Week of February 11, 2012

• STEVE VOSLOO | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2012

  2 mLearning articles worth reading (including an interview in Education Week) I was recently interviewed by Education Week, the leading education newspaper in the USA. The article, Mobile Devices Address Technology Equity in Africa , is well written and provides an overview of some of the interesting mobile learning projects in Africa. by Mike Trucano of the World Bank (follow @WBedutech ). MORE >>

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• MOBILE COMMONS | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2012

  5 Ways to Use Mobile to Increase Giving Mobile messaging can be a powerful and effective way to raise money. But there’s more to mobile fundraising than a text to give campaigns. Below are five ways to use mobile to increase your revenues. 1) Text to Give. Text to give is the most well known form of mobile giving.  9% of Americans have texted in donations in the past year. MORE >>

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• THE MOBILE LEARNER | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2012

  Moving Forward with a Mobile Strategy We are in the midst of another change in the world of business.  When the development of the Internet and it’s widespread use in the the 1990′s initiated the information age, we saw companies scrambling to move their advertising and sales agents from physical spaces to online spaces.  Google Calendar). MORE >>

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• MOBILE COMMONS | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2012

  Create Text Message SMS Campaigns that Sync with the Convio CRM One of the biggest challenges of running any outreach campaign is keeping track of all the information. Which constituents have you sent mailers to? Who have you called? Did your members donate in response to an email blast or an ad they saw on television? It was probably in response to an SMS message they received). Here’s how it works. address). MORE >>

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• MLEARNOPEDIA ON BLOGSPOT | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2012
  	Global Mobile Awards In less than two weeks, mobile leaders worldwide will be gathering in Barcelona for the GSMA Mobile World Congress, the world’s largest mobile exhibition. An important part of this conference is the 17th annual Global Mobile Awards. The category for this year was expanded to Best Mobile Innovation for Education or Learning and drew further entries. MORE >>

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Week of February 4, 2012

• FLOAT MOBILE LEARNING | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2012

  Truly Amazing Video – The Power of Mobile Learning If you had any doubts, you need to watch this video. Powerful stuff indeed. These devices may be the best, most effective and least expensive assistive technology yet. We’ve written a [.]. Pedagogy and LearningMORE >>

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• ULEARNING BLOG | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2012
  	A ‘know-why’ guide to iBooks Author Its well known that giving easy digital content creation tools into the hands of more teachers and students is a great way to encourage focus on higher order thinking skills in the curriculum. For schools with Macs and iPads, the release of Apple’s iBooks Author software in January made this even more possible. Attached to this post is 1.0  MORE >>

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• IGNATIA WEBS | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2012

  4 Calls for #papers and 2 #PhD opportunities Educause 2012 Conference dates: 6 – 9 November 2012 Location: Denver Colorado, USA More information: [link] Deadline for submissions: 21 Februari 2012 Themes: The conference program will be organized around IT-related themes and how they are tied to different IT professional domain focus areas. For entry to the MRes you should have a 2.1 MORE >>

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• MOBILE COMMONS | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2012

  Are Organizations Missing the True Potential of Social Media Protests? Recently, a number of digital flash fires have forced large organizations – even the United States government – to reverse course from unpopular decisions. As the Washington Post writes , “Over the past year, consumers have wielded the power of social media to battle companies over issues large and small.”. When Bank of America, Susan G. MORE >>

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• FLOAT MOBILE LEARNING | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2012

  Vote for Float at TechWeek 2012 Float wants to present at two sessions at this year’s Techweek in Chicago, and you’re the only ones who can make it happen. Voting is open until February 16 for SessionCast [.]. Conferences Pedagogy and Learning #sessioncast #techwk #tw2012VOTE Chicago TechWeek 2012MORE >>

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• ULEARNING BLOG | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2012
  	Keynote Speakers for Learning@hand mobile learning forum Learning@hand is a first of its kind mobile learning forum being held in Cairns April 29-30. Visit www.Learningathand.info for more details. Download the PDF:  Learning@hand Keynote Speakers. mobile/miniaturisation Cairns indigenous mlearn mlearning OLPC queensland slide2learn Wayan VotaMORE >>

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• IGNATIA WEBS | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2012

