Als Mitglied der London Mobile Learning Group (LMLG) wurde ich gebeten, einen kurzen Beitrag zu den Aktivitäten und Zielen der LMLG zu erfassen. Da von der Redaktion letztlich jedoch ein anderer Schwerpunkt gewünscht wurde, habe ich beschlossen, den Artikel hier zu veröffentlichen:

Die Ergebnisse der Arbeitsgruppen, die am gestrigen Donnerstag erarbeitet wurden, sind nun online verfügbar unter http://www.keine-bildung-ohne-medien.de/ergebnisse-der-arbeitsgruppen.

Die Wordle-Cloud dazu sieht so aus (ungefiltert):

‘Mobile learning: Crossing boundaries in convergent environments’ Conference

Bremen (Germany) from Monday to Tuesday, March 21st to 22nd, 2011.

Conference Website: http://www.londonmobilelearning.net/bremen

The ‘Mobile learning: Crossing boundaries in convergent environments’ Conference, taking place in Bremen (Germany) from Monday to Tuesday, March 21st to 22nd, 2011, builds on a series of mobile learning research symposia hosted by the WLE Centre for Excellence at the Institute of Education, University of London between 2007 and 2009. It will focus on the challenges of developing new pedagogic approaches and on the potential of mobile devices for learning in formal and informal contexts. As mobile learning is not only about learning with mobile technologies, but also considered to be “new” learning, the conference will look at challenges for research and practice in understanding the changing social and technological structures allowing the use of technology for learning that are present in our personal lives, in school and in work places. Thus mobile learning crosses the boundary of institutional learning and looks at practical fields like research and medicine, too. Also, the conference will look at the latest developments in hardware and software which can support personalised learning.

By focusing on theory and practice, development and use, teaching and learning, formal and informal contexts, the ‘Mobile learning: Crossing boundaries in convergent environments’ Conference intends to offer spaces for researchers, practitioners, developers, the industry and policy makers to exchange ideas, experiences and research around issues and approaches to mobile learning, including sociological and educational issues and their effectiveness and desirability as learning spaces as well as the design of environments.

Whilst the conference includes a traditional research paper strand, we also encourage proposals for sessions in different formats including workshops, posters, cafe and debate sessions, videos, slideshows, podcasts, cartoons and hands on sessions. There will be a German language strand, so contributions in German are also welcome!
We will also provide opportunities for ‘unconference’ events, including the provision of spaces for informal meetings and discussions.

The number of participants is limited to 150. However, video contributions for loop-presentations during the conference from people who are not able to attend in person are welcome.

The ‘Mobile learning: Crossing boundaries in convergent environments’ Conference is preceded by the EduCamp, a specialised BarCamp for people interested in media and learning, which will take place in Bremen from March 19 to 20, 2011.
Pontydysgu will broadcast their show “Sounds of the Bazaar LIVE Radio Programme” live via internet.

On March 27, 2009 the 3rd WLE Mobile Learning Symposium took place at the WLE Centre, IoE, London. I was – together with Norbert Pachler, Agnes Kukulska-Hulme and Giasemi Vavoula – organiser of this event.

We produced a lot of output such as the book of abstracts, slides and, as far as available, video recordings of the presentations which can be accessed via the old conference website.

I took the opportunity and presented MoLeaP (for the first time) as well as the methodology. The latter was developed for and applied to the analysis of mobile learning projects to make use of them for the development of the socio-cultural ecology of mobile learning.

Towards a methodology of researching mobile learning

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Towards a methodology of researching mobile learning

Mo-LeaP – The mobile learning projects database

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Mo-LeaP – The mobile learning projects database

Im Anschluss an die internationale Ringvorlesung “Media Culture Art”, die ich anlässlich der documenta 12 organisiert habe, wurde das Buch zur Veranstaltung veröffentlicht, das gleichzeitig Festschrift zu Ben Bachmairs 65. Geburtstag sowie Band 1 der Kasseler Beiträge zur Erziehungswissenschaft wurde. In dem Buch finden sich Beiträge von Kollegen, mit denen wir in der Kasseler Medienpädagogik über Jahre hinweg vor allem innerhalb des internationalen Masterprogramms “European Master of Arts in Media, Communication and Cultural Studies” zusammengearbeitet haben.

Die Publikation, deren Herausgeberin ich bin und zu der ich das Vorwort beigesteuert habe, beinhaltet deutsch- und englischsprachige Beiträge und kann auf den Seiten der kassel university press eingesehen werden. Der Link findet sich unten.

Seipold, Judith (Hrsg.): Media Art Culture – Medienkultur mit Blick auf die documenta 12/Media Art Culture – media culture with reference to documenta 12. Festschrift für Ben Bachmair zum 65. Geburtstag. Kassel: kassel university press (Kasseler Beiträge zur Erziehungswissenschaft), S. 11-19. Online.

Seipold, Judith (2008): Medienforschung, Medienkultur und die documenta – von Bildung, Verantwortung und Partizipation. Vorwort. In: Seipold, Judith (Hrsg.): Media Art Culture – Medienkultur mit Blick auf die documenta 12/Media Art Culture – media culture with reference to documenta 12. Festschrift für Ben Bachmair zum 65. Geburtstag. Kassel: kassel university press (Kasseler Beiträge zur Erziehungswissenschaft), S. 11-19. Online.