In my last post, I wondered what might follow mobile learning. On the same day, fellow 上海人 Carsten Ullrich posted on just that topic. Nice little hub we are building in Shanghai.
Carsten cites a research paper (PDF download) “Computer Supported Ubiquitous Learning Environment for Vocabulary Learning Using RFID Tags” by Hiroaki Ogata, Ryo Akamatsu and [...]
Mobile learning is just the latest step in the integration of Information & Communication Technology (ICT) with traditional classroom learning. Building on the benefits of the introduction of (a) computer labs and (b) web-based learning managements systems, mobile learning extends these benefits beyond the computer and allows the student to study anywhere. Mobility will [...]
A video from Abilene Christian University with their vision on how to adapt traditional learning to the iPhone.
From their site:
What might a university look like with a fully deployed program of converged devices like the iPhone? Connected is one possible vision. This fictional day-in-the-life account highlights some of the potential benefits in a higher [...]
One of my favorite quotations is from Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (Wind, Sand and Stars, 1939):
It seems that perfection is reached not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.
… or in less zen-like terms: keep it simple, stupid (KISS).
The more I am using the iPhone app store, [...]
With the iPhone 3G release, mobile learning has been top-of-mind at Praxis Language. Internally, we have been using Woodill and Cunningham-Reid’s definition as a basis:
True mobile learning is personalized learning that unites the learner’s context with cloud computing using a mobile device.
As we evaluate how to improve our personalized learning system we have been comparing [...]
There is a good quote from a Mobile Learning report just out from Brandon Hall Research:
True mobile learning is personalized learning that unites the learner’s context with cloud computing using a mobile device.
This is very much in line with our thinking on Personalized Learning Systems here at Praxis Language and offers a framework on a [...]
I have been having a conversation with Graham Attwell - the driving force behind the concept of the personal learning environment (PLE) - on how mobile devices will impact the PLE. Channel agnosticism is a big part of our ‘Learning on Your Terms’ philosophy, or in other words the student should always have the [...]
27 May, 2008
Posted by: Hank Horkoff In: Mobile Learning| Praxis Language
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We believe mobile learning is most effective when used in tandem with both computers and real-world teacher interactions. By breaking down the learning process into distinct activities, technology can mold the learning experiences around your lifestyle rather than forcing you to adapt to the learning.
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At Praxis Language we believe that we are at the beginning of a decades-long period of transition in education where podcasting, the social web & mobile devices will increasingly give more power to the training consumer causing a shift from a traditional, classroom-centric model to a more flexible, learner-centric, continuous learning model.