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Edgeless_University. Wikibooks. With E-Readers Comes Wider Piracy of Books. Mobile Learning. Awards Mobile Learning is the winner of the 2010 Charles A. Wedemeyer Award, provided by the University Professional & Continuing Education Association. Click here for more information on their Community of Practice Awards program. About the Book This collection is for anyone interested in the use of mobile technology for various distance learning applications.
Readers will discover how to design learning materials for delivery on mobile technology and become familiar with the best practices of other educators, trainers, and researchers in the field, as well as the most recent initiatives in mobile learning research. About the Editor Mohamed Ally is a Professor in the Centre for Distance Education at Athabasca University, where he teaches and researches the educational uses of mobile technology, mobile libraries, and workplace learning.
Download the eBook Copyright: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License (CC BY-NC-ND 2.5 CA). Download the entire book Select a Chapter. “Don’t call it a Blog, Call it an Educational Publishing Platform” “Don’t call it a Blog, Call it an Educational Publishing Platform” Northern Voice, February 22-24, 2008 Session abstract: “What if we didn’t understand what we do in education with blogs as blogging but as a quick and easy way to publish online within a learning community?
Or a place to feature a portfolio of students best work? Or a site where professors and staff track their professional and personal development? What if we understood “campus blogging initiatives” as a community publishing platform to share, learn, and integrate various resources from around the web into a more specific community? Co-presenters: Brian Lamb, Coordinator of Emerging technologies, University of British Columbia D’Arcy Norman, Educational technology Developer, University of Calgary Bill Fitzgerald, Project Lead and “proprietor”of OpenAcademic.org Download “Don’t call it a Blog, Call it an Educational Publishing Platform”
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