Slide 1: Mobile Learner Support
part of the Virtual Learning Environment Programme
Project Leader: Rhodri Thomas Rhodri.Thomas@open.ac.uk
Slide 2: Learner mobility
Slide 3: mChannel: Podcasting
One podcast channel per course
VLE iPodcast module
Slide 4: Podcast publicity
KMi Podcast Directory public/approved? iTunes U
Slide 5: mCollaboration: User-generated
• Practice/Context • Fieldwork • Environment/Cultural • Rich media • GPS data • Sharing [Digilab MediaBoard] [Science ERA project] [FELS Santiago residential]
Slide 6: Interfacing with other learners
Slide 7: Synchronisation & Offline
‘Offline Moodle’
– Providing local version of course content – Synchronising forums – allowing personal storage for future reference
Slide 8: Mobile Internet technologies
Basic phones
– Small screens used for menus
‘VGA’ devices
– Higher resolution for multimedia
Full screen
– Apple iPhone/iPod touch – Nokia Internet Tablet
‘Zoom view’
– Apple iPhone/iPod Safari – Opera Mini/Mobile – Microsoft Deepfish [in development] – Google Android [in development]
Slide 9: Mobile Learner Support
Project Leader: Rhodri Thomas Rhodri.Thomas@open.ac.uk http://conclave.open.ac.uk/mLearn/
