On 08/17/2011,
in 21st century, A/V -- audio/visual, convergence, Daniel S. Christian, digital learning, digital textbooks, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, New "Amazon.com" of Higher Education, technologies for your home, transmedia, trends,
by Daniel Christian
Some updates on learning from the living room:
US cable and pay TV lose another half million customers in Q2, 2011 – cord cutting continues — from appmarket.tv by Richard Kastelein
According to Bloomberg, the six largest publicly traded U.S. cable and Pay TV providers are to lose 580,000 customers in the second quarter of 2011 – which is the biggest such decline in history.
‘TV textbooks’ bring access to low-income Florida students — from eSchoolNews.com by Jenna Zwang
Jacksonville officials introduce a program to raise reading scores
Prompted by lackluster reading scores, Duval County Public Schools (DCPS) in Jacksonville, Fla., is attempting to reach low-income students by turning students’ televisions into learning centers.
Time Warner cable head says company future is broadband, not TV –– ReelSEO Video Marketing by Jeremy Scott
Well surprise, surprise. The chief executive of Time Warner Cable, the second-largest cable operator in the U.S., says that broadband is the anchor service of the company’s future, not television. And while that may be a no-brainer for most of us observers in the industry, it’s still a pretty big deal for a cable company to admit their future isn’t in cable (emphasis DSC).
Research: Connected TV will be consumers’ portal to the Web by 2015 — from fierceonlinevideo.com
Google, Motorola deal may impact TV future — from bizreport.com by Kristina Knight
Add another destination for online giant Google – your living room (emphasis DSC). With the announcement that Google will purchase Motorola Mobility many in the space wonder what is next.
Addendum on 8/18/11:
- TV trends to watch at IBC 2011 — from tvgenius.net by Emma Wells
On 08/09/2011,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, A/V -- audio/visual, convergence, digital audio, digital learning, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, digital video, mirroring and/or multiple devices, streams of content, technologies for your home, television, transmedia, trends, UK,
by Daniel Christian
How the BBC is quietly, confidently shaping the future of TV –– from FastCompany.com by Kit Eaton
[On Monday] morning the BBC launched a whole new version of its iPlayer app, destined for connected TVs that sport a Net connection. In essence this means the BBC has taken its TV content online, added on-demand features, advanced search powers, playability on multiple platforms both mobile and static, and then fed all of its lessons back into an app…for TVs.
On 08/07/2011,
in creativity, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, emerging technologies, innovation, story, storytelling,
by Daniel Christian
Storytelling: Digital technology allows us to tell tales in innovative new ways — from guardian.co.uk by Aleks Krotoski
As the tools available to publishers grow more sophisticated, it’s up to us to experiment and see what sticks
On 07/27/2011,
in computer science, digital learning, digital textbooks, e-publishing related items (EPUB and more), education technology, emerging technologies, higher education, human-computer interaction (HCI), interaction design, interactivity, interface design, K-12 related, mathematics, multi-touch, programming, publishing, Uncategorized, usability, user experience (UX), user interface design,
by Daniel Christian
From Brett Victor’s “Kill Math” page
The power to understand and predict the quantities of the world should not be restricted to those with a freakish knack for manipulating abstract symbols.
When most people speak of Math, what they have in mind is more its mechanism than its essence. This “Math” consists of assigning meaning to a set of symbols, blindly shuffling around these symbols according to arcane rules, and then interpreting a meaning from the shuffled result. The process is not unlike casting lots.
This mechanism of math evolved for a reason: it was the most efficient means of modeling quantitative systems given the constraints of pencil and paper. Unfortunately, most people are not comfortable with bundling up meaning into abstract symbols and making them dance. Thus, the power of math beyond arithmetic is generally reserved for a clergy of scientists and engineers (many of whom struggle with symbolic abstractions more than they’ll actually admit).
We are no longer constrained by pencil and paper. The symbolic shuffle should no longer be taken for granted as the fundamental mechanism for understanding quantity and change. Math needs a new interface.
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On 07/26/2011,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, 3D, A/V -- audio/visual, convergence, corporate universities / corporate training, Daniel S. Christian, digital audio, digital learning, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, digital video, disruption, e-books, e-publishing related items (EPUB and more), e-readers, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, flipping -- inverted learning, future, future of higher education, global / globalization, higher education, homeschooling/homeschoolers, human-computer interaction (HCI), innovation, intelligent systems, intelligent tutoring, internet, K-12 related, learning ecosystem, learning spaces, media/film, mirroring and/or multiple devices, multi-touch, multimedia, music, new media literacies, online learning, online media, online tutoring, personalized/customized learning, play, social learning / networks, social media, storytelling, streams of content, technologies for your home, technology (general), telecommunications, telepresence, television, training / L&D, transmedia, trends, user experience (UX), videoconferencing, virtual field trips, virtual K-12 schools, Virtual Reality (VR) / worlds / learning, virtual tutoring, web-based collaboration,
by Daniel Christian
Intel predicts Smart TV is the device of the future — from nyxiotechnologies.com’s blog
Chipmaker Intel believes that the Smart TV is the electronic device of the future, in the living room anyway.
