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Upwardly Mobile - Getting Started in Inclusive m-Learning
Upwardly Mobile
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Upwardly Mobile
Foreword
Mobile learning is a fast-maturing technology offering opportunities and challenges in equal measure. Learning with mobile devices can bring many inclusion benefits, enabling learners to access content wherever and whenever they choose, and using a device they know they can operate. m-Learning therefore has vast potential to enhance learning opportunities for all, and to level the playing field for learners with specific needs.
The JISC TechDis Service is delighted to be working across the education sector throughout the UK, and with agencies such as the Learning and Skills Network (LSN) following their highly successful MoLeNet projects, to explore the accessibility benefits and barriers of mobile learning on
Upwardly Mobile
, and in the companion publication
GoMobile!
The experience and expertise of a number of highly-respected practitioners and technologists from HE, FE, and the Independent Specialist Colleges has combined to produce this DVD-ROM. We believe this exciting and stimulating resource will encourage innovation, creativity and a holistic approach to m-learning across the educational sectors, and are gratified to be able to add it to our ever-growing collection of m-learning resources.
Sal Cooke
Director of JISC TechDis
Upwardly Mobile
is a companion to the publication
GoMobile! Maximising the potential of mobile technologies for learners with disabilities
. Taken together, these form a valuable toolkit for every teaching practitioner who wishes to use mobile learning inclusively. On this DVD-ROM there are numerous illustrations of real-world practice, and step-by-step guides on how to use mobile devices in teaching and learning. The video clips on Upwardly Mobile complement the case studies in GoMobile! and create a holistic approach to using m-learning for all.
It has been a pleasure for the LSN to work with JISC TechDis on this exciting and new DVD-ROM and its companion publication, and we both hope that this toolkit will be of immense value in taking forward inclusive learning through mobile technologies.
Dr Geoff Foot
LSN