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The 6 simplest web accessibility tests anyone can do [Groves]

On 09/17/2013, in accessibility / UDL, web design and production, by Daniel Christian

The 6 simplest web accessibility tests anyone can do — from KarlGroves.com

Excerpt:

To truly understand accessibility and accessible web development requires extensive knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, the DOM & BOM, accessibility APIs, assistive technologies, and how people with disabilities use computers. I’ve dedicated my career to it and find out the more I know the less I understand.

What about those for whom accessibility isn’t their career choice? What about those who don’t want to know things like the complicated interplay between markup, DOM interfaces, and accessibility API role mappings? What about people who want to know: “How does my website perform for people with people with disabilities?” Here you go. 6 tests that anyone can do without any development knowledge.

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Major update to Adobe Creative Cloud now available [Adobe]

On 06/19/2013, in Adobe, digital audio, digital photography, digital video, graphics, tools, web design and production, by Daniel Christian

Major update to Adobe Creative Cloud now available — from Adobe

 

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Another great example of convergence –> “60 beautiful examples of websites with full-blown video backgrounds” [Young]

On 06/12/2013, in convergence, digital video, smart/connected TV, technologies for your home, television, web design and production, by Daniel Christian

60 beautiful examples of websites with full-blown video backgrounds — from hongkiat.com by Nancy Young

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From DSC:
Yes, you read that right. Video-based backgrounds — motion pictures. Another great example of the convergence that’s been happening with the TV, the telephone, and the computer.

 

 

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Ten things you should know about WebRTC [McCafferty]

On 06/04/2013, in computer science, IT in HE, MOOCs -- Massive Open Online Courses, online learning, programming, telecommunications, web design and production, web-based collaboration, by Daniel Christian

Ten things you should know about WebRTC — from cioinsight.com by Dennis McCafferty

Excerpt:

Don’t you think it would be great if you could engage with customers, employees, and partners accessing voice, video and data-sharing apps on a Web browser without any plug-ins? Thanks to developments with WebRTC technology, this is becoming a reality. To lend greater insight into this topic, Constellation Research Inc. has come out with a recent report, Ten Things CIOs Should Know about WebRTC. In it, author E. Brent Kelly reveals that WebRTC has the potential to take concepts pioneered by programs such as Skype to the next level. Ordinary Web developers will be able to, for example, use basic JavaScript application programming interfaces (APIs) to craft fully functioning voice, video and data-collaboration apps, or embed these capabilities with other apps with just a few lines of code. As a result, CIOs can lead their organizations to greater levels of employee productivity and customer engagement. “WebRTC may prove to be as disruptive to communications and collaboration as the World Wide Web was for information,” says Kelly, a vice president and principal analyst at Constellation.

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Watch a replay of today’s Adobe MAX 2013 keynote.

On 05/06/2013, in Adobe, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, creativity, digital audio, digital photography, digital video, education technology, IT in HE, tools, user interface design, using teams, web design and production, by Daniel Christian

Watch a replay of today’s Adobe MAX 2013 keynote.
Even if you can’t join us in person, you can still connect with the Adobe community. Watch the Adobe MAX 2013 keynotes live from Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE. We’ll explore the creative evolution – how to use the latest tools to give shape to ideas, and what are the trends that will shape how you’ll work in the future.

A Creative Evolution
Monday, May 6, 9:30-11:30 a.m. PDT

The process of where and how we create is dramatically changing thanks to major advancements in technology, and there has never been a more exciting time. Join Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen, Adobe’s SVP and GM of Digital Media David Wadhwani, and a collection of Adobe visionaries across digital photography, web design, illustration, video and more as we unveil brand new creative workflows and capabilities. We’ll take a look at the present and set our sights on the endless possibilities in our creative future.
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Join us tomorrow at 10 a.m. PDT to watch the keynote – Community Inspires Creativity – live.

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The folks needed to create the next generation of learning: Computers can’t touch this. [Christian]

On 05/03/2013, in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, A/V -- audio/visual, accessibility / UDL, adjunct faculty, analytics, animation, Artificial Intelligence/Agents/LLMs/and Related, Augmented Reality (AR), Bring your own device (BYOD), collaboration, content development, aggregation, repositories, creativity, Daniel S. Christian, data related items, design, digital audio, digital learning, digital photography, digital storytelling, digital video, education technology, educational games / serious games, elearning, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, entrepreneurship, experimentation, faculty/staff, global / globalization, graphics, innovation, instructional design, intelligent systems, intelligent tutoring, interaction design, interactivity, interface design, internet, learning, learning agents, learning ecosystem, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, learning preferences, machine-to-machine communications, mobile learning, mobile technologies, multimedia, music, Near Field Communication (NFC), new media literacies, online learning, online media, online tutoring, participation, personalized/customized learning, photography, play, reinvent, research, second screen apps, simulations, smart/connected TV, social learning / networks, social media, society, story, storytelling, streams of content, teachers, telepresence, television, transmedia, trends, user experience (UX), user interface design, using teams, videoconferencing, Virtual Reality (VR) / worlds / learning, virtual tutoring, web design and production, web-based collaboration, by Daniel Christian

From DSC:
What we need is a major hackathon — or an organization with deep pockets — that can bring together folks from a variety of disciplines including:

