Comments on: Mobile Learning: iPhone, Kindle 2 and the Future of Christian Education http://epicdialogue.com/blog/2009/03/21/mobile-learning-iphone-kindle-2-and-the-future-of-christian-education/ richard hamilton: youth worker. blogger. futurist. geek. father. sojourn. community organizer. Wed, 16 Jun 2010 18:15:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Update on Mobile Learning | epicdialogue.com http://epicdialogue.com/blog/2009/03/21/mobile-learning-iphone-kindle-2-and-the-future-of-christian-education/comment-page-1/#comment-2591 Update on Mobile Learning | epicdialogue.com Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:23:31 +0000 http://epicdialogue.com/blog/?p=430#comment-2591 [...] in March, I posted about Mobile Learning and it’s impact on Christian Education as part of a series on the Future of Ministry Education. In that post I said: Discussions about [...] [...] in March, I posted about Mobile Learning and it’s impact on Christian Education as part of a series on the Future of Ministry Education. In that post I said: Discussions about [...]

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]]> By: richard http://epicdialogue.com/blog/2009/03/21/mobile-learning-iphone-kindle-2-and-the-future-of-christian-education/comment-page-1/#comment-852 richard Wed, 25 Mar 2009 20:36:06 +0000 http://epicdialogue.com/blog/?p=430#comment-852 @Aaron: thanks for starting the discussion, letting me say my $.02 worth, and pointing people here. @Stuart: "One thing I don’t think distance education can replace is community" i agree to an extent. i'm not in anyway advocating getting rid of the community experience of college. i am more interested in integrating it into local (church) life. (i am working on a post that will hopefully capture some of these thoughts.) i do think the technology brings the learning out of the class and to us though, and we need to take advantage of that. @Aaron:
thanks for starting the discussion, letting me say my $.02 worth, and pointing people here.

@Stuart:
“One thing I don’t think distance education can replace is community”
i agree to an extent. i’m not in anyway advocating getting rid of the community experience of college. i am more interested in integrating it into local (church) life. (i am working on a post that will hopefully capture some of these thoughts.) i do think the technology brings the learning out of the class and to us though, and we need to take advantage of that.

]]> By: Stuart http://epicdialogue.com/blog/2009/03/21/mobile-learning-iphone-kindle-2-and-the-future-of-christian-education/comment-page-1/#comment-851 Stuart Wed, 25 Mar 2009 20:30:24 +0000 http://epicdialogue.com/blog/?p=430#comment-851 I made a post on Aaron's blog. I've never met the guy, but I'd like to. I'd also like to see the work he's been a part of. Part of the reason I feel like I can never grasp what "church" or Christianity is supposed to look like is because I feel like most of my life I've only seen fleeting glimpses. Anyway, ACU is kinda getting at what I talked about in my post at his blog. You like that Obama T-shirt in the ACU video btw? Heh. Abby's doing her Master's through ACU. Originally she was going to get an 80gb video iPod. They changed the semester she started to a Flip camcorder. It's pretty lame in comparison, but anyway. She hasn't used it too much. However, again, I like that they are moving in that direction. That they can take such a pervasive, and traditionally disruptive, gadget (the cell phone) and use it to their advantage is baller. One thing I don't think distance education can replace is community. Perhaps I'm wrong on that. I've connected decently with some people over the web, but not through online classes. Blogs and gaming have been the avenues for relationship building in my geek world. If anyone hopes to replace the social environment college-aged people crave with online apps, they have a mammoth task ahead of them. Like you mentioned in your post at Aaron's blog (and I've heard similar comments from others), some of the most sharpening experiences were those with fellow students, often in the dorm or wherever. I made a post on Aaron’s blog. I’ve never met the guy, but I’d like to. I’d also like to see the work he’s been a part of. Part of the reason I feel like I can never grasp what “church” or Christianity is supposed to look like is because I feel like most of my life I’ve only seen fleeting glimpses.

Anyway, ACU is kinda getting at what I talked about in my post at his blog.

You like that Obama T-shirt in the ACU video btw? Heh.

Abby’s doing her Master’s through ACU. Originally she was going to get an 80gb video iPod. They changed the semester she started to a Flip camcorder. It’s pretty lame in comparison, but anyway. She hasn’t used it too much. However, again, I like that they are moving in that direction. That they can take such a pervasive, and traditionally disruptive, gadget (the cell phone) and use it to their advantage is baller.

One thing I don’t think distance education can replace is community. Perhaps I’m wrong on that. I’ve connected decently with some people over the web, but not through online classes. Blogs and gaming have been the avenues for relationship building in my geek world. If anyone hopes to replace the social environment college-aged people crave with online apps, they have a mammoth task ahead of them. Like you mentioned in your post at Aaron’s blog (and I’ve heard similar comments from others), some of the most sharpening experiences were those with fellow students, often in the dorm or wherever.

]]> By: Aaron http://epicdialogue.com/blog/2009/03/21/mobile-learning-iphone-kindle-2-and-the-future-of-christian-education/comment-page-1/#comment-831 Aaron Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:52:48 +0000 http://epicdialogue.com/blog/?p=430#comment-831 This is really cool, Richard. I'm totally linking to this post. I'm not a techno guy (yet). One, the price tag for the iPhone is stil too high for me (although there are other options). However, what you've shown me in this post and all it's potential is HUGE... and making me think about a future tech purchase. This is really cool, Richard. I’m totally linking to this post. I’m not a techno guy (yet). One, the price tag for the iPhone is stil too high for me (although there are other options). However, what you’ve shown me in this post and all it’s potential is HUGE… and making me think about a future tech purchase.

]]> By: Rob http://epicdialogue.com/blog/2009/03/21/mobile-learning-iphone-kindle-2-and-the-future-of-christian-education/comment-page-1/#comment-816 Rob Mon, 23 Mar 2009 20:38:05 +0000 http://epicdialogue.com/blog/?p=430#comment-816 The ACU Mobile Learning Initiative seems pretty impressive. My family has an ipod touch, and with just a few updates, it would be a viable netbook solution. There is even a Kindle app available for the device. I use technology all the time. In college, I would have benefited more from a course in how to use technology (web, graphic design, video editing, etc.) then I did some of my "practical" courses. Being forward thinking about how to use it would lead naturally into using it for education. I think it has to be a part of the discussion. It's neat to see a religious entity like ACU being a leader in innovation. The ACU Mobile Learning Initiative seems pretty impressive. My family has an ipod touch, and with just a few updates, it would be a viable netbook solution. There is even a Kindle app available for the device.
I use technology all the time. In college, I would have benefited more from a course in how to use technology (web, graphic design, video editing, etc.) then I did some of my “practical” courses. Being forward thinking about how to use it would lead naturally into using it for education. I think it has to be a part of the discussion. It’s neat to see a religious entity like ACU being a leader in innovation.

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