'The Impact of Mobile Technologies: Examining what it means for teaching and learning'.

A report that summarises Phase one of MoLeNET projects.

Molenet 1 involved approximately...

  • 2,000 staff and
  • 10,000 learners,

...spread across 32 mobile learning projects; this produced many examples of good practice and "lessons learned", all of which are included in the report.

“Handheld technologies used included...

  • personal digital assistants (PDAs),
  • mobile phones,
  • smartphones,
  • MP3 and MP4 players (eg iPODs),
  • other portable multimedia players,
  • handheld gaming devices (eg Sony PSP, Nintendo DS),
  • ultramobile PCs (UMPCs),
  • mini notebooks or netbooks (eg Asus EEE),
  • handheld GPS devices,
  • handheld voting devices” etc.

The report offers...

  • useful examples throughout and
  • key pointers from providers from their project evaluations.
  • a dedicated section on Work Based Learning and
  • a section on Employer engagement highlighting some of the difficulties in using mobile devices in practice.

The complete publication can be downloaded without registering (FREE) from the LSN website at https://crm.lsnlearning.org.uk/user/login.aspx?code=090068&P=090068PD&action=pdfdl&src=WEBGEN or you can request a hard copy by emailing molenet@lsnlearning.org.uk.