This is what I’d like to see in Apple’s next touch technology breakthrough:
My $1,000,000 App idea: Naturally, there’d be different modes for different meats, veggies, styles, etc. And if you didn’t watch and turn them on time, they’d all burn. It could be a veritable virtual grilling game.
Today I’m presenting at the PCA/ACA national conference in St. Louis. Although I’m not typically a “Popular Culture” or an “American Culture” researcher, per se, I guess my interest in New Media and Education/Learning overlaps both hugely. New Media and Education View more presentations from John Martin. From the Program: Majestic B (2nd Floor) 3278 [...]
When we talk about games and education, it seems that we’re usually talking about using games as components or tools with which to convey course content in an interactive and engaging format. I’ve always thought that misses the point. It’s like focusing on the vitamins and nutrients in cereal rather than recognizing that it’s the [...]
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The Twitter feed was gushing (#elifocus) during the EDCUAUSE event on Mobile, and every time a URL flew by, I opened another tab. I’m still sorting through them 2 weeks later. This one struck me because it demonstrates the mobile is not only for consumption. It can be a fantastic tool for student-created content. Use [...]
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One of the speakers at the ELI Educause event was Peyton Jobe (his talk here), a language teacher. I wanted to point folks to his article Cell Phones in the (Language) Classroom: Recasting the Debate where he outlines how he uses Google Voice in a language learning course. It’s a pretty good, practical example of [...]
Books in the Age of the iPad, by Craig Mod, is perhaps the most beautiful and thoughtful post I’ve read in years. In it, Mod argues that the iPad is a universal container for rich media and what he calls “well-formed content”— I’ll let you read the article (you should) to understand what he means. He [...]
I helped slow the web last week by hitting refresh on a number of live blogs during the unveiling of the iPad. The hype and expectations had been almost overwhelming, and pretty much anything that Jobs could have unveiled would have caused some to bemoan the lack of *something*. Here’s my take: it’s a nice [...]
