1. Digilab - encouraging mobile learning through library innovation M-Libraries Conference, 15 November 2007

2. Non Scantlebury Learning Resources Development Manager Keren Mills Digital Services Development Officer

4. Why? For me? For us?

5. Why? The Digilab aims to support the following OU Futures priorities: Create market responsive and innovative offerings Strengthen leadership in modern pedagogy for supported distance learning By Supporting change management Providing new technologies and literature on hot topics in education Showcasing innovative work from both within the University and the external environment Providing a drop-in space

6. For me?

7. For us?

8. Equipment loans service 2006/2007Edirol R1iPod photo iPod Shuffle Gameboy Advance PSP Issues Renewals 17 6 11 3 14 24 3232 17 2 Coming soon:

9. Mobile Technologies Knowledge Sharing Group Set up in May 2006 to facilitate knowledge sharing and cross-departmental communication through –Quarterly meetingsQuarterly meetings –Group wikiGroup wiki

10. Supporting the eLearning Community ‘The Digilab has worked because the eLC community has worked: they go together. So the eLC community has a useful place to have hands-on introductions to innovations etc…..’ Martin Le Voi, Faculty of Education and Language Studies, The Open University

11. eLC events in Digilab 7th November 07: Mobile learning, geocaching and Mobile User-Generated Content 19th July 07: Informal Talk with Terrie Lynn Thompson of Athabasca University 5th June 07: 'thOU shalt blog: becoming an educational blogger' drop in 10th May 07: Second Life Event - On Campus screening of the EDUSERV third annual symposium 'Virtual worlds, real learning‘ 25th January 07: 'Wiki Drop-in’ 13th December 06: ‘Second Life drop in'

12. The DigiQuest experience Focus on hands on learning technology investigation Navigational theme Issues and solutions Implications for students Implications for service areas Team building Multimedia outputs

14. Thanks for listening!

15. Digilab The Open University Library Walton Hall Milton Keynes MK7 6AA digilab@open.ac.uk www.open.ac.uk/digilab