visualizing information

Simulation beyond perspective [Pier Luigi Capucci]

On 10/28/2011, in 21st century, emerging technologies, innovation, media/film, science, simulations, visualizing information, by Daniel Christian

Simulation beyond perspective — from noemalab.eu by Pier Luigi Capucci
The discourse of holography as a tool for imagery, art, media studies and science.

Excerpt:

Holography suggests a new visual universe within a culture where the visual simulation is the most effective communication system; and it let us reflect about the need for a more comprehensive definition of “image”. We can believe that future images will also be holographic and that we shall communicate more and more through them, in a delicate balance between presence and absence, immediacy and remoteness, present and past, materiality and immateriality, matter and energy.

Tagged with: 21st century • art • emerging technologies • innovation • Media/film • science • simulations • visualizing information

Infographic of the day: What are the darkest parts of the Bible? [LaBarre]

On 10/18/2011, in faith, graphics, hearts -- matters of the heart, history, relationships, religion, visualizing information, by Daniel Christian

Infographic of the day: What are the darkest parts of the Bible? — from fastcodesign.com by Suzanne LaBarre; also Openbible.info
Openbible.info charts the Bible according to positive and negative sentiment–with some surprising results.

Excerpt:

What you end up with is a snapshot of the relative cheeriness–or gloom–of different sections in the Bible. As the designer tells it:

Things start off well with creation, turn negative with Job and the patriarchs, improve again with Moses, dip with the period of the judges, recover with David, and have a mixed record (especially negative when Samaria is around) during the monarchy. The exilic period isn’t as negative as you might expect, nor the return period as positive. In the New Testament, things start off fine with Jesus, then quickly turn negative as opposition to his message grows. The story of the early church, especially in the epistles, is largely positive.

In short, it gives you a bird’s-eye view of the tone of each book, something that’s easy to miss in a line-by-line reading. You could also use it as a guide of sorts to the darkest, juiciest parts of the Bible.

Tagged with: fatih • Graphics • hearts -- matters of the heart • history • relationships • religion • visualizing information

Interactive Infographic: Trends in Higher Education [Good; U of Phoenix]

On 09/30/2011, in graphics, higher education, trends, visualizing information, by Daniel Christian

Tagged with: Graphics • higher education • trends • visualizing information

From Daniel Christian: Fasten your seatbelts! An accelerated ride through some ed-tech landscapes.

On 08/25/2011, in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, A/V -- audio/visual, adjunct faculty, analytics, art, Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning / Deep Learning / Algorithms, attention, Augmented Reality (AR), blogs / blogging / vlogging, change, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, colleges, communities of practice, community colleges, computer science, convergence, creativity, dangers of the status quo, Daniel S. Christian, digital audio, digital learning, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, digital video, disruption, drama/theater, e-books, e-publishing related items (EPUB and more), economics, education, education reform, education technology, educational games / serious games, elearning, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, engineering, expectations, faculty, game-changing environment, generational differences, global / globalization, higher education, human-computer interaction (HCI), ideas, innovation, intelligent tutoring, internet, K-12 related, learning ecosystem, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, learning theories, liberal arts, lifelong learning, machine-to-machine communications, memory, mirroring and/or multiple devices, mobile learning, mobile technologies, multi-touch, multimedia, music, Near Field Communication (NFC), New "Amazon.com" of Higher Education, new media literacies, online learning, online media, pace of change, passions, pedagogy, Personal Learning Networks (PLNs), presentations, productivity / tips and tricks, publishing, reading, reinvent, robotics, RSS, social learning / networks, social media, society, staying relevant, storytelling, strategy, streams of content, student teaching/teacher education, student-related, surviving, tablets, teachers, teaching & learning, teaching online, technologies for your home, technology (general), telepresence, television, textbooks, tools, transmedia, trends, ubiquitous learning, United States, universities, videoconferencing, virtual K-12 schools, virtual tutoring, vision/possibilities, visualizing information, web-based collaboration, writing, by Daniel Christian

From DSC:
Immediately below is a presentation that I did for the Title II Conference at Calvin College back on August 11, 2011
It is aimed at K-12 audiences.

From DSC:
Immediately below is a presentation that I did today for the Calvin College Fall 2011 Conference.
It is aimed at higher education audiences.

