The Role of Teachers.

Our panellists this time were Tony Lowe of Webducate, Michael Wilkinson of i-education, Jon Toothill of Lightbox Education, Dan Sodergren of Great Marketing Works, Gavin Hubbard of Learndirect, as usual the event was hosted by UKFast's communications director Jonathan Bowers.

Young people must be encouraged to capture their thoughts and inspirations at any given moment using their mobiles, so that educators can give context to these findings and support more formal learning, according to an industry round table. Experts from the world of e-learning looked at the opportunities to draw on cultural references and personal experiences through the use of mobile learning and social media sites to encourage deeper understanding.

Michael Wilkinson, director of i-education, said, "I think the most important aspect of e-learning is harnessing social practices, taking things that students do in every aspect of their lives and using them for the power of learning.

"By gathering real life examples through mobile and Web 2.0 technologies, students are able to draw on their experiences and those of their peers to capture informal learning which supports more formal learning. These tools also encourage students to communicate and collaborate on a global scale."