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Wednesday 27th January 2010
11.30 - 12.45 Theatre 1
11.30 - 12.45 Theatre 1
Smart phones: smarter learning? Or new technology, same old pedagogy?
Naomi Norman, Director of Learning, Epic
Epic’s Director of Learning, Dr Naomi Norman, will seek the answer to this question in what promises to be an innovative seminar format for Learning Technologies:
International experts in mobile learning debating the motion: This house believes that learning on smart phones is less about new technology than it is about a new approach to pedagogy.
An exciting invitation to all, to download, discuss and move understanding forward.
Speaking for:
Professor John Traxler: Professor of Mobile Learning at the University of Wolverhampton. Also, Director of Learning Lab, Director of the International Association for Mobile Learning, and Associate Editor of the International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning. Author of numerous books and papers.
Mr Kim Whittlestone: Senior Lecturer in Independent Learning at Royal Veterinary College, with an interest in mobile learning. Kim played a major role in the establishment and development of e-learning centres at the Universities of Bristol and Cambridge.
Speaking against:
Professor Mike Sharples: Professor of Learning Sciences and Director of the Learning Sciences Research Institute at the University of Nottingham. Inaugurator of the mLearn international conference series, President of the International Association for Mobile Learning, and key member of the international MOBIlearn research and development project.
Dr Mike Short: Vice President of Research and Development for O2, and Chair of the UK Mobile Data Association. Visiting professor at Surrey University and member of the board of Coventry University. Previously, part of the UK Home Office Internet Task Force.