  #qualitative research: introduction to #grounded #theory and some emotive language use in courses idea The last couple of months I have been immersed in data analysis research: some qualitative (argh) and some qualitative (well, argh as well). No matter how I twist and turn it, I need to really dig into data analysis to understand how it works and why this type of analysis is a good thing. he gets the key points across: coding, ethics, approach. MORE >>

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• FLOAT MOBILE LEARNING | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2012

  A Look Back at ASTD TechKnowledge 2012 The following commentary was written by Float’s managing director, Chad Udell. Well, another week down, another conference over. just returned from ASTD TechKnowledge 2012 held at the Rio Suites Hotel [.]. MORE >>

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• IGNATIA WEBS | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2012

  Blogphilosophy: why I stopped measuring my e-penis #rankingsoftware Sometimes I need a good (figurative) slap in the face to keep it real. few weeks ago David Bezemer put my feet back on the ground in a tweeted reaction ( @dbezemer ) on me sending him a 'klout' invitation: "over my dead body! there are enough people out there desperately measuring their e-penis, I do not feel good about that". So he got me thinking. MORE >>

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• MOBILE LEARNING EDGE | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2012

  Float’s Chad Udell Gambles on ASTD TechKnowledge and Wins! There are now so many interesting conferences relevant to mobile learning, that it is difficult to attend them all. So, I was happy that Chad Udell, managing director at Float Mobile Learning , attended ASTD’s TechKnowledge conference in Las Vegas and then wrote a long blog post describing his experiences over the 3 days. Thanks, Chad. MORE >>

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Week of January 28, 2012

• IGNATIA WEBS | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2012

  Noam Chomsky on the purpose of #education via #LWF Across time there have always been people who's voice was sounding louder than the voices of others. Simply because they have/had a solid opinion based on vision and strong arguments. One of these voices in the past 50 years has been Noam Chomsky. In this 21 minute video you can hear his opinion on education. These two sides are always there. MORE >>

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• MOBILE COMMONS | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2012

  Congratulations to DoSomething.org On their Millionth Text! As America’s largest national database of youth volunteer opportunities, DoSomething.org is constantly looking for new ways to bring dozens of causes to millions of volunteers. And they find them! DoSomething’s up-to-date campaigning has turned the head of the New York Times , who ran a feature article about their mobile strategy.  MORE >>

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• ULEARNING BLOG | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2012
  	New review: Owle iPhone video recording rig | www.appcessories.info Read my review of the Owle rig for educators and parents at  www.appcessories.info. mobile/miniaturisation uLearning appcessory camera rig iPhone Owle review videoMORE >>

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• IGNATIA WEBS | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2012

  New issue of the free #eLearning journal #IRRODL is out - a great read Below you will find the contents of the new issue of IRRODL, The International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning. The issue contains 12 research articles and one field note, research note, and article reaction note. The winners of last years Best Articles of the year in IRRODL for 2011, have also been selected by the Editorial Board. MORE >>

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• MOBILE COMMONS | TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2012

  Text messaging and GOTV: Connect with supporters and drive votes Roman Porter works to identify and develop strategic initiatives at Mobile Commons, primarily focusing on political campaigns and government agencies. Nothing matters more at the end of a political campaign than getting voters to cast their ballot for your candidate. There is no question that spending on political contests is on the rise. MORE >>

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• MOBILE COMMONS | MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2012

  Chris Dodd stunned by tech’s ability to “communicate directly with consumers” Last week, the New York Times featured an article about the success of the recent anti-SOPA activism across the tech industry. The article asked the question, “Can the Internet industry, along with legions of newly politicized Web users, be a new force in Washington?”. We’re incredibly proud to have been a part of such a watershed event. MORE >>

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• FLOAT MOBILE LEARNING | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2012

  So, You Want to Build an App… (Thanks to Matt Forcum for the comic!) In the past decade, we have seen a ton of rapid development tools for learning on the desktop. If I would like to create [.]. MORE >>

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• FLOAT MOBILE LEARNING | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2012

  Digital Learning Day: Download RabbleBrowser for Free! We like technology. And we like to promote learning. Naturally, we loved hearing that Digital Learning Day would be today. Digital Learning Day is a first-of-its-kind nationwide initiative to promote innovative teaching [.]. Apps iOS Pedagogy and Learning #DLDay #edtech colla Digital Learning Day educational technology web browser for learningMORE >>

