UK University deploys open source video platform for teaching and learning — from campustechnology.com by Leila Meyer
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On 05/23/2013,
in CMS/LMS, communications, digital audio, digital video, multimedia, open courseware and systems, teaching & learning, UK,
by Daniel Christian
On 05/16/2013,
in 21st century, A/V -- audio/visual, blended learning, collaboration, communications, corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, Daniel S. Christian, digital audio, digital learning, digital video, distance education, education technology, educational games / serious games, experimentation, face-to-face, global / globalization, higher education, human-computer interaction (HCI), innovation, interactivity, internet, IT in HE, learning ecosystem, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, machine-to-machine communications, mirroring and/or multiple devices, mobile learning, mobile technologies, multi-touch, multimedia, nursing, online learning, social learning / networks, technologies for your home, telecommunications, telepresence, television, training / L&D, TVs, vendors, videoconferencing, vision/possibilities, web-based collaboration, workplace,
by Daniel Christian
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From the Oblong.com website:
Mezzanine™ is a collaborative conference room solution that introduces multi-user, multi-screen, multi-device collaboration. This is next-generation communication: share any content from any device with anyone, anywhere.
Mezzanine transforms creative teamwork, executive meetings, and sales presentations into real-time, collaborative work sessions. Mezzanine expands on existing telepresence technology by providing what we call InfoPresence™—the incorporation of multiple users, multiple devices, and multiple streams of information in the collaboration environment. The future of conference room collaboration is here.
A Mezzanine workspace lets any person on a network bring their own device and share content and applications with any colleague, anywhere in the world, interactively. Mezzanine is a collaborative conference room solution combining presentation design and delivery, application sharing, whiteboard capture, and video conferencing, all within a framework of multi-participant control.
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Also see:
- Oblong Technovates with LA High School
. - Oblong at OME
Oblong Industries recently participated at OME, a summit hosted by UC San Francisco. The two-day summit focused on charting the future of precision medicine—an emerging field combining big data with clinical research and patient care to deliver insights and advances in treatment that is more targeted and enables improved patient outcomes.
On 05/13/2013,
in art, communications, creativity, education, education reform, global / globalization, K-12 related, Michigan, United States,
by Daniel Christian
Calvin College professor: 18 reasons to save art education in elementary schools — from mlive.com by Jo-Ann VanReeuwyk
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Jo-Ann VanReeuwyk holds a piece of art she created called “Sheath, ”
which she made from grapevine and is displaying during a
Calvin Symposium on Worship in 2010.
Paul Newby II | MLive.com
From DSC:
A valuable list of contributions that we receive/experience from the arts!!! Here are 5 of them:
- To participate in the arts is to be fully human.
- Art is a way of knowing and a form of communication.
- The arts teach problem-solving, risk-taking, creative thinking, collaborative thinking, innovative thinking. Indeed all of the higher level thinking skills.
- Art helps form multiple perspectives. It gives voice. It helps us identify and express issues that are global, common to all people groups.
- The arts emphasize value.
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On 04/29/2013,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, career development, communications, computer science, journalism, programming,
by Daniel Christian
Making news: How software is disrupting media — from fastcolabs.com by Gabe Stein
Get out from under your rock and take notice; the news industry is in big trouble! The Internet is killing journalism. Craigslist is stealing all the classified ads. Digital ad revenues stink. Yet journalists are still working, getting paid, and breaking important stories. Here’s what you need to know to survive and thrive as a techno-savvy journalist!
Want to catch up on other news about
the convergence of technology and journalism?
This is an ongoing story we’re tracking;
read on for context…
On 04/25/2013,
in career development, communications, computer science, creativity, Daniel S. Christian, digital audio, digital learning, digital photography, digital storytelling, digital video, education technology, educational games / serious games, elearning, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, entrepreneurship, experimentation, human-computer interaction (HCI), immersion, informal learning, innovation, interactivity, internet, learning ecosystem, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, learning preferences, media/film, multimedia, new business models, new media literacies, online media, participation, platforms, play, programming, social media, story, storytelling, strategy, streams of content, trends, user experience (UX), Virtual Reality (VR) / worlds / learning,
by Daniel Christian
Notes from DSC:
- Some of the material in this presentation or the website may not be appropriate for a younger audience.
- Notice how many potential jobs/roles/positions/skillsets can be explored here!
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From DSC:
The word Bible is here not quite I think of as the Bible…but you’ll get the point if you review Gianluca’s presentation.
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Questions from DSC:
- What opportunities might be presented by this type of trend within the worlds of education/training? (i.e. within K-12, higher ed, the corporate world)
- What sorts of streams of contents could be created for educational/training-related purposes?
- What sorts of open doors are now present within the world of communications? For a church, a school, a college, a business?
- How can we incorporate the use of story more effectively in our teaching and learning environments? (If we could do this, we could greatly increase our students’ ROI.)
