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Some selected notes…. Neuman, W. L. (2006). Social Research Methods – Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches (6th Edition). Boston: Pearson Education. p460: “Qualitative resaearchers form new concepts ore refine existing concepts that are grounded in the data.” p460: “A researcher organises … Continue reading →

“Marcus Messner and Jeff South and Learning with Social Media at VCU  – Teaching, Learning and Technology” – Virginia Commonwealth University Centre for Teaching Excellence. [Available on iTunes] Ran a course that combined US and Iraqi students to create a … Continue reading →

This presentation is available from iTunesU as part of the “As We May Teach: Educational Technology, From Theory Into Practice” series by Dr. Ruben Puentedura (http://itunes.apple.com/au/itunes-u/as-we-may-teach-educational/id380294705). It provides an overview of the TPCK model and also discusses Puentudura’s SAMR model. … Continue reading →

Some interesting educational technology reference materials from iTunes: Views of educational technology 2012, Gary Ackerman (free) Tap the screen: Technology interaction in our students’ lives, Matt Fuller (free) Technology how to, Jeol Dietz, (free) Understanding technology integration to prepare millennial … Continue reading →

Rob Manson – BuildAR for Geolocation AR Need a copy of LayAR on your mobile device to detect. Can have triggers based on proximity, for instance start playing a sound. In LayAR once you have a dev account you can … Continue reading →

Notes from Rob Manson presentation: Rob Manson is an AR expert at the Inspire Institute at UoCanberra. See http://mob-labs.com Azuma’s definitions of AR (spectrum I used in my blended reality paper) Billinghurst released the first ARToolkit released in 1999 FLARToolkit … Continue reading →

How to effectively teach two cohorts of students at once using rich-media synchronous technologies? Issues: * People who are face to face receive all information from the teacher, but    potentially not the view that the remote students are receiving. * … Continue reading →

In reflecting upon what makes for a good Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) and how to innovate in this already rapidly developing frontier, an integrated design set occurred to me. It involves the following elements: Prescribed readings Short multimedia lecture … Continue reading →

Coveritlive is a synchronous multimedia based microblogging tool with a great deal of potential for education. For instance, text, image and video can all be incorporated into the one live chat session. An example has been embedded below, for people … Continue reading →

Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) is an established methodology in health psychology, and is growing in application in education related areas. It is underutilised in educational teachnology research (Cilesiz, 2010). IPA interviews aim to have the interviewer to enter the interviewee’s … Continue reading →