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Stephen Downes

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Those of you who have recently visited my web site will have noticed, in addition to the replacement of an osprey with a sparrow, that the site now looks good on any sized device. No more tiny text on downes.ca! This is an example of 'responsive web design', and is a use of libraries like JQuery in addition to some design scripts. It makes it so people can read an article equally well on a phone and on a computer. Note that I do this instead of creating an app (because an app eats battery life, is platform specific, and becomes one of a gazillion apps that nobody can fine in the app store).  This EDUCAUSE article addresses the subject of responsive design in educational technology. "More and more, responsive web design is becoming a critical pillar of an institution's overall mobile strategy.... it is critical to ensure that the data and content that power our websites and applications can be consumed in many different ways."

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