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Lynda.com: Some of their most popular, timely, and innovative courses of 2012

On 12/13/2012, in animation, digital audio, digital photography, digital video, e-books, e-publishing related items (EPUB and more), photography, productivity / tips and tricks, professional development, tools, training / L&D, web design and production, by Daniel Christian

From Lynda.com:
Our content team reviewed the list of more than 370 courses we published this year to create a retrospective of some of our most popular, timely, and innovative courses of 2012. If you missed these courses the first time, be sure to check them out now!

 

3D + animation

audio

business

design

developer

photography

video

web

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Will Richmond on Top 2013 TV Trends [from Videomind by Greg Franzese]

On 11/29/2012, in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, A/V -- audio/visual, analytics, Apple, Artificial Intelligence/Agents/LLMs/and Related, Bring your own device (BYOD), changing business models, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, collaboration, communities of practice, convergence, cost of getting a degree, dangers of the status quo, Daniel S. Christian, data related items, digital audio, digital learning, digital photography, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, digital video, disruption, distance education, e-books, e-publishing related items (EPUB and more), e-readers, education, education technology, educational games / serious games, elearning, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, flipping -- inverted learning, future of higher education, game-changing environment, global / globalization, higher education, homeschooling/homeschoolers, human-computer interaction (HCI), informal learning, innovation, intelligent systems, intelligent tutoring, interaction design, interactivity, internet, K-12 related, learner profiles, learning agents, learning ecosystem, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, learning spaces, lifelong learning, machine-to-machine communications, mirroring and/or multiple devices, mobile learning, mobile technologies, MOOCs -- Massive Open Online Courses, multi-touch, multimedia, Near Field Communication (NFC), new media literacies, online learning, online media, online tutoring, open courseware and systems, participation, personalized/customized learning, platforms, reinvent, RSS, second screen apps, smart classrooms, social learning / networks, social media, strategy, streams of content, student-related, tablets, technologies for your home, television, training / L&D, transmedia, trends, TVs, ubiquitous learning, using teams, videoconferencing, virtual field trips, virtual K-12 schools, Virtual Reality (VR) / worlds / learning, virtual tutoring, vision/possibilities, web-based collaboration, webinars, by Daniel Christian

Will Richmond on Top 2013 TV Trends -- from Videomind by Greg Franzese -- 11-29-2012

 

From DSC:
I continue to watch this space as the foundations are being put into place for what I’m calling, “Learning from the Living [Class] Room.”

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Learning from the living room -- a component of our future learning ecosystems -- by Daniel S. Christian, June 2012

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An innovative, sharp concept for a potential Apple TV

On 11/27/2012, in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, A/V -- audio/visual, Apple, Artificial Intelligence/Agents/LLMs/and Related, content development, aggregation, repositories, convergence, Daniel S. Christian, digital audio, digital learning, digital photography, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, digital video, distance education, e-books, e-publishing related items (EPUB and more), e-readers, education technology, educational games / serious games, elearning, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, flipping -- inverted learning, future, game-changing environment, global / globalization, higher education, homeschooling/homeschoolers, human-computer interaction (HCI), immersion, informal learning, innovation, intelligent systems, intelligent tutoring, interactivity, internet, K-12 related, learning agents, learning ecosystem, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, learning spaces, lifelong learning, machine-to-machine communications, media/film, mirroring and/or multiple devices, mobile learning, mobile technologies, MOOCs -- Massive Open Online Courses, multi-touch, multimedia, new business models, new media literacies, online learning, online media, online tutoring, participation, personalized/customized learning, second screen apps, smart classrooms, social learning / networks, social media, streams of content, technologies for your home, telepresence, television, training / L&D, transmedia, trends, TVs, ubiquitous learning, user experience (UX), videoconferencing, virtual field trips, virtual K-12 schools, Virtual Reality (VR) / worlds / learning, virtual tutoring, vision/possibilities, web-based collaboration, webinars, workplace, by Daniel Christian

An à la carte Apple TV concept integrates Siri, FaceTime, and cable/satellite providers (Gallery) — from 9to5mac.com by Jordan Kahn

Example “screenshots” from this concept:

Apple TV Concept - Nov 2012

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From DSC:
This relates to what I’m calling “Learning from the Living [Class] Room”

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The Living [Class] Room -- by Daniel Christian -- July 2012 -- a second device used in conjunction with a Smart/Connected TV

 

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The ‘Star Trek’ style touchscreen classroom of the future that’s set to replace books and blackboards [Williams]

On 11/26/2012, in 21st century, A/V -- audio/visual, change, digital audio, digital learning, digital photography, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, digital video, e-books, e-publishing related items (EPUB and more), e-readers, education technology, educational games / serious games, elearning, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, future, human-computer interaction (HCI), innovation, interactivity, K-12 related, learning ecosystem, learning spaces, machine-to-machine communications, multi-touch, multimedia, online media, participation, platforms, presentations, smart classrooms, TVs, by Daniel Christian

The ‘Star Trek’ style touchscreen classroom of the future that’s set to replace books and blackboards — from dailymail.co.uk by Amanda Williams

  • The multi-touch, multi-user smart desks have been trialled in a three-year project
  • Studies have shown they can increase both fluency and flexibility in maths


Results from a three-year project working with over 400 pupils, mostly eight to 10 year olds, show that collaborative learning increases both fluency and flexibility in maths
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From DSC:
Hmmm…what if this is the sort of functionality that the Smart/Connected TV begins to offer?
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Reflections on announcements re: the paradigm-shifting Lytro camera

On 11/16/2012, in Daniel S. Christian, digital photography, digital video, emerging technologies, photography, tools, vendors, by Daniel Christian

First of all, here are some announcements re: the paradigm-shifting Lytro camera:

The Lytro camera

 

 

Lytro Gives a Sneak Peek of Perspective Shift and Living Filters lytroupdate

 

 

Secondly, here is my key question/reflection:

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I wonder if this same type of thing could be done with digital video? What if you could take a video of a symphonic band and could zoom in on whichever section (strings, brass, percussion, etc.) that you wanted to? Or zoom in on strings on the first play through, percussion on the second play through, etc.

