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The MoLeNET Projects 2007/2008
Locations of the 32 lead colleges
"Using Mobile Learning Technologies to improve retention and achievement with challenging client groups"
Accrington and Rossendale College
Evaluating the impact of mobile learning technologies on teaching and learning, aiming to improve retention and achievement rates of students andto ensure investment in the new technologies delivers positive results.
"Handheld Pathways – mobile applications for the LLDD provision"
Aylesbury College with Buckingham School, Natstar College
Mobile learning for learners with disabilities or learning difficulties and others to improve access to information at alternative venues. Providing decision suppor t and recording on work placements and at satellite and outreach centres.
"EISL Project – Extending, Inspiring and Supporting Learning through the use of Mobile Technologies"
Bolton Community College with MANCAT, City College Manchester, The Oldham College
Vod/podcasting technologies to suppor t the delivery of learning via PDAs, mobile phones, i-Pods and PSPs. One par tner will supply memory cards for learners' own devices; the others will provide learners with their own mobile devices.
"Assessing the impact of m-learning with Work Based Learners undertaking Apprenticeships across Rural Lincolnshire"
Boston College
Increasing flexibility of provision, improving retention and achievement, and increasing self-esteem of learners at in a rurally isolated and diverse community by using PDA devices to allow flexible learning and assessment in the workplace
"M-learning 4 those who care"
Bournville College of Further Education with Broadmeadow Infants School, St Thomas Infants School, Bournville Village Trust , Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust, Uplands Nursing Home, TRACS Care, Trident Housing, NevilleWilliams House,Woodland House
Establishing a technology-based mobile learning network to improve
social networking, the skill base of the care sector and the effectiveness of employer engagement, by extending the learning platform that the college provides.
"brock.mobi – mLog"
Brockenhurst College
Exploring the application of mobile internet services in teaching, learning and administration. 'mLog' will extend PC software developed in-house to a fully mobile, anytime-anywhere service delivered via personally-owned handsets.
"Cardinal Newman College Teaching & Learning: Technology Driven, Quality Driven"
Cardinal Newman College
Aiming to build on recent successes and move the College and its teaching and learning forward by enhancing the students’ learning experience
through the use of wireless technology and, in par ticular, ultra-mobile PC hardware.
"Any time, any place, anywhere"
Chichester College with Sussex Downs College
Aimed at helping those who find it difficult to attend college and have little or no access to IT equipment, this project will use mobile technology to create a community of online learners with ready access to learning materials.
"Wolverhampton Learning to Go Further!"
City of Wolverhampton College with Wolverhampton City Council, Wolverhampton Learning Partnership, Wolverhampton Children and Young People's Strategic Partnership
Extending the use of data-enabled mobile technology within learning contexts facilitated through the Citywide 14–19 curriculum framework that affords learners access to genuine ‘personalised, wherever, whenever’ learning.
"Mobile Learning Network across Cornwall"
Cornwall College with Helston Community College, Roseland Community College, Liskeard School and Community College, Fowey Community College
Enabling wider access through wireless networking infrastructure. Delivering mobile learning materials by providing handheld devices and piloting use of SMS to improve student-staff communication, retention and achievement.
"Mobile learning for literacy (level 1) students"
Coulsdon College
Identifying and sharing best practice in driving forward the personalisation and ILT agendas by implementing mobile learning.
"Mobile Learning in Berkshire"
East Berkshire College with Berkshire College of Agriculture, Langley Wood (Langley Academy), Churchmead School
Using mobile phone/PDA technology in the delivery and monitoring of the Specialised Diploma in Engineering and apprenticeship programmes.
"Mobile in Salford"
Eccles College with Salford College, Pendleton College, Langdon College Salford City Learning Centres
Exploring the potential of hybrid PDA/phones with 3G capability to enhance learning in/outside classrooms. Developing interaction between mobile devices and learning environments, exploiting the potential of closed social networks.
"Supporting Science in the Field (SSIF)"
Gateshead College with Newcastle College, City of Sunderland College
Providing learners with mobile technology to strengthen the relationship between learning in the field and learning in the classroom.
"Glossy – Mobile Learning in Gloucestershire"
Gloucestershire College with National Star College
Putting in place an infrastructure which will allow learners, using devices which they already own, to access learning activities and content through a mobile learning por tal in conjunction with the college VLE.
"Using Mobile Technologies in the Classroom, at Home and in the Field to support Minority Teaching Groups (MoLeMINT)"
Havering Sixth Form College with Havering LEA, University of East London
Providing learners with technology to strengthen the relationship between learning in the field and learning in the classroom. The project will support recording data, capturing evidence and recalling prior learning.
"m4m Project – m-Learning 4 m-People"
Huddersfield Technical College with Leeds College of Technology, Huddersfield New College, Wakefield College, Shipley College, Joseph Priestly College, Pontefract New College
Establishing wireless networks and systems to gather evidence using mobile technologies for por tfolio building, assignment work or formative testing. Identifying, re-purposing and creating m-learning resources to engage learners.
