Here are presentation resources from some recent mobile innovation events:

Creating a portable wireless network for a class, with Andy Stratton, 12th and 18th July 2012
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This project demonstrates the potential of a Raspberry Pi (a simple computer designed to encourage people to programme) to set up a portable class-based wireless network, which could be used to support applications such as interactive online quizzes, or other more specialist software. These small-scale networks might be particularly valuable on field trips or other locations away from the university.  When used on campus, lecturers could more easily keep track of student interactions in class and students are less likely to surf the wider Internet and be distracted by online socialising. Andy is looking for collaborative partners who would like to try out the application with their own students.  Please contact Andy directly if you are interested in trying something with his support.

Stimulating participation in lectures via mobile devices, with Ben Abell, 29 May 2012
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Also see a screencast from IT Help at SHU about Google Docs – Surveys & Forms
Level 4 students in a Biosciences module have used personal mobile devices to answer questions during lecture sessions and promote active learning in lectures. Students worked as small groups to maximise participation, and Google Docs Forms were used to capture responses to questions. Early evaluation indicated that students are generally positive about the approach.   

Innovations in Mobile Learning, with Steve Wheeler, Associate Professor of Learning Technology at University of Plymouth, 28th May 2012
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Steve Wheeler is a Web 2.0 researcher, author of The Digital Classroom, and an international speaker with an active interest in mobile learning. In this session Steve considered the use of these technologies for different learning contexts, the potential of social media and informal learning, issues of integrating the use of smart devices into mainstream teaching practices, and features which are on the horizon such as augmented reality and wearable computing.

Case studies from the SHU-based projects will be forthcoming over the coming months. For further ideas about mobile learning, see our set of scenarios for mobile learning and the mobile strand at SHU’s Teaching and Learning Conference 2012.