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Electronic Papyrus
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In this blog, we do our best to share some of the interesting and compelling examples of how technology can be used for both information dissemination; and, more relevant to our domain, for instructional purposes. We do our best to keep the focus of our posts within the realm of instructional communications, and where possible, with a focus on new media.
Recent Posts
Visual Pedagogy and CNN—the ‘Our Stuff,’ ‘Your Stuff’ Approach
I recently gave a talk to the green industry about using web-based video and photo assets to help meet instructional goals. I was reminded of the amazing potential visual story telling holds for industries that find their center of gravity outdoors. ...
Social Learning Galleries of the Future: Art Overpowers Facebook
Institute for the Future I recently had the opportunity to hear Bob Johansen from the Institute for the Future present a vision of the future that is at once compelling and frightening: The term “consumer” will be replaced by “participant.” ...
Planes, Trains and Mobile Devices: How mobile technology is breaking down the digital divide
A few weeks ago I boarded a flight to St. Louis for a conference and met a young man who made me realize how connected we’ve become with mobile technology, across not only distance, but across cultural and social divides. On a typical connecting fl...
Augmented Reality and The Coming Tsunami of Location Learning Apps
Mobile device enhancements in GPS, image capture, computing power, APIs and the wireless networks that move mobile device bits and bytes have all matured to the point where the desktop computer is in some respects now playing catch up with the mobile...
Rules for Social Media? Just say no.
There’s a lot of traffic on the blogosphere about best practices for social media. But we need to be cautious not to confuse best practices with “rules.” Many of our colleagues in higher education in general, and Extension in particular, are ...
iPhone…The Ultimate Learning Device (My 10 Top Learning Apps)
I’ve been waiting patiently, but couldn’t take it any longer as I’ve watched more and more friends whip out their iPhone 3G to get a GPS fix on our location or perform some other mundane task sliced, diced and served on the micro-mobile-super c...

