First presented at the BETT Conference and Exhibition, January 9th 2008

1. Disruptive Mobile Learning Mike Sharples Learning Sciences Research Institute University of Nottingham www.nottingham.ac.uk/lsri/msh

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8. Diagram with permission from “The Learning in Informal and Formal Environments (LIFE) Center” http://life-slc.org

9. Children’s approximate arithmetic (Gilmore et al., Nature , 2007) 5-6 year old children 73% gave correct answers But these approximate arithmetic skills are not developed at school “ Sarah has twenty-one candies” “ She gets thirty more” “ John has thirty four candies. Who has more?”

10. Rich learning outside the classroom

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27. Extend everyday learning into the classroom?

29. Answer: They have all been banned in classrooms

34. “ In class I have to power down ” (Guardian, May, 2007)

45. SceDer Jitti Niramitranon PhD project

46. Participate project ScienceScope BT, BBC, Blast Theory, Microsoft Research, University of Nottingham, University of Bath, Sciencescope Personal carbon monoxide monitor linked to Google maps

47. Beyond disruptive mobile learning Fusion of physical and virtual 1 to 1 learning in the classroom 1 to 1 primary classroom, Taiwan

48. Beyond disruptive mobile learning RSA Academy at Tipton Designed to support a new competence-led curriculum Building schools around the 3 C’s

49. Beyond disruptive mobile learning Inquiry learning in the world Ambient Wood Equator research collaboration (Universities of Nottingham, Bristol, Lancaster, Glasgow, Southampton, Sussex, University College London, Goldsmith’s College) Learning-enabled environments