MANETs — Mobile Ad Hoc Networks
MANETs — Mobile Ad Hoc Networks — offer an innovative, effective way for educators and others facilitate the connection of familiar mobile technologies (typically wireless phones or laptops) into temporary, peer-to-peer networks that can be self-forming, self-healing, on-demand and independent of physical network infrastructure. The World Bank Group suggests that “More households in developing countries […]
A.I.?
The ideology of A.I. and education combing is more reality than ever before but also surreal. The basic function of A.I. is to learn, self-correct and make sense of reasoning. I believe that A.I., hoping it does not become conscious, combined with human interaction can help both sides. A mobile app with A.I. capabilities can […]
Would a Participation Template Help?
I was wondering if a template for tracking individual participation would be helpful. Individual participation in this course is worth 25%, which is quite a bit in my opinion. I have started to put my template together, and am willing to share it with others. Before posting, I just wanted to check if any interest […]
Rent a Person
Technology can help us do a lot of things, but some things require a human touch. Though social media increases connectivity, it is also isolating. A market is emerging for renting people that uses mobile connectivity to find those willing to lend a helping hand or just an ear. The market is growing the most […]
The Use of AR and VR to Change the Future of Music
In this article, Matt De Cesare and Homer Wang of Wharton University of Pennsylvania write about how music consumers and makers can use augmented and virtual reality. There were two ways mentioned that caught my eye. I consider this to be a worth while post because the authors give many current and future examples of […]
Collaborative learning and mobile devices: An educational experience in Primary Education
In this paper, Rodrígues, Riaza, and Gómez (2017) describe the design, implementation, and evaluation of a collaborative experience with Communication Technology involving students in the 5th year of Primary Education in a Spanish school. Data has been collected from all those involved: teachers, tutors, and students. The results showed Communication Technology provides tools and channels […]
Presentations Optimized for Mobile Devices
We use presentations in education for the listener to make visual connections and to reinforce what’s being said. But for some reason, mobile presentations are not optimized for mobile devices. I am not talking about a scaled-down version of slides, but a presentation that utilizes the gestures and experiences that a mobile device allows. In […]