On 04/17/2012,
in collaboration, learning spaces, smart classrooms, web-based collaboration,
by Daniel Christian
On 04/16/2012,
in Asia, collaboration, learning spaces, real-world assignments, smart classrooms,
by Daniel Christian
Coworking spaces team with universities to bridge the gap between classroom and practice — from gigaom.com by Jessica Stillman
Excerpt:
With tuition costs mounting, the national student loan burden growing and employers complaining about a lack of certain job skills, no one is really in love with the current university education system. But with frustration comes creativity, as initiatives of all sorts attempt to dream up a better way. Should we go back to an apprentice system? Is online learning the answer? How about re-imagining universities as coffee shops?
Excerpt from http://blog.eriin.com/tags/collaborative-workspace/
Essentially, Kennel is a collaborative workspace for creative entrepreneurs in Singapore. Set facing the fringe of a forest, with ceiling-to-floor glass windows spanning across the entire space, we like to think that Kennel lets you switch easily between the bustle of Dempsey Hill and the calm serenity of nature. We also love that the walls are covered in Ideapaint, with markers readily available around the entire space for you to write anything on the walls. It is clear that the space was designed for creativity and collaboration to thrive!
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An alternative to incubators: the co-working space — from venturebeat.com by Genevieve DeGuzman
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On 04/16/2012,
in 21st century, A/V -- audio/visual, Apple, corporate / business world, Daniel S. Christian, digital audio, digital learning, digital textbooks, digital video, IT in HE, mirroring and/or multiple devices, multimedia, smart classrooms,
by Daniel Christian
Considerations for deploying the AppleTV in your school or enterprise — from williamstites.net by William Stites
Excerpt (emphasis DSC):
We are beginning to look at using the AppleTV in our school as part of our iPad deployment but much like the iPads themselves we are in the position of trying to figure out how to deploy and manage a consumer device in the enterprise (schools to all of you).
The reason for considering the use of the AppleTV in the classroom has everything to do (for us) with AirPlay. The ability to give any student the opportunity to share what they are doing on their device with the class and demonstrate their learning is amazing — – can you say bye-bye Smartboards!
But as I play with this idea and discuss it with my colleagues there are some management issues and questions that I have…
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AirPlay Mirroring & Apple TV — from Steve Zalot
From DSC:
- Steve has a nice list of related resources and some helpful items re: deployment considerations such as the network, security, and audio/video considerations.
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- This topic directly relates to one of my dreams for our “Smart Classrooms” and learning spaces (and why Steelcase’ MediaScape product is exciting and gaining traction)— to enable students to “play” media from many types of devices (laptops, smart phones, tablets, etc.) without disrupting the flow of the classroom!
. - Apple must address the network, security, and A/V-related issues for this to really take off in our learning spaces — but if and when they get by these hurdles, amazing results will soon follow!
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Also see:
- Why go 1:1 iPad? — from The History 2.0 Classroom by Greg Kulowiec
Addendums
- Setting up your iPad for projected display in your classroom — from Teaching with iPad
- Apple TV in the classroom — from instructionaltechtalk.com
On 04/04/2012,
in A/V -- audio/visual, digital audio, digital video, learning spaces, presentations, smart classrooms,
by Daniel Christian
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- Splashtop Remote Desktop for iPad — by Splashtop Inc.
Celebrating Splashtop named by Apple as “Top 25 best-selling iPad app of ALL-TIME!” Splashtop apps: Remote Desktop, CamCam, Touchpad, FileHound, etc. Over 6 million users are enjoying Splashtop apps today! Go everywhere with your iPad and have full access to your PC or MAC!
** #1 iPad app in US in June 2011
** #1 iPad app in 23 countries
** #1 iPad business app in 63 countries
On 03/30/2012,
in blended learning, Daniel S. Christian, education technology, emerging technologies, ideas, smart classrooms, smart/connected TV,
by Daniel Christian
Flick content from your phone to your TV with a single swipe [Video] — from PSFK by Emma Hutchings
Excerpt:
Panasonic have recently added the Media Flick function to the Viera Remote Android app, which allows content to be shared between a smartphone and a TV with just the swipe of a finger.
