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Exploiting hand-held devices for e-learning

Posted At : January 26, 2011 2:37 PM

With the kind permission of Leigh Williams of Independent Schools Queensland (ISQ) and The Middle Years of Schooling Association (MYSA) , we are delighted to share with you an article recently published in the MYSA Journal.

The article examines the increased use of technology in learning and the emergence of new patterns of Internet usage amongst students.

The author urges educators to capitalise on the interest in technology in order to motivate and engage students. Williams goes on to describe the ongoing ISQ ESL iPod project which uses Learnosity Voice on the iPod Touch. Major benefits have already been discovered by the project team. These include dramatically increased student retention rates, increased confidence and engagement, with students keen to use the devices in and out of school.

The project has yet to conclude but already the schools involved are looking to the future and the further possibilities for the Learnosity iPods.

Exploiting hand-held devices for e-learning, MYSA Journal Volume 10 Num 2