Posts Tagged ‘learning’
Mobile now and the future
Posted by: ashleytan on: May 14, 2012
by MJ/TR (´･ω･) When I cannot read an article deeply, I favourite it in Twitter or mark it for reading later in Read It Later. Since RIL is now called Pocket, I guess I stuff it in my Pocket for scrutiny later. I link my Twitter stream and favourites to Delicious bookmarks via Packrati.us. So one way or another, I [...]
Learning without frontiers
Posted by: ashleytan on: April 25, 2012
by Dopamind Sometimes I draft blog entries and I forget about them. I was reminded of this one when it popped up on one of my mobile devices. I had read this NYT article about the Learning Without Frontiers conference and was surprised that the delegates were “given” an iPad. The cost must have been [...]
Flipped argument
Posted by: ashleytan on: April 22, 2012
The Straits Times had a report on Coursera, a joint venture by five universities in the USA that will offer courses for free. The original reports was from Reuters. Here is the ST attempting to provide a balanced perspective by highlighting a disadvantage of the programme: Here is the Reuters original: For whatever reason, ST [...]
Teach with Twitter?
Posted by: ashleytan on: April 18, 2012
I love Twitter. I like it more than Facebook. My Facebook account is like a passport that I use to establish who I am and to occasionally get me from one place to another. Twitter is my newspaper, information aggregator, bridge builder, mirror, magnifying glass, loud hailer, and more. So I should be thrilled if [...]
Gaming is good for you
Posted by: ashleytan on: March 31, 2012
This infographic is not really one and some of the examples are anecdotal at best. But it is a drop in the bucket labelled the good of video gaming. Source
Five days make one work weak
Posted by: ashleytan on: March 24, 2012
by brookenovak Yes, weak, not week. I look forward to some weekends more than others. I really need this weekend to recharge. It seems as if I did a week’s worth of work for each work day this week. I know this because I am normally good at keeping up with my Twitter stream and RSS [...]
Elevator pitch to sell mobile learning
Posted by: ashleytan on: March 8, 2012
I have come to the conclusion that one of the best strategies to sell mobile learning is the elevator pitch. The elevator pitch is something that normally happens between an ideas person and a money-bags person. The idea is for the former to sell a concept to the latter in about as long as it [...]
Where to stand?
Posted by: ashleytan on: February 18, 2012
We were honoured to have Dr Seah-Tay Hui Yong of Nanyang Girls High School (NYGH) to present a short keynote and share at a concurrent session at e-Fiesta 2012. NYGH is one of several schools in Singapore that have adopted the iPad as a learning tool. It is one of very few (or perhaps the only [...]
e-Fiesta 2012!
Posted by: ashleytan on: February 15, 2012
Today we celebrate and showcase mobile learning opportunities with the e-Fiesta. CeL staff will be tweeting ‘live’ at @cel_nie (hashtag #efiesta). The event in a nutshell: Opening ceremony at 10.30am (keynote addresses and lucky draws) Three concurrent sessions in the afternoon (practitioner, research, and portfolio tracks) Fringe event (vendors who offer mobile platforms, products, and [...]
Openness is infectious
Posted by: ashleytan on: February 13, 2012
by Marc Wathieu If you have observed some major online players offering open educational resources, you might think that the era of free and open online learning resources has arrived. What am I talking about? For something more recent, consider Apple’s iTunes U, YouTube Education, or the Prezi U announcement and site. Carnegie Mellon has its [...]
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