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Michael Walker

Are You Ready for Mobile Learning? (EDUCAUSE Quarterly) | EDUCAUSE - 4 views

  • The implication for faculty who would like to implement mobile learning in their online or traditional courses is that they can begin by making content and information available to students in formats easily accessible by mobile phone or laptop computer.
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  • convert their lectures to podcasts or streaming media files and post them on their course Web sites, or on free online resources such as Apple's iPod University or YouTube, for convenient download.
  • The Division of Information Technology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison offers the following guidelines for creating podcasts14: Avoid overly complex material that includes lots of facts and figures. Complex subject matter is often more effectively conveyed through handouts and readings than through a podcast. This is because most students will listen to podcasts as they perform other tasks (i.e., riding a bus, driving, exercising, walking to class, etc.). In most cases they won't be taking notes as they listen. Always keep in mind the learner's context when selecting content for a podcast. Recordings of classroom lectures may not be the best use of podcasting. Podcasts of entire lectures often come across as overly formal and boring. Important visuals are excluded. Only use lectures as podcasts when you have a strong pedagogical rationale for doing so. Narrow the focus of a podcast. Limit the scope of the content to only a few main themes. Don't try to communicate too much material in a single podcast. Instead, identify important concepts or issues students tend to struggle with and develop a podcast that addresses each one.
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  • focus on one theme, topic, or issue in each podcast
Michael Walker

Netbook Secrets for Educators: Educational Choices - What do you want to buy today? - 11 views

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    Interesting post regarding netbook vs. iPad
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