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Kindle Failed Tests at Several Colleges. Will iPads Do Better?

Jeff Young from The Chronicle of Higher Education points to a Reed College experiment with iPads in which class readings will be loaded on iPads and given to students. Full article: http://chronicle.com/blogPost/Kindle-Failed-Tests-at-Several/23253/?sid=wc&utm_source=wc&utm_medium=en

The attempt to parallel the Kindle study as closely as possible by Reed… Continue

Added by Dwayne Harapnuik on April 21, 2010 at 4:42pm — 3 Comments

First Impressions

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/fasterforward/2010/04/apples_ipad_first_impressions.html

I like the PostTech and found this interesting. Anyone had a chance to play in the sandbox yet?

Added by Scott Hamm on April 6, 2010 at 1:03pm — No Comments

A Bicycle for the Mind

I made this video for my ADE application on my iPhone--images found, captures and shot on phone then mixed on iMovie. Sums up my take on technology in… Continue

Added by Brad Ovenell-Carter on March 30, 2010 at 12:39am — 6 Comments

Ereaders, a Librarian's Rant - School Library Journal

Though this librarian's rant may be premature, it is a validating article based on some current ACU Mobile Learning proposals.

I think he has been hanging around CIRCL - "Picture a device that’s more a social access mechanism through text than a simple display."

Some great main points:

1. "The next evolution of the ereader should go beyond the artifacts of learning to engage the act of learning itself. Not textbook knowledge but what is derived through reading. . .… Continue

Added by Kenny Jones on March 25, 2010 at 4:19pm — No Comments

Will Blackboard be an iPad app?

The bottom line (before you read the full article):

1. "The danger is that our models for delivering education will fail to keep up with changes in how consumer and entertainment content is delivered."

"A failure to have our educational and course content delivered through an app, whether it be an iPad, iPhone or Android app, will mean that our course content is a little less relevant to our students. …

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Added by Kenny Jones on March 20, 2010 at 9:56pm — No Comments