by Nicky Hockly | Feb 28, 2016 | 1-minute guide, digital literacies, ICT, technology
My latest 1-minute guide (in deference to our ever-shortening attention spans) takes a quick look at plagiarism. Not how to do it, but how to avoid our students doing it.
by Nicky Hockly | Jan 9, 2015 | mlearning, technology
A new year and a new book. Although published last month (December 2014), the print copies of my new book Going Mobile (co-written with Gavin Dudeney) arrived on my doorstep a few days ago. For me, it’s the perfect New Year gift to finally see the book in print...
by Nicky Hockly | Dec 23, 2013 | digital literacies, ICT, technology, Trends
Of course I learned a lot more than five things in 2013, but here are five that I especially like: 1 The quantified self movement When a non-techy friend visiting me from London showed up wearing a FitBit earlier this year, it struck me that the self- quantified...
by Nicky Hockly | Oct 17, 2013 | conferences, ICT, technology, Trends
‘The past is always tense, the future perfect’ (Zadie Smith) I’ve been thinking about the future a lot recently. Specifically about the future of education, and how it will be affected (or not) by technology. These musings were prompted by...
by Nicky Hockly | Aug 19, 2013 | digital literacies, ICT, mlearning, tablets, technology, TIRF
While teaching EFL in the UK this summer, I piloted a number of classroom activities getting students to use their (ubiquitous) mobile devices, for an upcoming book on mobile and handheld learning. Below is a very simple activity that can be linked to almost...
by Nicky Hockly | Aug 13, 2013 | ICT, mlearning, technology
Here’s another classroom idea for using mobile devices and QR codes. It’s a simple idea, based around the concept of a treasure or scavenger hunt, where students need to find specific information in various locations. In this case, my international...