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January, 2012

• ULEARNING BLOG | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2012

  One Laptop per Child Australia ‘flips’ the ICT in education deployment model (Disclosure: Assisting OLPC Australia to support schools has been one of my primary employment duties since mid-2009). Full PDF with higher res figures can be downloaded  HERE ). There has been a new buzz word added to the education lexicon of late (as if one were needed) – the flipped classroom. Technology now allows anyone (ie. Three months. MORE >>

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• FLOAT MOBILE LEARNING | TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2012

  12 Predictions for the Mobile Landscape in 2012 Join us as we explore the trends and innovations we will see over the next twelve months. Featured Newsletter analytics App Store augmented reality byod collaboration context development ebooks ePub gamification health care mam mdm mobile researchMORE >>

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• MOBILE LEARNING EDGE | THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2012

  New issue of the International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM) A new issue of the International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM), Volume 6, Issue 1 (2012), is available. The journal is free but you have to register on the site. Here is the Table of Contents: International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM), Volume 6, Issue 1 (2012). Table of Contents. Canessa, M. Zennaro). MORE >>

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• THE MOBILE LEARNER | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2012

  Video: mLearning Devices and Special Needs Students This 6 minute video shows how mobile learning devices are being used with special needs students to help them communicate and to help them learn. differentiatedinstruction edushifts mlearning mobilelearning videoMORE >>

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• MOBLEARN | THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2012
  	iBooks 2 – Introducing the future textbook? Today Apple released iBooks 2, a beautiful new format for interactive books that they hope to use to “re-invent the textbook”. Steve Jobs reportedly spent the last few years of his life planning to shake up the textbook market, and revitalise education. Today’s event in New York is the first education-only launch from Apple in a long time. MORE >>

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• CELL PHONES IN LEARNING | TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2012
  	Great Movie on Digital Age and Change from ISTE's SIG Mobile is the future MORE >>

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• FLOAT MOBILE LEARNING | THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2012

  ADDIE who? As more companies implement mobile learning into their strategy, we are faced with the same questions we asked when eLearning was new. Will what we do currently still work? Will [.]. Interviews Pedagogy and Learning ADDIE model ASTD TechKnowledge 2012 Dr. Michael Allen eLearningMORE >>

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• MOBILE COMMONS | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2012
  	Anti-SOPA/PIPA Activists Drive Over 200,000 Phone Calls in One Day Last Wednesday, January 18 th , over 200,000 people used Mobile Commons to call their Congressional representatives in opposition to the SOPA and PIPA legislation. Tumblr, Reddit, Engine Advocacy, the Center for Rights, and other of our customers gave their users the power to more directly petition their legislators. MORE >>

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• IGNATIA WEBS | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2012

  4 calls for #papers on #mLearning and #eLearning Happy New Year to all of you! Slowly getting up to speed for a wonderful 2012: working on a new online feature (thanks to Stephen Downes)… which takes more time than expected, but hoping to get it launched in the next couple of weeks. All of which I will share as work progresses. But to start the year: the new call for papers! MORE >>

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• CELL PHONES IN LEARNING | THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 2012

  2012 4T Virtual Conference Call for Proposals is OPEN! The 4T Virtual Conference was a huge success last year and we are hoping to have an even bigger turnout this year! Last year we had over 600 teachers presenting and participating in our virtual conference. This year we have a new website up and running on the UofM School of Education server and the call for proposals is open! Please join us! MORE >>

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• New York Tech Community Voices Protest Against SOPA – on the Street and on the Phone MOBILE COMMONS | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2012

• Mayor Bloomberg on Bus Time and Mobile Commons MOBILE COMMONS | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2012

• CREDO Mobile Lets You Text to Find Your Balance MOBILE COMMONS | MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2012

• Text messaging and GOTV: Connect with supporters and drive votes MOBILE COMMONS | TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2012

• Crain’s New York Features MTA’s Bus Time MOBILE COMMONS | THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2012

• Chris Dodd stunned by tech’s ability to “communicate directly with consumers” MOBILE COMMONS | MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2012

