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Mobile Technology Projects

These projects look at the potential mobile technologies such as mobile phones, Personal Digital Assistants and Ultramobile PCs to enhance the learning experience.

For more advice and guidance on mobile learning see Upwardly Mobile - Getting Started in Inclusive m-Learning and the m-Learning area of our website.

Round 3

The Visual Scribe; podcasting for dance students with dyslexia
Nanette Kincaid, Dance Department, University of Chichester.

Staff Development Resources on Using Video in Teaching
Philip Wane, Division of Criminology, Public Health and Policy Studies, School of social Sciences, Nottingham Trent University.

What's it worth? Developing equivalent assessment opportunities for students with disabilities, through the use of digital video and audio recordings
Pauline McInnes, Bridget Middlemas and Phil Cheeseman, Roehampton University.

Using podcasts and vodcasts in assessment and feedback practices in Law and Economics
Dr. Jo Smedley, Newport Business School, University of Wales.

Widening Access to Employability Resources for students with dyslexia
Andrew Kay and Helen Grady, Careers Service, University of Salford.

Using Mobile Devices and Microblogging
Alan Cann, Jo Badge, Stuart Johnson and Alex Moseley, School of Biological Sciences, University of Leicester.

Creating Video Resources for Students on Placement
Dr. Momna Hejmadi, Dr. Kate Bullock and Dr. Gary Lock, Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath.

Mobile Urban Education
Carl Smith, Learning Technology Research Unit, London Metropolitan University.

Interactive large group teaching
Andy Ramsden and Matt Roper, Learning and Teaching Enhancement Office, University of Bath.

The use of handheld computers and personal digital assistants in the clinical learning environment in order to support and enhance student learning
Keren Williamson, Lynn Mundy and Hywel Rogers, Department of Radiography, School of Healthcare Studies, Cardiff University.

Using e-Book Readers in Student Assessment
Tom Liversidge, Andrew Hall, Tim Walton and Anita Gill, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, The University of Manchester.

Evaluating the use of mobile devices by disabled students
Brian Tompsett, Neil Gordon and Jim Keane, Department of Computer Science, University of Hull.

Using the Sony PSP and camera to record reflective journals
John Hayes, Faculty of Arts, Computing, Engineering and Sciences, Sheffield Hallam University.

Evaluating the use of UMPCs
Christine Dearnley, Peter Hartley and Stuart Walker, School of Health, University of Bradford.

Using mobile devices to enhance fieldwork
Deirdre Burke, Religious Studies, School of Humanities, Languages and Social Sciences, University of Wolverhampton.

Using USB memory sticks to distribute resources
Sally Bradley, Graham Holden, Angie Donoghue, Claire Craig, Learning and Teaching Institute, Sheffield Hallam University

Round 2

Using recording equipment and mind mapping and screen capture software to investigate the use of mindmaps in a vodcasting format to consolidate learning with nursing students. Peter Reece-Jones, Alan Thomas and Gill Roberts, School of Health Sciences, The Health Sciences and Practice Subject Centre at Bangor University.

Using recording and photography equipment to enable remote fieldworking.
Sarah Davies and Jessica Bartlett, Department of Earth Sciences, Open University.

Using a mobile phone to stream context specific audio information to students with visual impairments.
Alasdair Thin, School of Life Sciences, Heriot-Watt University.

Interactive 3D Virtual Worlds on Handheld Devices to Address High Dropout Rates in Higher Education
The School of Computing and Intelligent Systems at the University of Ulster is using a Nintendo DS Lite handheld games console and creating an interactive 3D game providing induction information for new students.
Kevin Curran, School of Computing and Intelligent Systems, Faculty of Computing and Engineering, University of Ulster

Using digital voice recorders to provide lectures as ‘bite sized’ audio clips.
Sidney Tyrrell, Department of Mathematical Science, Coventry University.

Providing fieldwork opportunities for those students who are unable to attend.
Joanna Bailey, Andy Humphries, Lucy Renton and Eleanor Suess, School of Architecture and Landscape, Kingston University.

Using a camcorder to provide course material in a video format.
Jo Badge, Jon Scott and Alan Cann, School of Biological Sciences, University of Leicester.
Following on from the Round 1 project, Andy Pulman at the Institute of Health and Community Studies at Bournemouth University is using the Nintendo DS Lite handheld console with brain training software with students wishing to improve their numeracy skills.

Investigating the use of PDAs to hold portfolio materials for Midwifery students on placements.
Alan Thomas and Liz Paden, School of Health Sciences, Bangor University.

Investigating the use of the Portable Firefox web browser with first year students..
Anne Dickinson, Department of Mathematical Sciences Coventry University.

Piloting the use of PDAs by dyslexic students on placements.
Deirdre Ford, Centre for Excellence in Professional Placement Learning, University of Plymouth.

The School of Music at the University of Wales, Bangor, is Using digital video recording equipment to collect and analyse data for fieldwork projects.
Wyn Thomas, School of Music, University of Wales, Bangor.

Round 1

Developing an interactive online 'toolkit for teaching' to support new law teachers, designed to high accessibility standards for teacher and learner, at the UK Centre for Legal Education.

Producing a 'how to' resource guide for academics on best practice for the design, creation and distribution of audio learning objects.
Dr David Hindley, School of Education, Nottingham Trent University.

Using digital voice recorders and tie clip microphones to produce course materials in an audio format.
Dr Karen Gresty, School of Biological Sciences, University of Plymouth.

Introduce podcasting as a teaching application, piloting in each year group..
Cathy Leng, School of Social Sciences, Bath Spa University.

The Using sound with Microsoft® PowerPoint, Breeze and podcasting to promote the use of audio materials on the VLE.
Jo Badge, Jon Scott and Alan Cann, School of Biological Sciences, University of Leicester.

The Evaluating vodcasts and developing a prototype learning object.
Voula Gkatzidou, Dr Elaine Pearson, Christopher Bailey, School of Computing, University of Teesside.

Investigating the potential of Nintendo DS Lite handheld gaming consoles and Dr Kawashina's Brain Training software as a study support tool in numeracy and mental arithmetic.
Andy Pulman, Institute of Health and Community Studies, Bournemouth University (Health Sciences and Practice Subject Centre).