Have a look at our quick guide to the top trends in Learning Technology. OER - Open Educational Resources Mobile Learning Game based Learning Learning Analytics MOOC - Massively Open Online Courses Flipped Classrooms BYOD - Bring your own Device Coding for Kids   OER - Open Educational Resources: Historically, there has been an uncomfortable relationship between publishers, and educators. Game based learning: This has been described as the "next big thing" for at least the past 10 years. fun game ruined by lame learning. 'Do you know your MOOCs from your OERs? MORE >>

skip to main | skip to sidebar FUTURE-MAKING SERIOUS GAMES THE BEST OF SERIOUS GAMES THAT CHALLENGE US TO PLAY AT BUILDING A BETTER FUTURE Tuesday, October 06, 2009 Serious Games as Mobile Learning At School Via: Learning and Teaching Through Technology - Sheffield School Pioneers Mobile Phones For Learning Students at Notre Dame High School in Sheffield will soon be enabled to use their personal mobile devices - including mobile phones - in the classroom and around the school. Tags: games UK There’s a huge untapped resource staring us in the face.&# MORE >>

Login Get your own Posterous » Living in the 4th Screen Exploring the use of mobile technology in education and life Employment: I am an assistant principal at a public high school. For six years before that I was a district technology coordinator. Education: BA in Mathematics - The Kings College, Graduate Certificate in Instructional Technology - Georgian Court University, Masters Degree in Educational Leadership - Fairleigh Dickinson University Interests: Mobile technology, iPhone/iPod Touch, Tablet PCs, Teaching & Learning, and spending time with my wife and kids. 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 >>

Most weeks I am fortunate to hear about interesting and innovative developments in technology around the world as the in-house commentator for Digital Planet, the World Service radio show presented by Gareth Mitchell. The results are interesting to those of us who have seen how our children embrace new technologies. During the nine-month experiment, the range of activities that the smartphones could be used for was impressively broad, from timing experiments to listening to foreign language podcasts to accessing the schools student support system remotely. MORE >>