Also see:
On 06/10/2013,
in 21st century, digital audio, digital learning, digital video, education technology, educational games / serious games, elearning, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, multimedia, new media literacies, professional development,
by Daniel Christian
On 04/24/2013,
in design, graphics, productivity / tips and tricks, professional development,
by Daniel Christian
The ultimate guide to logo design: 40 pro tips — from creativebloq.com
On 04/08/2013,
in 21st century, Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning / Deep Learning / Algorithms, career development, computer science, corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, dangers of the status quo, future, professional development, robotics, technologies for your home, the downsides of how people use tech, United States, workplace,
by Daniel Christian
Technology is eating your job (part 2) — For those who need more convincing — by Michelle Martin
Excerpts:
The reason I’m harping on technology so much is because for most of us, I believe this is a ticking time bomb we are trying to ignore. Most of us want to keep our heads down and just keep working, hoping that we aren’t going to be the ones displaced by a piece of software or some other form of automation.
This will be a mistake. And it will blow up in your face. You need to start thinking now about how to future-proof yourself as much as possible so that you’re more prepared for this breaking wave of technology.
From DSC:
This is truly a troubling subject. I often ask myself the following questions:
- Is an entire swath of people being left behind?
- Am I in that swath?
(It sure feels like it at times; it feels like the tidal waves of change are washing over us and we’re all starting to flail about. Perhaps it’s too early to tell, but I think we’ll all feel this soon.) - What do we do about this developing situation? What does it mean for K-12? Higher ed? The corporate world?
Thanks Michelle for the important posting/heads-up!
For some solutions/thoughts here, see Michelle’s posting:
On 03/28/2013,
in digital learning, instructional design, online learning, professional development,
by Daniel Christian
4 tips for creating a Sal Khan-style instruction video…from Sal Khan — from fastcompany.com by Anya Kamenetz
Excerpt:
- Keep things conversational. Emotionless is bad. Don’t talk over your audience’s head, or talk down to them either. “Not even a 6-year-old likes to be talked to like a 6-year-old.”
- Use visuals and colors–but not too fancy. Khan favors hand-drawn diagrams.
- Prepare carefully, then speak from your heart. Khan will sometimes write a script and throw it away. He’ll spend an hour walk figuring out how best to visualize a concept, then represent it in a quick sketch.
- Keep it short. 10 minutes tops. Chunk down a larger concept into smaller pieces, to keep your audience hooked.
On 03/22/2013,
in Adobe, attention, creativity, design, love of learning, productivity / tips and tricks, professional development, web design and production,
by Daniel Christian
InDesign FX: How to create a puzzle with InDesign — from blog.lynda.com by Mike Rankin
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Also see:
- How to hook your reader from the very first page — from blog.lynda.com by Lisa Cron
Excerpt:
Think stories are just for entertainment? They’re not. Stories are simulations that allow us to vicariously experience problems we might someday face. Think of them as the world’s first virtual reality—minus the geeky visor. Story was more crucial to our evolution than opposable thumbs. All opposable thumbs did was let us hang on. Story told us what to hang on to.
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The great feeling of enjoyment we get when a story grabs us is nature’s way of making sure we pay attention to the story.
On 02/15/2013,
in Daniel S. Christian, design, digital audio, digital learning, digital photography, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, digital video, learning ecosystem, online learning, online media, productivity / tips and tricks, professional development, tools, vendors,
by Daniel Christian
From DSC:
First of, when I saw the article:
Lynda.com acquires online video training rival Video2brain to boost its international expansion — from thenextweb.com
…it reminded me of taking a class with Lynda Weinman years ago out at SFSU’s Multimedia Studies Program. She relayed a lot of very valuable information in a short time. She knows how to explain things well — using helpful techniques and understandable vocabulary. She struck me as not only a creative person with a heart for teaching and learning, but she surrounds herself with people who also can effectively teach others. Our institution gives a thumbs up to this solid resource and I wish Lynda & all of the other entrepreneurs at Lynda.com all the best.
