Welcome to the Mobile Learning Network (MoLeNET)

What is MoLeNET?

The Mobile Learning Network (MoLeNET) is a unique collaborative approach to encouraging, supporting, expanding and promoting mobile learning, primarily in English post 14 education and training, via supported shared cost mobile learning projects. Collaboration at national level involves participating institutions and the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) sharing the cost of projects introducing or expanding mobile learning and the LSN providing a support and evaluation programme. The LSC and institutions have invested over £16 million in MoLeNET during the period 2007-2010.  The MoLeNET support and evaluation programme includes technical and pedagogic advice and support, materials development, continuing professional development, mentoring, facilitation of peer-to-peer support, networking and resource sharing, research and evaluation.

MoLeNET Phase 3 – new MoLeNET projects for 2009/10

Phase 3 projects includes 22 projects and 20 micro-projects.

MoLeNET Academies

A MoLeNET related initiative involves eight colleges, which have developed expertise in mobile learning by participating in MoLeNET, receiving capital funding to set up MoLeNET Academies which are dedicated mobile learning continuing professional development (CPD) centres.  These Academies will be centres of excellence for mobile learning CPD.

What is Mobile Learning?

The MoLeNET programme uses a broad definition of mobile learning i.e:  “The exploitation of ubiquitous handheld technologies, together with wireless and mobile phone networks, to facilitate, support, enhance and extend the reach of teaching and learning.”  Mobile learning can take place in any location, at any time, including traditional learning environments such as classrooms as well as in workplaces, at home, community locations and in transit.  Mobile technologies used can include mobile phones, smartphones, PDAs, MP3/ MP4 players (e.g. iPODs), handheld gaming devices (e.g. Sony PSP, Nintendo DS), Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), mini notebooks or netbooks (e.g. Asus EEE), handheld GPS or voting devices and specialist portable technologies used in science labs, engineering workshops or for environmental or agricultural study.  Mobile learning involves connectivity for downloading, uploading and/or on-line working via wireless networks, mobile phone networks or both, and linking to institutional systems e.g. virtual learning environments (VLEs) and management information systems (MIS).

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