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The International Journal of Multimedia & Its Applications (IJMA) is a quarterly open access journal that publishes articles which contribute new results in all areas of the Multimedia & its applications. The journal focuses on all technical and practical aspects of Multimedia and its applications. The goal of this journal is to bring together researchers and practitioners from academia and industry to focus on understanding recent developments this arena, and establishing new collaborations in these areas.

Authors are solicited to contribute to the journal by submitting articles that illustrate research results, projects, surveying works and industrial experiences that describe significant advances in the areas of Multimedia & its applications. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following

Audio, image, video processing
Digital Multimedia Broadcasting
Education and Training
Multimedia analysis and Internet
Multimedia and Artificial Intelligence
Multimedia Applications
Multimedia Communication and Networking
Multimedia Content Understanding
Multimedia Databases and File Systems
Multimedia human-machine interface and interaction
Multimedia Interface and Interaction
Multimedia security and content protection
Multimedia Signal Processing
Multimedia standards and related issues
Multimedia Systems and Devices
Operating system mechanisms for multimedia
Virtual reality and 3-D imaging
Wireless, Mobile Computing and Multimedia

Tagged with: AI • digital audio • digital video • internet • multimedia

Some interesting journals relating to science & engineering research

On 02/25/2010, in computer science, engineering, multimedia, science, by Daniel Christian

Academy & Industry Research Collaboration Center ( AIRCC ) is a non profit organization promoting science & engineering research worldwide with out any discrimination. It’s acting as a bridge between young and experienced professionals through series of activities such as workshops, conferences and journals etc.

AIRCC depends on researchers, academicians and corporate support for bridging relationships with existing scientific & engineering organizations and customizing relationships with standard bodies. The main purpose of this forum is to promote new research and applications in the field of Computer science & Engineering and allied fields.

Tagged with: computer science • engineering • journals • multimedia • science

53 of the best tech blogs out there — from Digitized.com

On 02/23/2010, in blogs / blogging / vlogging, education technology, emerging technologies, innovation, internet, IT in HE, mobile technologies, multimedia, new media literacies, online learning, technologies for your home, by Daniel Christian

Tagged with: blogging • educational technology • technologies

Introducing a new digital magazine experience — from Adobe

On 02/17/2010, in interaction design, interface design, multimedia, publishing, by Daniel Christian

Tagged with: interaction design • interface design • multimedia • publishing

The World Is Open – Now, WE ALL LEARN with Web Technology — from ELI

In this session, Curtis J. Bonk, Professor for Instructional Systems Technology at Indiana University System, offers an intriguing look at 10 technology trends that he calls educational openers. When combined, the first letter of each opener spells the acronym WE ALL LEARN. This model helps make sense of the role of various technologies in open education and participatory environments, including e-books, podcasts, streamed videos, open courseware, online learning portals, social networking tools like Facebook and Ning, YouTube videos, wikis, and virtual worlds (emphasis DSC). Clearly, technology-based learning continues to open new learning pathways for all the connected learners of this planet. At the same time, thousands of organizations and individuals are sharing their course materials, expertise, and instructional ideas globally, thereby expanding learning opportunities and resources even further. As this occurs, members of the media, politicians, educators, students, parents, and others are asking important questions about the quality of such contents.

Tagged with: digital video • ocw • podcasting • social networking • virtual reality / worlds / learning • wikis

Digital Journalist’s Handbook

On 02/16/2010, in blogs / blogging / vlogging, design, digital audio, digital storytelling, digital video, journalism, multimedia, social learning / networks, web design and production, writing, by Daniel Christian

The Digital Journalist’s Handbook is composed of 12 chapters, each covering a different tool in the digital journalist’s arsenal:

THE NEW MEDIA MINDSET

An examination of the current state of journalism and what it means to be a digital journalist.

WRITING FOR THE WEB

• Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
• Headlines
• Linking
• Breaking news
• Comments
• Analytics
• Computer-assisted reporting

BLOGGING

• Getting started
• Blog platforms
• Design
• Other types of blogs
• RSS
• Creating a successful blog

PHOTOGRAPHY

• Choosing a camera
• Composing a photo
• Shooting in the field
• Digital photo editing

AUDIO

• Choosing an audio recorder
• Microphones and accessories
• Recording in the field
• Interviewing
• Ambient sound
• Narration
• Audio editing
• Posting and sharing audio
• Podcasting

AUDIO SLIDESHOWS

• Creating the slideshow
• Soundslides

VIDEO

• Choosing a camera
• Camera accessories
• Composing video
• Recording in the field
• Interviewing
• Video editing
• Posting and sharing video

WEB DESIGN

• Content Management Systems (CMS)
• HTML
• CSS
• Journalism and programming

SOCIAL NETWORKING

• Twitter
• Facebook
• MySpace
• Digg
• StumbleUpon
• YouTube
• Flickr
• Delicious
• Making the most of social networks

DATA VISUALIZATION

• Interactive maps
• Databases
• Creating a visualization

FLASH

• The Flash interface
• The capabilities of Flash
• Publishing Flash files
• The disadvantages of Flash

WHAT NOW?