"KAMPUS: Kingston Access to Mobile Personalisation using Ultra-portable Services"
Kingston College with Adult Education Service, Kingston upon Thames
Using wireless ultramobiles to enhance vocational learning experiences. Introducing more versatile learning environments, student-centred teaching approaches, and enhancing facilities for collaboration and group work.
"Wireless Blended Learning for Work Based Learners (WBL 4 WBL)"
Lewisham College
Developing learner and teacher competence in the use of mobile learning devices to suppor t and extend personalised learning. Providing access to wireless blended learning through PDAs preloaded with personalised content.
"Widening participation Through Mobile Learning"
Lowestoft College
Piloting and evaluating differentiated learning approaches using mobile technologies. Targetting 14-19 year olds, literacy,numeracy,engaging people not in education, employment or training (NEETs),Languages and/or ESOL,workbased learning and specialised diplomas.
"m-strategy in Birmingham (MSB)"
Matthew Boulton College of FE and HE with Sutton Coldfield College
Enabling mainstreaming of m-learning pilots developed by Matthew Boulton College, including using mobile devices and e-por tfolios in workplaces, and using mobile gaming devices, streaming multimedia, and mobile devices to engage young people.
"My podcast: Developing innovative approaches to personalised learning"
New College Swindon with Wiltshire College, Swindon College, Salisbury College, Cirencester College
Developing podcasts as a strategy for learning delivery innovation. The podcasts will be uploaded to a central server and content will be available to learners to download at college, school, home or work via the project website.
"Harnessing Technology Towards Personalisation (HTTP)"
City College Norwich with The Hewett School, City of Norwich School, Earlham High School, Framingham Earl High School, Notre Dame High School, Attleborough High School, Wymondham High School, Wymondham College, Buckenham High School, Hethersett High School
Developing student and staff exper tise in the use of mobile devices and mobile learning, in order to enhance the model of personalised learning being created at City College Norwich.
"The MoLeMentors project"
Oaklands College with North Hertfordshire College, West Hertfordshire College, Hertfordshire Regional College,
The MoLeMentor programme uses students to support teachers in utilising technology appropriately and effectively in the classroom or workplace, by mentoring the staff with methods and techniques that students take for granted.
"Podcasts (Video/Audio) to Mobile Devices via a VLE"
Rotherham College of Arts & Technology with Yorkshire Coast College, Graham School
Extending and enhancing learning oppor tunities for learners on a variety of programmes using audio/video podcasts and Moodle and SMS text subscription services which allow direct delivery to individual’s mobile devices.
"Improved Learner engagement for 14–19 year olds in the foundation tier and NEET groups using mobile technology"
Regent College with Gateway College
Using 2 key mobile technologies, SMS texting, and small wireless tablets, to deliver learning opportunities and to provide monitoring and support of learners in the foundation learning tier and NEET/ late star ter groups.
"Mobile Inclusion: using mobile technology to fight gang and gun culture"
South Thames College with Battersea Technology College, John Paul II RC School, Chestnut Grove, Salesian College, Southfields Community College, Ernest Bevin College, Wandsworth City Learning Centre, Wandsworth Borough Council
Equipping young learners with mobile technology tools to capture digital images, MP3 and videos as well as text messages that reflect the main objectives of a broader project designed to tackle gun and knife crimes and gang culture.
"Learning on the Go (LoG)"
Stockport College with Trafford College, University of Manchester
Enabling students to revise vocational competency materials and access additional learning support through the use of handheld devices.
"MobTec in Action"
Stratford-upon-Avon College with Coventry University
Assessing the learning and communication benefits of the use of WiFi ultra-por table multi-media devices. Allowing each faculty to tailor use to areas of need while adapting to the learning styles of learners and enabling personalisation.
"Adding m to the mix"
Tower Hamlets College
Identifying and enabling appropriate use of m-learning technologies and pedagogies across the curriculum, focussing on Skills for Life, the IT-specialist diploma, and programmes for NEETs. Using PDAs, tablet/UMPCs and PSPs.
"Wider Weston"
Weston College with Broadoak Maths and Community College, Priory Community School
Targeting 14–19 year olds and NEETs, focusing on Literacy, Numeracy, Languages and/or ESOL, specialised diplomas, inclusion/equal opportunities/accessibility, personalisation, and Improving retention and achievement.
"Herefordshire and Worcestershire Vodcasting and Podcasting Consortium"
Worcester College of Technology with Kidderminster College, Worcester sixth form College, Royal National College for the Blind, Herefordshire College of technology, Evesham College, North East Worcestershire College, Hereford College of Arts
Develop podcasting and vodcasting throughout the Herefordshire and Worcestershire region. All resources created will be shared through a repository, and at the end of the project will be available to the wider learning and skills community.
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