Apple iBooks 2 and Apple iBooks Author
A short review of Apple’s iBooks 2 and the iBooks Author tool. Whereas many functions are available, some important ones are missing: Logging & Author Feedback, Social Interactivity, Teacher...
View ArticleDynabooks
Art inspires science, and a book written by Neal Stephenson in 1995 provides a lot of inspiration for sciences that deal with mobile media and want to support learning. “The Diamond Age or: A Young...
View ArticleApple iBooks 2 Textbooks – Learning Revolution or Hype without Substance?
How well are the iBook textbooks suited for learning? Theory gives some indications — which are hopefully used. The iBook textbooks could play a great role in improving learning, if they are evaluated...
View ArticleGiving a course about the psychology behind mobile media
I’m starting a series about the last course I have given — highlighting the psychology behind mobile media. In the summer semester 2012 I did give a course about mobile media, or rather, the psychology...
View ArticleMobile Media Course #1: Reason for Giving This Course and Its Aims
Why a course about mobile media from a psychological perspective? Mobile media, here esp. mobile (smart-)phones, have become part of our lives. To quote Jan Chipchase: “if you ask people what the three...
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Mobile Media Course #2: Topic 1: Definition and Fields of Study
Any discussion about a subject should start with a definition — at least a preliminary one. So, what are mobile media — and what is mobile learning? The problem with these terms is that there are a lot...
View ArticleMobile Media Usage and Reason for this Usage
Note: This is only a short posting as the information will be old quickly and is country-specific. How are mobile media used? And why? At least in Germany we still see a difference between ages....
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