Liverpool John Moores University's strapline for our students is Dream, Plan, Achieve. During this interactive workshop, we intend to share our experiences of how we successfully deployed Blackboard Mobile Learn across the institution through 'dream', 'plan' and 'achieve' stages of implementation. We will cover our: • Pre-implementation drivers (dream) • 'Soft', rapid but meticulous launch (plan) • Post-implementation evaluation and responses to promote adoption (achieve) Throughout the presentation, we will invite participants to share their views or experiences from their particular perspectives, as existing users or those contemplating Blackboard Mobile Learn implementation. These will be captured and shared back to the room using the Socrative app. We hope that everyone who attends will find the workshop worthwhile and that it will promote further discussion after the session.

1. Dream, Plan, Achieve
with Mobile Learn
Alice Bird, Head of Technology Enhanced Learning
Alex Spiers, Learning Technology Developer

2. Alice Bird Alex Spiers
Head of Technology Enhanced Learning Technology Developer
Learning Academic Enhancement Unit
Academic Enhancement Unit Liverpool John Moores University
Liverpool John Moores University @alexgspiers

5. Dream
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6. • Student Experience
• LJMU App
– Campus M
• Mobile Projects
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7. 1: Does your institution have BB Mobile Learn?
2: What are your key drivers for change?

8. Plan
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9. Launch
Installation (Test mode)
Approval to acquire
Develop support resources
Academic Staff
Support Staff
Develop publicity resources
Students
Research Bb resources App testing
Develop comms. strategy Customisation
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10. Top Tips

11. – Involve Marketing/Corp Comms
– Keep it simple, spread it wide
Get your free
Blackboard App now!
– Re-purpose Bb resources
– Share ideas
 LJMU Mobile Device Forum
 Bb Mobile UK User Group
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12. 3: What top tip would you recommend when launching?

13. Achieve
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14. Measuring impact – End semester evaluation
– Statistical usage analysis
– Student awareness
(n=302)
(Random sample)
– Student and staff user
surveys (n=159,48)
(Downloaded App and
logged in)
LJMU Blackboard Mobile Evaluation Report
May 2012: http://bit.ly/WPclD6
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15. • 4,600+ downloads by end March 2012
• Student awareness
– 80% compatible device
– 50% had used it
– 12% unaware
Overall user satisfaction
Students Staff 15

16. • Student likes
– Quick and easy access
– Anywhere access (including in the
classroom)
– Checking announcements, discussion
posts, etc
• Student needs
– Improved generic mobile support
• Staff needs
– Development in approaches for mobile
learning
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17. Other activities?
Activity
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18. Promotion for new students in Sept
– Before you arrive website
Statistics
Staff support
– Mobile Device Support Forum
– Guides & Help
– Case Studies
Blackboard UK Usergroup
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19. What did we do?
• Paramedic example (n=15)
• entry questionnaire - ICT skills
• Focus group - Themes
• Study
• Mobile vs PC
– online tasks completed on placement (6 in total)
– discussion boards
– blogs
– tests
• still on-going

20. Still to do…?

21. - My Grades
- Staff engagement
- Pedagogical support
- Speed of change
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22. 4: If you are using it, share one thing that your students use BB Mobile Learn for?

23. Links to
Resources
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24. Blackboard Mobile Learn Report
http://bit.ly/WPclD6
LJMU Learn Tech
@LJMULearntech