{"id":22,"date":"2014-05-19T14:59:00","date_gmt":"2014-05-19T13:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/?p=22"},"modified":"2015-08-11T10:57:36","modified_gmt":"2015-08-11T09:57:36","slug":"smart-devices-for-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/2014\/05\/19\/smart-devices-for-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Smart devices for learning"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_29\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2014\/05\/MELSIG_6.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-29 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2014\/05\/MELSIG_6-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"MELSIG_6\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2014\/05\/MELSIG_6-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2014\/05\/MELSIG_6-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2014\/05\/MELSIG_6.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-29\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">TEL &#8216;out and about&#8217; at the Media-Enhanced Learning Special Interest Group<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"color: #000000\"><a title=\"Link to Sally Burr's profile\">Sally Burr<\/a>\u00a0from the Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) team recently attended the\u00a0<b>Media-Enhanced Learning Special Interest Group (MELSIG).<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000\">The \u2018Smart Devices for Learning\u2019 event hosted by Manchester Metropolitan University explored the impact that Smart technology &#8211; mobile devices, tablets, apps and social media &#8211; are having upon teaching and learning.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000\">Opportunities, ideas, and challenges were explored throughout the day by various learning technology professionals and academics who have been experimenting with new approaches to using technology in their courses.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000\">Below are some brief highlights from what was a very engaging and digitally active event (tagged #MELSIGMMU), even\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.trendinalia.com\/twitter-trending-topics\/unitedkingdom\/unitedkingdom-140414.html\">\u2018trending\u2019<\/a>\u00a0at number 77 in the UK for 35 minutes!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #000000\"><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>New Technologies in HE<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"color: #000000\">The technologies that were creating excitement in teaching included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>game based pedagogy (<a href=\"https:\/\/getkahoot.com\/\">Kahoot<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>teaching using social media<\/li>\n<li>teaching with augmented reality via\u00a0<a title=\"Link to Aurasma\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aurasma.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Aurasma<\/a><\/li>\n<li>iPads in healthcare education<\/li>\n<li>BYOD4L (Bring Your Own Device for Learning) and iTunes U<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"color: #000000\"><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Technology in Mind<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"color: #000000\">Simon Thomson, Head of E-Learning at Leeds Metropolitan University explored the array of learning opportunities enabled by Smart technology via a \u2018Smart\u2019 paper origami.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000\">Simon discussed:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/+\/learnmore\/hangouts\/\">Google Hangouts<\/a>\u00a0for personal tutoring sessions<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/padlet.com\/\">Padlet.com<\/a>\u00a0to anonymously collect student ideas<\/li>\n<li>Running lectures online using\u00a0<a title=\"Link to Adobe Connect\" href=\"Adobe%20Connect\" target=\"_blank\">Adobe Connect<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Using\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/u\/0\/+googleplus\/posts\">Google+<\/a>\u00a0to build an online community<\/li>\n<li>Use\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/panopto.imperial.ac.uk\/Panopto\/Pages\/Default.aspx\">Panopto<\/a>\u00a0to record lectures as a revision tool for students<\/li>\n<li>Embedding the use of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pebblepad.co.uk\/\">Pebblepad\u00a0<\/a>for reflection across the whole course<\/li>\n<li>Use\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0hashtags and live twitter feeds for comments during lectures<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"color: #000000\">You can view\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/file\/d\/0Bx_VhBlh4p_jSHdNWEtOelV6b1E\/edit\">Simon Thomson\u2019s origami<\/a>\u00a0and if you would like to create your own you can do so by following these simple folding\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dltk-kids.com\/world\/japan\/mfortune-teller.htm\">instructions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #000000\"><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>The Problem of Numbers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"color: #000000\">Peter Gough, senior lecturer in Dental Technology at Manchester Metropolitan University impressed the audience with his own app for dental students.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000\">Peter designed the app to allow students to view \u00a0intricate procedures close-up. As class sizes increased, students could no longer gather round Peter\u2019s desk to watch what he was doing. Using Xcode, Peter created an app which provided video and audio instructions thus enabling students to work on minute dental procedures via their mobile phone. The students loved it. You can read more about it here at the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/diginnmmu.com\/education\/dental-app-is-a-teaching-first-549\">MMU\u2019s Digital Innovation blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #000000\"><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Speed Readers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"color: #000000\">Peter continued to intrigue by introducing the speed reading app\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.spritzinc.com\/\"><b>Spritz<\/b><\/a>. Many had not seen the speed reading app before &#8211; an app that enables the reader to increase their reading speed from an average of 300 words per minute (WPM) to a zippier 600 WPM. According to Forbes, 600 WPM is the speed at which a \u2018high-flying executive\u2019 reads and one which they claim we should all aspire to!<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000\">There is considerable debate as to whether speed reading would be useful in fully absorbing information. However, whatever your position, you might be interested in viewing the streaming content reader and having a go at \u2018spritzing\u2019 for yourself.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #000000\"><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Ten days of Twitter<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"color: #000000\">\u2018Ten Days of Twitter\u2019 &#8211; an online open course which supports \u2018brand new\u2019 or \u2018nearly new\u2019 users to learn the Twitter ropes and develop proficiency in just ten days &#8211; was widely celebrated by MELSIG.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000\">The TEL team will be running its own Ten Days of Twitter course at Sussex soon. Watch this space for more details.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000\">If you would like to take a closer look at the dental app or any of the other technology enhanced learning presentations, you can view the complete set of presentations made available by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/melsig.shu.ac.uk\/?page_id=467\">MELSIG<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000\">Follow \u00a0Sally Burr on Twitter: @burrblog<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-22\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/2014\/05\/19\/smart-devices-for-learning\/?share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-22\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/2014\/05\/19\/smart-devices-for-learning\/?share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-tumblr\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-tumblr sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/2014\/05\/19\/smart-devices-for-learning\/?share=tumblr\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Tumblr\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/2014\/05\/19\/smart-devices-for-learning\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-pinterest\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-pinterest-22\" class=\"share-pinterest sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/2014\/05\/19\/smart-devices-for-learning\/?share=pinterest\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Pinterest\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-pocket\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-pocket sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/2014\/05\/19\/smart-devices-for-learning\/?share=pocket\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Pocket\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sally Burr\u00a0from the Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) team recently attended the\u00a0Media-Enhanced Learning Special Interest Group (MELSIG). 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