“Most e-readers were designed for leisure reading – think romance novels on the beach,” said co-author Charlotte Lee, a UW assistant professor of Human Centered Design and Engineering. “We found that reading is just a small part of what students are doing. And when we realize how dynamic and complicated a process this is, it kind of redefines what it means to design an e-reader.”
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Using Mobile Technologies to Promote Children's Learning (pdf ebook) - 7 views
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The report Pockets of Potential: Using Mobile Technologies to Promote Children's Learning, by Cooney Center Industry Fellow Carly Shuler, makes the case that our nation's leaders should not overlook the role mobile technologies can play, if well deployed, in building human capital and in helping to stimulate valuable innovation. As Sesame Street has proven over four decades of remarkable work, exposure to research-tested educational media starting early in life can accelerate children's skills, while producing enduring economic benefi ts to society. Pockets of Potential argues that despite legitimate public concern about the "disruptive track record" of mobile devices in schools, there is reason to be excited about their potential. As an analysis of key industry trends, opportunities, and challenges, including small-scale studies of academic and industry projects, the paper recommends a series of urgent action steps for key sectors to consider. Of particular note are the promising innovations developed by an international group of mobile technology thought leaders - from Silicon Valley to Seoul to sub-Saharan Africa - whose pioneering work is featured in this report and its appendices. The report joins a series of studies the Cooney Center has undertaken since launching one year ago. We hope to stimulate a new debate that will lead industry, funders, scholars, and caregivers to consider how the devices children now rely upon as their social currency may one day help them learn essential skills needed for success. As Mrs. Cooney recently noted, "Now is the time to turn the new media that children have a natural attraction to into learning tools that will build their knowledge and broaden their perspectives." Unless we do, the gulf between what children do informally and in school will widen, diminishing the educational opportunities all of our children need and deserve.
Overview of Social Learning - 0 views
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What is Social Learning? An Overview social Here are some introductory presentations about organisational social learning, social learning platforms and the new role of social learning professionals.
College students' use of Kindle DX points to e-reader's role in academia - University o... - 3 views
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The Kindle DX was more likely to replace students’ paper-based reading than their computer-based reading.
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With paper, three quarters of students marked up texts as they read. This included highlighting key passages, underlining, drawing pictures and writing notes in margins.
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This discusses the effect of e-readers on cognitive mapping and other reading techniques.
Shared Resources for Exploration - WebSlides - 1 views
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Life is a Feast: a blog full of web ideas - ...7 more comments...
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I can´t wait to see the results, Carol!
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Very complete site with lots of other links to be explored!
Fluid Learning - 0 views
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control is over. This is not about control anymore. This is about finding a way to survive and thrive in chaos.
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We can’t roll back the clock to an earlier age without computers, without Internet, without the subtle but profound distraction of text messaging. The school is of its time, not out it.
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The role of the instructor has changed
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I: Out of Control Our greatest fear, in bringing computers into the classroom, is that we teachers and instructors and lecturers will lose control of the
The School Administrator - Tom Friedman on Education in the 'Flat World' - 0 views
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The greatest economic competition going forward is going to be between you and your own imagination. Your ability to act on your imagination is going to be so decisive in driving your future and the standard of living in your country. So the school, the state, the country that empowers, nurtures, enables imagination among its students and citizens, that’s who’s going to be the winner.
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my equation is CQ + PQ > IQ. Curiosity Quotient plus Passion Quotient is more important than Intelligence Quotient.
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When information is really abundant, when we can literally pluck it out of the air, you need people to sift it, sort it and connect it.
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Derek's Blog » Role of Technology in 21st Century Education System - 0 views
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Very interesting reading on how to create a 21st century education system that delivers results.
100 Excellent Lectures to Improve Your New Media Literacy | Clear View Education Blog - 0 views
Educational Leadership:Literacy 2.0:Orchestrating the Media Collage - 0 views
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great
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Digital fluency is much more of a perspective than a technical skill set. Teachers who are truly digitally fluent will blend creativity and innovation into lesson plans, assignments, and projects and understand the role that digital tools can play in creating academic expectations that are authentically connected, both locally and globally, to their students' lives.
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it's more about having something interesting to say and share with other, if not why botherUSING THE WEB AT ALL?
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essential read on orchestrating the media collage, becoming literate
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