Formal education does not lead up to much for a big portion of its content. After leaving school (university, high school…) the learners often lack the skills to truly be prepared for the working world. My hypothesis is: some people feel that formal education shackles them, and a lot of the time this happens to learners from less fortunate classes, as they do not see or learn the benefits from higher education, nor its unspoken rules and social interactions. So what do learners do that feel shackled by formal education? got out. struggled through it. MORE >>

The m-learning applications were pilot-tested for two semesters with a total of 63 students from undergraduate and graduate courses at our university. The results from this exploratory study provide a better understanding on the role of mobile technology in higher education. Abstract Mobile learning or m-learning, a relatively new concept, has attracted the interest of educators, researchers, and companies developing learning systems and instructional materials. 350px:auto); max-height:60; height:expression(this.scrollHeight > 60?   Available online 7 November 2008. MORE >>

Will Richardson posts the above picture and asks "how many educators look at that picture and think "OMG, puhleeeeese let me teach in that classroom!" It sums up the biggest challenge facing learning: too many educators look at that and think all of above. There's a monster post (or a book) in pointing to the work of the past decade and what it means for the next one. inally, though, it is heartening to see that the pedagogy of Higher Education institutions is changing. I suspect not many)". He's right. What can we aspire to? The next year it was the mp3 player. MORE >>

skip to main | skip to sidebar The Innovative Educator Sharing ideas about educating innovatively. 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. Next is that a great way to get students started in using cells as an educational tool can be by incorporating them into their homework. Tools Innovative Educators Can Use to Assess the I. MORE >>

Thanks to Judy Brown for her Hotlist where I found a new book titled, “ Mobile Learning Transforming the Delivery of Education and Training &# edited by Mohamed Ally - Athabasca University in Canada. The book is quite long and covers several topics. urge those who are excited about m-Learning to look at the models in this new book and other books to see if they work for their projects.  Here is a Venn diagram representing part of the FRAME model presented in the book. Anytime I see the word model I gravitate toward it. MORE >>