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Enhancing Mobile Collaboration through the Virtual Learning Environment

This overview explores the evolving landscape of mobile collaboration within the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) at Digilab. Led by Rhodri Thomas, the programme incorporates innovative tools such as instant messaging, GPS geotagging, and user-generated content, enabling rich media capture and peer sharing. Participants are encouraged to utilize mobile internet technologies and engage in location-based activities that enhance fieldwork and group connectivity. Additionally, the programme includes podcasting sessions focusing on improving teaching and learning experiences through mobile technologies.

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Enhancing Mobile Collaboration through the Virtual Learning Environment

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  1. Mobile Collaboration @ Digilabworking with the Virtual Learning Environment Programme Rhodri Thomas Rhodri.Thomas@open.ac.uk

  2. Mobile Collaboration Social • Presence & Status updates • Instant Messaging User-generated • Rich media capture • Sharing with peers Location-based • GPS Mobile blog ‘moblog’ http://moblog.co.uk/ | http://www.cellspin.net/ MediaBoard http://www.m-learning.net/preview/LeedsMet_mediaboard//

  3. Fieldwork & connecting groups Mapping media to a grid Adding GPS data: Geotagging Twitpic Shozu Google Earth/Maps [Science ERA project] [FELS Santiago residential] Location-based activities

  4. Mobile Internet technologies Basic phones • Small screens used for menus ‘VGA’ devices • Higher resolution for multimedia Full screen • Apple iPhone/iPod touch • Nokia Internet Tablet ‘Zoom view’ • Apple iPhone/iPod Safari • Opera Mini/Mobile • Microsoft Deepfish [in development] • Google Android [in development]

  5. Try out your own phone web browser first, then compare by going to: http://mini.opera.com Click to download There are 3 options [ Phone, PC or via SMS] ~120kB Try out these sites: wap.tfl.gov.uk or wap.nationalrail.co.uk m.facebook.com or m.flickr.com bbc.co.uk/mobile library.open.ac.uk More on Knowledge Network Try Opera ‘desktop’/mobile views Reflect on your experiences Discuss in next week’s session EPD Task – evaluate Opera Mini You can also use the emulator at: http://www.operamini.com/demo/

  6. Podcasting equipment What standard? (examples): • Bronze • Handheld technologies • Recording attachments/accessories • Audio recording software • Silver • ‘Prosumer’ recording devices • Digilab or LTS (Sound&Vision) loan • Gold: • ‘Broadcast quality’ • LTS (Sound&Vision) studio time

  7. eLC Activity: Podcasting • Write down a few prompt words which will help you describe your thoughts on either of the following: • How do you see podcasting supplementing teaching and learning activities and/or the contact with your students? • What would you like to achieve through being part of the eLearning Community and what would you like to see covered in future? • Record a one minute reflection on this topic, and play back to see if this is OK – no time for editing today. • We will then upload to the Podcast Directory as part of the eLC Podcasting session outputs.

  8. Example sessions • Educational and Professional Development (EPD) • http://epd.open.ac.uk • http://kn.open.ac.uk/workspace.cfm?wpid=8541 • Elluminate recording (mobile browsing) • eLearning Community workshops • http://kn.open.ac.uk/workspace.cfm?wpid=8567 • Podcast Directory (handheld recording activity) • Mobile Learner Support • http://conclave.open.ac.uk/mLearn/ • Digibytes and Digiquests

  9. Digilab facilities

  10. Example resources • Mobile Technologies Special Interest Group (MTech) • http://conclave.open.ac.uk/m-tech-group/ • Emulation/Simulation • http://conclave.open.ac.uk/m-tech-group/index.php/Emulation • Devices • http://conclave.open.ac.uk/m-tech-group/index.php/Devices

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