EXPLORING CONCEPTS AND PRACTICES OF E-LEARNING MICRO-

INNOVATIONFabio Nascimbeni, UNIR

Time/Qualcomm Invention poll (2013)://www.qualcomm.com/sites/default/files/uploads/time-invention-poll-in-cooperation-with-qualcomm-full-survey-data.pdf

Limits of CurrentApproach

Availability of tools

Vision of a Better future

Incentive tochange

DISRUPTIVE INNOVATION

Looking at education today:

Classic innovation

Open Innovation

source: http://blog.business-model-innovation.com).

Synergy Innovation

Micro-Innovation

micro due toimplementation scopesize of idea-generatordegree of actual change

not due to impact potential

VISIR micro-innovations database

• 120 collected cases

• Reflecting 25+ trends

• Top 20 cases selected

Section HeadingFive examples of

VISIR micro-innovation practices

Micro-Innovations

Apps for Goodhttp://goo.gl/ZxtmV

Innovator:Iris Lapinski

Place:United Kingdom

Type:Public Private Partnership

Apps for Good

Learn App Programminghelp change the world

Innovative for:learning by doing, student motivation

The Sentinelhttp://goo.gl/jZEvc

Innovator:Paolo Ferri

Place:Reggio Calabria, Italy

Type:Private Initiative

The Sentinel

Teach Energy Savingby putting students in control

of their school

Innovative for:learning by doing, student motivation,

use of technologies & visualisation, school governance models

Podcastinghttp://goo.gl/FhifV

Innovator:Cinzia Chelo

Place:Asti, Italy

Type:Private Initiative

Podcasting – vivere la citta’

Teach History & Geographyby turning students

into virtual tour guides

Innovative for:learning by doing, student motivation,

student-centred learning

Podcastinghttp://goo.gl/BAxH4

Innovator:Yvette van den Bersselaar

Place:Espoo, Finland

Type:Public-Private Partnership

Ecologically Intelligent

Teach Biology On-SiteThrough the use of augmented reality

technologies

Innovative for:learning by doing, full-immersion learning, augmented reality

QUB Exam Revisionhttp://goo.gl/jr8TS

Innovator:Colin O’Hare

Place:Queens University Belfast, Ireland

Type:Public-Private Initiative

QUB Exam Revision

Exam Revisionby creating a video-summary

of the course

Innovative for:Student-centred learning, new pedagogies

Section HeadingSome emerging observations

Observation 1

Innovators are

not replicating current approaches

Observation 2

Innovators are prizing

interactive approaches

Observation 3

Technology works as an enabler…

it is a means to an end

Observation 4

Public-Private Partnerships encourage innovation

Observation 5

Many innovations arisefrom integration

Observation 6

The lone inventoris alive and well

Image CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Alec Couros

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