Note from DSC:

There is a great deal of overlap here, as many of the same technologies are (or will be) hitting the K-12 and higher ed spaces at the same time. However, there are some differences in the two presentations and what I stressed depended upon my audience.

Pending time, I may put some audio to accompany these presentations so that folks can hear a bit more about what I was trying to relay within these two presentations.

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From DSC: My sincere thanks to Mr. Steven P. Jobs and to Apple’s employees that worked for him.

On 08/25/2011, in 21st century, A/V -- audio/visual, Apple, business, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, communities of practice, computer science, creativity, digital audio, digital learning, digital photography, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, digital video, education technology, emerging technologies, engineering, global / globalization, human-computer interaction (HCI), innovation, internet, liberal arts, lifelong learning, media/film, mirroring and/or multiple devices, mobile learning, mobile technologies, multi-touch, multimedia, music, new business models, new media literacies, online media, pace of change, presentations, programming, quality, research, science, society, staying relevant, storytelling, strategy, student-related, technologies for your home, technology (general), television, tools, transmedia, United States, usability, user experience (UX), user interface design, videoconferencing, vision/possibilities, visualizing information, workplace, by Daniel Christian

Steve Jobs has resigned as Apple CEO "effective immediately"

From DSC:
I want to post a thank you note to Mr. Steven P. Jobs, whom you most likely have heard has resigned as Apple’s CEO. Some articles are listed below, but I want to say thank you to Steve and to the employees of Apple who worked at Apple while he was CEO:

Thank you for working hard to enhance the world and to make positive impacts to our world!
Thank you for painstakingly pursuing perfection, usability, and excellence!
Thank you for getting back up on the horse again when you came out of a meeting with Steve, Tim and others and you just got reamed for an idea or implementation that wasn’t quite there yet.
Thanks go out to all of the families who were missing a dad or mom for long periods of time as they were still at work cranking out the next version of ____ or ____.
Thanks for modeling what a vocation looks like — i.e. pursuing your God-given gifts/calling/passions; and from my economics training for modeling that everyone wins when you do what you do best!

Thanks again all!

Steve Jobs’s Best Quotes — WSJ
Steve Jobs: The End Of An Era — Techcrunch
Steve Jobs resigns as Apple CEO –– wired.co.uk
Steve Jobs has resigned as Apple CEO “effective immediately” — arstechnica.com
Steve Jobs resigns as CEO of Apple — engadget.com
10 iconic Steve Jobs moments [videos] — from mashable.com

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A visualization of the United States Debt — from usdebt.kleptocracy.us

From DSC:
Though this is the U.S. debt, the ramifications of this affect the entire globe. I believe my cousin, Mr. Stephen Gibson, is correct when he says that we may well be heading towards a “Global Reset.”

Also see:

— as of 8/24/11 around noon

Addendums later on 8/24/11 from Academic Impressions:

10 consequences of state cuts to public higher education — from oncampus.mpr.org by Alex Friedrich

MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson

Just what are states pledging for higher ed these days?

Fidelity^® study finds significant shifts over 5-yr period in how families tackle rising college costs
Fifth Annual College Savings Indicator Study finds parents projected to meet only 16% of college costs, despite improved savings habits
BOSTON – Fidelity Investments^®, a leader in helping families save for college, today announced the results of its fifth annual College Savings Indicator study, which found significant shifts in savings behavior from 2007 to 2011, with more families: 1) starting to save in the preschool years despite financial pressures, 2) seeking guidance and saving for college using a dedicated account, such as a tax-advantaged 529 college savings plan, and 3) making shared sacrifices to achieve their college savings goals.

The study features the College Savings Indicator, a calculation of the percentage of projected college costs the typical American family is on track to cover, based on its current and expected savings. After four consecutive years of decline, the Indicator held steady to the prior year at 16 percent, down from 24 percent in 2007, when Fidelity first launched the study. While overall preparedness has declined, a larger percentage of parents — more than two-thirds (67 percent) — have begun saving for college costs, compared with 58 percent five years ago.

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7 essential books on data visualization & computational art [Popova]

On 08/22/2011, in art, design, visualizing information, by Daniel Christian

7 essential books on data visualization & computational art — from brainpickings.org by Maria Popova

Tagged with: art • design • visualizing information

Data Visualization: Journalism’s Voyage West [Stanford University]

On 07/26/2011, in history, journalism, United States, visualizing information, by Daniel Christian

Data Visualization: Journalism’s Voyage West — from Stanford University
This visualization plots over 140,000 newspapers published over three centuries in the United States. The data comes from the Library of Congress’ “Chronicling America” project, which maintains a regularly updated directory of newspapers.

