Metaphors are powerful tools that can guide both teaching and learning. This presentation walks through the 'hiking metaphor' and discusses why it might be applicable to mLearning.

1. A METAPHOR FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING IN THE 21 ST CENTURY Joseph Sant Sheridan College EdMedia 2010- Toronto Canada, July 1, 2010

6. Programming:Learning is a Journey Origin Destination Loop Intro If Advanced while for..next Program Overview If Intro Relational Operators Program Structure Arithmetic do..while Combining Ifs/Loops Variables Input/Output EdMedia 2010- Toronto Canada, July 1, 2010

9. EdMedia 2010- Toronto Canada, July 1, 2010 An Alternative: Learning as Hiking

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11. Plain of Six Glaciers Devil's Thumb/Beehive EdMedia 2010- Toronto Canada, July 1, 2010

12. Traditional Design – Linear Topic List Hiking Alternative - Branched Topic List EdMedia 2010- Toronto Canada, July 1, 2010

13. Hiking Alternative - Branching through a single topic EdMedia 2010- Toronto Canada, July 1, 2010

16. Evaluation: (Sharples et al. 2006) EdMedia 2010- Toronto Canada, July 1, 2010 Is it significantly different from current theories of classroom, workplace or lifelong learning? Does it account for the mobility of learners? Does it cover both formal and informal learning? Does it theorize learning as a constructive and social process? Does it analyze learning as a personal and situated activity mediated by technology?

18. Questions? EdMedia 2010- Toronto Canada, July 1, 2010