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As I am researching learner interactions in a mobile accessible open, online course – I can see that access pushes forward learner interactions, and even meaningful, constructive learner interactions (research snippets will be shared soon, still getting my thesis together). What if you are looking for an easy, accessible learner analytics that does not only map access and timings, but actually allows trainers and teachers to take a more in-depth look into the actual learning? THAT is what I am looking for. Tin Can builds on SCORM, but takes learning/training data to the next level.

They are educated in surviving, constructing mind weaves to make them and others think violence is permitted, they understand how to fire guns pointed away from their homes. These last few days were pushing the truth into my face again: education does not change the world. In fact: it helps destroying it. So why bother? Why do I put so much time and effort in researching education? It is not about Israël, it could just as easily be North Korea, China, Zimbabwe, waffles baking Belgium, … or the tiny country of Andorra for all I care. Annihilating the powerless and educating the thinking.

You might also want to know that it’s a solid slice of aluminum and beautifully constructed. “It seems to me that in the last 2 1/2 years, Apple have pretty much already done the work needed to explain to most people what the iPad is. And now, there’s a mini version – it really is that simple. Yes you might want to know its not just mini, it’s super thin and only slightly heavier than most phones. This in itself makes it an important entrant in the tablet world where half the point is portability. WHAT ABOUT EDUCATION? So, yes, iPad is big in education.

successful learning: having fun or dictatorship system => both result in emotionally constructed learning. Learning as Fun: introducing gaming pedagogy by Lauri Jarvilehto. www.filosofianakatemia.fi Wonderful keynote linking gaming to pedagogy to neuro-science! We can reproduce relevant information, because we engaged in it previously. Games that truly engage children and high quality substance, might result in the best possible learning. Flow channel: learning and engagement ( Milhaly Csikszentmihalyi ) sits on an axis of challenges and skills. The brain is constantly evolving.

Adele Botha took the lead to construct a Mobile Learning Curriculum Framework. And she graciously asked some domain experts to co-construct it in a first phase. So we (Jacqueline Batchelor, John Traxler, Marlien Herselman, Agnes Kukulska-Hulme, Tom Brown, Mike Sharples, Johannes Cronje, Dolf Steyn, Leon Kunneke, Gloria Adedoja and myself Inge de Waard (so people from South Africa, Nigeria, United Kingdom and Belgium) got together and got a draft going. But now the floor is open to all of us to strengthen the framework. Look at the course wikipage here for more information.

The Open University of the UK has just published a free report (38 pages, open layout) on the emerging innovative online pedagogies of today. The report gives a great, brief overview of what is currently happening and especially the pedagogical viewpoint adds some insights. The report is linked to a blog so everyone can add comments per topic. Short synopsis of the report (from the report itself): This series of reports explores new forms of teaching, learning and assessment for an interactive world, to guide teachers and policy makers in productive innovation. pedagogy books ebook

The conference will provide opportunities for sharing, discussing and providing constructive criticism of research outcomes and methods. Moodle is still going steady and leading the community based LMS world. love it, so I gladly send out the news for the upcoming Moodle research conference and Dutch MoodleMoot. The Dutch MoodleMoot is planned for 30 May 2012 and you can find more information (in Dutch) here. And as a keynote they give the floor to Hans de Zwart (English blog) who is the innovation manager for global learning technologies with Shell. More Info URL: [link].

Where learners are asked to build a presentation, share it and discuss each other’s work (constructively). A big part of setting up an open, online course (e.g. MOOC), or gearing up for a Personal Learning Network (PLN) is the selection of meaning social media tools. In order to get an overview of the big families in social media, I started to make a list for my own comprehension and future selection. added some examples to each group, but those are just the ones that immediately came to mind. If you see that I have missed a group or set of social media tools, feel free to let me know.

In a previous post I linked to a presentation by John Traxler , focusing on the discrepancy between current mLearning projects constructed by the mLearning research community that are often lacking rigorous evaluation and sustainable options, and the mobile corporate world pushing for scalable, sustainable mobile projects that are based on pragmatic, transparent facts. The video below is provided by the University of Kwazulu-Natal , the recording can be downloaded from their seminar website here. and so on.

Becoming Active, Critical Content Producers: in a world where information is exploding exponentially, it is increasingly important that any learner finds their way to the most relevant information as the basis for their knowledge construction. Emerging Collaborative Peer Learning: networking in itself is not enough, in this increasingly connected world collaboration becomes ever more important, not only to obtain relevant knowledge, but also to constructively scaffold on each other’s expertise. mMOOC can be thought of as a "short-term" community of practice. 2000). & Berge, Z.

So behind any significant use of technology, there needs to be a well constructed apparatus. Across time there have always been people who's voice was sounding louder than the voices of others. Simply because they have/had a solid opinion based on vision and strong arguments. And apart from the fact that you can always agree or disagree, listening and reflecting on ideas of outspoken, well-argumented people always brings you to the next level of understanding. One of these voices in the past 50 years has been Noam Chomsky. In this 21 minute video you can hear his opinion on education.

