reflection: old skool and new skool
DESCRIPTION
Jason Haas and Vanessa Gennarelli presented to Dr. Mitchell Resnick's MAS 714 Course "Technologies for Creative Learning" at MIT Media Lab, December 6, 2011TRANSCRIPT
FourSquare• Location-based social networking for mobile devices
• Users check in to their location, share with friends, unlock badges
• FourSquare can push information to your mobile
Amazon’s Highlighting Feature
• Amazon’s ereader allows users to highlight and share passages
• “Popular Highlights” feature shows what other users have highlighted
• Amazon keeps record of your highlights and notes
Joe Ergo• Desktop
application that reminds user to stretch
• Demonstrates stretching exercises, user sets intervals for reminders
Activity• Choose 2 tools
• What are the qualities of each platform that could allow for or prompt reflection?
• How would one use them for reflection in their everyday lives?
• We’ll take 15 minutes
NEW SKOOL
• FourSquare
• Social highlighting
• Wordle
• Stretching software
• Eportfolios
OLD SKOOL
• Journal
• Gazebo
• Meditation Bells
• Tarot Cards
• Sand Mandalas
Reflection Ideas
• History channel--when folks check in, historical facts are pushed to them.
• FourSquare reminds you what you were doing 1 year ago today.