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Mobile Learning #10: Yes we scan

[Or: QR codes in the classroom] My last blog post was a Dummies Guide to QR codes, written for educators (like myself) who are new to these. This second post on QR codes looks at two practical teaching ideas, one using QR codes to generate text, and one using QR code to generate urls. Finally, [...]

Mobile learning #9: A Dummies Guide to QR codes

Wondering what the attractive geometric design on the left is? You’re not the only one. Until recently I had assumed that these designs were simple decoration. It turns out I’m not the only one who is unfamiliar with these so-called QR codes (Quick Response codes). A University of Bath study in 2008 found that only [...]

Mobile Learning #8: Five Top Tweets

As part of this week’s computer housekeeping, I’ve been going through my Twitter favourites of the past two weeks on the topic of mLearning. Below are five of the tweets I’ve found most interesting or useful. I’ve ordered them from tweets on more theoretical issues, to those with a more practical slant. Hope you find [...]

Mobile Learning #7: mLearning & social networks

[Or: Two ways to integrate social networking into mLearning] What social networking sites do you use? Facebook? Twitter? Linked in? You Tube? If you are reading this blog, chances are that you use at least one or more of these sites on a regular basis. And what about where you access these sites from? Your [...]

Mobile Learning # 6: Six key m-learning resources

How do you feel about housework? Personally, I’m not a big fan. But in a recent fit of (late) spring cleaning, I decided to sort out my mobile learning bookmarks in delicious, in preparation for some research I’m doing on the topic. And voila! I came across all sorts of fantastic stuff I had forgotten [...]