{"id":7537,"date":"2013-09-01T11:04:06","date_gmt":"2013-09-01T18:04:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522sept13\/?p=7537"},"modified":"2013-09-01T11:39:38","modified_gmt":"2013-09-01T18:39:38","slug":"apps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522sept13\/2013\/09\/01\/apps\/","title":{"rendered":"Apps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While tablet and smart phone manufacturers are churning forward at a breakneck pace, making a fortune on humanity\u2019s device-lust, the compelling back-story is what these devices can do \u2013 the proliferation of\u00a0<strong>Apps<\/strong>. \u00a0 And while addiction and burn-out on the distracting nature of most apps is already big news, there is also a rapid emergence of meaningful, productive and educational apps. \u00a0The app-world as a resource for learning is huge.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Opportunity Statement<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong>It may seem like the design of successful\u00a0<strong>Apps<\/strong>\u00a0is pure chance, and less likely than the lottery. \u00a0 However, as app-capable devices permeate learning environments the opportunity arises to design apps that are deliberated coupled in effective ways with every dimension of the learning experience.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prediction Source(s)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.educause.edu\/Resources\/7ThingsYouShouldKnowAboutiPadA\/223289\">Educause \u2013 iPad Apps<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gartner.com\/it\/page.jsp?id=1826214\"><strong>Gartner \u2013 Media Tablets and Beyond<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gartner.com\/it\/page.jsp?id=1826214\"><strong>Gartner \u2013 Mobile-Centric Applications<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gartner.com\/it\/page.jsp?id=1826214\"><strong>Gartner \u2013 App Stores<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gartner.com\/newsroom\/id\/2209615\"><strong>Gartner &#8211; Top 10 Technology Trends 2013<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While tablet and smart phone manufacturers are churning forward at a breakneck pace, making a fortune on humanity\u2019s device-lust, the compelling back-story is what these devices can do \u2013 the proliferation of\u00a0Apps. \u00a0 And while addiction and burn-out on the distracting nature of most apps is already big news, there is also a rapid emergence [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14967],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7537","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-emerging-markets"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522sept13\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7537","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522sept13\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522sept13\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522sept13\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522sept13\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7537"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522sept13\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7537\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7568,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522sept13\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7537\/revisions\/7568"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522sept13\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7537"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522sept13\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7537"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522sept13\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7537"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}