Andrew Churches is curriculum manager of computer studies and teaching and Learning technologies at the Kristin school in Albany Auckland, New Zeeland. His educational wiki, called educational origami , was voted as the best wiki in 2008 and in 2009 he was again nominated for best educational wiki. What makes his wiki so interesting is that it focuses on the core of TELearning, the learning itself. He does this in a variety of ways, but what caught my eye (Thanks to the formidable Wilfred Rubens ), was how he uses and interprets Blooms taxonomy for this digital age. MORE >>

Benefits of social media for researchers 2010 slideshare View more presentations from ignatia. This powerpoint is part of a presentation I gave during the emerging voices conference preparation week at Antwerpen, Belgium. It covers the basic reasons on why to dive into social media tools if you are a researcher. MORE >>

As we continue to reflect on the value of mobile learning, it is important to consider the issues surrounding the difficulties in implementation.  One cannot successfully implement the use of mobile devices for learning in schools without reflecting on the difficulties associated with this form of learning.  Here, I reflect on what I perceive as five major difficulties associated with mobile learning.  Please feel free to provide your ideas or solutions in the comment field of this blog post. Difficulty #1: Cost. It’s no secret that supporting a mobile device is expensive.  Books.  Paper.  MORE >>

Feedback is a powerful way for one to truly understand the effectiveness of a product or service that one provides. It is not unusual for businesses, speakers or other professionals to ask for user/client/customer feedback to gauge where one is successful and where one needs improvement. It is also not unusual for teachers to ask for some level of feedback as well. This feedback is often limited to asking students whether or not they have understood a topic. The back-channel, however, is a completely new phenomena. Wikipedia ([link] ). Two simultaneous conversations during a lesson. MORE >>

Very interesting research has just been published by the Tomorrow Group (Speak Up 2009) about mobile phones and education. Here are a few highlights: PARENTS SAY YES! 63% of parents say they would buy their child a cell phone if they knew it would be used for educational purposes ONLY 18% of parents dismiss mobile devices as not having a positive impact on learning. Potential Benefits of Using Cell Phones in Learning According to PARENTS! MORE >>