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ALT-C 2009 Learner Support Technologies
Learner support technologies3 papers in a mixed session288 Students and Mobile Devices: Choosing which Dream (Research Paper)John TraxlerThe world is awash with personal digital connective devices.Technologies constantly consuming knowledge. This is connected to learning. Connected to communities generating and discussing ‘learning’.Citizen journalism. Individuals creating and reporting on and consuming news without the mass media.Modern technology…
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ALT-C 2009 Day Two Roundup
Pedagogic Innovation I didn’t really see much pedagogic innovation (boy, that phrase is difficult to type on an eeepc 1000 keyboard on a rocking train), but there were a few nice things. QR codes. I can’t see our lecturers using them in lectures to relay information to students, but the idea of a library book/journal/etc…
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ALT-C 2009 Huddle
Huddle 1 sponsor’s session 503 Huddle is a UK-based Web 2.0 online collaboration company. Recently named as one of the top 50 start-ups to watch by Business Week magazine, Huddle is increasingly used by educational institutions globally to enable collaboration for staff and students. Are you interested in how Web 2.0 applications are being used…
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ALT-C 2009 Infrastructure Technologies
Infrastructure technologies2 short paper(s)92 Effective Technology for Effective Reading: Innovative use of hyperlinks in online readings for low prior knowledge learnersJon Loose If a learner is able to navigate their own way, they can facilitate a representation of the information as they take their own path through the text, so hypertext is good. pros: non-linear…
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ALT-C 2009 Redesigning Teaching
Redesigning teaching 2 demonstration(s)153 Navigating the mine field: Mobile devices in educationPatrick Lockley, Claire Chambers, Gary Priestnall Bluetooth broadcasting devices, a device broadcasting to up to 21 devices simultaneously. Broadcasting static content at first. SPLINT – spatial literacy in teaching http://www.le.ac.uk/geography/splint/ Mobile learning objects. tend to be on a single platform, which can exclude some.…