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Micheal M Van Wyk
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Mellissa Rosal EspirituUbiquitous Learning and Instructional Technologies MOOC’s Shares
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The great enemy: the dissonance between what I teach and what I evaluate
Essential Update #7
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A Mobile Learning Support System for Ubiquitous Learning Environments
This paper proposes a Mobile Learning Support System (MLSS) which enables students to access learning materials by utilizing 2D barcodes and GPS technology. As the pilot system of ubiquitous learning, we used camera-equipped mobile phones and 2D barcode tags to obtain learning information from online websites. By installing the MLSS on to their mobile phones, students can scan the tag attached to the corresponding object to display related multimedia materials on the screen of mobile phones. Furthermore, MLSS also applies GPS technology to develop a location-aware environment for students. GPS technology is used to detect the students’ location and identify which 2D barcode tags are in their proximity. Therefore, this paper provides the opportunity to develop for developers create ubiquitous learning environments that combine real-world and digital world resources.
Credit: Yen-Lin Chen
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Big Data in Education
The Internet population is growing very fast. Apparently, by 2017, the online community already reached 3.7 billion, and the numbers are still growing: big data in education The progression of online population growth 2012-2017 (Domo) All these people produce tons and tons of data, passing over this information to other Internet users. Reportedly, we produce over 2.5 quintillion data on average every day. The bigger half of this data belongs to the most active Internet users, among which are school and college students. Looking for, processing, and working with the information online, they leave digital breadcrumbs that become a part of big data, collected every day. This data, as a consequence, impacts education, changing it, and bringing both advantages and disadvantages.
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