When experienced mLearning commentator Mathew Nehrling from mLearning World put out the call for co-writers to his blog recently, I was very happy to be able join up. What this means is that some of the posts from here at mLearnxyz will also appear for the benefit of Mathews readers.
If you havent already visited over that way, I have added a link from the main page here so you can spend some time reading back through the great articles there.
So heres to partnership in developing and... Read Full Story
Are Digital Cameras the forgotten member of mLearning technologies? I would hope not they are after all probably the most common mobile digital device available in schools. Most people own one themselves so there is no usage barrier as there is with many other new technologies.
The visual element provided by working with images is also one that can dramatically improve engagement with learning. So amidst the fancy features of Pocket Pcs or iPods, dont forget about the potential of keeping... Read Full Story
I though it was time this week to step back from discussing examples and stories about mLearning, to thinking again just what it is. This may be especially helpful to those who have recently joined the blog. So, how does this sound:
No other learning approach matches the integrated, continuous flow of m-learning.
Sure there are always new trends in education, and teachers do get tired of being upskilled in the latest big thing, only to see it phased out in a few years. But rest assured, the... Read Full Story
Of course I'm always banging on about why its so vital that we engage with mobile technology in the education setting. But here's another one - as reported in the July 18 Courier Mail (p13, Sam Holmes), the direct contribution of the of the mobile industry to the Australian economy in 2005-06 was $5.8 billion. Indirect effect on GDP was another $6.4 billion. Taken from a joint report by Access Economics and the Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association, these figures reveal the vital... Read Full Story
In the school system in which I teach, laptops are being made available for every Teacher over the next 3 or so years. Exciting as this is, there are some districts overseas where every student has a laptop. In particular, the state of Mainein the USA is in its fifth year of providing iBook laptops to all its thousands (25,000+) of students. This kind of long term project has great potential to provide feedback then on whetherthe technology is just a gimmick, or if it has had a positive... Read Full Story
At an age of 32, I am both old enough to remember a book-only world (used to get 50c for every one I read as a kid), and the introduction of portable handheld computers. From now on, as the years go Read Full Story
For teachers who have spent their lifetimes short or long mastering the 'knowledge giving' paradigm that has served education so well, the impact of the current digital revolution is understandably ca Read Full Story
Education Queensland makes some very good learning resources available, and seeing as one of the 7 principles of teaching the net generation is collaboration, I thought I'd post this online collaborat Read Full Story
I've been writing recently about the big developments in mobile technology, so today I'll zoom right back to the frontline: Tullawong State School, Caboolture. This is the second year in a row we have Read Full Story
