-Learning
• Suggest ways to apply M-Learning in your subject
• Look at Mobile phones in NVQ assessment
DefinitionM-learning is the exciting art of using mobile technologies to enhance the learning experience. Mobile phones, Satellite phones, I-Pods & MP3 Players, PDAs, Pocket PCs, Handheld Games (PSP and Nintendo DS) and the Internet can be blended to engage and motivate learners, any time and anywhere.
A mobile phone
"An annoyance or a tool within the classroom? "
Applications on most mobile phones
Applications on most mobile phones
• Games (‘Java’)• Media Board• SMS quizzes• Blue tooth• Memory storage / File
transfer
• Watch (World Time)• Stopwatch• Calculator• Diary• Music / Sound Files• Camera / Photos• Video / Video recorder• Voice recorder• Measurement converter• Text Messaging• Internet
Question:How can / do you use these applications in your field of
expertise ?
Practical examples of uses- Create sound files for music or languages (some
phones also have voice recorders)- Use as a stopwatch- Use of Video to record and analyse performance
based skills- Use photos to create storyboards
Why is this of benefit to the learner and teacher?
• More accessible
• Most people have some knowledge of how to work a mobile phone
• Cheap alternative to laptop / computer
Barriers• Access for all learners
• Gremlins – getting the technology to work
• Differentiation
• Quality / authenticity of the evidence
Future development
• Quizzes to test underpinning knowledge
(using blue-tooth)
• Using the likes of ‘Java’ to create phone based quizzes / puzzles / workbooks that can be downloaded to a mobile phone
• Personal Area network
Bluetooth
Personal Area Network
Computer with Bluetooth
Student mobile Student Mobile Student mobile
Useful Website
• www.m-learning.org
• www.hotlavasoftware.com
• www.m-explore.com/cellhub.php