http://www.jonmott.com/blog/2009/09/wordpress-iphone-app/ Musings about Academic Technology Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:18:27 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 http://www.jonmott.com/blog/2009/09/wordpress-iphone-app/comment-page-1/#comment-1194 iphonerepair Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:21:46 +0000 http://www.jonmott.com/blog/2009/09/wordpress-iphone-app/#comment-1194 its iphone beauty to to have compatibility with third party application .<br><a href="http://www.fixpod.com.au" rel="nofollow">www.fixpod.com.au</a> its iphone beauty to to have compatibility with third party application .
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]]> http://www.jonmott.com/blog/2009/09/wordpress-iphone-app/comment-page-1/#comment-1119 Mark Smithers Mon, 28 Sep 2009 05:21:26 +0000 http://www.jonmott.com/blog/2009/09/wordpress-iphone-app/#comment-1119 Well that could get several essays as a reply. Here are just two thoughts (and I'm focussed on university education here):<br>1. I think there are some pockets where technology has genuinely improved learning but these are often in areas that are unreported on or overlooked in universities. Often because they come about as a result of some creative and innovative academic subverting or going outside of the institutional system.<br>2. By and large universities are very unsophisticated organisations, are loathe to innovate and pay lip service to teaching and learning. I really don't think that many of them have the organisational maturity or capability to implement the process changes that surround mainstreaming successful educational innovations that lead to better outcomes for students.<br>Just a couple of initial thoughts. Well that could get several essays as a reply. Here are just two thoughts (and I'm focussed on university education here):
1. I think there are some pockets where technology has genuinely improved learning but these are often in areas that are unreported on or overlooked in universities. Often because they come about as a result of some creative and innovative academic subverting or going outside of the institutional system.
2. By and large universities are very unsophisticated organisations, are loathe to innovate and pay lip service to teaching and learning. I really don't think that many of them have the organisational maturity or capability to implement the process changes that surround mainstreaming successful educational innovations that lead to better outcomes for students.
Just a couple of initial thoughts.

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