Useful content
--> Adapted from Reynolds, R The Future of Learning Content 2012 Is content still king in schools? The learning process is evolving because of technology. The shift from analogue content to digital content is causing a number of changes. 1. Tethered learning has become mobile. Students are no longer tied to their classroom or their bulky textbook. They can study anywhere and at any time on a laptop, tablet or smartphone. Study materials have become tactile – we can touch, feel and interact with content in ways that we previously couldn’t. Content can be presented in a variety of ways – useful video and animation complement text and flat illustrations. Example - http://dynamicscience.cambridge.edu.au 2. In the ‘traditional’ chalk and talk classroom information was broadcast to students all at once. Whether the students were listening to the teacher - reading a text or doing exercises, activities or tasks – they did it together,