Are we right to fear computers in education – or in life?
In this post, I'm going to look at some fun fiction about computers, then raise some questions about whether our fears are rational, or...
Online game to help self-management of finances
AP (2012) NH launches online money management game Vanguard, February 12
Extracts
The U.S. Treasury Department recently awarded grants to five states to expand financial education...
New technologies for e-learning in 2012 (and a little beyond)
In my e-learning outlook for 2012, I focused on mainly educational developments in e-learning during 2012. In this post, I want to look at...
Book review: Clark Quinn’s ‘The Mobile Academy’
Quinn, C. (2012) The Mobile Academy: mLearning for Higher Education San Francisco: Jossey-Bass/John Wiley, 120 pp
The author points out that 90% of the world's...
Games and learning in digital worlds – en français
The latest edition of the Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology (Vol. 37. No. 2, 2011) has five articles on this topic, all in...
Book: Managing Technology in Higher Education now available
Bates, A. and Sangrà, A. (2011) Managing Technology in Higher Education: Strategies for Transforming Teaching and Learning San Francisco: Jossey-Bass/John Wiley & Co.
Now out!...
Report on Online Educa Berlin 2010
The report summarizing the Online Educa Berlin 2010 conference earlier this month concluded:
'A new paradigm of learning emerged during the sessions attended by a...
Seven interesting patterns of mobile learning
Moghe, S. (2010) Mobile learning - seven interesting patterns The Learning Generalist, November 13
This excellent post from Bangalore's Sumeet Moghe's first class web site...
Summer books for e-learners
To follow up on my blog 'In defence of books', for those of you going off on a summer break, here's some book suggestions,...
More news on video games
From Natasha Boskic:
Serious games in elementary and high schools
Goldman, T. (2010). Miyamoto Focusing on Getting DS into Schools. The Escapist Magazine, 21 Mar 2010.
With...