On 03/13/2013,
in analytics, communications, creativity, Daniel S. Christian, digital storytelling, multimedia, new media literacies, presentations, tools, vendors,
by Daniel Christian
ClearSlide acquires SlideRocket to expand its rich presentation capabilities for sales teams — from ClearSlide.com — with special thanks going out to Mr. Cal Keen, Tech. Integration Specialist at Calvin College, for the heads-up on these tools
Excerpt (emphasis DSC):
Founded in 2006 and with more than one million users, SlideRocket reinvented presentations by adding interactive capabilities like video, audio, rich media, and analytics in a hosted platform to elevate storytelling and deliver tangible results.
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“SlideRocket has always been focused on helping teams communicate ideas more effectively,” said Chuck Dietrich, vice president and general manager, VMware. “Bringing SlideRocket’s creative presentation production capabilities to the ClearSlide platform gives our collective customers much more power through the full sales process, from content creation to closing the deal.”
From DSC:
These tools might also benefit those in higher ed as well, as it’s all about the ability to craft a message using multiple kinds of media and to engage an audience with that message. So we see here another example of tools that are helping develop/leverage digital literacy. They also involved interactivity, analytics, and storytelling — things that those of us working within higher education (especially with hybrid and online-based learning) should be interested in. (For those involved with K-12 and higher ed, note the need for creativity here.)
On 03/06/2013,
in collaboration, communications, emerging technologies, human-computer interaction (HCI), innovation, web-based collaboration, workplace,
by Daniel Christian
Holograms, ‘Minority Report’ gestures and other ways your meetings will change by 2018 — from techcrunch.com by Jeff Cavins
On 02/26/2013,
in communications, convergence, creativity, digital storytelling, marketing/social marketing, second screen apps, storytelling,
by Daniel Christian
Understanding transmedia: How story world’s are changing the art of communication [John Hartman] — with thanks to siobhan-o-flynn for scooping this at Tracking Transmedia
Also see:
On 02/14/2013,
in collaboration, communications, communities of practice, learning spaces, TVs, web-based collaboration,
by Daniel Christian
Designing collaborative spaces for schools — from The Journal by By Peter C. Lippman
Thoughtfully designed learning environments can help students work together more effectively.
From DSC:
I would like to see us facilitate such teamwork/collaboration via helping people in the same physical location work together as well as their ability to collaborate with others outside of that physical space (i.e. web-based collaboration).
On 01/16/2013,
in A/V -- audio/visual, art, communications, creativity, innovation, multimedia, new media literacies, tools,
by Daniel Christian
VideoScribe HD by Sparkol — with thanks to Sue Gorman (@sjgorman) whose post on Twitter said, “VideoScribe HD -create Fast Drawing videos…awesome!”
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On 01/02/2013,
in art, Asia, communications, corporate / business world, faith, future, global / globalization, history, liberal arts, political science, psychology, religion, society, sociology, workplace,
by Daniel Christian
Calvin College: The January Series
Presentations begin 12:30 p.m. EST (11:30 a.m. CST, 10:30 a.m. MST, 9:30 a.m. PST)
NOTE: Due to contractual restrictions, a few of these presentations will not be recorded or archived.
More details here, but a listing of the speakers/topics include:
Thursday, January 3
Jeremy Courtney – “Restoring Hearts in Iraq”
Friday, January 4
Sheryl WuDunn – “Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide”
Monday, January 7
Roberta Green Ahmanson – “Dreams Become Reality: Inspiration through the Arts”
Tuesday, January 8
Jenny Yang – “Welcoming the Stranger: Justice, Compassion and Truth in the Immigration Debate”
Wednesday, January 9
Richard J. Mouw & Robert Millet – “Evangelicals and Mormons: A Conversation and Dialogue”
Thursday, January 10
Peter Diamandis – “Abundance: The Future is Better Than You Think”
Friday, January 11
Captain Scotty Smiley – “Hope Unseen”
Monday, January 14
Jeff Van Duzer – “Why Business Matters to God”
Tuesday, January 15
Rebecca Skloot – “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks”
Wednesday, January 16
Cokie Roberts – “An Insider’s View of Washington DC”
Thursday, January 17
W. Dwight Armstrong – “Feeding the World and the Future of Farming”
Friday, January 18
Garth Pauley – “Rituals of Democracy: Inaugural Addresses in American History”
Monday, January 21
Robert Robinson – “Celebration through Gospel Music” in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Tuesday, January 22
Mike Kim – “North Korea-China: A Modern Day Underground Railroad”
Wednesday, January 23
Chap Clark – “Sticky Faith”in partnership with the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
On 12/07/2012,
in collaboration, communications, digital storytelling, entrepreneurship, future, generational differences, innovation, society, story, storytelling,
by Daniel Christian
All Together Now:
Bring two powerful generations together: change the story to change the world!
Excerpt of email I rec’d:
Whatever future we face, it’s going to require all of our stories. All Together Now was created to bridge two generations that aren’t often in dialogue. With our partners, The Future Project (high school students based on the East Coast) and Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (active elders based on the West Coast), participants will portray their own journeys out of silence, standing to lift their voices in community. Please donate today. There’s a great list of perks for contributors, but the best one of all is knowing that when we ask some urgent questions—Whose story counts? Whose story gets heard?—The answer has to be everyone. Your support for All Together Now will put that answer into practice.
