Using mobiles to support active learning with Moodle – Moodlemoot 2014

Using mobiles to support active

learning with Moodle

Mark AberdourHead of Platforms

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Range of mobile devices


Device capabilitiesFeature phone

Smart phone

Tablet Gaming device

Media player

Send texts Yes Yes

Make calls Yes Yes

Take photos Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Social networking Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Web browsing Yes Yes Yes Yes

Watch videos Yes Yes Yes Yes

Shoot videos Yes Yes Yes

Audio recording Yes Yes Yes

Edit documents Yes Yes Yes

Use maps Yes Yes Yes


Smartphones

are the

backbone of

our daily media

interactions.

Smartphones are

used on average for

17 minutes at a

time, tablets for 30

minutes.

Users move between screens to perform a single task. The New Multi-Screen World,

Google, 2013 www.thinkwithgoogle.com


4 Cs of mobile learning

Content: the provision of media (e.g. documents, audio, video, etc) to the learner

Capture: taking in data from sensors including camera, GPS, etc, and saving for sharing or reflection

Compute: taking in data from the learner and processing it

Communicate: connecting learners with others



Use Bootstrap / Clean theme

Assignment:Submitting audio or video recordings




Database:Submitting audio recordings




Forum:Reflective logs




Assignment:Reflective logs




Communicate:Twitter hashtag feeds






Communicate:Moodle Mobile App



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