Student Data, Google Docs & iPhone

A good combination made real with Educate 2.1 (free download), this Australian made app is for Trainers who track students data and programs with Google Docs. I'm yet to trial this to see if it fits everything we do, but if you've got an iPhone, Student Data to manage and you already use Docs, it would be well worth a trial of your own.

3 Dimensions to learning

James Cameron, who is not known for making a poor judgement call (when it comes to creating hit movies anyway) has suggested that 3D viewing will not only come to the lounge room in the next few years, but eventually will be viewed on your phone, tablet, computer or TV, without the need for glasses.

All this talk of iPads and 3D viewing and Neovet just had a thought. If elearning is still on the slow journey towards frequent us on mobile devices, how would a 3D interface raise the bar yet again!

Here are my future predictions for 3D viewing and elearning.

1. Touch devices will sense movement 'above' the screen, adding a third dimension to touch devices. Learners would have multi layered content and navigation tools providing a richer display of content across subject areas and giving a more powerful search and display experience.
   
   
2. Instructional designers will need to think laterally when constructing elearning content
   
   
3. Peer learners will have a 'space' to play with content together in real time.
   
   
4. Training providers will continue to be behind the 8 ball in keeping teaching technology up to standards with popular media technology.
   

Touch of Genius

The new arrival of touch technology in 2010 could change the way learning technologies are designed and displayed online.

School age learners and above are already natives to 'touch', 'drag' and 'scribble', with the popular use of the iPhone, Kindle and Nintendo DS all involving the heavy use of touch technology.

Now is the time to start road testing your learning spaces on touch devices. With the new mac tablet hitting the stores soon, you can expect a flood of touch devices and with it, an expectation from learners to be able to touch navigate to learn.