Making More Mobile

Johanna Westwood & Kate WrightInformation Services

Aberystwyth University

ARE YOU READY FOR MOBILE LEARNING?

What do you know about your students?

On any web-enabled device go to:http://qvr.qwizdom.com

• Select I have a Session Key• Enter the code Q5VN94

Do you know how many of your students own smartphones?

A) Yes – we have reliable data on that

B) I could hazard a guess

C) No idea

Photo from http://www.flickr.com/photos/beniciomurray/6111665326/ used under Creative Commons

Do you know the most commonly used type of smartphone used?

A) Yes – we have reliable data on that

B) I could hazard a guess

C) No idea

Photo from http://www.flickr.com/photos/beniciomurray/6111665326/ used under Creative Commons

Do you know how many students use your wifi?

A) Yes – we have reliable data on that

B) I could hazard a guess

C) No idea

Photo from http://www.flickr.com/photos/beniciomurray/6111665326/ used under Creative Commons

Do you know how your students use apps?

A) Yes – we have reliable data on that

B) I could hazard a guess

C) No idea

Photo from http://www.flickr.com/photos/beniciomurray/6111665326/ used under Creative Commons

WHAT HAVE WE FOUND OUTWhat we’ve learnt about our learners (and staff)

Survey and Feedback

Smartphone Tablet0

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10

15

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25

30

Smartphone and Tablet Ownership

YesNo

Survey and FeedbackDo you currently have a smart phone? (e.g.Android, Blackberry, iPhone, Palm, Windows Mobile)

Free Up to £1.50

Up to £3 Up to £5 More than £5

Never use apps

0

2

4

6

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12

How much would you consider paying for an app?

AllMobile Learn Group QVR Group

Survey and FeedbackDo you currently have a smart phone? (e.g.Android, Blackberry, iPhone, Palm, Windows Mobile)

No Occasionally Lot0

5

10

15

20

25

30

Have you ever used your smartphone / mobile tablet device for University work?

Survey and FeedbackDo you currently have a smart phone? (e.g.Android, Blackberry, iPhone, Palm, Windows Mobile)

Survey and Feedback

Survey and Feedback:Blackboard Mobile Learn

“I use my device a lot more….It’s been much better, as I don’t have to have a lot of paper with me.”

“I liked the 'favourites'; which meant I could access the relevant modules for this semester.”

Survey and Feedback:Qwizdom - QVR

“I would definitely use QVR again in the future”

“The system is really simple to use.I can carry less handsets to the classes

from now.”

Mobile Activities

RECOMMENDATIONSWhat to do (and what not to do!)

Some Things We Found Out• Who pays?• Becoming mobile-friendly• Pilot strategies

Find out morehttp://nexus.aber.ac.uk/xwiki/bin/view/Main/Making+More+Mobile

bb-team@aber.ac.uk