Constructive learning with mobile devices for meaningful, collaborative learning first they solve the problem themselves, then they discuss with peers to see what the others did and how this works or not with their own solution, after that the teacher gives feedback. So it is a three step process towards collaborative knowledge construction. This model can be used for a variety of learning problems and goals, every time constructing on the learners solution. Mentions the three C's of effective learning Construction, conversation, collaboration.

constructing meaning is at the core of learning. Panel: Mario Deriquito, Jill Attewell, Don Knezek, Jonghwi Park on mobile tech development benefits Mario Deriquito, beliefs in mobile technology for improving the educational system (works in Philipines). But the mobile solution will not be immediate, nor will it be a total solution. Looking for mLearning solutions that can be mainstreamed. Not all knowledge that young kids can learn, can be delivered through mobile phones. But what about values, leadership, relating to people. that needs to be learned through personal interaction.

Mobile phones will be cheaper in the future, but we must also learn children to be constructive, self-exploratory and critical in and out of classrooms. Keynote Paul Kim, Stanford University. Good talk, but a bit technology utopian. He focuses on success stories from his projects with children around the world while using mobile devices. He speaks with such enthusiasm, that he sounds like a promotional movie for mobile learning created at Stanford. Main idea: pedagogical paradigm shift, learning by students. a live blogpost, so excuse me for mistyping words etcetera).

Are straight forward answers beneficiary for cognitive growth or do our brains need frustration to learn and really embed high-end knowledge construction? Apple's personal iPhone assistant Siri got me thinking again about the future again and how the concept of 'future' becomes more and more speedy in getting here to our contemporary times. With ongoing amazement I have been following time changing technologies like the 3D printers (replicating materials), the food replicators, nano-technology and so on. The upcoming societal changes are so phenomenal! What an algorithm, sigh….

They propose some solid guiding principles, which any enlightened teacher would share: Education should prepare students to be active, constructive participants in a global society. The National Association of Secondary School Principals have been trying to make sense of the whirlwind that is Social and Mobile Technologies. They have just released a position statement , summarizing their thoughts on the matter … and it is surprisingly good! And school leaders would often be paralyzed by cyberbullying and sexting incidents for which guidance was often inadequate and contradictory.

So the next time you are building a quiz as an instructional device, try to spend some time constructing thoughtful response-specific feedback. We all know you can’t learn from your mistakes unless you know what you did wrong. That’s as true for e-learning as it is for life. If a learner chooses an incorrect answer, it’s often very useful to explain why it is incorrect. Unless you are designing a certification exam you may even want to give them a hint that would guide them to the right answer. or 'That's incorrect.' Why did I get that question wrong?" they are wondering. state in 1838?

As much of a MOOC is about exchanging notes with peers, and constructing knowledge collaboratively, so responsibility of the learning is with you, the participants and as such you need to self-regulate your learning. Mobile learning (mLearning) is all the rage at the moment, but how do you get started and how do you maximize the mLearning plans you have? Simple, follow this free online course facilitated by 7 mobile experts and turn your mLearning knowledge into a practical project. Interested? The target group for this course is … anyone interested in mLearning. Interested?

Constructing knowledge in times of despair Coping with what life throws at us is often linked to eLearning. We learn for many reasons and most of the time we can plan what and when to learn, but sometimes we need to assimilate more knowledge than we had anticipated in a much shorter time span. This was what happened to me last week. At first I did not want to share any of these experiences, but then I remembered the dictum ‘the personal is political’ and as such I reminded myself that silence never helped anyone. Diagnosed diabetic Last week my blood glucose was completely of the charts.

Now remember from the earlier post, much of a MOOC is about exchanging notes with peers, and constructing knowledge collaboratively, but you can be sure that with these facilitators you get your hands on great resources and your minds will be challenged by getting all of us in this together. Last week I posted the first post related to a free, open online course on the topic of mobile learning. The course starts to get into shape, and it will be running from 2nd April - 14 May 2011. am waiting to release the name of the course. mobile learning instructional design mobimooc eLearning

To hopefully build a learning environment that might connect closer to each of the participants learning knowledge (by creating clear learning objectives and offer learning activities), yet at the same time allow contextualized and personalized knowledge creation to occur (each participant engages with the other participants to collectively and collaboratively construct their own learning which suits their own teaching/learning need in the topic of mLearning). In the next couple of weeks I will post about the process, and some of my thoughts as I build the course. we are well on our way.

Why don’t we give them a constructive outlet for this energy? About Evergreen Education Group Contact Us January 12, 2011 Mobile learning: Ready or not! POSTED BY: Amy Murin I must admit that even though I am a long-time advocate of distance learning, as we wrote about mobile learning as an emerging trend in Keeping Pace 2010 I was skeptical about its potential.  I love my Droid phone as much as the next person, but is it truly a vehicle for learning? Research (discussed below) from Project Tomorrow and a group of researchers at UT Austin suggests that the answer may be, or become, yes. 

In a way all of these experts must be within their own zones of proximal development , their knowledge must be close enough to be able to link to the newly to construct knowledge in an understandable way. Grasping all the factors of learning analytics is at the core of LAK11 course. In the first week John Fritz took the mic of the Elluminate session ( you can see the recording here ) and got all the LAK11 participants introduced to learning analythics. John mentioned in this presentation that the biggest question for learning analytics is: how do we move on, where do we go from here?

Results indicate the need for professors to examine their own pedagogical constructs and concepts of learning communities and power relationships. Technology does not necessarily result in better teaching. There are many instances where one can wonder why trainers and teachers even use technology. virtual classroom for instance does not immediately translate to a more open, pedagogically sound teaching, on more then one occasion virtual classrooms have resulted in ex-cathedra lessons, where the only benefit for the learner is that you do not get caught sleeping. in public!

