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Proposed Web/Mobile Authoring Courses 2010

Following the highly successful web authoring events between 2000-2007 the LSN would like your views on a proposed series of web/mobile authoring courses commencing 2010. Maybe you are new to these events or you were one of our delegates at previous events. Either way, we are keen to hear from you. The proposed list of courses will focus on web design for mobile devices but will be of interest to those designing for desktop browsers. One of our intended aims is to show how web design for desktop browsers can be adapted for rendering on mobile devices. Please register your interest by completing a short online form.

The new revised MoLeSHARE (opens in a new window) website is now available.

MoLeTV Digital Media Streaming Server
http://www.moletv.org.uk

Following the success with digital media streaming (video and audio) in Phase 1 of the MoLeNET projects the Learning and Skills Network has introduced MoLeTV which is targeted primarily to colleges in England, under the auspices of the Learning and Skills Council.
Use of this digital media site enables registered users to upload media in most of the common formats - AVI, MP4, MP3, Windows Media and Quicktime. The uploaded media will convert to Adobe Flash Video, Windows Media, MP4 and 3GP and will be available as a link or embed code which can be inserted into a VLE or web page. 'Uploaders' can edit and delete their content at any time.
What are the benefits of using this service?
Promotion of curriculum content and sharing good practice media automatically 'streams' often a smaller file size is available in a variety of formats and is accessible to VLE's such as Moodle, websites, mobile devices and PDAs is curriculum relevant is primarily UK based resources is divided into Learning and Skills Council (LSC) categories saves uploading media to your college servers saves on back-up time for large files embeds as flash media and saves trouble with plug-ins for other formats cross-platform (Windows, Linux and Macintosh) helps stop staff uploading large AVI files to your server! (although only AVIs with specific codecs will convert) has RSS feeds will link to iTunes can upload podcasts and vodcasts
The website is available at http://www.moletv.org.uk. Users can register/create an account and upload media.
More good reasons for MoLeTV to be the system of choice for streaming media for the FE community. A FREE application for the iPodTouch/iPhone IS AVAILABLE. This application allows you to stream MoLeTV video (WiFi connection required) through your iPod and download the content and view offline. You can already embed video from MoLeTV in your intranet, virtual learning environment (e.g. Moodle) and download media to mobile devices through a web browser... read more (new window).
For further information see the FAQ, Site Notes and Site Issues areas on the MoLeTV site or contact admin@moletv.org.uk
See MoLeTV Newsletter (May 2009) (PDF - new window)
(MoLeTV is based on the ‘OurTube’ project from The Manchester College)

	Part of the Molenet conference in London on 18th September 2008 introduced the 'Accessibility' project (GoMobile!) outlining the benefits of mobile technologies to specific users. PDF document {open in a new window). This workshop introduced the partnership between LSN and JISC TechDis for GoMobile!

	Are you interested in m-learning and want to find out more? MoLeNET is your answer. 32 m-learning projects have run across England. The Wider MoLeNET community is open to all interested parties in m-learning. See the Molenet website (opens in a new window)

	The Moleshare site [opens in a new window] provides learning materials that can be downloaded and re-purposed. Used creatively, added to and edited, materials and resources can be compiled into learning activities and made available in VLEs and on mobile devices.

	Continuing professional development (CPD) (PDF document - opens in a new window) now mandatory for post-16 teaching staff within the learning and skills sector. This publication shares the experience of such staff within the FE and ACL sectors in using LSN’s professional development framework for e-learning for their CPD.

	See QIA's Excellence Gateway for events, resources and examples of e-learning [opens in a new window]

	Putting the Q into Quality Project Management is for sector staff who are involved in e-learning development projects. Whatever the scale or focus or staff involved, the publication offers practical, tried and tested activities to support successful project outcomes.

	eCPD in action and self-assessment relates to the online self-assessment area for e-learning and ICT Skills.

	A professional development framework of competencies in the application of e-learning techniques, tools and associated guidance.