A3 The Future of Informal Learning
A lot of attention is given to how to improve formal education. My project examines the overlooked informal education scene and how it might look like in the near future with the help of mobile devices, Geofencing, smart wearables, and 5G. I have summarized my research in a podcast, a form of delivery that is […]
A3: The Union of Mobile Devices and Virtual Reality
Some may believe there are no future in affordances between Virtual Reality and Mobile Devices, however I believe this union is a future prospect to develop accessibility and engagement in Education. I’m not referring to the Google Cardboard to make mobile devices Virtual Reality headsets, which brought Virtual Reality to mobile affordances years ago and […]
A3 “Mobilearn”
My name is Toby Beck and this assignment is meant to demonstrate a mobile optimized learning tool that I envision for the near future. I have incorporated my research and presentation into a mobile “app”. I have also created a prototype called “Mobilearn” that demonstrates some of the qualities I believe will reshape the future […]
Openness is the water. Mobility is the container
I like the idea of contrasting open learning with mobile learning, though most times people use them together without thinking through the differences. Mobile devices are becoming a newly developed artificial organ to social humans. At the term start, I believed that mobile learning is the future and that future is around us. However, after […]
Sans Forgetica – A new font for retention
Has anyone heard of this new font that helps people memorize what they read? Sans Forgetica was developed by a team at RMIT University and is exploding over Social Media with the perspective that it can help people better remember their digital notes. As educators, we know that sometimes we just have to write things […]
How AR helps feeble human brains: A prediction and a reality
The volume of data available to humanity at this moment in time is incredible. Olshannikova et al. predicted in 2015 that, by 2020, there would be as many digital bits of data in existence as there are stars in the universe. Though it’s not likely any one of us would want to access every “bit,” […]
The Future of Medicine: In Search of the Tricorder
“The day before something is truly a breakthrough; it’s a crazy idea.” Peter H. Diamandis As a child, I remember watching reruns of the original Star Trek with my brother and father. One scene that I was always impressed by was when “Bones” or Dr. McCoy used his tricorder to assess vitals and make a […]
A2 – What 5G practically means for mobile education
Welcome to the 5G and Mobile Learning OER! In 2021, there are many predictions about the impacts of 5G networks on education. Many predictions celebrate one glowing potential without considering associated concerns or limitations. Painting a picture of 5G connectedness is not complete without including information on network security and unequal access to technology, networks, […]
Apple Watch & Health Tracking Apps
Earlier this semester I had been interested by the mobile frontier of Quantified Self and I had read Brian Leavitt’s post questioning if Apple had taken quantified self to an overwhelming limit by including EKG and noise detection technology in the Series 6 watches. He asked if having access to this data will actually have […]
Assignment 3 – Choose your own Learning Adventure!
The future of learning is personalized, on-demand, and gamified.