- This chapter by researchers at U of Wollongong argues–in my view mostly correctly–that “Despite the significant potential of mobile technologies to be employed as powerful learning tools in higher education, their current use appears to be predominantly within a didactic, teacher-centred paradigm, rather than a more constructivist environment. It can be argued that the current use of mobile devices in higher education (essentially content delivery) is pedagogically conservative and regressive.” Yep. It’s like people who mainly use their computers to queue up PowerPoint decks. (Hat tip: claremummer)
- The previous article helps translate into an an educational context McAfee’s Hypothesis: “McAfee’s hypothesis: Within organizations, collaboration technologies are dictated by the most powerful person involved in the collaboration.” Translate “organization” into “classroom,” and you see the issue.
- Timothy Burke reflects on current search practices in digital databases.
- This CNN article about the flight from MySpace to Facebook covers some well-trodden ground, but gives me an excuse to link to this Chris Rock routine about “the white mall, and the mall white people used to go to.”
- Mac users: How to de-cruft contacts in Address Book, Mail, and Entourage.
- If you’re having trouble “making up” your research, try this FREE iPhone app: The Super Research Idea Generator! It’s a brainstorming app that lets you mix-and-match subjects and verbs until you get a good question. It’s designed for communication, but you can add your own keywords to make it even more awesome.
Here’s a screengrab:
(hat tip: Leigh Graves Wolf)
Have a good weekend!
[Weekend-y image by flickr user Caveman 92223 / CC licensed]
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