"Mobile Computing" - 23rd November, 2007
For the speakers' presentations please follow the links on the Conference Programme below.
View the recorded event here.
Conference Programme
| 9.00 | Registration: coffee/tea available |
| 9:30 | Welcome: Jeff Haywood, Vice Principal for Knowledge Management and CIO |
| Session 1 - Mobile computing at the University of Edinburgh - Chair Jean Ritchie | |
| 9:45 | Mobile Computing Today : Paul Anderson, School of Informatics (answers to clickers questions) |
| 10:10 | The Edinburgh Living Lab : James Stewart, School of Social and Political Studies |
| 10:35 | A mobile virtual office anywhere in the world : Austin Tate, AIAI, School of Informatics |
| 11:00 | Coffee/Tea |
| 11:30 | Mobile Students? Students use of mobile technology : Anna Davidson (Vice President Academic Affairs, EUSA), Thomas Graham (Academic Services Convenor, EUSA) |
| 12:00 | Panel session |
| 12.45 | Lunch |
| Session 2 - Mobile computing beyond the University of Edinburgh - Chair John Lee | |
| 14.00 | Ambient learning : Mike Sharples, Learning Sciences Research Institute, University of Nottingham |
| 14.20 | Future technologies for everyday life : Alex Taylor, Microsoft Research, Cambridge |
| 14.40 | Engaging the learner - Delivering Mobile Learning : Stuart Smith, MIMAS, University of Manchester |
| 15.00 | Coffee/Tea |
| 15.30 | Keeping it Legal : Abbe Brown, School of Law |
| 15.45 | Accessibility on the move : Bruce Darby, Disability Office |
| 16:00 | What next? This session will develop recommendations on how the University should make use of mobile computing |
| 17.00 | Finish |