Week of January 21, 2012

• ULEARNING BLOG | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2012

  One Laptop per Child Australia ‘flips’ the ICT in education deployment model (Disclosure: Assisting OLPC Australia to support schools has been one of my primary employment duties since mid-2009). Full PDF with higher res figures can be downloaded  HERE ). There has been a new buzz word added to the education lexicon of late (as if one were needed) – the flipped classroom. Technology now allows anyone (ie. Three months. MORE >>

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• MOBILE LEARNING EDGE | THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2012

  New issue of the International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM) A new issue of the International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM), Volume 6, Issue 1 (2012), is available. The journal is free but you have to register on the site. Here is the Table of Contents: International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM), Volume 6, Issue 1 (2012). Table of Contents. Canessa, M. Zennaro). MORE >>

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• FLOAT MOBILE LEARNING | THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2012

  ADDIE who? As more companies implement mobile learning into their strategy, we are faced with the same questions we asked when eLearning was new. Will what we do currently still work? Will [.]. Interviews Pedagogy and Learning ADDIE model ASTD TechKnowledge 2012 Dr. Michael Allen eLearningMORE >>

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• CELL PHONES IN LEARNING | TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2012
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• MOBILE COMMONS | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2012
  	Anti-SOPA/PIPA Activists Drive Over 200,000 Phone Calls in One Day Last Wednesday, January 18 th , over 200,000 people used Mobile Commons to call their Congressional representatives in opposition to the SOPA and PIPA legislation. Tumblr, Reddit, Engine Advocacy, the Center for Rights, and other of our customers gave their users the power to more directly petition their legislators. MORE >>

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• MOBILE COMMONS | MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2012

  CREDO Mobile Lets You Text to Find Your Balance It can be hard to remember exactly how much your phone is costing you – until the fateful day when the bill arrives. Fortunately, CREDO Mobile is making it easy to stay on top of your tele-finances. Text “USAGE” or “BALANCE” to 25946 for up-to-date account information. It’s a free service! Check out our screenshot to see how it works. Use CasesMORE >>

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• MOBILE LEARNING EDGE | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2012
  	New pill with ingestible microchip monitors you from the inside We often debate the question of how big can a device be before we stop calling it a “mobile device” At the other end of the scale, how small can a device be before we stop refering to it as mobile? ” These sensor-enabled tablets are called Helius, and come with “ingestible event markers.” close. close MORE >>

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• ULEARNING BLOG | MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2012
  	New Review: Belkin Camera grip for #iPhone www.appcessories.info New Review: Belkin Camera grip for #iPhone www.appcessories.info. 1 mobile/miniaturisation Belkin camera iPhoneMORE >>

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• FLOAT MOBILE LEARNING | TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2012

  Let’s Get Small The good news is that your manager has approved your goals for 2012. The scary news is that you listed one of your goals as, “Launch our first mobile learning [.]. Conferences Implementations Speaking Strategy small strategy Ten Questions You Need to Ask Before Adopting Mobile Learning Training 2012 Conference & Expo Training MagazineMORE >>

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• CELL PHONES IN LEARNING | TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2012
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Week of January 14, 2012

• MOBLEARN | THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2012
  	iBooks 2 – Introducing the future textbook? Today Apple released iBooks 2, a beautiful new format for interactive books that they hope to use to “re-invent the textbook”. Steve Jobs reportedly spent the last few years of his life planning to shake up the textbook market, and revitalise education. Today’s event in New York is the first education-only launch from Apple in a long time. MORE >>

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• IGNATIA WEBS | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2012

  4 calls for #papers on #mLearning and #eLearning Happy New Year to all of you! Slowly getting up to speed for a wonderful 2012: working on a new online feature (thanks to Stephen Downes)… which takes more time than expected, but hoping to get it launched in the next couple of weeks. All of which I will share as work progresses. But to start the year: the new call for papers! MORE >>

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• MOBILE COMMONS | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2012
  	New York Tech Community Voices Protest Against SOPA – on the Street and on the Phone This afternoon, our friends at The New York Tech Meetup took the protest against wide-ranging anti-piracy bills to the streets of Manhattan. Hundreds of the city’s tech community turned out for a demonstration in Midtown, outside the offices of Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand. ” BlogMORE >>

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• MOBILE COMMONS | THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2012

