Archive for the 'general ramblings' Category

Eduserv Foundation Symposium 2008 - Grainne Conole

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

This video presentation explores some of the web 2.0 developments and the implications for learning,learners and education.

Experts vs. the user

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

Is it dangerous to empower users or should we have a more inclusive approach to design?

Baseball? Science? Maths? Mobile Learning?

Friday, June 13th, 2008

I wondered how long it would be before the stars and stripes began to wake up to the potential of mobile learning. Below is a story demonstrating the potential of the motivational dimension of sport, the opportunity for learning outside formal education and the critical role of mobile technologies.

Aimless web surfing becomes a game

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

It’s a crude generalisation but people used to split into those that played video games and those that didn’t. As the boundaries of what constitutes a game expand and the genres morph to include party games such as karaoke game singstar, brain boosting exercises like Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training, interactive mysteries [...]