Keynote speaker at ULearn11, Dr Jan Herrington, explores the use of mobile phones as powerful ‘cognitive tools', where students’ phones can be used to research, produce and publish polished products of learning. Jan is Professor of Education at Murdoch University, and she discusses here some strategies for the design of innovative learning activities and tasks for mobile devices, using authentic learning principles, where whole units of study or projects can be designed around complex and engaging tasks.
Keynote speaker at ULearn11, Dr Jan Herrington, explores the use of mobile phones as powerful ‘cognitive tools', where students’ phones can be used to research, produce and publish polished products of learning. Jan is Professor of Education at Murdoch University, and she discusses here some strategies for the design of innovative learning activities and tasks for mobile devices, using authentic learning principles, where whole units of study or projects can be designed around complex and engaging tasks.
Keynote speaker at ULearn11, Dr Jan Herrington, explores the use of mobile phones as powerful ‘cognitive tools', where students’ phones can be used to research, produce and publish polished products of learning. Jan is Professor of Education at Murdoch University, and she discusses here some strategies for the design of innovative learning activities and tasks for mobile devices, using authentic learning principles, where whole units of study or projects can be designed around complex and engaging tasks.
At ULearn11, Unlimited Paenga Tawhiti teacher Renea Mackie talks about UPT Digital - a learning project focusing on IT skills, including game and web development. Renea describes the learning model created to support her students. She invites you to have a go at using the model with your class and take part in a collaborative learning project with her students.
In this ULearn11 EDtalk Jan Herrington of Murdoch University talks about the barriers schools have put up for mobile phones and discusses how the devices can be used for authentic learning. Jan believes that rather than be a distraction, the mobile phone can be used as a cognitive tool in learning tasks to solve realistic problems, and encourage reflection on, and collaboration during learning.
At ULearn11, Stephen Capper, Head Teacher at Sawyers Hall College, discusses the university technical colleges in the UK. These are colleges designed by universities and employers in partnership and teach the curriculum in a practical context.
