Upside Learning

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

Following Alan Samuel’s article on Pervasive Learning "The OMNIPRESENCE Of Learning", he now examines ‘pervasive’ technology and it’s conscious and unconscious effect on learning…and looks for ways to harness and use the incredibly powerful ‘aura’ of knowledge within which we live and work.

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Learning Technologies Technology Search Learning 231

Upside Learning

NOVEMBER 22, 2012

Recently I read an article in Forbes about using algorithmically generated articles in publications. The first inklings of this are already visible, in the form of search, discovery and sharing services such as Scoop.it That was quite amazing, and set me thinking about the possibilities such technology would bring to learning.

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Upside Learning

JANUARY 29, 2013

Humans telling stories embed information in them, and when someone listens to stories, the brain searches for a deeper meaning beyond what the words are saying. Here is an interesting article about learning using stories.

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APRIL 2, 2012

I stumbled across this article at Gigaom.com talking about how Snapguide is trying to be the how to guide for everything – on your mobile. What’s great about this is you can do all of this using your phone.

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Case Study Performance Support Mobile Learning Mobile 222

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JANUARY 11, 2011

This article focuses on one of the most important criteria for online instruction effectiveness – the interface. This article talks about Pew Center Research study reports, which states that the Internet is now the main national and international news source for people ages 18-29. Seven Technologies That Will Rock 2011.

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Blended Learning Technology Learning Technologies iPad 209

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

Yesterday, I read something along the lines of “the size of meaningful computational power approaches zero…” the article points to various trends on the hardware side of computing. Xira makes a cutting comment on the ReadWriteWeb article ‘Education is meaningless (but worthwhile?) Will this scenario really materialize?

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MAY 26, 2009

It’s also a great place to get answers—better than Google searches sometimes—if the right people are following you. A good article by ASTD: Twitter As a Learning Tool. I personally believe that Twitter is a great tool to get access to knowledge and information—provided you follow the right people. Really. •.

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