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That would leave us to have constructive discussions about the nature of a product or service to meet their needs; instead of spending so much time educating them about the technology and its applications. A few weeks back we received Gary Woodill’s latest book ‘The Mobile Learning Edge’ ; after a few weeks of hanging around on my desk, I’ve found the time to read it. Let me dive straight in and make some comments about it. This is perhaps the first book I’m reading that looks at mobile learning from more than just a pedagogical perspective, it has a definite business focus.

Christian Glahn wears a nice suite, and he is nicely shaved with a smooth voice, he mentions at the start of his presentation that this project is about a framework in construction. So they have looked at how knowledge is constructed within the learning environment. Virtual learning environments are basically not aware of the overarching context. And it is fairly difficult to integrate any virtual learning environment in physical learning environments. not sure about the name). How can we adapt the learning material on different devices or output modes.

this is why they want to put the things together, construct the technologies upfront. Gunnar is a curly person with glasses, who just gives an AMAZING presentation!! Please if you can, look this research up! It is so strongly build (sustainable, new, well-thought throug). Just amazing! Mostly working with digital media, on the textual level (the individual digital text and the new genres of new media). So they try to experiment with new media's. Normally the social science follows the hard science, but then they are not the constructors of the media. Two similar test groups.

So maybe the new media will enable joint construction. Live from mlearn 2010 Wednesday 2010. Liveblogging Agnes Kukulska Hulme (so typo's might appear due to time restraints of live blogging) Agnes in a beautiful checkered dress with autumn colors two meanings that interests Agnes increasingly conversations take place between learners on their way to learning => interested in moving second the metaphorical one: the learners are gearing up to learn while they have the conversations, so this is an interesting mental state. Conversations are a very strong form of human communication.

Foreman’s Mate – a utility for the workers in construction industry. Technology around us is evolving at a rapid pace and is in turn affecting a speedy evolution of learning technology. Work is changing and, to keep pace with it, training is changing too. Which of these technology changes will impact training the most? think mobile applications are the game changer for training. Let me explain why I think that way. Why Mobile? With the availability of just-in-time access to information through mobile computing devices (including tablets ) the notion of knowledge (sometimes a.k.a.

What Lisa did was construct a course plan with credits, but combining courses from different educational institutions. Another link that was useful was the open Master that Parag Shah has built for himself and that will allow him to construct a master with topics that he knows will be useful to him. Luckily for me the combination of procrastination and serendipity resulted in a wonderful, unexpected answer to a question that has been on my mind lately. Currently I am dabbling with the idea of a PhD. but what captured my eyes was her mentioning 'open PhD'. Unported license.

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He sees it as enabling us to move beyond 20th century ideas of education as knowledge construction and information processing, into a new era of education as continuous interaction between learners, educators, personal technologies and everyday experience. They also mediate between stability and flux, enabling learners to engage with the flow of experience to construct what Sharples calls “transiently stable and effective sites of learning”, just as teachers do in traditional classrooms to allow meaning-making and reflection to take place. anchez I, Vavoula G, (2009). 13–35.

Mobile Commons is the only platform that lets you construct profiles based on all mobile behavior, including text messages, phone calls, mobile web browsing, and, for our nonprofit customers, mobile donations. With only 160 characters, it’s sometimes tough to fit those long URLs into your messages. Popular services like bit.ly and tinyurl.com can help shorten your long web links for you, but did you know that Mobile Commons can do it too? Mobile Commons takes link shortening to the next level: every phone gets their own unique shortened link.

My Art Space : attempting to work with learning through context, construction. Looking Sharp as ever, straight from the mLearning theory and practice edge. And yes, Mike Sharples is one of the KEY mobile learning theorists, so if you want to get in-depth into mLearning theory, check his papers and talk to him (nice person, a bit reserved, really British) He will talk about the learning opportunities going beyond only delivering content (via mobile platforms, iPads, manuals. and propping it into mobile devices). and to build a community between health sex workers. Mike Sh.

During his reign long-term vision constructed results in getting young learners from other national backgrounds integrated in our school system (and society), and in restructuring education so it would no longer be discriminatory for youngsters who were not good in languages/maths but good in technical intelligence. This last couple of days have drained my spirit, mainly because my ethics were challenged on different levels. did not find the energy to write about it until today and it is with a sad heart that I reflect on why I have felt a bit in despair. Which one’s? So why is that?

Spectrum > Mobile Learning, Libraries, And Technologies Spectrum Is Devoted To Documenting Any and All Topics Relating To Mobile Learning, Mobile Library Services, and Mobile Technologies. Saturday, May 29, 2010 Merck Manuals > Apple iPhone / iPod Touch Apps The Merck Manual - Home Edition The app provides quick and easy access to the Home Edition’s comprehensive and understandable medical information. It’s a “must-have&# resource that puts the trusted medical reference at your fingertips. The app has an easy-to-use interface for finding the right information quickly.

By that time I knew I could let any odd job fit my strengths : so I observed what was there, what was lacking, I got to know all the people involved, and I learned whatever I thought would allow me to construct this job to one that was both challenging and possibly lift the institutional eLearning to another level. 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. There are many hypotheses on why that is actually the case. got out.

