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EduResources Weblog--Higher Education Resources Online
This weblog focuses on locating, evaluating, discussing, and providing guidelines to instructional resources for faculty and students in higher education. The emphasis is on free, shared, HE resources. Related topics and news (about commercial resources, K-12 resources, T&D resources, educational technology, digital libraries, distance learning, open source software, metadata standards, cognitive mapping, etc.) will also be discussed--along with occasional excursions into more distant miscellaneous topics in science, computing, and education. The EduResources Weblog operates in conjunction with a broader weblog called The Open Learner about using open knowledge resources across a diversity of subjects, levels, and interests for a wide range of learners and learning communities--students in schools and colleges, home schoolers, hobbyists, vocational learners, retirees, and others.
        

Tuesday, January 01, 2008

The byline of this blog is "Education for the iPod Generation." I haven't explored much in this mobile computing world, but this Christmas I received an iPod as a gift and my daughter received an iTouch. Now that I've had an opportunity to see some of what is available for entertainment and education I'm more of a believer than I was previously. Certainly the convenience of carrying these devices and the easy access to wi-fi spots for their use makes them inevitable tools for multi-computing and communicating now and in the future. There's simply no comparision between lugging a laptop and carrying an iPod or iPhone. Students growing up with these tools will have learning styles and learning preferences that are very different from those of us who grew up in the typewriter era. It's certainly useful to have a blog devoted to tracking developments in this arena.  ____JH

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"Introduction 2.0
The widespread introduction since the 1980’s of the personal computer, the internet, and now ubiquitous mobile devices, has allowed large amounts of information to be carried and accessed wherever a learner goes. Policy responses to these developments has ranged from widespread adoption, to the banning of websites and devices. What future developments this 'always on' access to local networks and the entire internet, combined with the digital storage capabilities of todays devices will lead to has yet to be determined."

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