By Stefanie Panke for AACE Review
“We invest screens with a peculiar power, seeing them as symbolic scapegoats and saviors.” What does the prevalence of screens mean for parents and children as they try to negotiate the extent, content and settings for the use … Read more
By Michael Shaughnessy for AACE Review
About Peter West Peter West is Director of eLearning at Saint Stephen’s College, an independent K12 school on the Gold Coast, Australia. He is an educator who has been driving organisational change using educational technology in K12 schools … Read more
By Stefanie Panke for AACE Review
Mobile technologies provide learning opportunities anytime and anywhere. Students can learn when and how it is convenient for them. Audio podcasts in particular seem to be made for mobile learning, as they do not require to follow … Read more
By Stefanie Panke for AACE Review
The 2016 edition of Innovating Pedagogy is the fifth in a series of annual reports on innovations in teaching, learning and assessment that is published by the Open University (read a summary of 2016 report on Innovate Learning … Read more
By Stefanie Panke for AACE Review
450 participants from 50 countries, 3 keynotes, 3 invited talks, 4 workshops, a movie, museum trips, topic lunches, 250 sessions, 2 SIG meetings, posters and round tables: E-Learn 2016 was a great event – 3 days packed with … Read more
By Stefanie Panke for AACE Review
For the majority of students, the profile in a social networking community is a natural part of their everyday communication portfolio – just as indispensable as the cell phone, and possibly more important than the e-mail address. Online … Read more
By Stefanie Panke for AACE Review
“Widespread enthusiasm behind makerspaces in steadily growing” (Horizon Report, 2014). Makerspaces are community-oriented workshops that engage learners in problem-solving through hands-on design and construction, oftentimes combining analog material with digital tools. ‘Making’ comprises artistic creation, engineering and computing. … Read more
By Stefanie Panke for AACE Review
“Augmented reality can also help students learn by placing course content in rich contextual settings that more closely mirror real-world situations in which new knowledge can be applied” (Horizon Report, 2016). Augmented reality (AR) offers a new way … Read more
By Stefanie Panke for AACE Review
“Wearable technology refers to devices that can be worn by users, taking the form of an accessory such as jewelry, sunglasses, a backpack, or even actual items of clothing such as shoes or a jacket.” Horizon Report Wiki … Read more
By Stefanie Panke for AACE Review
For the majority of students, the profile in a social networking community is a natural part of their everyday communication portfolio – just as indispensable as the cell phone, and possibly more important than the e-mail address. Online … Read more