A short opinion piece I wrote for EQ was published this week. In the article, I make a case for a fundamental change in culture that is highlighted by the adoption mobile media, then show some examples of designs that look promising for situated, contextual, just-in-time, participatory, and personalized learning environments.
| Characteristics | FM Radio | Mobile Phone |
| Network model | Centralized | Peer-to-peer |
| Content customization | Uniform | Personalized to context |
| Information distribution | Just-in-case | Just-in-time |
| Role of audience | Consumer | Equal participant |
| Reliability qualifier | Authority | Social capital |
| Governance | Institutional | Relational |
If you have thoughts, feel free to share them!
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