On 10/18/2013,
in career development, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, education reform, education technology, educational games / serious games, emerging technologies, future of higher education, game-changing environment, higher education, IT in HE, professional development, teaching & learning, universities,
by Daniel Christian
On 10/14/2013,
in Augmented Reality (AR), cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, communications, creativity, Daniel S. Christian, digital storytelling, innovation, K-12 related, new media literacies, story, storytelling, tools,
by Daniel Christian
From DSC:
I’m sure it’s possible, but the really fun thing here would be if students could create these things from scratch — to foster their creativity, innovation, digital storytelling skills, and their new media literacies!
Also, somewhat related:
On 10/14/2013,
in cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, productivity / tips and tricks, student-related, tools,
by Daniel Christian
On 09/27/2013,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, analytics, blended learning, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, Daniel S. Christian, digital learning, education technology, elearning, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, experimentation, face-to-face, heutagogy, higher education, homeschooling/homeschoolers, human-computer interaction (HCI), informal learning, innovation, intelligent systems, intelligent tutoring, internet, K-12 related, learning, learning agents, learning ecosystem, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, learning preferences, learning spaces, mobile learning, more voice more choice more control, online learning, participation, personalized/customized learning, platforms, student-related, teachers, teaching & learning, teaching online, user experience (UX), vendors, vision/possibilities, visualizing information,
by Daniel Christian
Introducing…the Learning Dashboard — from khanacademy.org
Excerpt:
The new learning dashboard is your personal homepage on Khan Academy. The dashboard gives you an easy way to find the best next things for you to do. It has a bunch of really cool things designed to help you learn math, and soon other subjects, really well on your own or with a coach. You can access it when you’re signed in by clicking on the Khan Academy logo at the top of the page.
From DSC:
Think of the power of this in a blended learning environment! Use the dashboard to gain more choice, more control. See your progress. Then go to your teacher, professor, trainer, supervisor, subject matter expert, etc. to get guidance, extra help, etc. It also plays into what I envision in the “Learning from the Living [Class] Room” environment that continues to form in front of our very eyes.
On 09/13/2013,
in 21st century, A/V -- audio/visual, blended learning, Bring your own device (BYOD), chemistry, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, collaboration, Daniel S. Christian, digital learning, education technology, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, face-to-face, higher education, human-computer interaction (HCI), hybrid learning, ideas, innovation, interactivity, student-related, tablets,
by Daniel Christian
ChemDraw ~ Favorite Things Series — from collegiatecareercoach.com by Mignon Brooks
Excerpt:
Imagine the capability of sitting in a chemistry classroom where a professor flicks information to the students, and the students flick their answers right back to the professor.
Also see:
- ChemDraw: iTunes Preview
- Chem 3D: iTunes Preview
- Software and Informatics Solutions from Perkin Elmer (also see perkinelmer.com on twitter)
- Chem Draw on twitter
- ChemDraw hash tag on twitter
- Hans Keil on twitter
Operating at the intersection of mobility, collaboration, and science.
From DSC:
I couldn’t locate the relevant information for Flick-to-Share (or did they mean Flick and Share?); however, the idea of swiping to easily and efficiently share files most assuredly is part of the future Smart Classroom. see:
On 09/09/2013,
in cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, convergence, digital video, media/film, mobile technologies, TVs, vendors,
by Daniel Christian
Combine that with:
…and you have one powerful learning/discovering setup!!!!
On 09/04/2013,
in Apple, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, digital audio, digital learning, digital photography, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, digital video, e-books, e-readers, education technology, graphics, innovation, interactivity, multi-touch, multimedia, photography, publishing, reading, tablets, user experience (UX),
by Daniel Christian
The Amazon
By Marcos Antonio de Lima Filho | Master in Design | Federal University of Pernambuco – Brazil
This is a free book which is available in iBooks 3.0+ on the iPad and/or using iTunes on your computer. Marcos designed this book to take advantage of all the interaction enabled by iPads.
156 images, 14 infographics, 18 galleries, 11 maps and 8 videos join with the text, which here is not the primary. Why? Because the nature is much too rich to be described only by words. The Amazon seeks to take advantage of all the technology advancements enabled by the tablet.
Great work Marcos! Nice interactivity, use of digital audio and video, graphics, and more. Check it out!