From DSC:
- What if students could quickly do this in class — without interrupting the flow of the class — and transfer a paper they wrote, or a song they composed, or a website they found, etc., up to the main “screen” to “play” it for the rest of the class?
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- What if faculty could just as quickly send files/items to students’ devices?
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- And/or, what if such gestures quickly sent such files up to a cloud-based repository for that course, accessible 24x7x365?
Right now, Apple and other vendors need to work out the wireless network (and related) issues to make this a more feasible idea for an entire campus to implement this.
But, it would sure be nice! 🙂
On 03/15/2012,
in corporate / business world, higher education, IT in HE, smart classrooms, tablets, trends,
by Daniel Christian
Tablet ownership triples among college students –– from The Chronicle by Nick DeSantis
Excerpt:
The number of college students who say they own tablets has more than tripled since a survey taken last year, according to new poll results released today. The Pearson Foundation sponsored the second-annual survey, which asked 1,206 college students and 204 college-bound high-school seniors about their tablet ownership. The results suggest students increasingly prefer to use the devices for reading.
Tablet adoption surging in enterprise — from All Things Digital by John Paczkowski
Excerpt:
Tablet adoption is increasing among corporate tech buyers. ChangeWave Research recently polled a group of 1,604 business IT buyers and found that 22 percent of them planned to purchase tablets for their employees sometime in the second quarter of 2012. Of those, 84 percent say they’re likely to buy Apple iPads — an increase of 7 percentage points from ChangeWave’s November 2011 survey.
On 03/14/2012,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, A/V -- audio/visual, accreditation, active learning, adult learning, analytics, Apple, blended learning, business side of he, changing business models, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, CMS/LMS, content development, aggregation, repositories, convergence, corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, cost of getting a degree, dangers of the status quo, Daniel S. Christian, digital learning, digital textbooks, disruption, distance education, e-publishing related items (EPUB and more), education technology, educational games / serious games, elearning, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, face-to-face, future of higher education, game-changing environment, higher education, homeschooling/homeschoolers, innovation, intelligent systems, intelligent tutoring, interactivity, internet, K-12 related, learner profiles, learning agents, learning ecosystem, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, learning spaces, lifelong learning, love of learning, machine-to-machine communications, marketplaces, 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 business models, online learning, online media, online tutoring, passions, personalized/customized learning, reinvent, smart classrooms, smart/connected TV, social learning / networks, social media, staying relevant, student-related, surviving, teachers, teaching & learning, teaching online, technologies for your home, telepresence, television, training / L&D, 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, workplace,
by Daniel Christian
From DSC:
The vision below involves:
(click on the image below to access it)
- The convergence of the telephone, the television, and the computer
- Cloud-based education stores/marketplaces/exchanges
- Second screen devices and machine-to-machine communications
- Social networking/learning
- Smart classrooms/learning spaces
- Content recognition/synchronization applications
- Apps as “channels”
- Web-based learner profiles
- Video overlays
- New business models in higher ed
- New jobs/needs for the future
- A new way for employers to hire highly-effective employees/contractors/consultants
- …and more
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On 03/13/2012,
in smart classrooms, tools,
by Daniel Christian
On 03/06/2012,
in A/V -- audio/visual, Apple, education technology, emerging technologies, mirroring and/or multiple devices, smart classrooms, smart/connected TV, trends,
by Daniel Christian
Reflection Mirrors iOS Devices on the Mac –– from tidbits.com by Jeff Carlson ; my thanks to Mr. Lucas Moore at Calvin College for the heads up on this item
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Reflection on the ReflectionApp and the AirServerApp and Apple TV — from iPad and Technology in Music Education by Paul Shimmons
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- Science class flashes with iPads — from The Chicago Tribune by Lawerence Synett
Crystal Lake program puts tablets in students’ hands
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A Crystal Lake science class uses iPads instead of notebooks and pencils.