 

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Beautiful timelapse photography/video by Shawn Reeder

On 11/06/2012, in art, creativity, digital photography, photography, by Daniel Christian

Yosemite Range of Light -- by Shawn Reeder

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Magical worlds exist just above the clouds [Hosmer]

On 10/26/2012, in art, creativity, digital photography, photography, by Daniel Christian

Magical worlds exist just above the clouds — from mymodernmet.com by Katie Hosmer


Magical worlds exist just above the clouds

Edgar Moskopp

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Gorgeous long-exposure photographs of golden waves [Hosmer & Orias]

On 10/04/2012, in art, creativity, digital photography, photography, by Daniel Christian

Gorgeous long-exposure photographs of golden waves — from mymodernmet.com by Katie Hosmer

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Addendum on 10/23/12:

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The Lytro camera is going global; expanding in the U.S. as well

On 09/25/2012, in digital photography, by Daniel Christian

The Lytro camera is going global; expanding in the U.S. as well

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Lytro finally rolls out Windows desktop software [Heater]

On 07/29/2012, in digital photography, photography, by Daniel Christian

Lytro finally rolls out Windows desktop software, celebrates with free shipping — from by Brian Heater

 

 

From lytro.com:

Lytro lets you take pictures like never before. Unlike a conventional camera that captures a single plane of light, the Lytro camera captures the entire light field, which is all the light traveling in every direction in every point in space.

Capture everything – instantly. Capture living pictures with the press of a single button. By instantly capturing complete light field data, the Lytro camera gives you capabilities you’ve never had in a regular camera.

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A piece of the “Next Generation Smart Classroom”

On 06/29/2012, in 21st century, A/V -- audio/visual, Daniel S. Christian, digital audio, digital learning, digital photography, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, digital video, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, future, IT in HE, learning spaces, mirroring and/or multiple devices, multi-touch, multimedia, Near Field Communication (NFC), smart classrooms, TVs, by Daniel Christian

A piece of the Next Generation Smart Classroom -- Daniel Christian -- June 2012

 

From DSC:
I wonder:

  • If the video wall  pictured above could be a Smart/connected TV and if it can share files as well as play files?
  • If such a setup will involve machine-to-machine communications (NFC, other)?
  • If it will be like banking setups whereby the student’s device must obtain a constantly rotating password to access a resource that expires in ___ seconds — and they must be in that room to get it?
  • If it will be hardware or software based…or both?

 

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Lytro Camera Review [McHugh]

On 06/25/2012, in digital photography, emerging technologies, innovation, by Daniel Christian

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bu.mp — move photos from your phone to your computer

On 05/29/2012, in digital photography, productivity / tips and tricks, tools, by Daniel Christian

bu.mp -- move photos from your phone to your computer

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Top 100 programs for animation, gaming, and design [Wilding]

On 05/17/2012, in animation, art, career development, design, digital audio, digital photography, digital storytelling, digital video, educational games / serious games, student-related, by Daniel Christian

Top 100 Schools for Animation, Gaming, and Design - May 2012

 

Excerpt:

The animation education industy has never been so competitive, with schools competing for students and students competing for a small number of available industry jobs. The job rate and student employability has dropped to the lowest in years, so a top-notch animation education has never been so critical.

All this has made choosing the right animation school extremely difficult. To help students navigate through the world of animation schools, we’ve put together the Top 100 most highly-regarded and sought after animation schools on the planet. This list of the Top 100 Schools in Animation, Gaming and Design was compiled via a mixture of school reviews, industry-reviewed lists like the Princeton Review, and via a survey of the animation industry professionals and recruiters from companies like Pixar, J.J. Sedelmaier and DreamWorks who were featured in our Interview Series. And without further ado, here are your Top 100 Schools in Animation, Gaming and Design:

 

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Adobe announces Creative Suite 6 (CS6) & Creative Cloud

On 04/24/2012, in Adobe, animation, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, content development, aggregation, repositories, creativity, design, digital audio, digital learning, digital photography, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, digital video, e-publishing related items (EPUB and more), education technology, elearning, graphics, interactivity, multimedia, productivity / tips and tricks, tools, vendors, by Daniel Christian

Adobe announces Creative Suite 6 and Adobe Creative Cloud on 4-23-12

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Adobe announces Creative Suite 6 and Adobe Creative Cloud on 4-23-12

 

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From DSC:

  • This last piece from David Nagel addresses my fears and concerns with our current emphasis on standardized tests, common core standards, etc.  The emphasis is on STEM and can lead to a one-size-fits-all type of education that doesn’t allow each student to identify and pursue their own passions enough.

 

Addendum on 5/2/12:

 

 

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