Taipei ambient sounds: audio backdrop of a book conference, more din
Michael Gallagher I was in Taipei, Taiwan last week for a very large book conference. I wrote a blog post about this a few days ago, but wanted to revisit this with…
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Seoul Hospital Noises and the orienting din of ambience
I was just today at the clinic (all is well) in Seoul at Severance Hospital and, arriving a bit early for my appointment, I sat in the main hall and…
mLearning and History in Higher Education in Tanzania (Part 6): History, national identity, and links between mlearning and ICT4D
This part of this series of posts on mobile learning in History in higher education in Tanzania explores, what I think are, the key benefits that this research could have…
Dialogue on a pedagogy of simultaneity/contradiction/complexity and serendipity with Pekka Ihanainen
I am having a wonderful discussion with Pekka Ihanainen regarding his article (citation below) on time in online education. We are discussing this primarily through the comments section of the…
A Day in the Life: Audio dispatches from Seoul on January 6, 2012; an ambient backbone of a city
As I mentioned in my previous post, I am relatively enamored with the transformative effects of audio on understanding and sensemaking in new environments. I had written about how you…
Elearning and the torrents of sound; some thoughts on sound in elearning
Working on a research project at the University of Edinburgh that is meant to explore the notion of space for elearners, namely what does it mean to be at a…
@Ignatia at #unesco_mlw: Limits of large groups & consensus building. A case for participatory design for conferences
In larger groups only consensus of existing ideas is reached, not innovation A colleague of mine, Inge de Waard, had posted this to her blog as she follows and valiantly…