So, one of my key keeping up strategies is to construct my own trusted knowledge team, assembled from different disciplines. In the Big Question launched by Tony Karrer this month , he wonders how do we keep up? Posting a great central sub-question: isn't this an ever-expanding universe of tech goodies? Will we be forced to chase hot tools and social platforms to stay competitive? How the heck are we supposed to stay up to speed on all the latest stuff and be successful using it personally and professionally? This is a question I pose myself every week. So in short how do I keep up?

skip to main | skip to sidebar Relevant Science Comments and links to reports on science, and its applications. Friday, March 26, 2010 "Mobile Learning: Trends and Challenges" 1 10:21 Edweek Producer: Jennifer: Todays chat, "Mobile Learning: Trends and Challenges," sponsored by CDW-G is open for questions. Please start submitting them now. The chat itself will begin at 2 p.m. Eastern. Thanks for joining us. Tuesday March 23, 2010 10:21 Edweek Producer: Jennifer 2:00 Moderator: Katie Ash: Hello everyone, and welcome to todays chat about mobile learning devices. demonstration school. my 6 yr.

Learning should be an active, dynamic and engaging process in which learners construct new ideas or concepts based on new, current and past knowledge. In the past several weeks I have attended several functions in which the speakers talked about their experiences in college. Unfortunately what they said about their experiences was not surprising and not very encouraging. For example, one individual who retired at age 55 talked about his experience going back to university to get a degree that would help him in a new endeavor. But what do we mean by engagement or engaging learning?

Facebook tried shutting down the site by blocking the IP of this application , but know the collective will soon be releasing an open source version of their application (still under construction). Artists almost always impress. They work out of the box, they show us what is real and how unreal reality can be. So facebook now sues a brilliant Dutch artist Walter Langelaar from the Worm artist collective. Because they have developed a brilliant web2.0 suicide machine that actually erases ALL and EVERYTHING you have put on a particular social network site. activism social media

This little part of the near-west side at one time had a rich irish community, but do to the construction of a hospital and other city planning, the tight community was replaced with parking lots and random storefronts. David Gagnon media, games, teaching and learning Who is David Gagnon? Past Instructional Projects Presentations « Mobile Learning What might mobile media afford education? Below are 8 categories of the kinds of things I can image doing in the next few months with mobile learning. 1: A new wrapper for existing media forms Mobile is undeniably a new media form.

By Tony Bates, on January 29th, 2010 Brimah, T. and Fusch, D. 2010) Considering mobile learning for your institution Academic Impressions Higher Ed Impact: Weekly Analysis January 28 This article, basically an interview with Judy Brown, ‘founder and former director of the University of Wisconsin system’s Academic ADL Co-Lab and a key thinker in mobile learning strategies’, is one of the best articles I have read on the design of mobile learning: essential reading for anyone thinking of going in this direction. Rom : It has WiFi like what most netbooks and notebooks have. The cost.

Creating critical people does not necessarily mean all citizens will follow the same set of moral rules, but it might build people that know how to construct long term visions. Social media helps us all to connect, we all learn at an increased pace, both in educational institutions, in our professional organizations/companies and just for ourselves. But how much of our learning is aimed at making the world a nicer (more human and balanced) place? How much of our learning is aimed at becoming more critical? Or impossible in this more corporate ruled world? So I started reading up on it.

Tools can be either used for “content delivery&# at one extreme, or “content construction&# at the other. Mobile technology is ideally suited to construct a more vivid, complex, and nuanced understanding of already existing knowledge through examination/deliberation/collaboration in context. HOME Curriculum Pedagogy Policy Psychology Research Technology Umm… andrew j. cerniglia why we learn RSS FEED Mobile Learning – Frohberg et al. 85% of 16 year-olds owned a cell phone in 2008. Frohberg, C Göth, & G. Sort of shocking, really. Frohberg et al.

Best of Mobile Learning November 1, 2009 to November 30, 2009 Featured Sources The following are the top items from featured sources based on social signals. eLearning report: Review of Learning 2.0 Practices by Christine Redecker - Ignatia Webs , November 19, 2009 The Powerful Combination of Mobile Devices and Learning Apps - The Mobile Learner , November 15, 2009 Spacing Effect for Mobile Learning - mLearnopedia on Blogspot , November 3, 2009 Lynda.com courses compatible with iPhone and iPod - Golden Swamp , November 19, 2009 PBS Kids go Mobile!

Personalising Learning with the iPod Touch A day in the life of a 21st Century Classroom Home About Forum From the kids iPod Touch Apps Josh’s Tips Lessons Mobile Learning: constructing a themed approach Posted by: louiseduncan | November 29, 2009 | 2 Comments | It was always my intention while in New York City last month to draw on it’s inspiration to construct a learning project utilising the iPod touch and Studywiz Mobile, as an example of drawing together a range of resources and sharing them on a mobile device. ’ 4. This post was Twitted by tonnet [.]

Mobile Libraries Mobile Libraries Is Devoted To Documenting Any and All Topics Relating To Services Provided By Libraries To Patrons Within Mobile Environments.Library Mobile Services Are Defined As Any And All Library Services That Are Provided Via Mobile Technologies. Wednesday, November 25, 2009 ACU > Chemistry Labs, Classes Combine Science With Mobile Learning Cynthia Powell, a Mobile-Learning Fellow at ACU, conducted a controlled study investigating the impact of modifying the primary mode of instruction in a laboratory course. snip] "We feel like this is critical," Powell says.

