Programmes

Outline Programme

9.00  Registration, exhibition and coffee

10.00  Welcome – John Stone, Chief Executive, LSN

10.10  LSC Introduction – Steve Nichols, Technology for Learning, LSC

10.20  Stuart Edwards, Deputy Director, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

10.35 Parallel sessions 1
MoLeNET Projects Presentations/Demonstrations and Mobile Learning Research Papers

11.35  Transforming the college and practice in Gloucestershire
           Greg Smith, Principal and James Clay, ILT & Learning Resources Manager

12.00   Lunch

12.45   Exhibition and Optional Activities:

• TechDis eBooks workshop
• MoLeShare and MoLeTV workshop
• ConnectEd workshop
• ITQ for mobile learning workshop
• Tour of St Paul’s Cathedral
• Trip to skydeck

13.30  The Becta perspective, Cathy Ellis, Director, Becta

13.45  Double panel ‘Question Time’ debate

One panel of educators and policy makers and one of mobile industries representatives will field questions and explore with the audience some of the key mobile learning trends, issues, opportunities and barriers and the question of where do we go from here?

Chair: Bob Harrison, Vice Chair of Governors, Northern College and Education Advisor, Toshiba Information Systems (UK) Ltd.

Education Panel:
Dr Ian Chowcat, Becta
Markos Tiris, Programme Director for Technology and Learning, LSIS
James Clay, Gloucestershire College and MoLeNET mentor
Alistair McNaught, TechDis

Industry Panel:
John O'Donnell, Cisco
Mick Mullane, an Apple Educator and MoLeNET mentor
Andy Goff, ConnectEd
Stuart Taylor, T-Mobile
Steve Pluta, Telefonica O2

15.15   Tea

15.30  Parallel sessions 2
 MoLeNET Projects Presentations/Demonstrations & Mobile Learning Research Papers

16.30  The impact of MoLeNET, Jill Attewell & Carol Savill-Smith, LSN

16.45   The MoLeNET Awards

17.00   Departure