In Educational Technology, Vol.
44, #4 (July-August 2004) Pgs 45-49
Learning at Large
Situating learning in the bigger picture of action in the world
Clark N.
Quinn, Quinnovation
Several years ago I wrote that: “Soon there will be essentially no...
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In Educational Technology, Vol.
44, #4 (July-August 2004) Pgs 45-49
Learning at Large
Situating learning in the bigger picture of action in the world
Clark N.
Quinn, Quinnovation
Several years ago I wrote that: “Soon there will be essentially no distinction between mLearning
and elearning” (Quinn, 2000).
The point I was making then was that the issue we were facing
was intermittent connectivity (that the mobile devices weren’t always connected to the network),
and that when we had ubiquitous connectivity, mlearning could then be like elearning.
I no
longer think so; I have realized that with ubiquitous connectivity, we can move beyond what I
call the ‘event’ model of learning.
This is predicated on a richer model of how learning fits into
our lives.
Diane Gayeski realized this before me.
She mentions the proliferation of mobile information
devices that are increasingly surrounding us, and instructs us that delivering information to these
devices is not the concern (2002).
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