Mobilizing The Open University: Case Studies in Strategic Mobile Development

dc.creator	Rhodri Curwin Thomas
dc.date	2010-04-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:05:04Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:05:04Z
dc.identifier	1948-075X
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/ffb44e4e12834a57b90a49fa27dcc737
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/9521
dc.description	This paper presents an overview of many activities undertaken in the Mobile Learner Support project area in The Open University (OU). Please note that while many of the project strands involve strategic development that is embedded in the OU’s institution-wide teaching and learning systems, some of the data and findings we hope will be of use to others undertaking work in related areas. In addition to the core work in implementing a Mobile VLE and associated resources, an overview of related mobile audio eAssessment and eBook format development project strands are given, leading to development of a blend of web application software and native or client applications.The OU delivers significant proportions of online content and collaboration as part of its supported open learning distance education model to over 200,000 part-time students at any given time. In particular, over the past 4 years, adapting open source technologies for around 600 course websites has delivered the requirement to support course activities for up to 4,700 students per course cohort with a corresponding 250 variations of a single course to provide online tutorial spaces. The OU has also throughout its history adapted to increasingly flexible and personalised modes of delivering and interacting with multimedia and audiovisual content as part of a blended approach, most recently aiming to disaggregate content and allow remixing through its open educational resources initiative.For updates on the Mobile Learner Support project, please visit http://www.open.ac.uk/blogs/mLearn
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Kent State University
dc.relation	http://www.rcetj.org/index.php/rcetj/article/view/80/185
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1948-075X
dc.rights	CC BY-NC-ND
dc.source	Journal of the Research Center for Educational Technology, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp 103-110 (2010)
dc.subject	Mobile VLE
dc.subject	Webstats
dc.subject	eAssessment
dc.subject	eBooks
dc.subject	Applications
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
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dc.title	Mobilizing The Open University: Case Studies in Strategic Mobile Development
dc.type	article