Glasgow 2012 - LTSIG PCE

Challenges and limitations in MALL

IATEFL LTSIG PCE Programme

Monday 19th March 2012
Room: Leven

Morning: The Big Picture

Time
09.00 - Setting up / Arrival / Coffee
09.45 - Introduction to the day - Graham Stanley, IATEFL LTSIG coordinator
10.00 - What is MALL and what can be done? - Gavin Dudeney
10.40 - Q&A
10.50 - MALL & Teacher Education - Gary Motteram
11.10 - Mobilising teacher education - Eileen Murphy, Isil Boy & Rona Mcintyre
11.20 - Q&A
11.30 - Coffee (Argyll room)
12.00 - Discussion / Reflection (with Qs)
12.40 - Feedback on discussion

13.00 - Lunch

App Afternoon

Time
14.00 - App snap! 20 apps in 30 minutes - Paul Sweeney
14.30 - Q&A
14.40 - The Story of an app / DIT apps - Caroline Moore
15.10 - Q&A
15.20 - Mobile learning across the pyramid - Neil Ballantyne
15.50 - Q&A
16.00 - Coffee (Argyll room - available from 15:45)
16.15 - Show & Tell (sign up for a 5 minute slot) Participants
17.20 - Final roundup
17.25 - Feedback
17.30 - End

Presentations:

Gavin Dudeney - What is MALL and what can be done?
For this introductory session I'll be taking an over-arching look at MALL and arguing for a different acronym :-) In brief, I hope to provoke some discussion around some or all of the following areas:
  • outdated attitudes to mLearning and mobile devices
  • current practice worldwide, from a variety of perspectives
  • success criteria for mLearning
  • predominant mLearning realities for most teachers
  • the app question
  • a rationale for mLearning
In examining these areas I hope to set up a series of questions or topics for discussion that can be addressed in the Q&A following the session itself, but which will also serve as an introduction to some of the other sessions following on during the day.

Gary Motteram - MALL & Teacher Education (http://bit.ly/A1pgUb)
This presentation will start by considering the changing nature of learning and how m-learning is different. It will then focus specifically on the affordances of mobile learning for teacher education and finish off by look at studies of m-learning through the lens of teacher education mentioning a number of apps along the way.

Eileen Murphy, Isil Boy & Rona Mcintyre - Mobilising teacher education
distance MA students at Manchester will talk about how they use mobile technologies in their studies.

Paul Sweeney - App snap! 20 apps in 30 minutes
We will whirl through 20 of the most useful apps for ELT looking at sample apps in categories such as dictionaries, vocabulary practice, exam practice and other ESP, grammar, pronunciation, listening, speaking and courseware. The apps are mostly iOS (Apple) for iPod/ iPhone / iPad but we will also look at some Android phone apps as well.

Caroline Moore - The Story of an app / DIT apps
In my presentation I will firstly summarise then update on the LTSIG Webinar presentation I gave in December 2011 on mobile learning. I will discuss how I have tried to harness the potential of mobile devices and good pedagogy in two mobile development projects. The first is Doki, an ambitious conversion of multimedia learning materials for English, French, Spanish and German into iPad apps, and the second is Word Carrot, a vocab learning game.

Neil Ballantyne - Mobile learning across the pyramid
Mobile learning initiatives are occurring across all levels of education, providing new opportunities for learners and teachers of English. The British Council is using mobile to reach new audiences and create new language learning experiences such as teacher training initiatives in rural Asia; using apps to provide remote access to learning and using tablets in the language classroom.

About the Speakers

Gavin Dudeney:
Gavin has worked in education for the past 22 years, as a teacher, materials developer, IT manager and web/user interface designer.
http://www.theconsultants-e.com/about/team/GavinDudeney.aspx

Gary Motteram:
I started my professional life as a language teacher working at first in the UK and then moving abroad to work in Libya, Mongolia and Azerbaijan. I came back to study at the University of Manchester where I did an MEd and then got recruited to the teaching staff where I have been here ever since.
Whilst at Manchester I have set up and still run an MA in Educational Technology and TESOL.
http://www.manchester.ac.uk/research/gary.motteram

Eileen Murphy, Isil Boy & Rona Mcintyre:
Distance MA students at Manchester. http://ronamcintyre.blogspot.com

Paul Sweeney:
Paul Sweeney is a professional educator, e-learning expert, content and e-content developer with a demonstrated track record of achieving results within varied roles of a senior management and international project management nature.
http://www.eduworlds.co.uk/about/bio-paul-sweeney

Caroline Moore:
Caroline has spent most of her career in ELT as a language teacher, adviser and senior manager, much of this with the British Council. She is Director of technology consultancy company Constellata Ltd, and Co-Founder of mobile language learning development company LearnAhead, which recently published its first iPhone App “Word Carrot”.
http://www.constellata.com/

Neil Ballantyne:
Mobile Learning Manager, British Council
http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/mobile-learning