At the same time, to develop separate apps for every existing and emerging mobile platform would be a tremendous waste of time and energy. Not coincidental with the writing of this blog post, Pearson has recently released Pearson LearningStudio Mobile Solution , a Web App that allows students to check grades and announcements, read and post to discussion forums, and have a dashboard-like view across all their courses in the process. Online Blogucation Subscribe via RSS Home About 28 Jul/10 1 The Future of Mobile Learning? First, the obvious: the iPhone and iPad. Simple! Web app. MORE >>

I hope that by using a web conferencing tool such as Adobe Connect and encouraging dialogue among members of a network, this space can act as a starting point for educators willing to learn more about social networks and getting involved in a PLN but are unsure about where, how or why to focus their energies on this pursuit. took two courses with him and wish I would have taken a third. My major research project for my Master’s degree focused on the challenges of using technology in teaching - go figure… 7. envy those who can cut the MS cord. link] 2.  link] 3.  MORE >>

First a quick profile : Inge de Waard , working as eLearning coordinator and researcher at the Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp, Belgium. Providing e-courses to post-graduate medical students in the field (= international and in low resource areas working on tropical diseases). My first personal dive into social media was because I had a rough time figuring out what I wanted to do with my life and especially whether the different route I was taking (getting a new degree) was worth the energy. Social media is of course all about commenting and collaborating. MORE >>

It offers a thousand more chances for people to learn in the course of their daily life. Of course. Perhaps, if only by unlocking means of channeling our natural energies into discovery. Research communities, saving, sharing, notetaking. 17 hours ago How does this research logic sound? MIT researcher finds social networks influence health behaviors. Michael Sean Gallagher ?? ?? ? ? ??? However, mobile learning generally is the black sheep of the classroom>elearning>mlearning continuum precisely because it is so far off the pedagogical radar. MORE >>

Skip to content Taking Teaching Further Evaluating emerging technologies and their teaching implications in higher education Contact Contributors Feeds Why Log In Register Categories: Design LMS News Pedagogy Podcasting Research Reviews Tutorials Fear of Mobile Learning It’s About More Than The Familiar As a teacher/technologist/designer/builder, I wonder with so many pieces of technology available, what should my approach be?  the largest provider of online course development and management, released a widget to Facebook and an application for the iPhone.  Roughly 1.6 2009). MORE >>