Comments on: When today’s babies are ten the internet will be in virtually everyone’s pocket. http://www.goldenswamp.com/2008/12/16/when-todays-babies-are-ten-the-internet-will-be-in-virtually-everyones-pocket/ Emerging virtual education comments and links Sun, 18 Jul 2010 15:36:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Judy Breck http://www.goldenswamp.com/2008/12/16/when-todays-babies-are-ten-the-internet-will-be-in-virtually-everyones-pocket/comment-page-1/#comment-63612 Judy Breck Thu, 18 Dec 2008 11:34:30 +0000 http://www.goldenswamp.com/?p=1725#comment-63612 Thanks, Stephen. You give me a reality check here on the present state of the art. Don't you think, though, that as mobiles become better at interfacing the internet, they will continue to replace the static devices for getting information? For example, the mobile projection feature, just coming down the pipe, will make classroom use more routine by projecting Web pages from mobiles onto walls (and later classroom surfaces made for that purpose)? Yes: reconfiguring education is the fabulous opportunity !! Thanks, Stephen. You give me a reality check here on the present state of the art. Don’t you think, though, that as mobiles become better at interfacing the internet, they will continue to replace the static devices for getting information? For example, the mobile projection feature, just coming down the pipe, will make classroom use more routine by projecting Web pages from mobiles onto walls (and later classroom surfaces made for that purpose)?

Yes: reconfiguring education is the fabulous opportunity !!

]]> By: Stephen Downes http://www.goldenswamp.com/2008/12/16/when-todays-babies-are-ten-the-internet-will-be-in-virtually-everyones-pocket/comment-page-1/#comment-63573 Stephen Downes Thu, 18 Dec 2008 01:28:49 +0000 http://www.goldenswamp.com/?p=1725#comment-63573 Pocket devices are generally poor choices for *getting* information - something we see exemplified by the 140 character limit of Twitter. Most people will still turn to larger, and therefore more static, forms of media to get information. Pocket devices are, by contrast, quite good devices for *producing* information. We are already seeing this with mobile photos and video. This is still a fabulous opportunity for reconfiguring education, but only if we understand that learning is about *producing*, and not *getting*. Pocket devices are generally poor choices for *getting* information – something we see exemplified by the 140 character limit of Twitter.

Most people will still turn to larger, and therefore more static, forms of media to get information.

Pocket devices are, by contrast, quite good devices for *producing* information. We are already seeing this with mobile photos and video.

This is still a fabulous opportunity for reconfiguring education, but only if we understand that learning is about *producing*, and not *getting*.

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