Introduced and used constructively (and creatively?) You are Never Alone communicate and collaborate in an online world Skip navigation About « Digital Diversity: ACEC2010 in Melbourne Blog Action Day 09 - Climate Change » Mobile phones - powerful learning aids? This concept is certainly not new, but an article I saw earlier this week has prompted me to revisit it. In 2008 education researchers at The University of Nottingham said they believe it is time that phone bans were reassessed — because mobile phones can be a powerful learning aid. Bookmark the permalink. Cynicism?

Improves 21st-century social interactions - fostering constructive and constructivist (collaborative) use 4. NetFamilyNews.org Kid-Tech News for Parents Post in our forum for parents, teens - You! at ConnectSafely.org. Friday, September 04, 2009 From digital disconnect to mobile learning The real disconnect is not the one between parents and kids (that I wrote about last week ). Its the gap between how students learn and how they live! They really want to end that divide," according to Project Tomorrow , the Irvine, Calif.-based And the disconnect is "alive and well. Why mobile learning?

So who does benefit from using new technologies and innovations, if not the learners for whom they are constructed or produced? Focusing on a winning article by medical colleague Rafael Van den Bergh (PhD student at the Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp and VUB), I will focus on the ethical part of innovation for eLearning projects. While I was following a course on international issues in distance education at Athabasca University, the discussion on 'innovative projects' was already touched by a couple of students and Barbara Spronk who facilitated and moderated the course.

learning has changed the mode of learning from the traditional instructor-led classroom teaching to constructive learner centered educational setting. CommLab University Blog « How effective is eLearning in imparting Product Training? Is m-learning a better platform for effective learning? Posted by Asma Zaineb On Wednesday, August 5, 2009 @ 06:21 AM digg it | reddit | delicious | StumbleUpon | Facebook | Twitter Mobile learning is the combination of e-learning and mobile technology. think the rapidly emerging field of mobile learning certainly has a promising future. Thanks!

These activities were carefully constructed to leverage the existing infrastructure and its security and to ensure that students without the devices could still access the materials. skip to main | skip to sidebar Frequently Asked Q Mike Qaissaunee, an Associate Professor of Engineering and Technology at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft, New Jersey, shares his experiences and perspectives on integrating new technologies in and approaches to teaching and learning. Subscribe to this Blog Newsreel Loading. The results from the year one pilot are encouraging. like it or not."

The illustration above compares excerpts of Blue Brain's neural network construction (left) and connections in the internet among science articles from The Blue Brain project, first reported on GoldenSwamp in January 2008, is the subject today of a Wall Street Journal feature: In Search for Intelligence, a Silicon Brain Twitches.

Although I agree that linking, filtering and constructing are just a couple of qualities that a contemporary learner (and I see all of the contemporary professionals as learners) should have to keep updated on the latest content and knowledge in a particular field, it is not easy to disseminate your own knowledge. [Look at the right side bar to see the blogpost ranking in action] The last few months many people have been writing about the surplus of networks and finding the content you are looking for as quickly and simple as possible in a knowledge world. What niche might you have?

Advanced research includes the use of motion-tracking data, fiducial markers recognition using machine vision, and the construction of controlled environments containing any number of sensors and actuators.].  . The integration of innovative technology in learning has always been a goal of educators. In the past two decades, we’ve seen advances in learning technology that allow learners to connect to powerful learning systems and sources of information that were previously unavailable. We have been unable to incorporate the physical world around the learner.

In 2000 a chart of human rights was constructed, but it was not too popular because obligations could be linked to these rights So how universal is our consciousness and how do we use it for education? keynote speakers Friday (any thoughts I might have during the speeches will be noted between brackets proceeded by 'remark') "Here and now or wherever and forever. A smooth talking, grey haired, glasses wearing, man in suit) He talks about 'human rights' being discussed for being not universal, but some elementary rights are elementary universal. The quest for freedom was clearly stated.

The question for the students: construct a science teaching unit. "The use of a peer-assessment and a reflection report to measure collaborating learning efoorts an interdisciplinary project for studetns of the faculty of teacher training, the faculty of social work and welfare studies, and athe faculty of health care" by Kristof Uvijn, Hogeschool Gent, Belgium. nice person with glasses, a black shirt. Problems: would they use it to promote the learning process, or only for evaluation purposes? They have a midterm evaluation to get the students more at ease with the technology.

Task-Based Language Education Kris van den Brandens edited book in the Cambridge Applied Linguistics series Recent finds Learn languages on the Wii Development Gateway Free online presentation tool DimDim What I am reading now Self-determined Learning Theory: Construction, Verification, and Evaluation A useful and practical text Dont Sweat the Aubergine: Escape the Tyranny of Celebrity Chefs and Domestic Goddesses Finally a technique-oriented cook book Cambridge Guide to Second Language Teacher Education An excellent volume for teacher educators. © Innovation in Teaching 1998-2009.

The great thing about these slides is that it gives you a holistic approach of what learning embraces: experimenting, gossip, collaboration, debating, constructing ideas. One of the workshops in eLearning Africa 2009 was lead by George Siemens , a Canadian from the Manitoba University who was one of the organisers of the CKK08 massive course in 2008 in which I participated my two cents. He is always a source of innovative ideas. name I had to google was Seymour Papert , and it showed me again that learning is based on sharing knowledge through networks. constructivism conferences

2009) MXit: How to Encourage and Facilitate Communication Among Students eLearning Africa Newsletter , May 12 This interview with a professor from the University of South Africa describes how instant messaging is being used to encourage collaborative learning. In a long-term study she conducted, she found that isolated students have a need for informal support that is often neglected in distance education. It has about 11 million log-ons per day and over 210 million messages sent / received per day. 13) wikis (5) Tony’s Books (6) Latest Articles Higher Education in a Web 2.0

For the purposes of the workshop, once I’ve used these resources to construct my workshop, I can use evernote to publish the notebook to a web address so they are all accessible for workshop attendees also! My next step after setting up the graphical elements of my presentation is to gather all my resources in one place and make them available as a resource for the day. This is a great example of the power of cloud computing. Imagine having a joint class notebook where students could post almost any kind of content from any kind of device?! Authored by jnxyz. Hosted by Edublogs.