Advice and lessons on what digital journalists should do with the tools they learn

GLOSSARY

The glossary contains more than 130 definitions of everything from ActionScript to zoom. It includes simple definitions for commonly used terms such as convergence, geotagging, flame war and technologies like Drupal, Creative Commons, and Ruby on Rails.

Tagged with: blogging • digital audio • digital photography • digital storytelling • digital video • multimedia • new media literacies • social media • social networking • web design • writing

Free Final Cut Pro/Express class — resource from Vicky Seaburg

On 02/15/2010, in Apple, digital video, multimedia, by Daniel Christian

Getting Started with Final Cut Pro/Express — free course! — resource from Vicky Seaburg, Calvin College Instructional Graphics Office

Tagged with: Apple • digital video • multimedia

Learning in a participatory culture: A conversation about new media and education (Part Three)

On 02/13/2010, in digital audio, digital storytelling, digital video, multimedia, new media literacies, by Daniel Christian

Learning in a Participatory Culture: A Conversation About New Media and Education (Part Three) — from newmedialiteracies.org by Henry Jenkins

Sections/sub-topics include:

So far, we have been talking about new media, but it is clear that they do not replace the old ones.
Therefore we need to use multiple media.
Can we think then that schools lose many of learning opportunities supported by new media?
Maybe your idea of transmedia phenomenon may be a way to explore opportunities offered by the media. For example, teaching students how to write narrative texts when using the Harry Potter books, movies or video games.
And what about social networks, a new widespread medium of communication among young people and also among many adults?
What is the role that these networks can play in schools?

Also see:

Tagged with: digital storytelling • multimedia • new media literacies • transmedia

Call for proposals — for NMC Symposium

On 02/12/2010, in higher education, multimedia, online media, by Daniel Christian

Call for proposals — for NMC Symposium — from the New Media Consortium

Themes
The Symposium is designed to stimulate dialog around the ideas, tools, best practices, and philosophies that underpin the use of new media in education. New media, for this event, is interpreted broadly as anything from creative uses of digital media and new forms of communication to alternative publishing methods and media-rich tools. The Symposium seeks to explore new media in the context of a current social phenomenon and not simply as a means of content delivery.

Proposals are encouraged on any of the following themes, but this list is not exhaustive and selections will not be limited to these categories:

digital gaming in education
digital storytelling practices
new forms of multimedia production and delivery
social media, social networking and global connections
new media and mobile devices
data visualization
media-rich communication tools
new literacies
any technology or practice that shows promise for engaging students and supporting teaching and learning using new media

Tagged with: NCM • new media literacies

McGraw-Hill brings together social media & education experts to discuss the future of digital innovation in higher education

Geo-tagging will be a powerful tool for higher education
The Apple iPad will have a significant impact in the education market
The “smudging” of technologies: Augmented reality, mobile computing and crowdsourcing.
Social media can help solve the student engagement crisis.
In order for both students and instructors to engage in social media, there needs to be a level of incentive.

Be sure to check out their GradeGuru video/piece for:

An interesting new incentive system for students
An engaging way to relay information
A great illustration of the power of the web to aid in sharing educationally-related information; social learning
A way to find other students who have good notes

Tagged with: Apple • augmented reality • collaboration • crowdsourcing • educational technology • engaging students • Keeping students engaged • publishing • social media • student-related

2010 NMC Symposium on New Media and Learning — New Media Consortium

On 02/11/2010, in digital storytelling, education technology, educational games / serious games, emerging technologies, higher education, multimedia, online media, storytelling, teaching & learning, trends, by Daniel Christian

2010 NMC Symposium on New Media and Learning — New Media Consortium

The 2010 NMC Symposium on New Media and Learning, the fifteenth in the NMC’s Series of Virtual Symposia, will explore the impact of new media on teaching, learning, research, and creative expression, especially in higher education. New media, for this event, is interpreted broadly as anything from creative uses of digital media and new forms of communication to alternative publishing methods and media-rich tools. The Symposium seeks to explore new media in the context of a current social phenomenon and not simply as a means of content delivery.

