Staff development session for University of Ballarat staff exploring mobile learning technologies.

1. Mobile Learning Technologies for
communication, assessment and
content.
Session 1

2. Resources
mick@yumstudio.com.au

3. Use the text tool to
record your current
mood state
On top Sparks I am Hitting Give me
of the out of starting the wall the pills
world ears to believe

4. Blended Delivery
Self Paced
Face to Face
Facilitated

5. •Learning Support
•Communication skills
•Experiential stories & Group
problem solving
•Demonstration of practical
Skill
•Case studies
•Guest Speakers
•Scenarios
•Site visits
•Games
•Decision making trees
•Demonstration of Knowledge•Webinar
•Video Lecture/Software
Face to Face •Industry demonstration
Knowledge •Student presentations/peer
•Quizzes review/Guest Speakers
•Communication •Q and A sessions
•Assessment clarification
•Role play
Forums/Blogs
•Group tasks
Self Paced
•Individual stories
•Research
•Placement
Online
Facilitated

6. VET practitioners
are increasingly
using….
• online quizzes, e-portfolios and simulations to gather
assessment evidence
• management information systems to record
assessment outcomes and track and monitor candidate
progress
• online logs, wikis and blogs to provide and respond to
assessment feedback
• mobile devices to support workplace assessment
• web conferencing to moderate assessment processes
and outcomes.
• Voice tools to support learners with low literacy

7. Project - Mobile
learning technologies
Your project can include one or more of the following:
•Course communication portal for remote support and
discussion based assessment
•Assessment evidence capture using audio, video, text
•Mobile course content
•Student productivity tools for capturing web
resources, sharing files, web bookmarks, developing
virtual assessment responses

8. Project Spaces
We will use 2 communication and content hubs:
Moodle - resources, links, help guides
https://ubonline.ballarat.edu.au/login/index.php
Mahara - project blog, project reflections
http://medusa.ballarat.edu.au/eportfolio/

9. UB Moodle

10. UB Mahara

11. Collecting evidence
-Evernote
• Combines text, audio and images as "notes" that can be
shared with trainer

12. iPadio
• ipadio combines the telephone with the
blog to create an audio “phonecast”
which is streamed Live to the Internet.
You can phonecast from any phone,
anywhere in the world - no need for a
computer or even access to the Internet.
• Learner can call in their responses via
phone call. iPadio then converts the
audio into a blog post accessible online.
No software or app is required by the
caller.

13. Activity
Lets Phlog!
Self Paced
Face to Face
Facilitated

14. Phlogging
example
What is the biggest challenge you face in using blended delivery with
your learners? How can you overcome this?
• Use your mobile
• Call 1800-802569
• Enter registered number
1161409317625 or 1161353317625
• Enter PIN – 5676
• Talk when prompted
• When finished access at
http://www.ipadio.com/phlogs/MichaelGwyther/

15. Phone apps
•iPadio http://www.ipadio.com/
•FiRe
iPhone only

16. Phone apps
AndRecorder Android only
Sound Cloud
Audio Boo

17. Hosted or cloud
audio
•Soundcloud
http://soundcloud.com
•Podomatic
http://www.podomatic.com

18. Activity
Sound Cloud
Self Paced
Face to Face
Facilitated

19. Sound Cloud
•Download the app from the Apple App store or Android
Marketplace
•Set up an account at http://soundcloud.com/ or
directly from the app
•Record a sound file directly into your app on your
phone. Answer your thoughts about “ways I can use
audio with students for assessment, group work or
content”….
•If you have Wi-Fi, upload to your account from the
phone
•Find the embed code on your account on the web
•Paste your sound file into a blog post in Mahara.

20. Activity
Project Plan
Self Paced
Face to Face
Facilitated

21. Project
Your project can include one or more of the following:
•Course communication portal for remote support and
discussion based assessment
•Assessment evidence capture using audio, video, text
•Mobile course content
•Student productivity tools for capturing web
resources, sharing files, web bookmarks, developing
virtual assessment responses

22. Activity
In small groups with your teaching colleagues
brain storm possible projects within your team.
This will give you the opportunity to test a few
different approaches in your team.

23. Activity
Join Yammer
Self Paced
Face to Face
Facilitated

24. Communication
Yammer

25. Dropbox
Dropbox is a file hosting system that offers
cloud storage and file synchronisation and
works on multiple operating systems and
mobile devices
https://www.dropbox.com/

26. Dropbox
•2GB Storage Free Benefits of Dropbox in
•Instantaneous learning
synchronisation of files
•Files can be emailed •Distribution and
directly to your Dropbox submission of materials
with “Send to Dropbox” and resources
•Files can be shared or •Collaboration on projects
made public at different locations and
•Undo option can be times
reversed under 30 days •Essential files get backed
•Files can be accessed from up
any computer or mobile •File history is available for
device with internet viewing or retrieving
connection •Create links in resources
to an online example