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? The advancement of mobile learning may be happening with or without us through the choices that students are making.  Dr. Joan E. 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 >>

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. MORE >>

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. What we need is an interdisciplinary understanding of how learning works, how it differentiates between cultures/regions/groups. and so on. MORE >>

 . 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. However, most recent technologies have forced the learner to learn through computer-generated reality or “virtual reality&#. The combination of the real physical world and the virtual world offers many possibilities for mobile learning. MORE >>