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http://themobilelearner.wordpress.com/2009/10/25/creativity-with-cell-phones-
Take a look at this ringtone rendition of Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture. While this is a polished advertisement created by a talented artist, it can connect to learning as it also demonstrates that there is no prescription to creativity and there is no rubric that can measure inventiveness and ingenuity.
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http://themobilelearner.wordpress.com/2009/10/17/augmented-reality-and-on-dem
Mobile learning has always been about using the tools of learning wherever one finds themselves. In this blog, I have discussed a range of techniques for learning on the go from reading texts or listening to audiobooks on a mobile device to using built in cell phone tools such as a camera and access [...]
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http://themobilelearner.wordpress.com/2009/10/03/using-an-ipod-touch-with-8-y
Here is a video of how one teacher (who was fortunate enough to obtain a full class set if iPod Touch devices) is using new technologies with 8 year old children to help them learn. This video raises a number of questions for me: What lesson can we learn from this? What is the role [...]
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http://themobilelearner.wordpress.com/2009/09/26/the-future-of-mobile-and-mob
A sneak peak into what the mobile future could look like:
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http://themobilelearner.wordpress.com/2009/09/17/the-role-of-libraries-in-an-
“Instead of a traditional library with 20,000 books, we’re building a virtual library where students will have access to millions of books,’’ - Article for the Boston Globe
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http://themobilelearner.wordpress.com/2009/08/27/ontario-meetup-live-discussi
On August 24th, 2009, a live discussion was held on the Strengths and Challenges of Mobile Learning. Below is the Slidedeck used to frame that conversation. You can find the recording of that conversation here.
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http://themobilelearner.wordpress.com/2009/08/21/addressing-some-more-critiqu
A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog post titled “Addressing Some Critiques of Mobile Learning“. In that blog post, I attempted to debunk three of the most common critiques educators and education stakeholder have on the concept of mobile learning: students use mobile devices (such as cell phones) to bully other students, students use [...]
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http://themobilelearner.wordpress.com/2009/08/16/the-strengths-and-challenges
The Strengths and Challenges of Mobile Learning
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http://themobilelearner.wordpress.com/2009/08/07/addressing-some-critiques-of
Throughout the many posts on this blog, I have mainly focused on trends and ideas in how mobile devices can be integrated into teaching and learning. I’ve stayed away from the whole discussion on the social side of mobile learning because it is so emotionally charged. I figured that by posting ideas on how mobile [...]
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http://themobilelearner.wordpress.com/2009/08/02/communication-platforms-and-
As Aristotle famously pointed out, humans are social and political animals. We have an innate desire to come together in groups or in communities and to gather. In Aristotle’s day, in fact, during the most of the history of humanity, that social and political interaction and group forming took place with those who were in [...]
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