MOtIvATE is a project using mobile messaging and community education to support GCSE students' retention. Funded by JISC, the project aims to use SMS messaging to support, scaffold, and refer students to additional resources and information. The project team includes Matt Smith, Pam Hales, Aled Pugh, Neil Price, Michelle Seabourne, and Lyndsey Hill. Tutors will be provided up to 100 hours of support during the life of the project to participate. Feedback from tutors and learners will be gathered through surveys, audio, video and SMS to evaluate the benefits and barriers of the project.

1. MOtIvATE MObileMessagIng And CommuniTy Education

2. Matt Smith eLearning Manager, Coleg Gwent Email: matt.smith@coleggwent.ac.uk Twitter: @mattsmeeth Tel: 01495 333586 http://swani.manicmig.co.uk

3. Text Matt and then your message to : 07624 803523

4. Project Overview GCSE Provision in Community Education Retention Mobile Messaging (mainly SMS) To support, scaffold, refer to additional information and resources, voting etc etc etc

5. JISC Grant Funded Project Joint Information Systems Committee Support HE, FE, ACL, WBL sectors in aspects of educational technology Learning and Teaching Innovation Grant Programme SWaNI Grant Funding Call Funding call specifically aimed at FE colleges in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

6. Who else has been funded?

7. Project Steering Group Matt Smith, Project Manager Pam Hales, Project Co-lead Aled Pugh, Research Officer Neil Price, eLearning Mentor Michelle Seabourne, Lead Tutor Lyndsey Hill, Admin Support

8. Project Implementation Group YOU!

9. Support Staff development and support to use all systems and any other technologies that are an integral part of the project. Regular support meetings. Weekly / Fortnightly online Monthly face to face???

10. Project Allocation 100 hours max per tutor during the life of the project Support any activity directly related to the project All travel expenses and subsidence paid if in direct relation to the project e.g. To meetings etc.

11. Feedback Would welcome and encourage your feedback throughout and at the end of the project Benefits, barriers, lessons learned. Plus feedback from your learners. Audio, Video, Survey, via SMS

12. Outline Workplan Initial tutor meeting Development and support sessions Pilot Period Pilot Feedback and review Main Implementation Feedback and Review Final Reporting

13. Outputs Final Report Case Studies: Written, audio and video Project Website Blogs, twitter feed Dissemination of findings

14. Any questions?