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Let’s Mobile- ise !. Susannah Diamond, Gladson Chikwa and Stuart Hepplestone Technology Enhanced Learning Quality Enhancement and Student Success. Outline. Sharing progress about a current project Over to you! Ideas-storm and poster session Discussion about impacts on our service.
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Let’s Mobile-ise! Susannah Diamond, GladsonChikwa and Stuart HepplestoneTechnology Enhanced LearningQuality Enhancement and Student Success
Outline • Sharing progress about a current project • Over to you! Ideas-storm and poster session • Discussion about impacts on our service
Orientation activity • Introduce yourself to your neighbours • Do you have a favourite mobile app? • Why do you like it?
Student Expectations 60%of US studentshad a smartphonein 2010 75%of SHU students have smartphonein 2011 10% of SHU students have a tabletin 2011 Irwin (2011)
Project context Facilitating engagement withemployability opportunitiesvia mobile devices Student Skills University Services Employment Opportunities
Activity: Let’s Mobile-ise! Working in small groups, your task is to: • Decide on a service which could be enhanced through the use of mobile devices. • What is it that you are aiming to improve? • What would it look like? • What type of mobile functionality will be involved? • Would it change your role? • Present back your new application to everyone else in a visual way, and within one minute.
Proposals View FAQs +/orAsk a Question Key Service Information Careers EventsNews Items Events Calendar Booking Facility Careers Advisers AppointmentsBookingsand Reminders SearchFor Jobsand Placements Photo by nickobec on flickr
What do our students say? " Help with finding relevant part-time jobsto fit around study" “I think the most important thing for mewould be the ability to quickly find a pagethat was genuinely relevantto my field of work” "A mobile app would be extremely useful, but idont think it should be overloadedwith too much information"
Mobile design options • Do nothing • Adaptive Design • Responsive Design • Web app • Native app • "Everybody’s initial thought is that they want an iPhone app, but this might not be the right solution for you." • Borley, 2011
Outcomes View FAQs and/or ask a question Key Service Information Careers advisersBook an appointment and receive reminders Careers events View schedule News items Booking facility Search for jobs and placements
Thank you for participating! • Susannah DiamondGladsonChikwaStuart Hepplestone • https://blogs.shu.ac.uk/telteam/http://elearningatshu.wordpress.com/ • Scan using a QR reader to view the TEL team blog