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