What we’ve been up to?

This could be of those blog posts that explains why there has been a long absence of blog posts, then goes on to explain explain why there will be more in the future and is shortly followed by a lack of blog posts again.

I’ll try to make sure it is not!

So what have we been up to?

We have been increasing the number of users of uHavePassed and currently have just over 3,000 people who have used it to pass their UK driving theory test. We have worked a lot on compatibility of uHavePassed with various handsets and also the communications that are used from the handset to our synchronisation server. We are really pleased how this is helping people and each bit of feedback has been great to receive - both positive and negative, as the product has developed.

The memory training and flashcard concepts in getawayphrases are in the process of being incorporated into uHavePassed allowing users to train their memory in addition to doing formative assessment.

We are looking for content partners and institutions to be able to increase the scope of content on uHavePassed.com beyond the UK driving theory test - so please get in contact if you are interested. We are already working with Leeds University and the Open University on this. More news soon…

With uHavePassed we are also in the process of launching a service so that organisations can use it to provide any assessment content to their users via web and mobile phone. More news soon….

We have also continued to work with the Open University on a couple of ad-hoc projects. These projects have been done at a very low cost and the aim is to push forward ideas and techniques in reasearch of the applications of mobile phones in higer education. Again more to follow….

I (Al) am now going to commit more time also to this blog and try to start up more of a conversation about how mobile phones can (and are) being used in education.

So on with the conversation…

• UK Driving theory test - both on-line and on your phone

  Well after a lot of hard work we have just started beta testing uHavePassed - which is our new driving theory test practice for mobile phones service. It has taken a long time to develop as we have been developing a platform that will allow us to synchronise data between...

• uHavePassed.com - Driving Theory Test Revision

  We are proud to announce the launch of our new service - uHavePassed.com - a unique way to practice your driving theory test both on-line and on your mobile phone. We have been developing this service over the last few months and just completed our beta testing which has given...

• Why mobile phone revision can be more effective than alternatives

  We've just put up a page on uHavePassed.com that looks at some of the reasons that students find engaging with mobile phones more effect than other resources. uhavepassed.com » Why mobile phone practice is more effective than alternatives From the Article : "To start revising on a computer or other...

• Open University explores the potential of m-learning

  We've are working with The Open University, well-known for its commitment to educational technology, on a couple of  projects looking into how mobile phones could be used by students to improve their learning experience. One project we have teamed up to create is a mobile phone-based study support tool that...

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