tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314941629795542873.post4998288850247842241..comments2023-08-27T10:52:06.391+01:00Comments on Nik's QuickShout: Survey Results: Mobile learning for ELTNik Peacheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13397596906147004693noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314941629795542873.post-3039449131519587732010-09-07T16:40:08.182+01:002010-09-07T16:40:08.182+01:00Hi Nik,
Thanks so much for sharing the results o...Hi Nik, <br /><br />Thanks so much for sharing the results of your survey. It's all great news and is very helpful to Red River Press. Some of our iPhone and iTouch apps will be available on the iPad very soon. If you know of any teachers or bloggers who may be interested in reviewing them, please let me know. <br /><br />Thanks again for sharing this with us!<br />TaraTara Benwellhttp://redriverpress.com/appsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314941629795542873.post-18096545978047170422010-08-30T15:40:31.040+01:002010-08-30T15:40:31.040+01:00Thanks for sharing Nicky. That looks really useful...Thanks for sharing Nicky. That looks really useful.<br />Best<br />NikNik Peacheyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13397596906147004693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314941629795542873.post-74264171966392918022010-08-30T15:07:49.842+01:002010-08-30T15:07:49.842+01:00Thanks for sharing the results of your survey, Nik...Thanks for sharing the results of your survey, Nik. I am of course in complete agreement with all of your findings, and especially your final paragraph in the pdf analysis :-)<br /><br />Neil Ballantyne and myself did a workshop on mobile technologies at the recent British Council Moscow Unconference (conference bloggers' reports here http://www.britishcouncil.org/russia-english-unconference.htm). We put together a handout of info/resources on mobile learning for participants, and if anybody would like to download it, it's here: http://bit.ly/bey1Sl<br /><br />Hope this is helpul,<br />NickyNickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01152299109840463943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314941629795542873.post-37381450947413916122010-08-27T13:20:59.793+01:002010-08-27T13:20:59.793+01:00Hi Ganesh
I take your point about the flow of inf...Hi Ganesh<br /><br />I take your point about the flow of information. Certainly technology has enabled a much greater flow of information and this I believe is a very good thing. Coping with the amount is a challenge though. I wrote a short paper with tips on how to cope with information overload and turn information into knowledge. You can see it here: <a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/22124764/From-Information-to-Knowledge" rel="nofollow">From Information to Knowledge</a>.<br /><br />I'm not sure that any technology though can actually add to wisdom. I think technology is neutral and can only be used by people to develop their own or the wisdom of others. It is a tool and how much you develop through it depends on how well you use or are taught to use it.<br /><br />Best<br /><br />NikNik Peacheyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13397596906147004693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314941629795542873.post-40476576499749297792010-08-27T13:13:36.280+01:002010-08-27T13:13:36.280+01:00I am from India. I did not participate in the surv...I am from India. I did not participate in the survey. The cost of technology is still high in India though it has dropped over the last few years. My concern is: does tech driven tools really add to wisdom as much as they add to flow of information? That the latter is happening is not in doubt.<br /><br />Regards.<br /><br />Ganesh P.Ganesh Parameswaranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16776540199559979313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314941629795542873.post-43410282402876619932010-08-23T09:17:17.805+01:002010-08-23T09:17:17.805+01:00Hi HelCol
These are precisely the kinds of issues...Hi HelCol<br /><br />These are precisely the kinds of issues mentioned by other teachers in the survey. Cost is still a big factor even though it is constantly coming down.<br /><br />I was actually very surprised by the range of countries where mobile learning is being used and the survey showed that many developing countries were leap frogging the more developed ones in this area. I'll try to find and publish the file containing the locations of the respondents.<br /><br />Best<br /><br />NikNik Peacheyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13397596906147004693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314941629795542873.post-9281138303056416432010-08-22T11:08:17.915+01:002010-08-22T11:08:17.915+01:00The problem with using mobile phones is that
1. N...The problem with using mobile phones is that<br /><br />1. Not all children have them.<br />2. Many have older phones with very limited facilities<br />3. Some ethnic groups don't want their children especially girls to have phones (they have of course) so they are reluctant to openly admit they have one. <br />4. How do monitor or assess?<br /><br />I could go on. In reality the phone is a deadend. Some type of tablet connected to the cloud is were we are going but that's a few years away yet.JohnAHobsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03902066872650429655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314941629795542873.post-10355297904127712562010-08-21T18:09:36.532+01:002010-08-21T18:09:36.532+01:00Thanks for sharing your research Nik. There is so...Thanks for sharing your research Nik. There is so little available on mobile learning as it applies to teaching. Keep up the great work!Kipp Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12591475071390306487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314941629795542873.post-17061981946055325632010-08-19T23:14:04.880+01:002010-08-19T23:14:04.880+01:00It would be interesting to know where people are u...It would be interesting to know where people are using mobile technology - I'm based in Spain and mobile technology is very expensive (although prices are coming down slightly) and this unfortunately prohibits me and my (mostly teenage) students from using it. I have an internet capable phone but can't afford the monthly payments to use the internet as well as pay for home internet and other phone charges. I would love to be able to use my phone for internet both professionally and privately. In the meantime, I do feel me and my students are missing out on a serious future language learning tool. I wonder if other TEFL teachers have these types of issues?HelColhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07513054214693686886noreply@blogger.com