  Crain’s New York Features MTA’s Bus Time An article in Crain’s New York covers the debut of the MTA’s Bus Time system on Staten Island. The Bus Time program, which lets people find out by text message exactly when their buses are running, will expand to all five boroughs by 2013.  Learn more about Bus Time here – or try it for yourself by texting a bus stop code or intersection to 511123. MORE >>

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• FLOAT MOBILE LEARNING | THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2012

  RabbleBrowser: Not Just For Business Meetings Anymore This past November, Float launched version 2.0 of its collaborative Web browser, RabbleBrowser. The iPad app can also used as a Web browser for learning. Just this week, The Nerdy Teacher [.]. Apps iOS #edchat collaborative web browser iPad RabbleBrowser web browser for learningMORE >>

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Week of January 7, 2012

• FLOAT MOBILE LEARNING | TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2012

  12 Predictions for the Mobile Landscape in 2012 Join us as we explore the trends and innovations we will see over the next twelve months. Featured Newsletter analytics App Store augmented reality byod collaboration context development ebooks ePub gamification health care mam mdm mobile researchMORE >>

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• CELL PHONES IN LEARNING | THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 2012

  2012 4T Virtual Conference Call for Proposals is OPEN! The 4T Virtual Conference was a huge success last year and we are hoping to have an even bigger turnout this year! Last year we had over 600 teachers presenting and participating in our virtual conference. This year we have a new website up and running on the UofM School of Education server and the call for proposals is open! Please join us! MORE >>

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• MOBILE COMMONS | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2012

  Mayor Bloomberg on Bus Time and Mobile Commons To celebrate today’s launch of the MTA’s Bus Time service , Mayor Michael Bloomberg issued the following statement. In it, the mayor discusses the philosophy behind Bus Time, and how the service will provide greater convenience to New Yorkers across the city. He also gives a very kind shout-out to Mobile Commons! MORE >>

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• RAPID INTAKE MOBILE LEARNING | THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 2012
  	Rapid Intake Recognized in Top Authoring Tools Companies by TrainingIndustry.com TrainingIndustry.com released their list of the Top Ten Authoring Tools Companies and we're excited to announce that Rapid Intake made the list! rapid elearning mobile learning mlearning collaborative e-learning developmentMORE >>

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• FLOAT MOBILE LEARNING | THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 2012

  Protected: Float Mobile Learning Clinic There is no excerpt because this is a protected post. Webinars mobile learning clinicMORE >>

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• CELL PHONES IN LEARNING | THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 2012

  2012 4T Virtual Conference Call for Proposals is OPEN! The 4T Virtual Conference was a huge success last year and we are hoping to have an even bigger turnout this year! Last year we had over 600 teachers presenting and participating in our virtual conference. This year we have a new website up and running on the UofM School of Education server and the call for proposals is open! Please join us! MORE >>

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Week of December 31, 2011

• THE MOBILE LEARNER | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2012

  Video: mLearning Devices and Special Needs Students This 6 minute video shows how mobile learning devices are being used with special needs students to help them communicate and to help them learn. differentiatedinstruction edushifts mlearning mobilelearning videoMORE >>

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• UPSIDE LEARNING | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2012

  Google’s Android Training Initiative – Will it boost mLearning? On the 15th of December 2011, the Android Developer Relations team at Google launched the beta version of Android Training — a collection of classes to help developers build better Android apps using best practices in a variety of framework topics. Android Training will be led by the Android Developer Relations team. Designing for multiple screens. MORE >>

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December, 2011

• MOBLEARN | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2011
  	Mobile Learning at TEDxLondon Geoff Stead presents mobile learning as a tool for empowerment at TEDxLondon – a TED event dedicated to shaking up education Original slides available on slideshare Presentations by the other (amazing!) co-presenters on the TEDxLondon site Transcript: I’d like to introduce you to a word. Ubuntu. It is an awesome word. try to live my life by it. MORE >>

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• MLEARNING TRENDS | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2011

  Enterprise mLearning Predictions for 2012 Here on the last day of the year, I offer my predications for the big and shaping trends we’ll see in the enterprise mobile learning space for 2012. So, in no certain order, here are my predictions… 1. Mobile Learning Goes Mainstream. Or perhaps this is more a case of the classic “frog in boiling water” scenario. Access Points Diversify. Summary. MORE >>

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• THE MOBILE LEARNER | MONDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2011