On 09/03/2013,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, digital learning, digital storytelling, e-books, e-publishing related items (EPUB and more), e-readers, education technology, entrepreneurship, Europe, ideas, innovation, interactivity, interface design, internet, love of learning, new business models, new media literacies, online media, open courseware and systems, participation, publishing, reading, social learning / networks, social media, storytelling, writing,
by Daniel Christian
E-books could be the future of social media — from fastcolabs.com by Michael Grothaus
Excerpt (emphasis DSC):
Both Apple and Amazon were designing e-book readers by copying the 2,500-year-old idea of books as self-contained collections of words, completely missing how readers share and discuss content online today. While most e-readers allow you to share passages or links to the book you are reading, and sites like Goodreads let you share what you’ve read, their implementations treat the book and the discussions around them as separate collections. Worse, these apps force users to venture into the distracting world of the open Internet when they want to share, making it hard to stay focused on reading.
This didn’t sit well with Berggren, so he came up with an ingenious solution: Make each and every book its own self-contained social network.
From DSC:
When people urge us to do things differently due to the technologies at our disposal, this is a great example of that. It rethinks what can be done now vs. how it has been done in the past. I like the increased opportunities this type of big-thinking, innovative solution offers for increased participation, collaboration, and discussion.
Questions that come to my mind:
- How might this affect what’s possible with digital storytelling? With transmedia?
- Could each MOOC/course/stream of content be its own social network?
- “The app itself is free, so the company makes money by selling anonymized data it collects about its users’ consumption habits to publishers.” Will we see more of this type of business model?
Also see:
.
Also see:
Addendum on 9/10/13:
Content as a Service (CaaS) — from knowledgestarblog.wordpress.com by David Grebow
Excerpt:
The etextbook in 2018 will be dramatically different than the etextbook of today. It will be coupled to an app that will provide you with Content as a Service (CaaS). CaaS will include many of the following features (and more that have yet to be imagined):
Multimedia
Simulations
Educational Games
Animations
Pre- and post-tests
Formative and Summative Quizzes
Adaptive testing
Networked Social Learning
Study groups
Analytic Datasets
Virtual and Flipped classes
Communities of Learning and Practice
Virtual classes.
On 08/27/2013,
in cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, education technology, ideas, K-12 related, Michigan, pedagogy, teachers, teaching & learning, tools,
by Daniel Christian
Per Kara Sevensma, Assistant Professor of Education at Calvin College:
This Symbaloo includes links to iPad apps that are essential for any educator. It also provides links to recommended educational technology resources and standards/guidelines.
On 08/13/2013,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, biology, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, computer science, creativity, digital learning, digital video, education technology, educational games / serious games, elearning, engagement / engaging students, experimentation, homeschooling/homeschoolers, interactivity, K-12 related, learning ecosystem, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, love of learning, mathematics, mobile learning, multi-touch, multimedia, online learning, participation, personalized/customized learning, productivity / tips and tricks, programming, science, simulations, social learning / networks, student-related, teachers, teaching & learning, tools,
by Daniel Christian
On 08/12/2013,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, A/V -- audio/visual, Apple, business, changing business models, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, computer science, corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, Daniel S. Christian, education technology, educational games / serious games, elearning, emerging technologies, Google, higher education, innovation, internet, IT in HE, K-12 related, learning ecosystem, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, learning spaces, media/film, Microsoft, mirroring and/or multiple devices, mobile learning, mobile technologies, more voice more choice more control, multimedia, music, new business models, online learning, online media, online tutoring, platforms, productivity / tips and tricks, programming, second screen apps, smart classrooms, social media, student-related, tablets, technologies for your home, technology (general), tools, trends, TVs, ubiquitous learning, vendors, videoconferencing, virtual K-12 schools, virtual tutoring, workplace,
by Daniel Christian
The battle of the ecosystems: Apple, Google, Microsoft, & Amazon.com — by Daniel Christian with thanks to Krista Spahr, Michael Mandeville, Bill Vriesema, and Adam Tozer from Calvin College for their feedback/inputs on this.
Also see:
- A game of ecosystems: Measuring ecosystem performance — from visionmobile.com by Andreas Pappas
Addendums on 8/13/13:
- Battle of the media ecosystems: Amazon, Apple, Google and Microsoft — from computerworld.com by Michael deAgonia, Preston Gralla, JR Raphael
Four large tech ecosystems are currently vying for our attention — and for our dollars. How well are they succeeding? -
Apple still tops the App Store despite Google Play growth — from tapscape.com