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- Past Perfect: Printing a Book
It is useful to reflect on past developments in a particular field in order to understand just how far we have come. When watching this video, on how books were printed in the mid-to-late 1940’s, it is fascinating to compare this to current publishing practices. I am curious how current educational practices will [...]
- Presentation: The Future of Mobile Learning - Charlie Schick
The following video/discussion presents some very useful insights into the future of learning.
Charlie Schick - manager of product development Nokia, Finland talks about the development of the mobile phone, social networking and the future of education in a networked world at the International MLearn conference in Melbourne, October 2007.
- Thoughts: From Literacy to Digeracy
I first started my academic career with the eLitNet Project, a study conducted to “evaluate, develop, and implement a didactically sound computer-based program and course structure to helpfunctionally illiterate adults in Austria improve and acquire reading and writing skills.
Needless to say our project was not as successful as we thought it would be. [...]
- Video: What We Think Determines The Possible Future
It is fascinating to think and reflect upon James Burke’s thesis that what we think and the knowledge we possess possibly helps to determine our future. I am reflecting on this with regards to education and learning and I am reminded of Alan Kay’s infamous quote:
“Don’t worry about what anybody else is going to [...]
- Video: Nokia’s Morph Concept
Could the following concept illustrated in this video be the future we are heading towards?
- Self-Motivation
Sometimes I feel totally un-motivated with regards to my doctoral research. I believe this lack of motivation stems from being somewhat overwhelmed with the tasks before me. I know what I need to do, but somehow I have lost the momentum. Currently, I have found a small source of motivation to get me over this [...]