  Models of Mobile Learning In incorporating mobile learning into everyday teaching and learning, one first must think of a workable model to frame the discussion and the implementation.  Here are four resources that provide models and/or ideas for models of mobile learning. 1) Models of Mobile Learning – Mobl21: A Web model vs App model vs. Cellular model discussion. MORE >>

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• FLOAT MOBILE LEARNING | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2011

  Tips For Creating Rapid Video For Learning For several years now, I have been attending conferences and interviewing thought leaders on video. am telling you – it is not fun schlepping high-end gear across the country [.]. Mobile Technology Pedagogy and Learning employee training learning and development rapid videoMORE >>

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• IGNATIA WEBS | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2011

  Future trends in #mobile technology what can we expect in the next 5, 10, 15 years #unesco_mlw Keynote Paul Kim, Stanford University. Good talk, but a bit technology utopian. He focuses on success stories from his projects with children around the world while using mobile devices. He speaks with such enthusiasm, that he sounds like a promotional movie for mobile learning created at Stanford. for most human fields. MORE >>

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• MOBILE LEARNING EDGE | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2011

  Mobile Learning in Canada: an Update In February 2011, I wrote a brief overview of the mobile learning industry in Canada. Since that time, I have become more aware of other mobile learning initiatives in Canada, especially being part of the “Taking Ontario Mobile” (TOM) project at the Ontario College of Art and Design University (OCADU). Being Hardware Vendors. Dr. K. MORE >>

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• MLEARNING TRENDS | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2011

  Enterprise Mobile Learning 2011 - Year in Review a.k.a. How On Target Were My 2011 Predictions? It’s time once again to take stock of what happened in enterprise mobile learning and see if any of my 2011 predictions hit their intended targets. Prediction #1 - mLearning Engagements Expand. If 2010 was the year of the pilot, 2011 will be the year of the deployment. On the Target – But Barely. MORE >>

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• THE MOBILE LEARNER | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2011

  Mobile Devices and the Flipped Classroom Model Throughout this blog, we have always looked at the application of mobile devices in learning. I, for one, have always had the belief that mobile devices can be used to help student achieve in their learning because of the flexibility and access to content and collaboration tools that mobile devices allow. MORE >>

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• FLOAT MOBILE LEARNING | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2011

  Mark Chrisman on How Swedish Medical Center is Using Mobile I recently sat down to talk tech with Mark Chrisman, senior learning technology consultant of Swedish Medical Center. The open space in which we sat was full of activity and [.]. mHealth collaboration Mark Chrisman mhealth mobile learning social media Swedish Medical Center user-generated contentMORE >>

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• IGNATIA WEBS | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2011

  Scanning the status of #mLearning across the globe #unesco_mlw Many of the people in the panel are educational consultants in a variety of settings. Shafika Isaacs, YEAH (yes, I think she does great work, and she speaks MUCH quicker than I can follow!!!), immediately starts with a gender picture. sub-saharan region reveals that this continent is most at risk for achieving education for all by 2015. MORE >>

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• ClassPager for SMS and Polling Students! CELL PHONES IN LEARNING | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2011

• Text TEACHING to 30644 for Information about a New Scholarship MOBILE COMMONS | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2011

• #unesco_mlw Mike Sharples on #mLearning pedagogies IGNATIA WEBS | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2011

• A Look Back At Our Predictions for Mobile in 2011 FLOAT MOBILE LEARNING | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2011

• Benefits in #mobile technology development: the implications for #education #unesco_mlw IGNATIA WEBS | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2011

• Press Release: Float Mobile Learning Releases Quarterly “Environmental Scan,” Proves Mobile Technology is Revolutionizing Education in the Healthcare Industry FLOAT MOBILE LEARNING | MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2011

• #unesco_mlw #mLearning thoughts picked up in between sessions IGNATIA WEBS | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2011

• Call to Record: Easy cell phone or landline recording CELL PHONES IN LEARNING | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2011

• Free webinar: Mobile Learning Clinic FLOAT MOBILE LEARNING | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2011

• #Mobile design webcasts by @bdconf IGNATIA WEBS | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2011

• Content from the Social #Mobile #Networking for #Informal learning roundtable #somobnet IGNATIA WEBS | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2011

• Any innovative #mLearning thoughts on education for development regions? #unesco_mlw IGNATIA WEBS | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2011

