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mLearn 2008 will be offering pre-conference workshops as a taster before the 
conference officially opens on Wednesday 08 October 2008.
 

The pre-conference workshops will run throughout Tuesday 7 October 2008 
and the majority of these will be held at The Park Inn, Telford. There are 
workshops that will last for half a day and some that are full day events.  The 
workshop fees will include attendance at the workshop, refreshments and 
lunch.  

 

 Please note morning sessions (09:00 - 12:30) will finish with a lunch and 
networking opportunities and afternoon sessions (13:30 - 17:00) will start 
with lunch and networking opportunities.

 

You do not have to be fully registered delegate of mLearn 2008 conference to 
attend the sessions and as places are limited, it is advisable to book early.  If 
you have any queries regarding any of the workshops, please contact Abi 
Redmond, Conference Co-ordinator in the first instance.

 

 

 

1)  Workshop: 'How to design your own Mobile Learning Object - design 
learning episodes that are appropriate for mobile devices’

 

    Facilitator:  John Cook, London Metropolitan University

    Date:  Tuesday 07 October 2008     Time:  09:00 - 12:30    Cost:  £50 per 
delegate 

 

 



2)  Workshop: 'Podcasting for teaching and learning'  

 

    Facilitator: Palitha Edrisingha, University of Leicester.

    Date:  Tuesday 07 October 2008  Time:  13:30 - 17:00  Cost:  £65 per 
person 

 

  

3)  Workshop: 'An Introduction to Mobile Learning'

 

    Facilitator:  Jon Trinder, University of Glasgow on behalf of the Learning Lab

    Date:  Tuesday 07 October 2008.  Time:   09:00 - 12:30   Cost:  £150 per 
person (a complimentary handheld computer will be provided for each 
participant to use and keep)

 

 

4)  Workshop: 'Generation M - Learners at all levels and of all ages'

 

    Facilitator:  Geoff Stead Tribal Technology  

    Date:  Tuesday 07 October 2008   Time:   09:00 - 17:00  Cost:  £50 per 
person

 

 

5) Workshop: Evaluating Mobile Learning:  Approaches, Methods and Tools

 

    Facilitator:   Dr Agnes Kukulska-Hulme, The Open University, UK and Dr 
Giasemi Vavloua, University of Leicester, 

    Date:  Tuesday 07 October 2008 Time:  13:30 - 17:00  Cost:  £50 per 
delegate 

 

 

6)  Workshop: Mobile Learning in Practice - The Learning2Go Experience

 

    Facilitator: Dave Whyley, Learning Technologies, E-Services, 
Wolverhampton LA.    

    Date:  Tuesday 07 October 2008  Time:  09:30 - 12:30  Cost:  £25 per 
delegate 

 

 

7)  Workshop: Using Mobile technology to Personalise the Learning Experience

 

    Facilitator:  Steve Sidaway, TxtTools

    Date :  Tuesday 07 October 2008    Time :  09:30 - 12:30    Cost:  £35 per 
delegate 

 

 



8)  Workshop: A Vist to the The Bridge School and Specialist VLE's 

    

    Facilitator:  Richard Lawson, ICT For Learning Manager, Telford and Wrekin 
LA  

    Date:  Tuesday 07 October 2008   Time:  13:30 - 17:00    Cost:  £25 per 
delegate  

 

 

9)  Workshop: Learning at School, Learning at Home - Supporting both with 
Mobile Technologies 

     

    Facilitator:   Andy Black, Technology Research Manager, Becta.

    Date:  Tuesday 07 October 2008  Time:  13:30 - 17:00  Cost:  FREE 

 

Further details about each of these workshops can be found on the pre-
conference workshop page or by contacting the conference team on 01902 
322362.

 
Abi Redmond
mLearn 2008 Conference Coordinator
School of Computing
University of Wolverhampton
 
Tel: 01902 322362
Fax:  01902 323952
 
www.mlearn2008.org