At the end of his lively account of ETCon, Justin Hall turns to give a snapshot of m-learning:
ETech must be what it feels like to be a citizen of the future - when you have expansive always-on network reach. If you integrate that kind of technology with a conference, or a school, you have an always-on university. Students have the choice to sit at the front of the class paying attention, or the back where it's easier to goof off. What if the notes passed between students in the back of the class could be part of the feedback loop for a presenter? Or even better, what if that conversations could be taking place in parallel - stenocapturing and comments online running parallel with real-time presentations. If we give the passionate smart restless kids a chance to hack and chat in conversation with the social scientists and wiser minds, we could see some deeply informed discussion with these new tools.
Add this to Vinge's "Fast Times at Fairmont High," and you begin to see what's emerging.
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