Handheld Learning - learning with mobile and ubiquitous technologies

I think it would be useful.

Yes and no....

Education seems to be so fragmented when it could be better joined up.
The less divisions there are the greater the chance of useful information crossing sectors.....

Industry will  do things differently to schools/FE/HE, so I guess there could be a training/lifelong learning/post compulsory education Forum.

Industry can be a bit paranoid though (not saying education isnt)
but I wonder if its time some of the more interesting discussions were only available to members :-)

I realise my suggestion of members only could be misinterpreted. I only meant limited to members of the hhl forums, not just members of some sub-group.

I'm in agreement with the second part of Wolf's comment above as whilst it's technically simple for us to segment areas of interest by creating forum categories I'm not entirely sure what purpose this will serve. A thread started and clearly titled would hopefully indicate the subject matter. I'd be worried if by segmenting we discourage people from one sector engaging with another. It's been tricky at our conferences to get different groups to mix and share knowledge and that's before we engage the private/industry/training sector. I'm not against the idea in principle, just don't want to do anything that stops the flow of dialogue.

I do get concerned that the forum becomes a bit technology heavy/focussed sometimes and do want to encourage more sharing of practice and experiences.

I didn't entirely understand the first bit regarding controversy in posts as I didn't find anything controversial in the post identified. There was a discussion about consumer electronics where there was some agreement, followed by debate about insurance then a return to the thread subject of research. Personally I find these vibrant discussions useful and the good-hearted debate hopefully providers readers with food for thought. Discussion boards should be a safe place for opinion as well as sharing knowledge. (we've had a few debates on here haven't we Wolf?   )

Anyway, its a good time for us to exchange ideas of how members would like to see the forum evolve as we are currently doing some redevelopment work. So do keep them coming!

Thanks

G

I agree broadly and I think the sector where the blurring is most clear (if a blurring can be clear??!?? is FE. In an FE College you can have 'schoolchildren' (14+) and degree students, which must make for a lot of hardwork for the tutors! There are some distinct practical differences though. As I often say the kind of projects we see in schools are very unlikely in HE and also in HE and FE network access control are very different in requirements to those in schools.

So I am starting to think the key to answering my own musing is in how we post. So if I am looking at something from a HE or FE, or schools angle specifically I need to be clear. So that can help the responses. I think though even if an example is from a different sector as has been said that can still be very useful as well.  So I guess I am leaning towards not looking for a seperate section but to being more specific when I am looking for it. - if that makes any sense

Stu

Jont that's harsh!!! LMAO

It depends on where you work, and if I blow my own trumpet the HE based centre I work in has launched the first free nationally availably FE focused service on mobile devices (Hairdresssing Training) - I know as I designed it!

And that illustrates another difference HE is huge: research, teaching, service delivery, libraries supportive services. All these relate and impact 'handheld learning' but are usually well outside the mandate of other sectors.

Stu