In the past week, I’ve had two really nice (and fun) things happen to me professionally, and I wanted to share them with you guys, too.

MOBL21 Interview

First, the super-engaging folks at MOBL21 conducted an interview with me on how I’ve been doing mobile learning and mobile learning research over the past year or so.  It was a fun interview, and it was a fun opportunity to reflect on the work we’ve been doing here in Memphis on mobile learning. In particular, it was nice to consider the different presentations, research, and blog posts we’ve been working on, as well as all the great people I’ve had the change to talk to about mobile teaching and learning.

You can find the interview on MOBL21′s site at http://www.mobl21.com/blog/17/mobl21-interviews-mobile-learning%E2%80%93university-perspective/

Buck Institute for Education Highlight

Also, a good colleage/friend of mine at the Buck Institute for Education (BIE), Jason Ravitz, ask me about highlighting some research I conducted on project-based learning on their site.  This research represents a students perspective for project-based learning, which is often not reported on. You can find full research article and citation on their site at http://www.bie.org/research/study/students_perspective

A quick summary of the article says:

This article shares the perspective of five students who completed an 8th grade geography project that focused on investigating civil rights issues around the world. Based on what students said about their experiences, engagement in projects is shaped by a combination of

• internal influences that motivate students,
• external influences they perceive,
• prior experiences and beliefs about projects, and
• reliance on technologies.