Handheld Learning

Our judges for this years Handheld Learning Awards were:

Chair: Graham Brown-Martin

Chris Deering, Chairman, Codemasters
Andy Black, Technology Research Manager, Becta
Bill How, ICT Development Programme Coordinator, SSAT
Claire Moore, Project Manager, Technology in Learning and Teaching Team, TDA
Jill Attewell, Research Manager, LSN Learning
Adrian Hall, Education Consultant, Okapi
Eileen Devonshire, Consultant
Christina Preston, MirandaNet

The following finalists have been chosen from the Handheld Learning Learning Awards nominations:

Primary

Practitioners:

Mrs Amanda Burrett, Wilbury Junior School, Letchworth Garden City, UK
Mr Jonathan Nalder, Dept of Training, Education & The Arts, Australia
Mr Carl Faulkner, Normanby School, Normanby, UK

Innovation:

PDA's to Support Learning, Normanby Primary School, Redcar, UK
NW2-b-Friends, Anston Primary School, Brent, London, UK
Family Learning using Mobile Technology, Framwell Moor Primary School, Durham, UK

Secondary

Practitioner:

Mr Alan Beecham, Education Bradford, UK
Mr Mark Richardson, Thomas Hyde School, Dorchester, UK
Ms Sandra Taylor, Ashton, Sixth Form College, Ashton, UK

Innovation:

Games Atelier, Drs Henk Van Zeijts, Creative Learning Lab / Waag Society, Netherlands
Learnosity Voice, Mr Gavin Cooney, Learnosity, Ireland
Studywiz Mobile eLocker, Geoff Elwood, Etech Group, Australia

Tertiary, FE and HE

Practitioner:

Mr Phil Marston, University of Aberdeen, Scotland
Mr James Clay, Gloucestershire College, UK
Mr Keith Burnett, Chichester College, UK

Innovation:

ACU Connected Mobile Learning Initiative, Abilene Christian University, Texas, USA
The MoLeNet Programme, Learning & Skills Network, UK
The ALPS Programme, Leeds, UK

Special Needs

Practitioner:

Ms Karen Kelly-Markwick, Oakwood Court College, Dawlish, Devon, UK
Mr Steve Kirkpatrick, Charlestown Primary School, Salford, UK
Mr Arthur Sargeant, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK

Innovation

Capturatalk, Iansyst, Cambridge UK
Games for Life, Hertford, UK
KNFB Reader, USA

Business & Training

Innovation

Intuition, Dublin, Ireland
Kantoo English, La Mark, Israel
Drona, Deltecs InfoTech Pvt Ltd, Mumbai, India
Certificate 3 Hospitality qualification delivered on PDA's, Goal Training & Development, Australia

Special Achievement Award 2009

Shortlist

Valerie Thompson, Chief Executive, e-Learning Foundation, UK
Jill Attewell, Research Manager, LSN Learning, Project Leader MoLeNET, UK
Steve Bunce, ICT Consultant Northumberland, UK
John Davitt, Learning Advocate, UK
George Saltsman, Executive Director, Adams Center for Teaching and Learning
Abilene Christian University, USA
James Clay, Gloucestershire College, UK
Dawn Hallybone, Primary School Teacher, Oakdale Primary, Redbridge, UK
Professor John Traxler, Learning Lab, University of Wolverhampton

All finalists will soon be contacted for a short (200 word) description of themselves or work so that we can put this on site to assist people with their voting choices.

Non-premium rate voting will be up on the HHL 2009 site later this week!

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