• Crowdsourced Health Reports Make a Difference in Detroit MOBILE COMMONS | MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2011

• DoSomething.org Asks Teens to MMS for the Arts MOBILE COMMONS | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2011

• Gizmodo on Mobile Commons MOBILE COMMONS | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2011

• Jed Alpert on Reaching Underserved Communities MOBILE COMMONS | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2011

2011

• RAPID INTAKE MOBILE LEARNING | TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2011

  mLearning Best Practices: How Much Content is Too Much for Mobile Learning? Since we released mLearning Studio , (our rapid mobile learning development toolset) and whenever I present at conferences, I'm asked the question, "What kinds of content and how much content is appropriate for mobile learning?" Sometimes I hear people continue, ".because I would like to challenge that assumption. What do you think? MORE >>

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• MLEARNING TRENDS | SUNDAY, MARCH 27, 2011
  	New mLearning Authoring Tools – Wave #2 Another month, another trip to Orlando it seems and last week had me attending two different shows down near the Mouse House; Learning Solutions 2011 and CTIA Wireless 2011. This first post will focus on LS2011 and I’ll post again on CTIA tomorrow. The Learning Solutions 2011 Event. Storyline from Articulate. slide to slide hyperlinks). MORE >>

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• MOBILE LEARNING EDGE | SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2011
  	5 Views of the Future of Mobile Learning It is notoriously hard to predict the future of anything, but predicting technology trends can be done if you look for products and services already in development. That means digging for innovations, inventions and ideas that have been already developed in the past 3-5 years, and assessing their potential growth. MORE >>

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• UPSIDE LEARNING | MONDAY, APRIL 11, 2011
  	Mobile Learning: A Quick SWOT Analysis For over two years now, we have not only just been hearing about mobile learning but also actively understanding and working on it. This has been possible due to a variety of factors – better, faster, cheaper smartphones, the advent of tablet computers, and an increasing awareness of the benefits and applicability of mobile learning. Weaknesses. MORE >>

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• FLOAT MOBILE LEARNING | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 2011

  Developing Better PhoneGap Apps A few days ago, Chad mentioned that creating a mobile experience for your users does not have to come at a steep cost if you take advantage of the mobile [.]. Cross-Platform Toolkits Mobile Development Mobile Web javascript phonegapMORE >>

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• MLEARNOPEDIA ON BLOGSPOT | THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 2011
  	March Hot List: Mobile Learning Content Best of Mobile Learning March 1, 2011 to March 31, 2011 Featured Sources The following are the top items from featured sources based on social signals. Getting Started With Mobile Learning? Rapid Intake Mobile Learning , March 1, 2011 Other Sources The following are the top items based on social signals. How are non-profits using text messaging? MORE >>

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• MOBLEARN | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2011
  	Mobile Learning at TEDxLondon Geoff Stead presents mobile learning as a tool for empowerment at TEDxLondon – a TED event dedicated to shaking up education Original slides available on slideshare Presentations by the other (amazing!) co-presenters on the TEDxLondon site Transcript: I’d like to introduce you to a word. Ubuntu. It is an awesome word. try to live my life by it. MORE >>

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• THE MOBILE LEARNER | MONDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2011

  Models of Mobile Learning In incorporating mobile learning into everyday teaching and learning, one first must think of a workable model to frame the discussion and the implementation.  Here are four resources that provide models and/or ideas for models of mobile learning. 1) Models of Mobile Learning – Mobl21: A Web model vs App model vs. Cellular model discussion. MORE >>

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• MLEARNING IS GOOD | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2011
  	The Concept of Immediacy in Mobile Learning Harris Interactive recently did a poll for Ask.com (article provided by Mobile Marketer ) to reveal answers to questions about how mobile users really use their devices to find information. 81% of 1500 respondents said they expect information immediately. Take a look at a few mobile sites on your device and see how they do it.  Toyota: [link]. MORE >>

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• ULEARNING BLOG | SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 2011

  Take Note: ‘Explain Everything’ app is THE top education app right now There has been a new genre of iPad apps released lately (ShowMe, ScreenChomp) that allow one to record what happens on the screen – anything from drawing to writing to completing sums – along with a live audio narration. This is brilliant for being able to make podcasts / instructional movies anywhere anytime. link]. smartclassrooms/. MORE >>

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• Join the open and free course on mobile learning: #MobiMOOC IGNATIA WEBS | THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 2011

• Convert PowerPoint to Mobile Learning - How To RAPID INTAKE MOBILE LEARNING | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2011

• Enterprise mLearning Predictions for 2011 MLEARNING TRENDS | SUNDAY, JANUARY 2, 2011

• 27 Benefits Listed for Mobile Learning MOBILE LEARNING EDGE | TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 2011

• Five Practical Mobile Learning Tips UPSIDE LEARNING | TUESDAY, JULY 26, 2011

• Recent Mobile Learning Innovations FLOAT MOBILE LEARNING | THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 2011

• August Hot List: Mobile Learning Content MLEARNOPEDIA ON BLOGSPOT | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2011

• Mobile stats for 2010 and 2011 MOBLEARN | MONDAY, JANUARY 17, 2011

• Mobile Learning: A 5th Reading List THE MOBILE LEARNER | MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 2011

• Is Mobile Learning Too Shallow? MLEARNING IS GOOD | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2011

• New Book! "Cell Phones in the Classroom" CELL PHONES IN LEARNING | THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2011

• Measuring Quality in eLearning through 33 indicators IGNATIA WEBS | TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 2011

• Mobile Learning: Two Ways to Communicate With the SCORM LMS RAPID INTAKE MOBILE LEARNING | TUESDAY, MAY 10, 2011

• New mLearning Authoring Offerings - Wave #1 MLEARNING TRENDS | MONDAY, JANUARY 31, 2011

• Mobile Learning Conferences MOBILE LEARNING EDGE | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2011

• Getting Started With Mobile Learning? UPSIDE LEARNING | MONDAY, MARCH 28, 2011

• Mobile Learning Management Systems: a spectrum of choices FLOAT MOBILE LEARNING | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

• Future Mobile Learning MLEARNOPEDIA ON BLOGSPOT | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2011

• Use Smartphones in class, say school principals MOBLEARN | THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 2011

• Are We Wired For Mobile Learning? [INFOGRAPHIC] THE MOBILE LEARNER | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2011

• iPad 2: whats in it for education? ULEARNING BLOG | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 2011

• Keyword Texting! New Free Web Resources for Teachers CELL PHONES IN LEARNING | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 2011

• Preparing a massive open online course on mLearning, balancing old and new thinking IGNATIA WEBS | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2011

• Teaching from Mistakes: Why You Should Use Response-specific Feedback for Multiple Choice Questions in eLearning and mLearning RAPID INTAKE MOBILE LEARNING | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 2011

• Enterprise mLearning Predictions for 2012 MLEARNING TRENDS | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2011

• Mobile Learning Edge Roadmap MOBILE LEARNING EDGE | TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 2011

• Mobile Learning Revolution – Round-Up Of Our Best mLearning Posts UPSIDE LEARNING | TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 2011

• Which Cross-Platform Framework is Right For Me? FLOAT MOBILE LEARNING | TUESDAY, JULY 12, 2011

• May Hot List: Mobile Learning Content MLEARNOPEDIA ON BLOGSPOT | SUNDAY, JUNE 12, 2011

• Mobile Learning InfoKit [free download] MOBLEARN | SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2011

• Twitter as Mobile Learnibg THE MOBILE LEARNER | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2011

• FYI: iOS apps list sorted by learning goals – how refreshing! #iear #slide2learn #edapp ULEARNING BLOG | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 2011

• Planet Text! CELL PHONES IN LEARNING | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2011

• Three wonderful resources for eLearning IGNATIA WEBS | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2011

• Rapid Intake Shout Out: Understanding Mobile Learning: 3 High. RAPID INTAKE MOBILE LEARNING | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2011

• Enterprise Mobile Learning 2011 - Year in Review MLEARNING TRENDS | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2011

• Infographics for Social Media MOBILE LEARNING EDGE | MONDAY, MARCH 7, 2011

• Mobile Learning – What It Can Do For A Global Workforce UPSIDE LEARNING | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2011

• Some Mobile and mLearning Predictions for 2011 FLOAT MOBILE LEARNING | FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 2011

• Get To Know Your Users Better with Mobile Commons Data Fields MOBILE COMMONS | FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 2011