BuddyBuzz is an application that allows users to quickly read text on a mobile phone using a variation of the rapid serial visual presentation (RSVP) interface.
Instead of presenting large chunks of content on a mobile phone screen, BuddyBuzz shows one word at a time, creating an interface which allows users to read and comprehend text on mobiles. Users are able to control delivery via the arrow keys on the mobile phone to speed up, slow down, or repeat text.
Developed in the Persuasive Technology Labs at Stanford University, BuddyBuzz delivers customized content directly to a mobile phone. Currently BuddyBuzz delivers mostly news (Reuters, CNET) and content from several leading weblogs.
But what makes BuddyBuzz unique, is its ability to predict and deliver content users will find relevant and/or interesting based on their previous ratings. Because BuddyBuzz is a mobile based technology, it allows students to have anytime, anywhere, customized, on-demand learning opportunities.
BuddyBuzz has several mLearning applications, including the ability to serve as a content delivery system. Instructors can upload articles directly to their BuzzBox and then share them with students in their BuddyBuzz community.
Students can rate the articles from the instructor, and have BuddyBuzz fine tune future content to meet their needs. In this manner, BuddyBuzz is utilized as a constructivist learning tool to support student’s intrinsic interests, motivations, and learning goals.
As mobile technologies and mLearning become more ubiquitous, applications like BuddyBuzz may be the catalyst needed to expand learning opportunities for tech savvy students via mobile phones, PSP, or other web-enabled handheld devices.
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