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Remote and Mobile are not the same thing…but could or should be.
TechCommGeekMom is back! I’m sure you didn’t notice that much, but I was away for a week at the beach (or as we Jersey gals say, at the shore) in South Carolina, and while I wasn’t totally away from technology … Continue reading
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Tagged connectivity, correspondence, correspondence course, digital literacy, Distance Learning, DIY education, e-learning, e-learning in remote areas, e-learning specialist, education, edupunk, elearning, elearning in remote areas, instructional design, instructional design and technology, Internet access, Internet connectivity, iPad, iPads for learning, iPads for learning in remote areas, IPhone, Khan Academy, Learning, learning in remote areas, m-learning, m-learning tools, Methods and Theories, mlearning, mlearning in remote areas, mobile, mobile learning, mobile learning in remote areas, mobile technology, online access, online courses, Online Teaching and Learning, open source education, remote, remote access, remote courses, remote learning, smartphones, smartphones for learning, smartphones for learning in remote areas, South Carolina, students, students in remote areas, tablets, tablets for learning, tablets for learning in remote areas, TechCommGeekMom, video, webinar, YouTube
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Why Mobile, Gamification and Special Needs Are Made for Each Other
As the school year has started for some and will start during the following few weeks ahead, my thoughts start thinking about conventional learning and how educational technology has changed so rapidly, especially in the last few years. Now, before … Continue reading
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Tagged Asperger, Asperger syndrome, autism, cell phones, conventional learning, desktop learning, digital literacy, Distance Learning, DIY education, e-learning, e-learning specialist, ed tech, educational technology, edupunk, email, Gamification, gamify, gaming, High-functioning autism, instructional design, instructional design and technology, Internet access, iPad, iPad app, IPhone, Learning, learning in chunks, m-learning, m-learning tools, Masters, Methods and Theories, mobile, mobile learning, mobile technology, MS One Note, MSPTC, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi, NJIT, OneNote, online courses, Online Teaching and Learning, open source education, podcasting, podcasts, Power Rangers, processing information, smart phones, smartphones, social media, special needs, Super Sentai, sync, synchronizing notes, tech comm, Technical communication, technical communications, video, video games, video lectures, wi-fi
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Hurrah! The ID/TC Education Resources Page has been updated on Techcommgeekmom.com!
Hello everyone! It feels like it’s been a long time since I’ve posted here, but it’s only been a week. I do try to post something original here at least once a week as best as I can. But right … Continue reading
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Tagged Bachelor's degree, Distance Learning, DIY education, Doctorate, e-learning, e-learning specialist, education, edupunk, elearning, higher ed, higher education, instructional design, instructional design and technology, Learning, m-learning, m-learning tools, Master, Master's degree, Methods and Theories, mlearning, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Online Teaching and Learning, open source education, tech comm, Technical communication, technical writing
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Whitepaper: The Future of Mobile Learning: Empowering Human Memory and Literacy
Yes, it’s official. I’ve written a whitepaper. Actually, I wrote it a while ago, but just haven’t gotten around to reformatting it. This is actually a paper that I wrote for one of my classes recently just before I graduated, … Continue reading
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Tagged Adult Literacy, classroom technology, digital literacy, Distance Learning, DIY education, e-learning, education, edupunk, elearning, human memory, Information Literacy, instructional design, instructional design and technology, iPad, iPod, Learning, literacy, m-learning, m-learning tools, Marketing, Media literacy, memory, Methods and Theories, mlearning, mobile, mobile learning, mobile technology, Nintendo, Online Teaching and Learning, open source education, Organizations, singular experience, smart phones, smartphones, tech comm, TechCommGeekMom, Technical communication, technical writing, technology, White paper
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Project Tin Can: Good Communication or just a Tin Can Alley?
Something I’ve been hearing about lately is something called, “Project Tin Can,” and it’s been a topic that seems to come back again and again in reference to m-learning. “Oh, I think great strides are being made with ‘Tin Can’,” … Continue reading
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Tagged ADL, Advanced Distributed Learning, e-learning, education, elearning, Float Mobile Learning, instructional design, instructional design and technology, iTunes, Learning, Learning management system, m-learning tools, Methods and Theories, mlearning, mobile, mobile learning, open source education, Project Tin Can, Project TinCan, Rustici, Rustici Software, SCORM, Sharable Content Object Reference Model, singular experience, tech comm, Technical communication, Tin Can, Tin Can API, TinCan, TinCan API
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Study, or not to study. That is the question.
I’ve often wondered what it truly takes to be able to call oneself an instructional designer or an e-learning specialist. I suppose there could be lots of criteria for it. Some people have been traditional teachers, and from there moved into … Continue reading
