Learning within context was a difficult task in the past (travel, content design.). But with the ever growing (and simplifying) augmented mobile learning, it becomes a very feasible way of getting learners up to speed with the latest knowledge. Situated learning was first proposed by Jean Lave and Etienne Wenger as a model of learning in a Community of practice. At its simplest, situated learning is learning that takes place in the same context in which it is applied. Legitimate peripheral participation, Cambridge: University of Cambridge Press p. And I am in to that concept! MORE >>

This was not really necessary for the AR later on, but it gave me the possibility of using a door movement, this was a good extra exercise for possible future scenarios. If you only have a limited budget, but you do have a need to build scenarios that show human-to-human communication, this might be a good software to use. Me, I want to learn it as a next step towards augmented learning. There are many software's on the market for building your own animated movie, but someone suggested Moviestorm and indeed it works magnificently! This lip syncing is also considered as a motion. MORE >>

17, 2010). 11, 2010). Google Goggles ) and  mobile text recognition (both typeface and handwritten) within about five years … I still see QR Codes as being a useful tool for mobile and situated learning in the present day, but I have never been content to simply look at the present without looking towards the future; and in that future, I see QR Codes becoming rapidly redundant.&#. Scan this QR code to see a super creative use of the technology from 2006. Tried using a QR (quick response) code yet? qr” to the end of a shortened URL. Articles Industry MORE >>

There is also a debate about whether location-based and contextual learning results in shallower learning strategies and a section detailing the future challenges for location-based learning. Tags: augmented learning mobile augmented reality research mobile learning future of education For all you mLearning lovers out there, there is a clearly written, informative and inspiring report (56 pages) on location-based contextual mobile learning (mostly across Europe). The 56-page PDF is available FREE for download here. The report also has an amazing set of references embedded. MORE >>

Take the red pill if you dare and watch what could be the future of learning. This video from TED demonstrates new technology being developed where a human can interact with devices to control objects simply by thinking about them.  On the one hand, a very exciting development, especially when it comes to supporting children with physical disabilities.  On the other, I can’t help to feel how much this resembles the dystopian societies described in science fiction – in this case, the movie The Matrix.  MORE >>