Using mobile technologies with students

A motocycle fitted out to look like a giant telephone in an effort by the GPO to bring home to the public the importance of the phone. (1932)

Mobile phone copyright Getty Images

Why handhelds?

• Comm Ed sites had little or no access to internet

• Laptops are bulky to take to class

• Learners may not have sufficient IT skills

• Good for reinforcement, practice and drill, self-testing

Ways to use handhelds

• Microsoft software – Word, Excel

• Plug-in PowerPoint• Audio, Video• Flash learning objects

HLSI project

• Focus on Basic Skills in workplace

• Creating Flash self-assessment objects

• Trial with students• Meta-tagging and submission

to repository

Materials demo

(Materials can be used on both PCs and Ipaqs, but Ipaq versions have a standalone player.)

How to download from the HLSI repository

• Email Ed Thickbroom hlsi@hud.ac.uk to get username and password for http://www.hlsi.org.uk

• For more info on how to use the repository, please go to the website

How to browse

• http://www.hlsi.org.uk• Search > Organisation >

Thomas Danby College

Next stage -Creating more materials for ipaqs

Questions to ask• Flash developer or tutors?• Latest round of NLN money

from LSC for content creation• Adapting content available eg

NLN, Talent

Microsoft office potential

• David Sugden, John Whalley, Nick Jean – NLN subject mentors

• PowerPoint• Excel

Want to collaborate?

Contacts: • Lilian Soon 0113 2846493

lilian.soon@thomasdanby.ac.uk• Fran Bryant

fran.bryant@thomasdanby.ac.uk