Hairdressing Trainng for Mobiles Offical Launch

So that's it, it's been over two years of experimenting, researching, planning and persuasion but Hairdressing Training for Mobiles is offically launched :)

The event took place at the JISC Collections main offices in London and it was a packed house of tutors and e-learning support from a variety of colleges across the UK. Attendees were patient enough to listen my presentation on the new service and to hear my ideas about future Web 2.0 developments. We also had a great presentation from Jayne Salt, a Trafford College tutor and a student, they looked at how the mobile service will improve the learning experience. Jayne is a colleague in my Molenet work with Stockport and Trafford Colleges. Later after a good lunch networking we had a presentation from Glen Burr and Simon Sanders, one of the content publishers and web developer for Hairdressing Training respectively.

There was an incredible amount of interest in the mobile service from those present and most people had a go on their phones.

What particularly strikes me was the high level of interest from tutors. Hairdressing Training is traditionally under represented in ICT but today everyone saw the potential for mobile learning for students in the workplace and on the move. There is no other free service like this and Hairdressers are leading the way!

Of course now the service is launched it doesn't mean the work will end. I am already planning various enhancements to the service and am looking at how to use mobiles to deliver support information for the service. The lessons learned can be applied to a variety of subjects, so I am also looking for the next application!