1.1. MoLeNET
During the three years 2007 to 2010 The Learning and Skills Council (LSC, now the Skills Funding Agency, http://www.molenet.org.uk) . Participating organisations purchased a diverse range of mobile technologies, including smartphones, small netbooks, digital cameras, MP3/4 players, handheld voting systems, and mobile games devices (Nintendo DS and Sony PSP). They have also invested in improving the infrastructure that supports users of mobile technologies, i.e., wireless networks and servers, and ensures sustainability of new approaches to technology supported learning. A small number of institutions have also purchased Nintendo Wii games consoles. Colleges involved have either worked alone or as partners in consortia including other colleges and/or schools, specialist colleges or work-based learning providers. Technical and pedagogical advice and mentoring, on-line systems for sharing knowledge and resources and research and evaluation training and support have been provided by the LSN MoLeNET Support and Evaluation Programme. 147 colleges and 37 schools have taken part in MoLeNET benefitting approximately 40,000 learners and 7000 teaching staff.
Further information about MoLeNET and the MoLeNET projects can be found at www.molenet.org.uk. MoLeNET years one and two research findings together with further information about the impact of MoLeNET and lessons learned have been published by LSN (Attewell, Savill-Smith, & Douch, 2009; Attewell, Savill-Smith, Douch, & Parker, 2010).