Creating Significant Learning Environments
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Now this is a future that I am looking forward to. I LOVE the idea of a pull out screen. That would do away with having to carry both and phone and an iPad type device.
Lets hope that we see these sorts of innovations sooner than later.
This has enormous potential and could also prove to be one of the next most significant disruptive technologies.
Standford’s dschool Environments Collaborative is unique space that evolved out of a unique idea.
Shaping Space: The d.school’s Environments Collaborative from Stanford d.school on Vimeo.
While this is something I don’t think I can do, seeing these notes help me to realize that the iPad has so much more potential than I ever imagined.
Visit the authors site and read how she created these notes…
In his recent letter Thoughts on Flash Steve Jobs attempts to explain why Apple does not and will not allow Flash on iPhones, iPods and iPads. Jobs provides the following six reasons:
Perhaps Jobs’ concluding statement sums up his argument best:
Flash was created during the PC era – for PCs and mice. Flash is a successful business for Adobe, and we can understand why they want to push it beyond PCs. But the mobile era is about low power devices, touch interfaces and open web standards – all areas where Flash falls short.
Apple can never be accused of falling short in looking to the future and were one of the first companies to move away from Floppy drives and to other mass media formats so their record is consistent. Furthermore, Apple has always put the user experience first and controlling that experience is extremely important. They have been able to charge a premium for that user experience and anything that detracts from that experience lessens their unique selling proposition.
While I can appreciate some aspects of Adobe’s argument and would question Apple’s openness I tend to agree with Jobs that the most advanced and innovative platform is what we need to create the best apps. Ultimately we want technology to get so good it goes away and simply allows the user to do what they need or want to do. Mobile devices like the iPhone, iPod and iPad are getting us much closer to this state of technological development and if we need to leave Flash or any other technology behind in order to advance, then that is what we need to do.
