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Speeches

Handheld Learning 2008: PfS breakout session

15 October 2008

Partnerships for Schools hosted a breakout session at this year's Handheld Learning conference. Steve Moss, Strategic Director for ICT at PfS assembled an international programme with renowned practitioners from Australia, the USA and the UK, which delivered to a capacity audience. The speakers demonstrated their experience of some of the most innovative new technology projects around the world and explored their implications for schools of the future.

The speakers were:

  • Deb Polson, shortlisted for the Seconday Innovation Award at Handheld Learning 2008 in acknowledgment of her innovative work including MILK (Mobile Interactive Learning Kit) and Scoot, a customisable, location-based, interactive computer game.
  • Paul Doherty, a 14-19 vocational education specialist working in South Australia. He pioneered the use of mobile phone video-capture for assessment in work-based learning environments.
  • Mark Standley, Principal of Highland Tech High School, an innovative and highly successful public charter school in Anchorage, Alaska. He is also the originator of the Science and Digital Storytelling Camps which have run successfully in the USA and UK since 2003 and which use handheld technologies for environmental science work.
  • Malcolm Reeve, Chief Executive of Chelmsford New Model Special School, one of the largest special schools in the country and a sample school in the Essex BSF project. He is exploring opportunities for social inclusion created by personalised handheld devices.
  • Cathy Morgan and Joyce Ness, part of the RM plc team working with Leeds City Council on transforming learning with ICT as part of BSF. They will highlight some of the excellent outcomes from the ‘innovative use of new technologies’ project where equipment such as PlayStation Portable games consoles and Minibook computers have been used to engage senior leaders and students.

Some of the presentations are available here to download - file sizes have been reduced.

Audio (MP3) versions of the speeches are also available.

Steve Moss writes a blog in our online collaborative area, the BSF Community. It's free and easy to register - just click on BSF Community in the toolbar at the top of this page.