Elernenmuzik and (ambient) audio as enhancing learning online
Michael Gallagher Music to (e)learn by by Elektronicheslernenmuzik on Mixcloud Note: go ahead and listen to the playlist above while reading, if you are so inclined. I listened to it as I…
Technology
Iconic images, collages, assembly: multimodal storytelling presentation
I was putting together a presentation I am giving soon at the University of Edinburgh via Second Life. It is on multimodal composition in the Humanities via mobile technology, which…
Mobile Material Essays, Palimpests, and Hypomnemata
I am starting to piece together some actual detail regarding the salient points of these mobile material essays I have written about here and here. But this post isn’t it.…
Mobile Material Essays: Salient Points and Privileging
In my last post, I discussed a bit the new direction my doctoral research is taking towards a focus on the production of mobile material essays (basically, digital essays constructed…
Engaging with Artifacts for Future Design and Past Reflection; Pinterest & 20 year anniversaries
My world is now about theory, media, and learning as a result informally of my general scattershot interests and formally of my doctoral studies. I am not saying this focus…
MOOCs, w/the learner hat on: What am I taking and why
I have written before about MOOCs. I have participated in MOOCs as a student and facilitated one as well. I have published articles about MOOCs, along with my colleagues (also…
Higher Education, Rising Consumer Expectations, Responses
I wanted to wade in to the ongoing discussions surrounding the current situation in higher education involving rising tuition/less government investment (seems more pronounced in the UK right now) consumer…