This document discusses the rise of mobile internet access and its implications for mobile learning. It notes that internet access via mobile phones more than doubled from 2010 to 2012, with over half of adults now accessing the internet on their mobile phones daily. Younger age groups especially are using social media and the internet on the go. The document then outlines various mobile apps that can be used for activities like reading, writing, research, collaboration, and evidence collection that are relevant for student learning. It stresses the importance of increasing students' digital literacy and discusses resources for e-safety.

1. 27/01/2014
Mobile Learning – Are you remotely interested?
Inverness College - UHI
Niall Hardie
JISC RSC Scotland
support@rsc-sw-scotland.ac.uk

2. The ubiquitous internet
In 2012, 33 million adults accessed the
Internet every day, more than double
the 2006 figure of 16 million, when
directly comparable records began.

3. The way people access and
use the internet has
changed significantly

4. Mobile Phone Ownership
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Male
Female
Age
Under 10 10-13
14-17
18-21
22-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
ALL

5. Access to the Internet using a mobile
phone more than doubled between
2010 and 2012, from 24% to 51%.

6. In 2012, 32% of adults
accessed the Internet using a
mobile phone every day.

7. Internet use over a mobile phone
100
90
80
70
60
2010
50
2011
2012
40
30
20
10
0
16-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65+
All

8. In 2012, almost six in ten adults
(58%) accessed the Internet ‘on the
go’, making use of Wifi hotspots or a
mobile phone network.
More than three quarters of
adults (83%) aged under 45 used
the Internet ‘on the go’

9. Internet activity ‘on-the-go’
80
70
60
50
16-24
25-34
40
35-44
45-54
55-64
30
65+
20
10
0
Emails
Online news, newspapers books or e-books images, videos or music
Online
Games,
Using podcasts
Social networking
Navigation or locate services nearby

10. What about those who are not using it?
Almost a third of non-users aged 16
to 24 said that the cost of a portable
web-enabled device or associated
subscription prevented them using
the Internet this way.

11. Mobile Technologies
Smart Phones
»iOS
»Android
»Windows
Tablets
»iPad; Surface; Nexus;
Kindle Fire; Hudl;
Medion…
»from Apple to Aldi…
»Chromebook

12. Key Student Activities

13. Apps: Reading
»iBooks
»Kindle
»Read selection
»Safari Reader

14. Apps: Reading

15. Apps: Reading

16. Apps: Reading

19. Apps: Writing and Notetaking
Assignments and
Notetaking:
Presentations:
»Pages
»Keynote
»Notability

21. Apps: Research, Plan, Organise
»Safari; Chrome; VLE
»Dropbox
»Evernote
»Google Drive
»Instapaper
»Inspiration mind mapping

24. Apps: Collaborate
»FaceTime/Skype/Hangouts
»Social Media
»iMessage; BBM
› Facebook
»WhatsApp – image and
› Twitter
video sharing

25. Apps: Evidence
Content creation tools:
»Pages
»Keynote
Also:
»Audio
»Photo
»Video

26. Academic Staff Engagement
What are you doing already?
Academic Staff
Campus Support
»Materials and Resources
»Open Wifi access
»Communication
»BYOD Policy
»Open attitude
»Facilitate
»Encourage

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Increase
students’
digital
literacy

28. UK Social Network Users
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
16-24
25-44
50%
45-54
55-64
40%
65-74
30%
20%
10%
0%
16-24
25-44
45-54
55-64
65-74

29. Social Media
»Facebook
»Twitter
»Wikis
»Blogs
› VLE
› Blogger
»Digital Curation
› Scoop.it
› Pinterest
»Multimedia Sharing
› YouTube
› Flickr
› Slide Share

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e-Safety
Resources for you to explore:
BBC Video: Keeping your personal information safe online
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/5594.html
Everyone Knows Sarah - video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThxmgXMBpoM
TUC: Your privacy online - video
http://www.worksmart.org.uk/nsfw/video.php?s=4
RSC Scotland e-Safety Resource – scoop.it
http://www.scoop.it/t/e-safety-e-safeguarding
Facebook in Real Life – BBC Comedy Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrFdOz1Mj8Q

31. http://www.rsc-scotland.org/?tag=mobile-technologies
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Mobile Learning – Are you remotely interested?
Inverness College - UHI
Niall Hardie
JISC RSC Scotland
support@rsc-sw-scotland.ac.uk

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