Session overview

Thursday 26th January 2012

15:30 - 16:30 Track 4 Session 5

Mobile learning

Mobile learning has now entered the mainstream. The question is not ‘Can it be done?’ but ‘how do I make it work?’ The answer, as always, is in the detail of implementation. In this session we hear from three different practitioners who have – in their own ways – made a success of mobile learning. Each speaker will give a short presentation, followed by extensive Q&A as we understand what they did to succeed, and the hurdles they had to overcome.

P1: Going mobile in the public sector

Keith Quinn, Senior Education & Workforce Development Adviser, Scottish Social Services Council

The Scottish Social Services Council worked with a local authority to save money and improve the effectiveness of its learning delivery by switching from the classroom to an award-winning mobile learning solution with Sony handheld devices. The audience was care workers with no history of technology use. Despite this, the results were very impressive.

How mobile can increase learner and manager involvement
Why QR codes and smart phones aren’t for everyone
Producing content for flexibility and re-use

P2: Making defence sector mobile learning successful

Jacob Hodges, Associate Director, Office of Naval Research Global

The Mobile Learning Environment (MoLE) Project is a multinational project involving twenty-four nations world-wide. The project brings partners together from each country to build a platform-independent set of tools aimed at learning collaboration and medical information sharing on mobile devices. What are the challenges in making this project a success?

Managing expectations
Producing a valid proof of concept
A key mobile challenge: human research protection

P3: Mobile learning in the private sector

Ros Sutton, Learning Strategy Consultant, PricewaterhouseCoopers

For the past year Ros Sutton has been investigating mobile learning solutions for PwC, bringing her up against a range of issues that will be familiar to anyone contemplating going mobile. As she moves from pilot to implementation, what are the lessons she’s learnt for anyone else contemplating adopting a mobile learning platform?