Jamie Ashton
A3 – The future landscape of mLearning
Since this in an OER itself, I decided I wanted to look at the major trends, opportunities, and influences that will likely shape the future of mobile learning in the next 10 years. A literature review of sorts, that we can easily refer to in order to establish what the future of mLearning will look […]
Mobile and Tech during COVID
I recently received a quarterly communication from the firm I invest my finances with, and this iteration had two very interesting articles relating directly to the growth of mobile telecommunications networks and tech stocks amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Where most industries experienced severe knocks, these two seem to be rapidly growing despite the global economic […]
Defining “Education”
So, this is the last course of my MET program. Over the last few years, but particularly in this course about mobile and open learning, I have begun to wonder what we mean by the term “education”. With massive mobile and open movements towards life-long learning, DIY learning, edutainment etc – does the term education […]
A1 – The Customisation Phenomenon
I have been fascinated with the trends of device customisation on mobile phones, and how this is an assumed part of mobile culture. The extent to which this reflects individual preferences and the way it is a culture that we subscribe to also has interesting implications for mobile and open education. I thus decided to […]
Google’s Map Your World Community Program
Originally posted by unknown on January 30, 2016 I came across Google’s Map Your World Community program a few months ago while doing research for an ETEC 521 assignment. This site lets the user create personalized map overlays using Google Maps. I believe these maps can be made public, kept private, or shared with specific […]
Mobile Media Learning: Innovation and Inspiration: Review
Originally posted by cbrumwell on January 29, 2016 In the Spring of 2015, ETC Press released Mobile Media Learning: Innovation and Inspiration, appropriately optimized for viewing on a tablet or smartphone. This book is particularly relevant to 565M in general and the Mobile Education thread of our Knowledge Mill specifically because of its emphasis on theory and […]
Italy and Mobile Education
Many students, teachers, classrooms, and educational organisations have had to move to mobile teaching very quickly without much preparation. Mobile education can be a wonderful, liberating, and empowering system if it is chosen intentionally and designed well. In the recent months however, this has not necessarily been the case. I found this article written by […]
Mobile Culture vs Culturally Mobile?
With mobile technologies being increasingly intertwined in our daily lives, there are two major ways that mobile can blend with culture. The first is when mobile devices are used in a way that reflects pre-existing cultural practices or social patterns. This is discussed interestingly in an article by CNN on mobile etiquette across the world. […]
Google Translate…making the world smaller?!
Originally posted by unknown on September 23, 2017 As a grade 3 teacher in Alberta, we teach 4 major countries in social studies; Tunisia, Ukraine, Peru and India. Daniel Knowles’s article reminded me the desire my own students have to learn the language of the countries they study. Recently a colleague recently posting her experience using Google Translate while […]
Culture in Your Pocket!
Original post by unknown on January 17, 2017 Culture is quite simply defined as the arts and other collections of human achievement viewed collectively. Culture is a human made collection of meaning whether that is art, music and other events that impact and influence the course of our humanity. It is almost a living organism […]