Handheld Learning 2009

Nick Short is a qualified veterinary surgeon who teaches at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) in London. He has worked extensively in the developing world as both a practising vet and a consultant. He currently is responsible for all e-learning development at the RVC including developing podcasts, “potcasts” and video casts for mobile devices.

In 1988 he established a veterinary charity called VETAID which seeks to support small scale livestock farmers in Africa by providing basic animal health care. Nick subsequently went on to establish the Internet Learning Trust which was responsible for a range of innovative projects including creating online links between schools inBirmingham and Johannesburg in 1996.

Nick has recently become involved in developing mobile solutions for use in Africa through his association with the London International Development Centre. Recently he has been working with an undergraduate research team in Zanzibar, led by Andrew Hagner, to trial a number of Android applications in the field.