Discussion: Borrowing from the great Marquez novel, Love in the Time of Cholera, this topic reflects the state of magical realism that has infected every part of education globally due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Learning technologies are on the front lines of the response. Having been “locked down” hasn’t meant being immobile for learners, and when much of the world has been closed, open learning has blossomed.
ETEC523 Inspiration: Emergency response strategies, ongoing preparedness, and inevitable enduring structural transformations to educational systems will all involve innovations in mobile and open learning. A critical design question is whether learning is better served when education can be “agile” and “responsive” more than “resilient” and “sustainable”.