e-readers

Part of the perfect storm in higher ed — A rise in wealth for the wealthy; declines for the lower 93% [Fry & Taylor]

On 04/24/2013, in disruption, e-publishing related items (EPUB and more), e-readers, human-computer interaction (HCI), hybrid learning, interaction design, programming, teaching online, Uncategorized, by Daniel Christian

BII REPORT: Here’s why the “second screen” industry is set to explode — BusinessInsider.com

On 04/19/2013, in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, A/V -- audio/visual, analytics, animation, Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning / Deep Learning / Algorithms, Bring your own device (BYOD), cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, convergence, cost of getting a degree, dangers of the status quo, Daniel S. Christian, data related items, digital audio, digital learning, 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, entrepreneurship, experimentation, flipping -- inverted learning, game-changing environment, homeschooling/homeschoolers, human-computer interaction (HCI), innovation, intelligent systems, intelligent tutoring, interactivity, learning ecosystem, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, lifelong learning, machine-to-machine communications, mirroring and/or multiple devices, mobile learning, mobile technologies, MOOCs -- Massive Open Online Courses, more voice more choice more control, multi-touch, multimedia, Near Field Communication (NFC), New "Amazon.com" of Higher Education, new business models, online learning, online media, online tutoring, personalized/customized learning, second screen apps, smart/connected TV, social learning / networks, social media, storytelling, streams of content, student-related, technologies for your home, television, transmedia, trends, ubiquitous learning, videoconferencing, virtual field trips, virtual K-12 schools, Virtual Reality (VR) / worlds / learning, virtual tutoring, vision/possibilities, web-based collaboration, webinars, by Daniel Christian

BII REPORT: Here’s why the “second screen” industry is set to explode — BusinessInsider.com

Excerpt:

Here’s why the second screen industry will ultimately succeed:

Usage is growing rapidly
And mass acceptance isn’t even necessary
Second screen isn’t really a new activity
Second screen apps and sites are bridges

From DSC:
As this article alludes to, I wouldn’t rule the living room out in terms of where interactive, multimedia-based, educationally-related, second screen-based applications will turn up (apps backed up by data mining, AI, and opportunities for social learning). This area is poised for some serious growth.

Experiment: Innovate with Apple’s continually-developing ecosystem [Christian]

On 01/07/2013, in 21st century, A/V -- audio/visual, Apple, Bring your own device (BYOD), Daniel S. Christian, digital audio, digital learning, digital textbooks, digital video, e-books, e-publishing related items (EPUB and more), e-readers, education technology, elearning, emerging technologies, experimentation, future of higher education, higher education, human-computer interaction (HCI), innovation, internet, learning ecosystem, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, learning spaces, machine-to-machine communications, mirroring and/or multiple devices, mobile learning, multi-touch, multimedia, online learning, platforms, publishing, smart classrooms, smart/connected TV, social learning / networks, strategy, tablets, television, vision/possibilities, by Daniel Christian

From DSC:
The other day, I mentioned how important it will be for institutions of higher education to increase the priority of experimentation. Clicking on the graphic below will give you an example of the kind of vision/experiment that I’m talking about.

(Though, more practically speaking, to operationalize this type of vision would actually require a series of much smaller experiments; I just wanted to present the overall vision of how these pieces might fit together).

NOTE:
This 11″x17″ image is a 10MB PDF file, so it may take some time to appear.
Feel free to right-click on the graphic in order to download/save/print the file as well.

Also relevant is this upcoming event from educause:

The professor as digital author and publisher: Creating and delivering e-textbooks with iBooks Author and iTunes U

1/8/13 addendum resulting from a Tweet from a great colleague, Mr. Travis LaFleur (@travislafleur), UX Designer at BiggsGilmore

Check out the work of Fraser Speirs (@fraserspeirs) — example blog posting: Refresh: The Platform

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Over the top: the new war for TV is just beginning [Patel]

On 12/05/2012, in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, A/V -- audio/visual, analytics, Apple, Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning / Deep Learning / Algorithms, Bring your own device (BYOD), business side of he, changing business models, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, Daniel S. Christian, data related items, digital audio, digital learning, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, digital video, disruption, 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, experimentation, future, game-changing environment, Google, higher education, human-computer interaction (HCI), innovation, intelligent systems, intelligent tutoring, interactivity, internet, K-12 related, learning agents, learning ecosystem, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, learning spaces, machine-to-machine communications, media/film, Microsoft, mirroring and/or multiple devices, multi-touch, multimedia, Near Field Communication (NFC), New "Amazon.com" of Higher Education, new business models, online learning, online media, online tutoring, participation, personalized/customized learning, play, smart classrooms, smart/connected TV, social learning / networks, social media, streams of content, technologies for your home, telecommunications, telepresence, television, training / L&D, transmedia, trends, ubiquitous learning, user experience (UX), using teams, videoconferencing, virtual field trips, virtual K-12 schools, Virtual Reality (VR) / worlds / learning, virtual tutoring, webinars, by Daniel Christian

From DSC:
I’m beginning to wonder if many of us will be moving off of Moodle, Sakai, Bb Learn, Desire2Learn, etc. to platforms and ecosystems that are being created by Apple, Google, Amazon, and Microsoft. Rockstar professors on “primetime” — or anytime. If that happens, you can be sure there will be teams of specialists creating and delivering the content and learning experiences.