Tagged with: history • journalism • United States • visual design • visualizing information

Also see:

Wolfram Research launches new file format to help make knowledge interactive

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What if, instead of a Star Wars-type of game, this video wall was used for creating cross-disciplinary, interactive/collaborative assignments?

On 07/18/2011, in 21st century, A/V -- audio/visual, collaboration, digital learning, interactivity, learning spaces, multi-touch, smart classrooms, social learning / networks, visualizing information, web-based collaboration, by Daniel Christian

RTS game runs on a 20 foot-wide multi-touch LCD wall — from gizmag.com by Pawel Piejko

A graduate student has developed an RTS game played on a 20-foot wide LCD multi-touch wall
(Image: University of Illinois)

From DSC:
What about if others from another college, university, school, etc. could partake in this as well?

Tagged with: 21st century • A/V • collaboration • digital learning • interactive whiteboards • interactivity • learning spaces • multi-touch • smart classrooms • social learning • visualizing information • web-based collaboration

Architectural mapping on a small scale [escapation.nl]

On 06/20/2011, in A/V -- audio/visual, architecture, Augmented Reality (AR), emerging technologies, innovation, visualizing information, by Daniel Christian

Tagged with: A/V • architecture • augmented reality • emerging technologies • iPad • visualizing information

Some nice innovation from Christie; perhaps a part of the Smart Classroom of the Future?

On 06/16/2011, in 21st century, 3D, A/V -- audio/visual, future, immersion, innovation, learning spaces, smart classrooms, television, vendors, videoconferencing, virtual field trips, Virtual Reality (VR) / worlds / learning, visualizing information, by Daniel Christian

Christie Serves Up Content With Modular Multi-Touch Interactivity Kit and High Performance Software and Media Server

INFOCOMM/ORLANDO, Fla. – (June 15, 2011) – Christie, a global visual technology company, today unveiled the newest members of its Christie® MicroTiles™ solutions family, the Christie® i-Kit touch interactivity kit, powered by Baanto™ ShadowSense™, and the Christie® JumpStart software and media server, both on technology preview at the Christie InfoComm booth #2127 through to June 17.

Also see:

Example shown above from Weill Cornell Medical College

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Cloud computing (an infographic)

On 06/16/2011, in cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, computer science, programming, telecommunications, visualizing information, by Daniel Christian

Tagged with: cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related • computer science • programming • telecommunications • visualizing information

How the Internet is revolutionizing education [onlineeducation.net]

On 06/11/2011, in business side of he, change, cost of getting a degree, dangers of the status quo, disruption, distance education, elearning, internet, New "Amazon.com" of Higher Education, online learning, visualizing information, by Daniel Christian

Via:
OnlineEducation.net

Tagged with: business side of he • change • cost of getting an education • disruption • distance ed • e-learning • game-changing environment • internet • online learning • visualizing information • Walmart of Education

Reinventing the Technology of Human Accomplishment — by Gary Hamel; from the University of Phoenix Distinguished Guest Video Lecture Series.

From DSC:
No matter whether you agree with what Gary is saying or not, can you imagine if every lecture contained this type of team-based assistance in creating the motion graphics, recording the video, editing the video, executing proper sound design principles, etc.? Most likely such an endeavor would be more achievable/successful when producing content in a controlled, studio type of environment — and then presenting it online (vs. trying to do this in front of a live classroom/audience/face-to-face.)

Anyway, very powerful communication channels here! Excellent use of motion graphics to backup his message. A transcript with bolded headings and colored main points would be great too. By the way, wouldn’t it be cool for “call outs” to appear — somewhat in an augmented reality sort of way — when a main point was just made?!

Description of video:
Watch Gary Hamel, celebrated management thinker and author and co-founder of the Management Innovation eXchange (MIX), make the case for reinventing management for the 21st century. In this fast-paced, idea-packed, 15-minute video essay, Hamel paints a vivid picture of what it means to build organizations that are fundamentally fit for the future—and genuinely fit for human beings. It’s time to radically rethink how we mobilize people and organize resources to productive ends. Here’s how we start.

This video is an excerpt from the University of Phoenix Distinguished Guest Video Lecture Series.

Sample screen shots: