The Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, Victoria, Australia has published a report on a project that examined the use of the iPod Touch in school settings, with emphasis on the impact on student learning, on teacher pedagogy, curriculum and assessment, and on external technical issues involved in implementing emerging technologies. Students provided their perceptions of mobile technologies for learning and provided a snapshot of what they expect from their schooling. Prep-6 classes have used them on a weekly roster. Bookmark the permalink. MORE >>

May 2009 by erikduval I get many nice requests to come speak or participate in a discussion. At the event, I started by pointing out that mobile learning is really about ‘always connected’ learning, connected to content, connected to people, connected to the physical environment… However, for me, the essence of mobile learning is not so much that you can learn anywhere, anytime - though that is nice. 27 March 2009 by erikduval Had a lot of fun preparing a class on the history of Human-Computer Interaction. Tags: events So were the people. MORE >>

Futures of Learning | Home | about us | Publications | Literature Reviews | Book Reviews | Field Reports | Announcements | Archive | Tuesday, June 30, 2009 Mobile Experiences in Art Museums Museums today seek a balance between the one-way transmission of curatorial expertise and the pluralistic modes of interpretation by visitors. In 2008 ( Samis & Pau, 2009 ), SFMOMA conducted a study by Corporate Intelligence Group at Discovery Communications, Inc. For example, geospatial technology already exists but has not been widely applied to museums. 2009, March 5). MORE >>

Tuesday, June 16, 2009 Ideas for Enhancing Teaching and Learning with Cell Phones Even in Districts that Ban Them Last week I had the opportunity to speak with colleagues interested in using cell phones to enhance teaching and learning in schools with a 21st century education focus. The first thing to acknowledge is that while students in some districts are banned from using mobile technologies at school, teachers are not. ► March (17) Facebook Finds – Web Event Calendars, Presentation. Using 21st Century Technologies to Give Educators A Voice 2. MORE >>

Create It in Your Hand, Share It with the World Below is some of my 30 minute talk at Handheld Learning 2009 in London. Comics may sound like fluff, but consider that last year Google commissioned a comic book to tell the world about why they are making the Chrome web browser and the technologies inside of it. Labels: events , iphone , ipodtouch , podcasting posted Tuesday, October 06, 2009 Comments: Thanks Tony! posted by Jonathan atTuesday, October 06, 2009 8:01:00 PM Excellent ideas here! decided to become a teacher when I was in sixth grade. Presto! MORE >>