On 02/06/2013,
in corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, innovation, instructional design, learning ecosystem, professional development, strategy, tools, training / L&D, workplace,
by Daniel Christian
ASTD TechKnowledge 2013 Conference Backchannel: Curated Resources — from David Kelly
Excerpt:
I am a huge proponent of backchannel learning. There are many conferences I would love to be able to attend, but my budget can only accommodate one or two each year. The backchannel is an excellent resource for learning from a conference or event that you are unable to attend in-person.
Also see David’s posting:
On 02/03/2013,
in CMS/LMS, corporate universities / corporate training, educational games / serious games, elearning, emerging technologies, informal learning, mobile learning, mobile technologies, online learning, professional development, social learning / networks, technology (general), training / L&D, trends,
by Daniel Christian
On 01/30/2013,
in career development, education technology, professional development,
by Daniel Christian
On 01/24/2013,
in career development, changing business models, Daniel S. Christian, digital learning, experimentation, professional development, using teams,
by Daniel Christian
From DSC:
I wonder…are we migrating more towards brands and products/services provided by individuals or smaller teams of people? Consider Ian Byrd’s recent announcement re: Byrdseed.TV.
On 01/07/2013,
in business, career development, computer science, corporate / business world, curriculum, future, political science, professional development, science, society, technology (general), workplace,
by Daniel Christian
From DSC:
Some potential scenarios of our future. Are there implications for how we educate today’s students? For our curriculum?
On 12/27/2012,
in analytics, career development, collaboration, creativity, data related items, IT in HE, new media literacies, professional development, workplace,
by Daniel Christian
The hottest IT skills for 2013 — from itstrategynews.com
Top 4 traits of “future proof” employees, according to 1,709 CEOs — from forbes.com
What should you look for as you recruit new hires in 2013? As an employee yourself, what traits will serve you best in the years ahead?
Excerpt:
Late last year IBM conducted interviews with 1,709 CEOs around the world, and published the results in a white paper titled “Leading Through Connections.” It’s a fascinating look at how business leaders are reacting to recent convergence of digital, social and mobile technologies, known by many as the “connected economy.”
From DSC:
How are K-12 and higher ed doing on developing this type of employee?
Also see:
- Companies wait too long to train leaders — from KevinKruse.com
- 56 best job search blog posts of 2012 — from jobmob.co.il
On 12/17/2012,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, A/V -- audio/visual, career development, Daniel S. Christian, digital audio, digital learning, digital video, education technology, emerging technologies, future, languages and translation, professional development, videoconferencing, virtual field trips, virtual K-12 schools, web-based collaboration,
by Daniel Christian
Using devices like these, students of all ages might be able to take some serious field trips:
For example…implementing and leveraging such a network of remote-controlled devices*, students could:
- Tour the Louvre in Paris
- Be backstage at a Broadway musical or checking out a live performance of Macbeth
- Watch a filming of a National Geographic Special in the Fiji Islands
- Attend an IEEE International Conference in Taiwan
- Attend an Educause Conference or a Sloan C event to get further knowledge about how to maximize your time studying online or within a hybrid environment
- Tour The Exploratorium in San Francisco
- Tour the Museum of Science & Industry in Chicago
- Be a fly on the wall during a Senate hearing/debate
- See how changes are made in the assembly lines at a Ford plant
- Or perhaps, when a student wheels their device to a particular area — such as the front row of a conference, the signal automatically switches to the main speaker/event (keynote speakers, panel, etc. via machine-to-machine communications)
- Invite guest speakers into a class: pastors, authors, poets, composers, etc.
- Work with local/virtual teams on how to heighten public awareness re: a project that deals with sustainability
- Virtually head to another country to immerse themselves in another country’s language — and, vice versa, help them learn the students’ native languages
For accountability — as well as for setting aside intentional time to process the information — students would update their own blogs about what they experienced, heard, and saw. They would need to include at least one image, along with the text they write about their experience. Or perhaps a brief/edited piece of digital video or audio of some of the statements that they heard that really resonated with them, or that they had further questions on. The default setting on such postings would be to be kept private, but if the teacher and the student felt that a posting could/should be made public, a quick setting could be checked to publish it out there for others to see/experience.
Real world. Engaging. Passing over more choice and control to the students so that they can pursue what they are passionate about.
* These mobile devices could also be hooked up to translation engines as well as to suites of web-based collaboration tools.