(Peter Parks, Getty-AFP photo / February 22, 2012)
On 02/13/2012,
in design, learning spaces, library / librarians, smart classrooms,
by Daniel Christian
Learning Space Design Resources — from the University of Arizona
The University of Sydney: Standards for learning spaces
The University’s vision of learning space for the 21st century is a student-centred, quality assured, seamless environment encompassing physical and virtual networks that promote engaged enquiry. The Learning Space review will contribute to a shared view on learning and teaching space and facilities and the related issues of flexibility, capacity, innovation, integration and sustainability. Learning space will be developed and evaluated in line with these principles to develop best practice standards for formal, informal and virtual learning and teaching space.
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‘kiddy shonan C/X’ by suppose design office
Learning Environments: Where Space, Technology, and Culture Converge — from Educause
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Famous Miller House Via spfaust
Via Novoceram
Addendum on 2/14/12
- The Almere Library has been designed by Meyer en van Schooten Architects and is located in Almere, The Netherlands.
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On 02/09/2012,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, A/V -- audio/visual, convergence, Europe, future, internet, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, learning spaces, mirroring and/or multiple devices, more voice more choice more control, smart classrooms, smart/connected TV, social learning / networks, social media, technologies for your home,
by Daniel Christian
![The future of internet TV [Europe]](http://danielschristian.com/learning-ecosystems/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/BusinessEurope-FutureOfIntTV-Feb9-2012.jpg "BusinessEurope-FutureOfIntTV-Feb9-2012")
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From DSC:
Entertainment, some news, and social media at bat — educational apps on deck.
On 02/03/2012,
in 21st century, A/V -- audio/visual, art, Augmented Reality (AR), corporate / business world, creativity, education technology, emerging technologies, higher education, human-computer interaction (HCI), innovation, interaction design, interactivity, internet, K-12 related, learning ecosystem, learning spaces, mirroring and/or multiple devices, presentations, smart classrooms, smart/connected TV, tablets, technologies for your home, technology (general), telecommunications, television, transmedia, trends, vendors, videoconferencing, web-based collaboration,
by Daniel Christian
Is this the future of touchscreen tech? New video [from Corning] will blow your mind — from Mashable! by Samantha Murphy
Excerpt:
Gorilla Glass manufacturer Corning has unveiled a follow-up YouTube video to its wildly successful “A Day Made of Glass,” providing another look into what the future could be like with the growth of glass touchscreen interfaces, from innovative chalkboards and activity tables in classrooms to uses for it in hospitals.
Corning released two versions of “A Day Made of Glass 2? — one with a narrator and another, abbreviated version without commentary — the video follows the life of young Amy and her family as they go through their day using various products made of glass. Amy does classwork on a glass tablet, controls the temperature of the car from the backseat and even attends a field trip at the Redwood Forrest with an interactive signage that brings learning to life. Her teacher also works with students on interactive touchscreen activity tables. Corning expects these activity tables to be rolled out in the near future.
Sample images (by DSC):
On 02/03/2012,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, A/V -- audio/visual, attention, education technology, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, future, human-computer interaction (HCI), innovation, internet, machine-to-machine communications, memory, Near Field Communication (NFC), smart classrooms, smart/connected TV, trends,
by Daniel Christian
Get ready for a world of connected devices –– from readwriteweb.com by Richard MacManus
Excerpt:
The next big thing in computing isn’t a new model smartphone or laptop. It’s the Internet empowering everything else around us. Our cars, TVs and many other devices. Which means we all need to think about engaging digital Internet experiences for the car, TV and every device imaginable – because that’s where audiences are heading.
From DSC:
What opportunities — and threats — might be present in this trend as they relate to:
- Learning and education?
- Learning spaces and smart classrooms?
- Attention spans and engagement?
- Memory?
- Other?