Mobile Libraries Blog Launched Live Traffic Feed Live Traffic Map About Me Gerry McKiernan I currently have primary responsibilities for Collection Development, Instruction, and Reference and Research Services in Chemical and Biological Engineering; Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering; Environment Sciences; Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering; and Mechanical Engineering.I New features in these systems include wikis, blogs, RSS and 3D virtual learning spaces. Thanks! Gerry Posted by Gerry at 2:00 PM Labels: ToBeTagged 1 comments: KrisR said.

ubiquitous access to digital technologies can provide teachers and students new ways of constructing, representing and sharing knowledge When used effectively within the curriculum, digital technologies can be powerful tools to motivate and stimulate learning and to foster connections with families, the community, and beyond. main | sidebar Around the Corner-MGuhlin.org "Courage cant see around corners, but goes around them anyway." - Mignon McLaughlin Home Profile ShareMore! If not, how often do you think students need access to computers?" tools, including Moodle, reside--possible.

Superintendent Scott Beene said a significant portion of the bond will pay for the construction of computer labs at the district's elementary and secondary schools. [link] Eunice Morton walked around her desk, grabbing an electronic writing tablet and quickly jabbing it with a stylus. As the Pine Tree High School science teacher moved her hand, a presentation projected onto her classroom wall came to life. Text appeared, changed color, became underlined and then vanished. Yellow smiley faces appeared next to bullet points, and slides slid across the screen. million bond election.

Constructing Mobile Technology-Enabled Environments for an Integrated Learning. Click the image to go to the Google Preview. I’ve been doing some research for a paper I’m writing on mobile learning for distribution within my company. As I went through all of the resources I’ve collected, I came back across one that I really think is worthwhile for learning professoinals to have a look at. The book is available at [link] , and I believe it can also be purchased from Amazon. The real value in the book comes from the wide array of studies represented. Section I. Chapter I.

This idea is an excellent example of enabling the 21st century learner to make use of their travelling time in a constructive manner (if they so wish) and in turn save them time (by directly leading them to free PCs taking away the ‘looking’ element)! skip to main | skip to sidebar Vicki Owens Topically Technological Library Blog A topical technological blog on all things library:Mobile Technologies and M-Learning (PDAs, laptops, e-readers, netbooks, mobile phones, blogs, wikis, rss, podcasts, IM, social software - bookmarking, networking etc.), LSE uses Echo 360.

As a result Jarrod feels that his students are able to research, collaborate, and better construct answers to his exam questions. Australian educator Jarrod Robinson (Known as Mr. Robbo -- The P.E. Geek) has been doing some very impressive activities with cell phones in his instruction. He is a physical education teacher in Victoria, Australia. Below I describe a few of these innovative projects: Most recently Jarrod has developed a QRcode orienteering activity for his students. Awesome! Below are the instructions to his activity from his Blog. I'm very inspired.

As a result Jarrod feels that his students are able to research, collaborate, and better construct answers to his exam questions. Australian educator Jarrod Robinson (Known as Mr. Robbo -- The P.E. Geek) has been doing some very impressive activities with cell phones in his instruction. He is a physical education teacher in Victoria, Australia. Below I describe a few of these innovative projects: Most recently Jarrod has developed a QRcode orienteering activity for his students. Awesome! Below are the instructions to his activity from his Blog. I'm very inspired.

Spread across 4 schools (10, 15, 16, 10) Four constructs to measure implementation success (low, middle, high): Building level tech support Admin involvement  Consistent communication with program director Program level implementation within the classroom. Schools A and B: mid level implementation schools (3 of 4 constructs met) School C: high implementation (4 of 4) School D: low implementation (2 of 4; last two constructs only) Overall change pre to post on algebra I  assessment was 5.4% (ES =.40) If you haven’t tried that, you should, it’s pretty cool).

iCORE is providing $760,000 over five years, Athabasca University is contributing $1.6 million, Xerox Canada is contributing $310,000, and Allan Markin is contributing $450,000.’ ’ Written by tony2 · Filed Under Events , Technology , geolocation , mobile learning Tagged: 2009 , Alberta , Athabasca University , iCORE , k , Kinshuk , Malkin , mobile learning , Xerox Canada Comments Got something to say? et al. 2008) The Tower and the Cloud Kimberly on Laptops in lectures Blog@UOe-L » Blog Archive » Laptops nas aulas teórias?

So my opinion is changing from a constructivist promoter to a belief that if DE is formed, constructed and implemented by tutors or knowledge persons within a community, DE can be more indigenous and better fitting the needs and believes of that community. The last couple of weeks I have been following a module of a Master in Distance Education at Athabasca University. This particular module focuses on the International issues that arise while developing distance education for different regions around the globe. So I have been learning a lot lately, but consequently blogposted less.

