It’s been way too long since my last update on this blog. Stupid, since it’s something that forces me to write down what I’m doing. Let’s remedy that again.
The last weeks I have spent too much time on programming a high-fidelity prototype for my concept. Still, the result is very nice and the early reactions from the student’s were great!
I found a new blog about devices in education by Kennisnet. Amongst other experiences, it contains posts from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and the RijksUniversiteit Groningen about the iPad in education. A nice read, but with predictable results.
iFontys Magazine has blogged about my session with the Fontys iPad students last friday 🙂
Keiharde iPad neglect
Bruno Brainstorm
Can’t believe I missed those.
Last friday I went to Fontys Eindhoven to have a creative session with two groups of students which are part of the Fontys iPad-project. They have been working with the iPad for around two months now and thus should have a pretty good idea on what its strengths and weaknesses are when using it for education. I visited the faculty of Communication and of the PABO.
The session consisted of a discussion about their current experiences with the tablet in their education and a brainstorm session for their associations about cooperation/collaboration and tablets.
The sessions themselves went great. I was rather worried that it would stagnate, especially during the brainstorms, but everyone kept the good ideas coming and seemed to have a good time. Thanks again to all the students and teachers that helped me.
Posted in Education, Inspiration, Research
In an effort to figure out what kind of software is prevalent in education, I looked around trying to find examples and categorizing them. What I came up with are seven categories that represent the most typical applications.
Educational software can roughly be split up in seven categories: study material, games, reference, organization and planning, practice, creativity, collaboration and cooperation.
A Pad Full Of Noodles 
