Comments on: iPod Uni https://blog.learnlets.com/2006/01/ipod-uni/ Clark Quinn's learnings about learning Fri, 03 Feb 2006 18:10:14 +0000 hourly 1 By: Clark https://blog.learnlets.com/2006/01/ipod-uni/#comment-6 Fri, 03 Feb 2006 18:10:14 +0000 http://blog.learnlets.com/wp/?p=14#comment-6 I agree that it’s going to a different model of learning (textbook publishers are trying to cope :). I don’t mind more charismatic mentors, but it will be less about content ‘presentation’ (at least from individuals) and more about meaningful activity driving learners to content, and mentors facilitating reflection around the activity.

However, will we lose the notion of a curriculum designing and learning accrediting body? It may move to more of an enculturation practice (to a more reasonable community than the didactic), but is there a role for people to guide the development of foundation knowledge (that that is more stable) and the associated thinking skills? There I’m not so sure.

BTW, I hadn’t heard any comments before about the font; if others think so too I’m sure I can tweak it, it’s straight from the template.

]]> By: Doug Belshaw https://blog.learnlets.com/2006/01/ipod-uni/#comment-5 Thu, 02 Feb 2006 22:54:23 +0000 http://blog.learnlets.com/wp/?p=14#comment-5 I think this will end the common idea of a ‘university’ as we know it, with lectures – remnants of a pre-printing press society – being more perfomance- and less information-based. I suppose the issue is to do with access to the technology that it relies upon and training students – some of whom won’t necessarily know how to use podcasts, etc. – how to access the content.

Doug Belshaw

PS Love the blog but the font makes it relatively difficult to read – or is it just me?! :-)

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