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- Future Scenarios: Community Value Networks in Education
Map Node: Community Value Networks - Map of Future Forces Affecting Education - KnowledgeWorks Foundation
Public schools become hubs in value networks: Lower network-coordination costs make it cost-effective to meet the needs and desires of “long-tail” niche markets in industries as diverse as music, health, and education. Numerous and diverse niche markets of learners become targets [...]
- Emerging Scenarios: Location Based Social Networking - Whrrl
This is an example of one location based social networking application called Whrrl. I am wondering how this could be applied to a formal academic (campus) setting.
- Scenarios: Location Based Learning
Learning Perspectives
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I have often wondered how we can move away from using a “bird’s eye” perspective when referencing locations and learning about our surroundings on maps. It seems to me that we have the technological know-how to create maps which give us a more human (feet on the ground) perspective.
Google has developed [...]
- Scenario: Social-Media Classroom
Howard Rheingold shares his perspectives on how he will conduct his “Social-media in the Classroom” course this Fall.
- Scenario: The emergence and proliferation of online-tutors
The following video from NBC Today Show highlights the work of TutorVista, an online tutoring service which is helping American students with their educational needs. I can envision similar services emerging to support pervasive and flexible learning situations for every cross-section of humanity.
Skype prime is another platform I am familiar with which has the [...]
- Scenarios: Mofuse - Mobilzing the Web
I am investigating the potential of mofuse for mobile learning scenarios.
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- Video: Earthscape for the iPhone
“Earthscape is a new virtual globe application that puts you on the map. With social layers, incredible imagery and custom applications, Earthscape offers the world’s richest geographic browsing experience.”
I am curious how this service/software will help facilitate location based services and context-aware learning scenarios.
Technology tip from Erick Schonfeld of Tech Crunch
- Scenarios: Mixed Reality Gaming
When I watch this video I cannot help but think how this example of mixed-reality (augmented reality) gaming could be used for a mobile learning scenario.