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 / Machine Learning / Deep Learning / Algorithms, 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 "Amazon.com" of Higher Education, 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, smart/connected TV, social learning / networks, social media, strategy, streams of content, student-related, tablets, technologies for your home, television, training / L&D, transmedia, trends, 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

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.”

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 / Machine Learning / Deep Learning / Algorithms, 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 "Amazon.com" of Higher Education, new business models, new media literacies, online learning, online media, online tutoring, participation, personalized/customized learning, second screen apps, smart classrooms, smart/connected TV, social learning / networks, social media, streams of content, technologies for your home, telepresence, television, training / L&D, transmedia, trends, 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:

Also see:

This is the dream Apple TV concept — from cultofmac.com by Alex Heath
Quick Review: New Apple TV’s (3rd gen) Pros and Cons — from blogote.com
Check out what Apple TV might look like — from businessinsider.com by Dylan Love
Study reveals that Connected TVs are ready for prime time — from mediatel.co.uk by Jeff Siegel
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From DSC:
This relates to what I’m calling “Learning from the Living [Class] Room”

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, smart/connected TV, 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

From DSC:
Hmmm…what if this is the sort of functionality that the Smart/Connected TV begins to offer?

Tagged with: creativity • digital learning • digital storytelling • digital textbooks • educational technology • future • human-computer interaction (HCI) • innovation • learning spaces • multi-touch • multimedia • smart classrooms • Smart/Connected TV

The education giant adapts — from MIT Technology Review by Jessica Leber
Pearson is the world’s largest book publisher. Now it wants to be a one-stop shop for digital education.

Excerpt:

Pearson pulled this off with a decade-long string of acquisitions that helped it shift its emphasis from selling books to selling education services. The London-based company styles itself as the “world’s leading learning company,” even if that learning isn’t delivered through traditional books. These days, Pearson is more like an IT department for classrooms and schools. It sells technology infrastructure, software, and consulting services to schools—services that in turn help deliver the vast stock of textbook content Pearson owns. The company says its revenue from online content and services will surpass those of the traditional publishing business this year.

From DSC:
I congratulate Pearson on reinventing itself. The words of Steve Jobs ring in my mind…something about cannibalizing one’s business before someone else does it for you. Several other words and phrases come to my mind after seeing the above article — that regular readers of this blog and my archived website will instantly recognize:

Dangers of the status quo
Staying relevant
Survival
Disruption/change
New business models
Game-changing environment
Using teams of specialists

Also relevant here/see:

Three big changes ahead for higher education — from onlinelearninginsights.wordpress.com

Tagged with: CFHE12 • change • disruption • e-books • e-publishing related items (EPUB and more) • e-readers • educational technology • game-changing environment • higher education • innovation • IT • new business models • new publishing models • online learning • online media • publishing • staying relevant • surviving • Using teams

26 iBooks Author how-to videos [Byrne]

On 11/16/2012, in e-books, e-publishing related items (EPUB and more), e-readers, new business models, publishing, by Daniel Christian

26 iBooks Author how-to videos — from freetech4teachers.com by Richard Byrne

Also see:

Create and publish amazing multi-touch books for iPad using iBooks Author – mLearnCon 2012 Presentation — by Jeff Batt

Also see:

Tactilize raises $1 million+ for its self-publishing iPad app, from all over the globe — from thenextweb.com by Robin Wauters

Addendum on 11/19/12:

Tagged with: e-publishing related items (EPUB and more) • e-readers • iPad • new publishing models • publishing

The “Online Learning Dream Team” as of November 2012 [Christian]

On 11/12/2012, in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, analytics, Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning / Deep Learning / Algorithms, Augmented Reality (AR), cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, collaboration, communities of practice, competency-based learning/education, convergence, Daniel S. Christian, data related items, digital audio, digital learning, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, digital video, e-publishing related items (EPUB and more), e-readers, education, education technology, educational games / serious games, elearning, future, future of higher education, higher education, human-computer interaction (HCI), innovation, instructional design, intelligent systems, intelligent tutoring, internet, K-12 related, learner profiles, learning agents, learning ecosystem, learning preferences, machine-to-machine communications, mirroring and/or multiple devices, mobile learning, more voice more choice more control, multimedia, online learning, online media, online tutoring, personalized/customized learning, real-world assignments, second screen apps, smart/connected TV, social learning / networks, social media, student-related, technology (general), telepresence, user experience (UX), user interface design, by Daniel Christian

From DSC:
I understand that Mr. George Lucas is going to express his generosity in donating the $4.05 billion from the sale of Lucasfilm to education.

