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How has technology made a difference? An observant quote.
Another quote for my non-existent Quote of the Day feature (underline is mine): “To date, I am not convinced that educational technology has made much of a difference in the classroom. What has made a difference is technology used by … Continue reading
Apple’s textbook disruption a bit of a dud? Where’s the pedagogy?
Apple promised a major announcement yesterday having to do with textbooks. Turns out that what they were so excited about was their new version of the iBooks application for the iPad and a new Mac application for creating “interactive textbooks”. … Continue reading
Posted in Education, ICTs, Knowledge development, Technology foresight
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Qualcomm and X Prize Foundation offer $10 million for functioning medical “tricorder”
Qualcomm and Peter Diamandis’ X Prize Foundation have announced a new X Prize for a functioning device akin to the medical Tricorder featured on the science fiction television series Star Trek. At stake is a $10 million prize for the … Continue reading
Posted in Education, ICTs, Leapfrogging development, Technology foresight
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“Learning” is built into the technology!
If I had a “quote of the day” feature, this would be on it somewhere (italics are mine): “Our charge was to accept the challenge of an Information Age and acknowledge, at the conceptual as well as at the methodological … Continue reading
Seems that the Internet isn’t as bad a place as some would have us believe
Some interesting research results are coming out that suggest that perceived problems concerning youths’ use of information and communication technologies (ICT) may not be as dire as has been suggested. An article published in the most recent issue of the … Continue reading
Posted in Education, ICTs, Information Society, Internet, Technology foresight
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Opið hvernig? Hið “opna” og myndun þekkingarsamfélaga
This is a presentation that I made on Open Educational Resources and the concept of “openness” in Reykjavík, Iceland, November 2011. There is an english translation of the text in the works below the slide show. Erindi flutt á Ráðstefnu … Continue reading