Join keynote speakers Joe Lambert of the Center for Digital Storytelling and Constance Steinkuehler of the University of Wisconsin–Madison in sessions that delve into topics from educational gaming to telling deeply compelling stories using digital media. The annual Symposium on New Media and Learning is a conversation about the most vital and relevant applications of new media for education.

Tagged with: digital storytelling • educational gaming • multimedia • new media literacies • storytelling • teaching & learning

A Great Example of Using Multiple Forms of Media

On 02/09/2010, in multimedia, by Daniel Christian

A Great Example of Using Multiple Forms of Media — from minutebio.com

Tagged with: multimedia

Teaching writing in a social media age: one recent example

On 02/08/2010, in digital video, multimedia, writing, by Daniel Christian

Teaching writing in a social media age: one recent example — from NITLE and Bryan Alexander
(Discusses opportunities for engagement via blogging and digital video.)

Tagged with: digital video • writing

The Future of Higher Education: Beyond the Campus

On 02/07/2010, in 21st century, budgets, business side of he, change, colleges, consortiums, convergence, dangers of the status quo, disruption, education technology, engagement / engaging students, expectations, future, future of higher education, game-changing environment, global / globalization, higher education, innovation, internet, learning, learning ecosystem, learning spaces, mobile learning, multimedia, new media literacies, online learning, pedagogy, social learning / networks, teaching & learning, teaching online, technologies for your home, telecommunications, traditional / tradition, training / L&D, using teams, videoconferencing, web-based collaboration, by Daniel Christian

The Future of Higher Education: Beyond the Campus — from iangardnergb.blogspot.com

“Lots and lots at the time being on the future of HE, especially in the UK due to the funding cuts, imminent election, etc. One of the latest reports is a joint one from JISC, SERF, EDUCAUSE and CAUDIT, showing many issues are not just affecting the UK. “

Abstract:
Higher education’s purpose is to equip students for success in life—in the workplace, in communities, and in their personal lives. While this purpose may have remained constant for centuries, the world around colleges and universities is undergoing significant change. Higher education is under pressure to meet greater expectations, whether for student numbers, educational preparation, workforce needs, or economic development. Meanwhile, the resources available are likely to decline. New models, an intense focus on the student experience, and a drive for innovation and entrepreneurism will ensure that higher education continues to meet society’s needs. Information technology supports virtually every aspect of higher education, including finances, learning, research, security, and sustainability, and IT professionals need to understand the range of problems their institutions face so they apply IT where it brings greatest value. Creating this future will require collaboration across organizational and national boundaries, bringing together the collective intelligence of people from backgrounds including education, corporations, and government.

From DSC:
Many quotes jumped off of the pages of the report, but here’s one of them:

Higher education represents a complex, adaptive system that is influenced by larger societal trends and information technology. If higher education is adaptive, what will its future be?

Tagged with: budgetary • challenges • change • future • future of higher education • higher education • learning ecosystem • strategy • student expectations • student-related • teaching & learning • technologies • Using teams • web-based collaboration

From DSC:
Which question is dead? This one:

Where is the return on investment in all of this technology?

Through the last several decades, as we’ve invested in PCs, Macs, cabling/telecommunications infrastructure, wireless access points, LANs, servers, routers, etc…the question kept being asked, “Where’s the return on investment with all of this technology?”

To me, that question is being put to rest once and for all (at least in terms of those sets of technologies.) Why? Because that infrastructure is the foundation of an ever-growing, sprawling, network of connections that people are using more and more to communicate, socialize, learn, and grow. Sure, there are downsides to the Internet, but there are many upsides as well:

You want a lesson plan? It’s out there.
You want to hear a lecture on topic A, B, or C? It’s out there and able to start playing on your PC, Mac, iPhone, etc. in seconds
You need to find directions to place XYZ? As you know, a huge timesaver can be found in services like Mapquest or with GPS-enabled services.
You want to take a break and watch a show? It’s on your PC or Mac in a short period of time.
You want to quickly orchestrate an event to catch up with a group of your friends? No problem.
…
…

I could go on and on, but you get my point: We are at the embryonic stages of an explosion in innovation that is now possible due to the Internet and the blazingly-fast exchanges of information. Surely, there has been an excellent ROI here!

Tagged with: educational technology • ROI • telecommunications • Wireless

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