On 08/23/2010,
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by Daniel Christian
On 08/23/2010,
in educational games / serious games, engineering,
by Daniel Christian
On 08/17/2010,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, A/V -- audio/visual, blended learning, change, changing business models, collaboration, convergence, dangers of the status quo, digital audio, digital learning, digital photography, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, digital video, disruption, distance education, education technology, educational games / serious games, elearning, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, expectations, face-to-face, future, game-changing environment, global / globalization, hybrid learning, innovation, interactivity, K-12 related, learning ecosystem, learning spaces, multimedia, online learning, online media, social learning / networks, technologies for your home, telecommunications, trends, videoconferencing, virtual field trips, virtual K-12 schools, Virtual Reality (VR) / worlds / learning, virtual tutoring, vision/possibilities, webinars,
by Daniel Christian
Online collaboration: New innovations pave the way for convergence — from prnewswire.com
Merger of television and computer takes giant step closer as innovative online tool suite is released
CALABASAS, Calif., Aug. 16 /PRNewswire/ — Anticipating the coming paradigm shift that will merge your television and your computer, NxtGenTV has just released the most cohesive system of online tools to facilitate the ultimate interactive communication platform. Four years of innovating has resulted in NetConference.com, an elegant, easy-to-use online meeting system that supports the diverse requirements of single users, small and medium size businesses as well as enterprise and nonprofit organizations. Creating a new opportunity for the global audience to interact online in even greater and more efficient ways is only one of the many benefits of building a social media broadcasting system that facilitates Communication, Collaboration, Presentation and Education.
An industry leader in online games, apps, widgets, banners and rich media development for major entertainment brands, The Illusion Factory created a new company, NxtGenTV to develop and patent cutting-edge online technologies such as shared synchronized visual media and other key innovations that will further blur the lines between computers and television. “We have been passionate about creating the cumulative new systems that will drive Convergence,” shares Brian Weiner, CEO of The Illusion Factory, “our creation of NxtGenTV will lead the push for truly interactive television.”
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On 08/16/2010,
in animation, cost of getting a degree, digital audio, digital learning, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, digital video, disruption, e-books, e-readers, education technology, educational games / serious games, elearning, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, future of higher education, game-changing environment, generational differences, higher education, multimedia, new business models, play, simulations, Virtual Reality (VR) / worlds / learning,
by Daniel Christian
The type of learning materials that can be produced by an organization such as Virtual Heroes is the type/quality of material that will be produced in a vision that I have been calling “The Forthcoming Walmart of Education.”
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Also see:
- Duke U School of Medicine Expands Virtual Game Use for Future Doctors — from CampusTechnology.com by Dian Schaffhauser [via SteveKnode.com]
The Duke University School of Medicine is expanding its efforts to train future doctors in clinical skills through 3D virtual games. The school, which has about 421 students in its MD program, is once again teaming up with Virtual Heroes, a company that creates training products for healthcare, federal systems, and business. Virtual Heroes, a division of research and engineering firm Applied Research Associates, worked with the school in 2007 to create 3DiTeams, an immersive environment that allows participants to play a role in a team medical setting.
From DSC:
This is why I would encourage the U.S. government to see if they can get 1-2 billion — from the billionaires who are donating much of their wealth to charitable causes — in order to create such professionally-done, interactive, engaging, team-created learning materials. Then make those materials available — free of charge — throughout the world.
On 08/06/2010,
in adjunct faculty, digital storytelling, education technology, educational games / serious games, faculty/staff, mobile learning, mobile technologies,
by Daniel Christian
Discussions on four current topics in academic technologies — from Ruben Puentedura
The slides from [Ruben Puentedura’s] recent presentations at Swarthmore College are now online:
- Rethinking data visualization: From dynamic illustration to analytic narrative
- Learning with games, learning from games
- Mobile devices in education: An alternative approach
- Building faculty communities of practice in a networked age
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Example slide from “Learning with games, learning from games”:
On 08/06/2010,
in Adobe, Apple, corporate universities / corporate training, educational games / serious games, elearning, instructional design, teaching & learning, training / L&D, workplace,
by Daniel Christian
Top 70 eLearning Articles – Hot Topics: iPad Adobe Captivate – July 2010 — from elearninglearning.com by Tony Karrer
The following are the top items based on social signals…
On 08/04/2010,
in education technology, educational games / serious games,
by Daniel Christian
DimensionU expands educational gaming multiverse with literacy games — from The Journal by David Nagel
Educational game developer Tabula Digita has launched the DimensionU Learning System, an expansion of the DimensionM series that now incorporates an all-new gaming universe, DimensionL, focusing on literacy skills.
DimensionM is a cross-platform immersive gaming environment focused on math for students in grades 3 through 12. It offers a 3D environment in which players carry out missions in multiplayer or, in some cases, solo games. Players face mathematical obstacles, which, when solved, allow them to advance and score points. There are now four distinct missions available in DimensionM: TowerStorm, Swarm, Meltdown, and Velocity. (In addition, DimensionU offers two standalone single-player games, Evolver for pre-algebra and Dimenxian for algebra.)
Like DimensionM, DimensionL provides an immersive 3D environment in which students score points in games that involve correctly answering questions pertinent to the topic. The literacy games in DimensionL–which are, like DimensionM, TowerStorm, Swarm, Meltdown, and Velocity–cover language conventions, parts of speech, reading skills, writing skills, and vocabulary for various skill levels or grades. The literacy games are targeted toward students in grades 3 through 9.
On 07/30/2010,
in Augmented Reality (AR), cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, education technology, educational games / serious games, emerging technologies, K-12 related, mobile learning, mobile technologies, multimedia, new media literacies,
by Daniel Christian
On 07/16/2010,
in Apple, digital audio, digital learning, digital photography, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, digital video, disruption, e-books, e-readers, education technology, educational games / serious games, engagement / engaging students, interactivity, multimedia, publishing,
by Daniel Christian
On 07/13/2010,
in animation, digital audio, digital video, educational games / serious games, K-12 related, multi-touch, student-related,
by Daniel Christian
On 07/06/2010,
in economics, education, educational games / serious games, elearning, engagement / engaging students, K-12 related, mathematics, simulations,
by Daniel Christian
Rags to Riches — from ilearntechnology.com
What it is: Rags to Riches takes Lemonade Tycoon to a whole new level with simulated business. In Rags to Riches, students are working to make their band a success. Students play the part of a new band going on tour with a few new songs. As they play the Rags to Riches game simulation, students must make decisions about what the band should do. They have to decide which cities are best for them to play in, what venues to play, how much money to spend on publicity and how much to charge for tickets. Students start out with $100 and must make wise decisions to continue in the simulation. When they run out of money, the game ends and they must start again.
How to integrate Rags to Riches into the classroom: If you teach students like mine, breaking out Lemonade Tycoon in the classroom is met by cheers from some and with eye rolls by others who are “way too cool” for a lemonade stand. For those students, Rags to Riches is in order…
On 07/01/2010,
in educational games / serious games, elearning, higher education, K-12 related, languages and translation, online learning,
by Daniel Christian
