The societal changes brought along with the Internet, social media development and the rise to ubiquity by a number of technologies (wifi, mobiles…) has changed human society as a whole. Mobile devices on the other hand have always been used to connect with others. 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. Literature review in mobile technologies and learning. MORE >>

It will be an open and free course, so anyone with an interest in mobile learning can join, the course will be in English and incorporate a lot of social media that is accessible via smartphones, tablet pc's and computers. It will emphasize the possibilities of using mobile devices for educational or training purposes (basic cell-phones, to smartphones, mp3 players, tablet pc's,). As such it will be of use to anyone who thinks: "If I only knew how mobile learning can work in my setting, then I would make a mLearning project and just do it!". So what is a MOOC? MORE >>

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). From basic technology: example in India (Calcutta) peer educators of male sex workers: it is a marginalized community (homosexuality was forbidden in India until recently), but all had mobile phones. MORE >>

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. research is based on three pillars: adaptation and personalization orchestrating learning learner mobility Adaptation and personalisation Starting from Adaptive presentation (Brulowsky? How can we adapt the learning material on different devices or output modes. Device selection is also possible. So they have looked at how knowledge is constructed within the learning environment. MORE >>

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.  In the same way that I worked with faculty and administrators 10 years ago to convince them that high quality teaching and learning can happen online, I am being convinced that high quality teaching and learning experiences can happen in a mobile environment. Dr. Joan E. MORE >>