Here are a few quotes from venues, educational experts, teachers and students who have used OOKL.
“95% of teachers stated it improved the overall experience” Kew Gardens survey 2008
“All learning outcomes were achieved – a resounding success” Anna Salaman, National Maritime Museum
“What I enjoyed most was when we took pictures on the mobile and I liked how we can get information on the stuff by just putting in the password of the thing.” Shahanaz Hamid, St Lukes School
“This is an excellent resource – something the city should be proud of” Stuart Hawksworth – Advanced Skills Teacher for Portsmouth
“I am pleased to see that the D-Day Museum is a leading member of this new style of engaging pupils and helping to give them a life long love of museums and history.” Debra Mason – Head of History, Miltoncross School
“Many of the children we brought would not have paid any attention to the exhibits without the medium of mobile phone technologies. This gripped them.” Katie Cohen – St Luke’s School
“I have not seen pupils so enthusiastic about a museum visit before.” Teacher, Key Stage 2
“OOKL is the best mobile learning service I have worked with.” Mike Sharples,
Professor of Learning Sciences, University of Nottingham
“Every teacher who has used the service wants to work with it again” Bryony Kelly, D-Day Museum
“The day was of tremendous benefit to the pupils and their history studies. The mobile phones were easy to use and the children were quickly off exploring the museum and making their own collections. I have not seen pupils so engaged or enthusiastic on a museum visit before.” Teacher after visit to D-Day museum
“We really enjoyed our day. They loved their visit ‘coolest trip ever’ was one of the comments! We all have been on the site since and some children are working on their galleries both at school and at home. I would highly recommend the trip to any school.” Students collecting the city of Manchester, Urbis
“i’m excited about OOKL”
Richard Needham, chair-elect of the Association for Science Education
“This service is an exciting and potentially dynamic way of engaging pupils with a range of physical and documentary items. In particular I was struck by the potential that the system has to create learning opportunities that invite pupils to make choices, consider alternatives and extend their creative responses to what might be traditionally viewed as a rather ‘static’ experience” English Adviser for Portsmouth LEA
“OOKL is a mobile learning service that truly supports students’ learning goals as well as offering powerful and usable technology” Professor Mike Sharples Chair of Learning Sciences at the University of Nottingham
“Kids love mobiles – finally there’s a reason to use them that really enhances learning and creativity” Teacher, Portsmouth
“Clever, groovy and interesting”
“Fun, different to school learning, lots of different uses”
“Cool, fantastic, neat”
“Experiencing, fascinating, emotional”
“Interesting, useful, easy to learn”
“Smart, helpful, enjoyable”
Students describe OOKL with three words
