{"id":136,"date":"2024-09-01T18:21:55","date_gmt":"2024-09-02T01:21:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru301\/?p=136"},"modified":"2024-09-01T19:38:46","modified_gmt":"2024-09-02T02:38:46","slug":"give-it-a-think-lessons-from-ed-tech-and-mobile-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru301\/give-it-a-think-lessons-from-ed-tech-and-mobile-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Give it a Think: Lessons from Ed Tech and Mobile Development"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

LRNT523: Activity 2 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In the early days of moving in-person instruction online, there was a sense of excitement\u2014much like the shift from desktop to mobile devices. Both transitions promised new horizons but encountered similar obstacles. As Weller (2020) notes, early e-learning efforts assumed that moving in-person instruction online would be as simple as digitizing lectures and hitting “upload.” Spoiler alert: it\u2019s not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This underestimation of complexity is a key parallel between the two fields. Early mobile app developers thought, \u201cJust shrink it down. What could go wrong?\u201d The result? Apps that required a magnifying glass to read the text and the dexterity of a surgeon to click the buttons. Sadly, both ignored the unique affordances and limitations of their new medium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At SAP, I led an engineering team that developed a collaboration tool integrated into SuccessFactor\u2019s LMS. Weller (2020) discusses the struggle for interoperability in e-learning (pp. 58-61). This mirrored our experience integrating search capabilities across our LMS and collaboration platforms. Similarly, as we moved our product from desktop to mobile, the dream was a universal app that worked perfectly across all devices and operating systems. In reality, it\u2019s like trying to get your old VHS tapes to play on a shiny new Blu-ray player\u2014there’s a lot of frustration, and eventually, you just give up and switch to Netflix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While surely frustrating at the time, Weller (2020) highlights how broadband challenges and resistance from educators inspired innovation in ed tech beyond simply replicating in-class experiences. These obstacles forced them to rethink core aspects of education and focus on what the internet could uniquely provide for communication and interaction online (p. 25).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whether we\u2019re talking about online learning or mobile apps, the lesson here is clear: Don\u2019t just shrink it\u2014rethink it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reference<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Weller, M. (2020). 25 Years of Ed Tech<\/em>. Athabasca University Press. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

LRNT523: Activity 2 In the early days of moving in-person instruction online, there was a sense of excitement\u2014much like the shift from desktop to mobile devices. Both transitions promised new horizons but encountered similar obstacles. As Weller (2020) notes, early e-learning efforts assumed that moving in-person instruction online would be as simple as digitizing lectures … <\/p>\n

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