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18 Nov 08

7 Things You Should Know About Flip Camcorders

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03 May 08

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21 Apr 08

Are You Ready for Mobile Learning? (EDUCAUSE Quarterly) | EDUCAUSE CONNECT

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Raised in a ubiquitous technology environment, this new generation is accustomed to the "twitch-speed, multitasking, random-access, graphics-first, active, connected, fun, fantasy, quick pay-off world of video games, MTV, and Internet."² Today's instructors, if not already familiar with the digital language of their students, must learn it to maximize learning and access to learning.
e-learners will no longer be chained to their computers and network connections; they will be learning while hiking in the mountains, strolling on the beach, or jogging along a city street.³
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- Mobile technologies
- support learning experiences that are collaborative, accessible, and integrated with the world beyond the classroom.
- Anytime, anywhere access to content.
- Support differentiation of student learning needs and personalized learning
- Reduce cultural and communication barriers between faculty and students by using communication channels that students like.⁸
  Facilitate collaboration through synchronous and asynchronous communication
- Constructivism: Mobile devices enable immersive experiences such as those provided by simulations or games.
- Situated learning: Learners can take mobile devices into authentic learning environments or "context-aware" environments, such as specially equipped museums.
  Collaborative learning: Mobile devices provide a handy additional means of communication and a portable means of electronic information gathering and sharing.
  Informal/lifelong learning: Mobile devices accompany users in their everyday experiences and become a convenient source of information or means of communication that assists with learning.
  Support/coordination: Mobile devices provide just-in-time access to learning resources, news, information, planners, address books, calculators, and so forth.