4C Case Study: Mobile Learning in Higher Education
There have been a number of new developments in the Communications and Collaboration industry over recent years which have proven to greatly benefit Higher Education. These developments include a new, education-focussed iPad, the rollout of a host of new features in Microsoft Teams, within the Office 365 for Education platform, and many more.
Microsoft Teams in Higher Education
2017 saw the introduction of a new set of Microsoft Teams features within the Office 365 for Education platform. This included the rollout of OneNote Class Notebook, allowing lecturers and other teaching staff to create and share assignments, attaching pages from OneNote which they can then distribute to students and subsequently grade upon return.
Microsoft Teams can be used to enhance collaboration between students and staff in Higher Education, with increased opportunities for the sharing of work, assigning of tasks and remote learning. This becomes particularly eminent when combined with the use of mobile devices.
Future Facing Learning at Teesside University
Teesside University, with assistance from 4C Strategies, has recently embarked on a Future Facing Learning project, based around the principle benefits of Microsoft Teams, that is set to transform learning and teaching across the University.
In support of the pedagogic principles underpinning Future Facing Learning, eligible undergraduate students will be provided with an iPad, as an essential learning tool, commencing from September 2018. Any staff that teach first year modules were provided with iPads in early 2018, and engaged in an innovative University development programme to integrate the use of iPads into learning and teaching. The deployment will be scaled to incorporate all teaching staff over the following academic year. To support the effective use of iPads for pedagogic purposes, the University has identified a device agnostic toolkit of useful applications, with Microsoft Teams at its heart.
The Benefits of Mobile-Learning in Higher Education
Many other UK universities are beginning to recognise the benefits of unified communications, collaboration and mobile-learning in an educational environment.
Mobile-learning within universities has been shown to lead to enhanced communication and collaboration, with students working more efficiently both with their mentors and with each other. Additionally, as a product of a generation that has grown up surrounded by technology, the modern student has been shown to be much more responsive to an interactive learning experience, thus increasing overall productivity and willingness to learn. Mobile-learning also makes the learning experience more flexible, allowing students to work from whatever location they choose, whether that be the library, their bedroom, or the local coffee shop.
Seeking Advice from a Mobile-Learning Consultant
4C Strategies has a wealth of experience in mobile-learning and has extensive knowledge in the benefits of a mobile-learning deployment within a higher education context and how best to reap these benefits.
To find out how mobile-learning could enhance the learning experience within your organisation, please feel free to contact 4C Strategies on 01858 438938 and we will be happy to advise you or to arrange a formal consultation. Alternatively, you can email growbotham@4c.co.uk or visit our website.

4C Case Study: Mobile Learning in Higher Education
Teesside University, with assistance from 4C Strategies, has recently embarked on a Future Facing Learning project, based around the principle benefits of Microsoft Teams, that is set to transform learning and teaching across the University.