Project: Mobile Applications

<p>Applications to explore the use of mobile devices in a learning environment</p>

Chinese@OU Mobile New Release

Mobile Applications Developer Paul Hogan in KMI has updated Chinese@OU, a mobile application to accompany The Open University course: L197: Beginners’ Chinese, with the next block of 5 lessons.  The app now includes a total of 11 out of 36 planned lessons.  The application is being developed in collaboration with Dr Qian Kan at The School of Languages and Applied Linguistics…

Augmented Reality App for Students Studying SK299

The SK299 Human biology app is the second Augmented Reality (AR) application developed by Paul Hogan in KMi that is used by students studying an Open University module and is a collaboration between KMi and STEM partners. It is a unique application designed to support and enhance the learning of the structure and function of…

Chinese@OU Mobile And Desktop Apps

Mobile Applications Developer Paul Hogan in KMI is currently developing Chinese@OU, a mobile and desktop application to accompany The Open University course: L197: Beginners’ Chinese. The application is being developed in collaboration with Dr Qian Kan at The School of Languages and Applied Linguistics to provide both Open University students and any beginner learners of Chinese up to…

OU Go version 2.0

Due to the underlying mapping API OU Go currently uses being discontinued from 1st February 2018 an urgent update was required.  Mobile Applications Developer Paul Hogan in KMI has taken the opportunity to add some new features to the 3D campus map app: Social media sharing Off and on campus map use Custom route navigation when…

KMi Develops OU Photobooth Mobile Application

Paul Hogan in KMi has developed an Android and iOS application on behalf of Learning Innovation that will allow students to share fun photos edited with OU themed emojis on social media. Although intended for students the app is free and so anyone will be able to use the app and promote The Open University….

Digital Humanities in Practice: AR and VR in Humanities Teaching

Today Paul Hogan presented the first seminar in the Digital Humanities in Practice 2016/17 seminar series. Covering all his work to date in the field of Augmented Reality and Virtual Realty the presentation was a practical demonstration of each application detailing the ideas behind its development and possible uses where it could be applied. The seminar demonstrated…

AR app for TV series – The Hunt

The Knowledge Media Institute’s Paul Hogan has developed an augmented reality mobile application for the Open Media Unit to be used in conjunction with their HUNT poster campaign, that compliments the new OU/BBC series ‘The Hunt’ which begins on 1st November on BBC 1.   The app, available on both Android and IOS, provides the…