keep taking the tablets: (or a view from both ends of the sausage factory)
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Computer tablets have become increasingly popular devices in both home and business. But statistics show that the most common uses for these devices are watching movies, playing games, browsing the internet and as a companion device when watching television. Richard has been fascinated with portable computing since he started developing location-based games using the GPS functionality of mobile phones. Since then, he has become a huge fan of tablets and see them as a game-changer in everything from education to care for the elderly. In this talk Richard will discuss some of the work being done at LocoMatrix: Invisible Buildings - virtual archaeology / Postcardie - a social network for the elderly, and the Badgelaureate - education for the 21st century. Finally, despite his huge fondness for tablets, Richard will also predict their early demise!TRANSCRIPT
Keep taking the tablets, Kids!
or, a view from both ends of the sausage factory
The sausage factory● Input: Report from Sussex Uni
Students MSc Informatics● Output: Fuse Report and
implications for education● Tablets cf Type Setting● Wapping dispute 1984● Flexible working, a no-strike
clause, the adoption of new technology and the end of the closed shop
Fused - What is it?
What do we want as an output?Locomatrix - location-based games using GPSLean Startup● Entrepreneurs are Everywhere● Entrepreneurship is Management● Validated Learning● Innovation Accounting● Build-Measure-Learn
What else we do● theatre● elderly● things with tablets
My MusicThe pre-turtle generationBBC B (1981) Yamaha DX7CRC/MRC/BIBAlarms for the elderly6803/code/assemblerRobots for ESA - I invented the Arduino!Accordion experiments
Digital Education Brighton DEB
Not Digital / Not Education / Not BrightonHow it came aboutNot a talking shopWhat it does● Projects● TeachMeets● Links
Sausage Input: A tale of 2 studiesInformatics Sussex UniSMLC / Blatch / Network / DigiCraftersSMLC / West Hove / Robotswhy SMLC?Un-schooling / educational hacking
Computing Curriculum - 2014
Your mission is ...
Invisible Buildings
What you learn (cross-curricular) :● Archaeology / History / Using a tablet / Using
instruments / Finding stuff out, maps
What is:● GPS / Haversine / trigonometry / gaming
BadgeLaureate
5 Stages of Learning
Tablets rush in ...
It’s about recording your work - video, audio, powerpoint, photos, blogging, social media Features of tablet - video / web / audio / gps / appsCreating personal portfoliosThe tablet is dead, long live the …?