STLHE 2015

As mobile access is turning into primary access, many universities and organizations find themselves constantly challenged to keep up with student expectations. At the same time, we have moved further into an age of networked information and students have easier access to better quality educational resources outside of university than ever before. Faced with these opportunities, university instructor and software interaction designer Paul Hibbitts has pushed the boundaries of his multi-device course companions in order to improve learner experience and better support an open and ever-evolving learning ecology. In this presentation, Paul will present a multi-device course companion case study then share for discussion two recently published learning and education models: 1) a learning + technology development model which attempts to further unify learner needs, experience, and technology and 2) a multi-device learning ecology diagnostic tool and framework.

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