But when that education is not constructed locally or with locally build technology, it makes learners and/or learner providers dependant on outside manufacturers, non-local educational methods and knowledge. Jonathan Gosier who currently lives in Kampala, Uganda has just published a post on singularities of globalization and convergeance. In his post he says that "Increasingly, people the world over share the same cultural moments. The Presidential Inauguration of U.S.A. but due to increasingly global nature of everything about us." The same with the content.

It would give people the power to gather knowledge, not only that but they would construct knowledge and it would be taken up. This will be more of a grim post. The biggest aha-moment on eLearning I got this year came when I talked to Nicola Avery last week. We both attended Online Educa Berlin and started venting our frustrations afterwards. The same old, same old. that is what the internet is becoming Social media would make a difference! That knowledge would build a new world. and I strongly believed that. It all looked so positive then, and I was willing to believe it. or will it?

Child mortality issues were used to construct a mobile course. Some random notes, hoping that you can make sense of them. Moderated by Shafika Isaacs from South Africa. Shafika is a very energetic and knowledgeable person with an amazing humor (yes, I love humoristic people its seems, because I keep filtering those out of the crowd). And very engaged in elevating global poverty. In Africa the main revolution is a mobile revolution. Unfortunately we underestimated the use of mobile phone. Reaching the bottom billion in Africa is crucial in lifting the world from poverty and degridation.

linking it to audio samples to construct a bigger sound landscape; using it to guide learners to sights and learning spaces; making a mobile tour and in that tour linking certain spots to the Basque language (or any other language, but I liked the idea of linking it to a language that is not mainstream yet very rich). The OEB08 session in which I spoke was amazingly rich in content (talking about the other participants). They all had great applications making use of language technology, sms, multimedia and all combining it in mobile examples. from bus stops, train stations.);

did write about the subject while the course was under construction, in that post I focused on the pre-survey we gave the learners. Today I proudly post our (= ITM's) final report on the pilot course of our newly build full online course: eSCART2008. But this time it is the full report on the pilot that I am describing in this post. In a couple of weeks ITM starts another eLearning course for health care workers in the field specializing in ART (AntiRetroviral Therapy). The response for this course was overwhelming and we were booked immediately.

Good news for those of us who can't confidently construct a message without the luxury of squiggly red lines: TouchType has updated to include an aggregate spell check on emails before they are sent. Mike Schneider has released a new update to TouchType, an application that allows Mail.app to use the keyboard in landscape (vs. portrait) mode. Schneider writes: "I am really proud of the spell check feature. The results are very accurate and it works in 86 languages. The updated TouchType is still $0.99 and is a free update for existing users. For more visit iPhone Atlas

Cormier concludes “The rhizomatic viewpoint (…) suggests that a distributed negotiation of knowledge can allow a community of people to legitimize the work they are doing among themselves and for each member of the group, the rhizomatic model dispenses with the need for external validation of knowledge, either by an expert or by a constructed curriculum. This week is the second week of the massive online course CCK08. This week is focusing on ‘ What is knowledge '. But I if you are interested in the philosophy of knowledge the articles are a delightful read. Innovate 4 (5).

The Obama Campaign realized this and constructed the VP announcement to help them build critical mass with their mobile list. There’s been good coverage of Obama’s Vice Presidential announcement all over the web (particularly GigaOM and the NY Times ). While there has been some grumbling about the announcement coming a little late because CNN got the scoop, overall the Obama campaign is being lauded for their marketing savvy. At Mobile Commons, we think they are not being lauded highly enough for what they managed to pull off. Mobilization. Effect. Vote Generated. Text/SMS.

Well-constructed eLearning is about human interaction (discussions, group work.) Through the last decade some myths got their paws on eLearning. And although a lot of us try to get these myths banned, they keep popping-up whenever I have an introduction talk on eLearning. Because these myths keep on roaring their ugly heads, I have written down my top 5 list of agonising eLearning myths to use them in a small booklet I am working on. also added my short reply to these mythical questions. bet you know (some of) these myths and I am especially interested in your replies. Not at all!

Informal learning has been an important self-constructing force throughout the ages. But now it turns global and into a democratic form of learning. A (very) quick tour: Leonardo da Vinci is a great example of a human that was instructed as a painter, but through his ideal location (a city filled with artists and knowledge) and the need for travel (sometimes voluntary, sometimes political need), the exchange with other artists (peers) from other regions and the fact that he was able to talk with people from different trades moulded him into a genius. Let's move closer to our era.

This software is also useful if you want to construct a podcast which is in high need of a good narrative structure. If an eLearning course will be build with audiovisual aids, in most cases you will draw up or write a storyboard. The storyboard is useful to: make sure you cover all the learning objectives, test the continuity of the story/narrative you use to enlighten your learners keep the team of developers informed of their expected input and when their input is due. Celtx is a great storyboard software. It just upgraded to their 1.0 Celtx has some web services as well.

Then you could construct a mobile tour in a specific city. In my ever ongoing quest to link QRcodes to eLearning I had a new idea (well new in the Roman way = building on what exists and turning it in something a bit different): displaying information on buildings or surfaces of any kind in order to deliver on the go, on site and at the right time content to learners. Adrian Nicolaiev got me onto this great PhD research blog from Simone O'Callaghan on QRcodes: [link] After starting to read her inspiring blog (she works on a PhD which balances between art and QRcodes, how cool is that!)

but I still find it very useful to construct my own knowledge, engage in lifelong learning, keeping in contact with brainy people, getting ideas analysed and commented on. Karyn Romeis is working on a dissertation exploring the impact of the use of social media on the professional practice of learning professionals. Karyn would like to know your story as well, so add to her blogpost. The questions she would like to see answered: How did you get started with social media? What was your introduction, and how did the journey unfold? What difference has it made in your professional practice?