Here’s a question/idea that I’d like to put forth to Mr. Lucas (or to the United States Department of Education, or to another interested/committed party):

Would you consider using the $4+ billion gift to build an “Online Learning Dream Team?”

Original image credit (before purchased/edited by DSC)
yobro10 / 123RF Stock Photo

From DSC:
What do you think? What other “players” — technologies, vendors, skillsets, etc. — should be on this team?

Perhaps videography?
Online tutoring?
Student academic services?
Animation?
Digital photography?

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[California] Governor Brown signs bills to provide free digital textbooks for students [Doyle]

On 10/01/2012, in digital textbooks, e-books, e-publishing related items (EPUB and more), e-readers, legislatures / government / legal, tablets, textbooks, trends, by Daniel Christian

[California] Governor Brown signs bills to provide free digital textbooks for students — from technapex.com by Caity Doyle

Tagged with: digital learning • digital textbooks • e-books • e-publishing related items (EPUB and more) • e-readers • legislation • publishing • textbooks • trends

Reflections from “How students can create their own e-textbooks on an iPad” [edudemic.com]

On 09/25/2012, in Daniel S. Christian, digital textbooks, e-books, e-publishing related items (EPUB and more), e-readers, education reform, education technology, game-changing environment, K-12 related, pedagogy, teaching & learning, tools, by Daniel Christian

How students can create their own e-textbooks on an iPad — from edudemic.com

Excerpt (emphasis DSC):

In July, Greg Kulowiec and I taught a workshop on Creating Digital Course Content. One of our participants, a high school math teacher, initially set out to create his own textbook. However, as we started exploring BookCreator, he realized that the real value may be in the students creating their own collection of books over the course of the year.

From DSC:
I like this idea of giving students more tools to create their own content.

When talking to an ed tech contact from Ohio at this summer’s Moodlemoot, he mentioned that in his 20 districts, there’s a new paradigm now — students are creating the content.

Perhaps this is the answer to the oft-asked question, “WHO will create and maintain the content?”

Publishers?
Teams of specialists within a school district, college, or university?
Teachers and faculty members?
Or will it be the students themselves, guided by their teachers and faculty members?

Tagged with: Daniel S. Christian • digital textbooks • e-books • e-publishing related items (EPUB and more) • e-readers • education reform • game-changing environment • iPad • pedagogy • student-related • teaching & learning • tools

Yesterday’s announcements from Amazon

On 09/07/2012, in digital textbooks, e-books, e-publishing related items (EPUB and more), e-readers, publishing, vendors, by Daniel Christian

A close-up look at Amazon’s new Kindles — readwriteweb.com

Excerpt:

After a big corporate self-hug as CEO Jeff Bezos took the stage, Amazon focused on three key items: new Kindle Readers, new Kindle Fires, and enhancements to the Amazon ecosystem tying them all together. (For more analysis on the new products and services, see What The New Kindle Means To Amazon.)

Amazon assaults iPad turf with high-end Kindle Fire HD –– from CNET.com by Jay Greene
The new Kindle Fire HD 4G LTE tablet, which will run consumers $499 without a data plan, moves Amazon from the low end f the market onto the iPad’s turf.

Everything you need to know about today’s Amazon Kindle event in LA — from thenextweb.com by Harrison Weber

Hands on with Amazon’s 7″ Kindle Fire HD and hands-off with the 8.7″ model — from thenextweb.com by Matthew Panzarino

Why e-readers evolved a lot today: Kindle Paperwhite and Kobo Glo — from gigaom.com
With the releases of the Kindle Paperwhite and Kobo Glo today, we saw an evolution in e-readers. The devices don’t have more tablet-like features, but they should still provide much better reading experiences than older models.

Amazon goes Kindle Fire HD 4G crazy to compete with Apple’s iPad — from fastcompany.com by Noah Robischon
Rumors of a mobile phone and Apple TV competitor remained just that, but a range of Kindle devices including a $69 Kindle, a “Paperwhite” e-reader, and the high-end Kindle Fire HD 4G LTE, shows that Amazon is stepping up to Apple.

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