Discover Ju Raku En 寿 楽 園

What can bonsai tell us about authentic learning with educational technology?

As you enter Ju Raku En 寿 楽 園 (which translated means 'to enjoy peace and longevity in a public garden') you will also be entering a digital learning experience to discover the Japanese gardens purpose and cultural significance. Your tools will be four modern learning technologies (mobile learning, gamification, digital storytelling and geo-location) which when used together in a location-based mobile learning tour can raise the bar for how and when students acquire knowledge and understanding.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND DISCLAIMER
This location-based mobile learning prototype tour was originally designed for the ASCILITE 2017 Conference in Toowoomba. While based on authentic content it is in no way a complete, true or accurate story of the Japanese Garden or Buddhist/Taoism religion. It is not intended to offend any person either living or dead. The audio track used at Location1 is called 'Garden of Peace' by Derek Fiechter from the album 'The Tea House' purchased from https://itunes.apple.com/album/id1256964096.

Special thanks to Simon Smith (UniSA) and Chie Adachi (Deakin University) for their much valued assistance in the preparation of the content for the game.