Interview - Nicky Hockly (Spain)
Nicky Hockly talks to Rob Lewis and Nik Peachey about mobile learning and teaching 'the mobile generation'. A great interview looking at some common misconceptions about what mobile learning is, how learners can exploit technologies outside the classroom, and what teachers can do in the classroom. Should learners be told to switch their mobile phone *off* in the class, and what is the discrete application approach?
10 March 2009
2 years 6 weeks
Hello Nicky, Rob and Nik
We agree with Nicky's points on the relevance of mobile learning and teaching "the mobile generation". So we really think it should be expanded into teacher training sessions across the globe precisely to clarify "some common misconceptions" about using mobiles for learning.
We recognise an increasing move of mobile applications and the browsing experience is becoming much richer. Mobile web will become the norm as they say.
In a recent BBC programme, "Superpower: The Future of the Internet", we have also learnt that Web 3.0 promises a world where people and objects are "seamlessly connected through an all pervasive speech, gestures and even our very thoughts."
Thank you for this talk.
All the best,
Maria
25 March 2010
2 years 6 weeks
Thanks for this interview Nicky, Rob and Nik.
Best wishes,
Helena
11 March 2009
2 years 2 days
Hi Maria and Helena,thanks for your comments here.
Maria, I agree that uses of technologies such as mobile devices should be integrated into teacher training courses. In my experience, there is very little focus on technology in teacher training (with exceptions of course!).
Perhaps the best place to start in teacher training though, would be with simpler ICT tools, that can be easily integrated into the classroom. I'm thinking of fairly mainstream Web 2.0 tools such as blogs, wikis, podcasting etc. Perhaps once teachers have some basic digital literacy in the use of these types of tools, they would be less afraid to try out newer areas of technology,such as mobile learning.
What you think? Do you think teachers should learn about All of these ICT possibilities right from the start? Or do we need to prioritise, and introduce teachers gradually to ICT, starting off with the simplest tools?
Nicky