Though we can use some of our previously constructed guidelines, it is always good to do a little update and check if the guidelines still meet their goals. In a couple of weeks time another e-course is going to be launched in its pilot phase. So below you will find ITM's 10 easy steps for net etiquette. Do any of you have similar lists/steps or do you have any comments, feel free to share. Net Etiquette: 10 easy steps to keep online knowledge exchange optimal Be courteous and considerate in what you write. Please refrain from harsh comments. Only post relevant questions and/or answers.

This article is somewhat related to mobile learning in that it talks about the form factor of mobile devices of the future. Looks like we may be carrying mobile devices made of organic materials, which would allow for a more sustainable and greener manufacturing environment

Text-recognition will also be far more flexible than QR Codes; potentially, semantic constructs could be used to allow the recognition of an infinite variety of different types of data, the same way that OCR currently works on desktop computers. I posted the following response to Andy Ramsden’s blog post on this topic: I’ve been researching the use of 2D barcodes (and particularly QR Codes) in education for over two years now.  Authored by Leonard Low. Hosted by Edublogs

Possible downside: algorithms can be maliciously constructed to censor knowledge or erase it. topic: will informal learning erase itself by establishing a global head master? couple of blogposts ago I mentioned the hypothesis that informal learning is a passing educational phase. posted this hypothesis on the internettime community and Jay Cross suggested to have a first online discussion on this topic through an online meeting tool (in this case it would be skype, but more tools to come). Join the first internettime community online meeting: Friday 28 March 2008 at 15.00

With informal learning you look at/find static knowledge and you construct your own knowledge in a dynamic way. Let me take you on a quest for learning affordance s and on a loop in which I will suggest that future informal learning will not differ from 19 th century teacher top-down learning. Two topics which I find are a bit intertwined or at least connected. Anol (author of Soulsoup ) wrote an excellent blogpost on guidelines for effective corporate elearning. It shook my knowledge tree and got me thinking. And as time passes and I read more, those questions only become louder.

The attendees are all experienced and bring a lot of expertise, but the meeting is not constructed in such a way that all this expertise is exchanged, which is a bit of a pity. At this moment I am attending a formal (very formal) meeting of the EuroAfrican & ICT group that focusses on possible collaboration for FP7 programs. No idea of the real knowledge that is in the room. There is a need to give an overview of the successful projects that were done, and so presentations are a part of the meeting, but. what about connecting to one another? other research topics).

Gogofrog delivers easy to construct 3D-websites. So I was taking a look to investigate if I could use it as a 3D virtual classroom. Nicola Avery told me about this tool. In the sign-up section (no protection on the password or any other data that you put in on the login page, so you better be careful), can choose between a number of options. choose the club/association option hoping it would fit a virtual classroom environment. You can add different features to the wall , mainly text and/or images, but also add a forum or a blog. But adding a blog for the room itself worked like a charm.

One of his remarks is so simple and true: “Everyone who uses a citation to make a point (or draw a conclusion) ought to check the citation.” One thing is for sure his comments are well constructed with strong arguments and data. Jay Cross got me straight on fraudulent information concerning the effectiveness of learning methods. Will Thalheimer who has a great blog with research-based commentary on learning and performance got some mails out on this topic and … those mails surely got me gasping for air. oh really? Read the full post, it is really remarkable.

There are also other tools I use, which I have mentioned in a previous post (Opera mini, mobile validator…) If anybody is interested, the course (which is still under construction, did not get around to finish the WCSS before the holidays) is uploaded here. At ITM we make courses with different softwares depending on the content we want to get across. In this case the courses were initially made in eXe , with some interactive javascript and html as the technical basis of the course. Otherwise it would become an endless clicking with the risk of getting lost in the course.

The project competition is really considering the cell phone to be a device of knowledge construction! The 4th edition of the Pocket Films Festival will take place at the Pompidou Center, Paris, on June, 13-14-15th 2008. Currently they have an "open call" for international films created with mobile phones. This is an opportunity for students to develop films for class using their cell phones and receive some internalization recognition for their work. There are two competitions, one for films shot entirely with cell phones, the other for films created for the cell phone or iPod.

The project competition is really considering the cell phone to be a device of knowledge construction! The 4th edition of the Pocket Films Festival will take place at the Pompidou Center, Paris, on June, 13-14-15th 2008. Currently they have an "open call" for international films created with mobile phones. This is an opportunity for students to develop films for class using their cell phones and receive some internalization recognition for their work. There are two competitions, one for films shot entirely with cell phones, the other for films created for the cell phone or iPod.

Darren Draper just left a comment and question on my blog about how and where do we begin demonstrating the knowledge construction capabilities of cell phones? propose that we begin in many places (Classroom 2.0, K12 Online Conference, Edubloggers) but also with a book.actually my book (I know, a little self-promotion) that I am finishing with ISTE, our goal is to have it published before the NECC conference this coming June. The book is tentatively called Toys To Tools: Connecting Student Cell Phones To Education In and Out of the Classroom.