Excerpt:
The Smart TV is already upon us, in its various forms from various manufacturers. It has arrived with 3D capabilities, web browsing and social networking and applications. Currently Samsung and LG seem to be two of the big players pushing the Smart TV to consumers.
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On 07/20/2011,
in digital textbooks, e-books, e-publishing related items (EPUB and more), e-readers, higher education, innovation, K-12 related, learning, learning theories, memory, metacognition / metacognitive skills, publishing, strategy, student teaching/teacher education, teachers, teaching & learning,
by Daniel Christian
Teaching secrets: Teaching students how to learn — from Edweek.org by Cossondra George
Excerpt:
Awareness of common pitfalls and effective strategies can support your efforts to help students “learn to learn” throughout the school year…
From DSC:
I sure wish instructional designers, subject matter experts, professors and teachers could annotate their “books” to give concrete, practical ideas and strategies that would help students to better study, understand, and remember the relevant materials. My early take on this might be achieved via a multi-layered, digital textbook approach that would hopefully address metacognition and help students learn how to learn:
On 07/18/2011,
in digital textbooks, e-books, e-readers, publishing, student-related, textbooks, vendors,
by Daniel Christian
Amazon rolls out textbook rentals for Kindle, promises discounts up to 80 percent — from by Donald Melanson
Addendum on 7/18/11:
- Textbook rentals come to the Kindle: Probably not a money-saver — from ReadWriteWeb by Audrey Watters
On 07/18/2011,
in 21st century, change, collaboration, digital learning, digital textbooks, e-books, education technology, learning, learning preferences, library / librarians, new media literacies, smart classrooms,
by Daniel Christian
New ways of learning effects library design — Aaron Cohen Associates
Excerpt:
Technology has impacted the way we use library collections. It has impacted the way we interact in the library building. The landscape of learning has changed so much that we need to ask – “Is someone literate if they can not use digital technology?”
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Watch the full episode. See more Digital Media – New Learners Of The 21st Century.
On 07/14/2011,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, 3D, A/V -- audio/visual, animation, Apple, art, changing business models, convergence, creativity, digital audio, digital learning, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, digital video, disruption, educational games / serious games, elearning, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, generational differences, human-computer interaction (HCI), innovation, interaction design, interactivity, K-12 related, learning ecosystem, love of learning, media/film, multimedia, new business models, new media literacies, publishing, quality, reading, storytelling, technologies for your home, tools, trends, user experience (UX), user interface design, using teams,
by Daniel Christian
Check out:
- Fantastic new children’s iPad book by author William Joyce — from curiositycounts.com as curated by Maria Popova
Also see:
- iTunes Preview of “The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore” by Moonbot Studios LA, LLC
- The Making Of Morris: Part 4 (Invitations To Adventure)
- The Making Of Morris: Part 3 (Thousands Of Books)
- morrislessmore.com
- MOONBOT Studios: An interplanetary creative expedition of story and art
From DSC:
This also nicely illustrates why I believe we need to use teams of specialists to create and deliver our learning materials (June 2009).
On 07/05/2011,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, digital learning, digital textbooks, United States,
by Daniel Christian
On 07/05/2011,
in digital audio, digital learning, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, digital video, media/film, mobile learning, mobile technologies, multi-touch, multimedia, story, storytelling, transmedia,
by Daniel Christian
Storytelling gets an upgrade: Beyond tactile stories — from digitalbookworld.com by J.C. Hutchins, novelist and transmedia storyteller
Excerpt:
Over the course of my two previous pieces on storytelling upgrades, I showed how tactile and kinetic features native to the iPad can be linked to traditional narrative devices, such as foreshadowing. However, where it gets really exciting is how the device can unlock a deeply interactive and immersive environment in which the “reader” is an integral part of a nonlinear story—all narrative features that cannot be rendered in print.
Up to now, I had been focusing on the tactile and kinetic, but there are dozens of ways exist to leverage the iPad’s other built-in features, including…
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StoryWorld Conference + Expo is a timely event for:
- Transmedia content developers
- Book publishing professionals
- Television development and acquisition professionals
- Film professionals
- Advertising agencies and multi-media marketing firms
- Game developers (including web, video, roleplaying and alternate reality games)
- Mobile developers
- Production companies
- Literary and entertainment agencies
- Writers and content creators
- Media consultants
- Any firm or professional in the business of producing cross-platform content