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 [...]
The UW-Madison Writing Center has a blogging workshop: “Productive and Professional Blogging” — I’m going.
I’ve been pretty open about the ideas floating around in my head since an incident in my undergrad years when a group of colleagues realized we’d been thinking the same thing, but each thought s/he was the only one. Blogging has [...]
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 [...]
A wonderful Op-Ed in today’s New York Times on the role of play in the learning process. Though specifically referring to the development cycle of students under the age of 12, the post makes a number of great points that can be applicable for learners of all ages. Here are a few points.
1. Desired outcomes [...]
June 9th, 9-12am
A pre-GLS, half-day gathering on the current and future state of mobile learning, hosted by GLS (UW Madison’s Academic Technology) .
In ever-broadening spheres, people are becoming aware of the game-changing possibilities of mobile learning. While this is not a surprise to those who have already been experimenting with mobile, we believe it’s time [...]