skip to main | skip to sidebar Ignatia Webs eLearning techtales with social media in low resource and mobile settings Monday, April 6, 2009 My top ten tips for getting started with eLearning: The eLearning Guild is putting together a list with top tips for starting with eLearning. This in its turn will allow you to decide which type of eLearning activity should be developed (educational games for simulations, quizzes to check information assimilation, discussion forums for looking at in-depth understanding or group work…) 3. OEB08 informal learning and social media workshop. MORE >>

The Horizon Reports describe the continuing work of the New Media Consortium (NMC)’s Horizon Project, a long-running qualitative research project that seeks to identify and describe emerging technologies likely to have a large impact on teaching, learning, research, or creative expression within learning-focused organizations. The report includes numerous links and examples of emerging projects that really push the boundaries.  Follow this link to find resources tagged for this topic and this edition of the Horizon Report, including the ones listed here. ‘CIL XV.1 MORE >>

Compassion in Politics: Christian Social Entrepreneurship, Education Innovation, & Base of the Pyramid/BOP Solutions Front Page Mission | About Web 2.0 & Social Media Resume Your Web Needs Free Social Media Marketing + Ethical Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Consultation ← Eight Competencies for Socializing Your Organization Networked Student: Social Media for Teaching and Learning → Mobile Learning: Cellular Phones as Learning Tools June 15, 2009 · No Comments Thanks to this video on mobile learning and education from Ideas and Thoughts. MORE >>

There is a multi-dimensional appeal to the iPhone, and thats what these three and their compatriots hung their hopes on: its innately sexy, thanks in no small part to some great marketing by Apple, its extremely useful and, most importantly, it has the potential to become an integral part of students social lives. Bill explains that a "significant amount of their value has to do with their use as a social device, or as an entertainment device. if my students need this device as part of their social network, then it guarantees that its in the classroom with them." Sheesh. MORE >>

VisionMobile has other interesting reports and maps, as well as an atlas of the mobile industry listing over 1,100 players. In particular, take time to download the free report titled Developer Economics 2010 and Beyond. That is because it is still complicated. As time progresses, I expect that new tools will be invented that will make the job easier. UK-based VisionMobile has released a great infographic illustrating the journey of a mobile developer, from app design to monetization. WordPress Admin MORE >>