Two pieces that went online this week in connection with the Learning Studio opening you might want to be aware of.

First, AT&T came to Abilene a couple months ago and interviewed faculty and a student to provide an overview of much of the energy on campus right now. The piece provides a nice glimpse of the value of mobile learning in “transforming the classroom.” Thanks to Dr. Dana Kennamer Hood and Dr. Bill Rankin for helping introduce potential in K-12 and Higher Ed.

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Then Grant Rampy and Scott Delony came by the other night for our student grand opening and shot some quick interviews with students. My favorite comment from the whole evening–that wasn’t on camera–was a young woman that came into the Media Lab and told a friend, “Isn’t this place cool? Just being here makes me feel smarter!” Here are a few other comments from students:

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