  • Subject Matter Experts
  • Instructional Designers
  • Cognitive Psychologists
  • Computer Scientists and/or those exerienced with learning analytics/data mining, Artificial Intelligence (AI)
  • Those gifted in film/media/videography/photography
  • Great storytellers/writers (including writing for transmedia-based learning experiences)
  • Folks who can create engaging, educational games
  • Designers
    • Web
    • Graphic
    • Interface
    • User experience
    • User interaction
    • Those gifted in creating multimedia-based content
  • Musicians
  • Human Computer Interaction (HCI) experts
  • Mobile learning experts
  • Those knowledgeable with second screens/M2M communications
  • Animators
  • Illustrators
  • Social media experts
  • Accessibility experts
  • Researchers
  • Those gifted in creating augmented reality-based apps
  • Legal/copyright experts
  • & others

We need for these specialists to collaborate in order to create the next generation of learning.  Anyone who can bring these skillsets together and experiment with creating materials will have significantly contributed something to the current generations and to future generations! 

And, in the words of M.C. Hammer,  computers “can’t touch this!”  Why? Because “learning is messy!”

What fields did I miss?
Please leave your thoughts and
feedback in the comments section.

 

 

 

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10 developer tips to build a responsive website [infographic] — Rowinski

On 04/17/2013, in mobile learning, mobile technologies, publishing, web design and production, by Daniel Christian

10 developer tips to build a responsive website [infographic] — from readwrite.com by Dan Rowinski

Excerpt:

Responsive design is a concept where you build your website once and then format it so it can adapt to any screen size that accesses it. Designers use HTML5 and CSS to build the sites and set parameters so the content will resize itself whether the user is in vertical or horizontal viewing mode, on a tablet, desktop or smartphone or even a screen as large as a television.

 

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InDesign FX: How to create a puzzle with InDesign

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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How to create a puzzle effect using InDesign

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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.
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Reflections on “10 ways the role of web designer is changing” [Kelly]

On 03/21/2013, in career development, pace of change, web design and production, by Daniel Christian

10 ways the role of web designer is changing — from creativebloq.comby Sush Kelly

From DSC:
In my experience, there are numerous demanding aspects to being or becoming a web designer, as you have to:

  • Purchase the necessary software and hardware as well as find the funding for a hosting service / Internet service provider in order to start gaining some serious experience (at least for a good share of us that was/is the case); this is an expensive proposition if you want to do things well these days
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  • Constantly keep learning about new things — as the pace of change on the web is staggering
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  • Design for an ever increasing amount of devices — though responsive design is changing this situation up quite a bit
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  • Give up control at times (i.e. not like the print world)
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  • Deal with extremely unrealistic expectations from clients, corporations, and hiring managers/personnel who often don’t know what’s actually involved; what they often ask for is a designer, a programmer, a project manager, an account manager and more all wrapped into one position (and forget about a well-laid out career track as in the golden corporate days of old.  You have to make your own career and hope that you can survive the ever changing landscapes — as well as get through a fair amount of age-discrimination and people who don’t want to pay you for all the hard-earned experience you’ve gained.)
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The appification of everything will transform the world’s 360 million web sites [Kosner]

On 12/17/2012, in cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, computer science, programming, web design and production, by Daniel Christian

The appification of everything will transform the world’s 360 million web sites — from forbes.com by Anthony Wing Kosner

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Lynda.com: Some of their most popular, timely, and innovative courses of 2012

On 12/13/2012, in animation, digital audio, digital photography, digital video, e-books, e-publishing related items (EPUB and more), photography, productivity / tips and tricks, professional development, tools, training / L&D, web design and production, by Daniel Christian

From Lynda.com:
Our content team reviewed the list of more than 370 courses we published this year to create a retrospective of some of our most popular, timely, and innovative courses of 2012. If you missed these courses the first time, be sure to check them out now!

 

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business

design

developer

photography

video

web

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Recordings from HTML5DevConf – October 2012

On 11/21/2012, in computer science, programming, web design and production, by Daniel Christian

HTML5DevConf – October 2012 — Recordings

Excerpt:

What is the HTML5 Developer Conference?

The HTML5 Developer Conference has become the largest JavaScript and HTML5 developers conference in the world! With a number of varying and expanding approaches, tools, best practices, and advice to be had, there’s a lot of new information to wrap your head around.

We provide tracks on Javascript, HTML5, Apps & Games, client, server, mobile, and more. See leading edge sessions given by renowned speakers…

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#DevLearn 2012 Conference Backchannel – Curated Resources [David Kelly]

On 11/14/2012, in elearning, innovation, web design and production, by Daniel Christian

#DevLearn 2012 Conference Backchannel – Curated Resources — from/by David Kelly

Excerpt:

This post collects the resources shared via the backchannel of The eLearning Guild’s 2012 DevLearn Conference, being held October 31 – November 2 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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.

I find collecting and reviewing backchannel resources to be a valuable learning experience for me, even when I am attending a conference in person.  Sharing these collections on this blog has shown that others find value in the collections as well.

 

 

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HTML 5 cheat sheet [theultralinx.com]

On 11/06/2012, in web design and production, by Daniel Christian

HTML 5 cheat sheet — from theultralinx.com

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Adobe’s new ‘Edge’ app suite doubles down on HTML [Gilbertson]

On 09/25/2012, in Adobe, web design and production, by Daniel Christian

Adobe’s new ‘Edge’ app suite doubles down on HTML — from webmonkey.com by Scott Gilbertson

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Excerpt:

Now Adobe is launching a new suite of apps for web developers working with the latest web standards.

The new Adobe Edge suite of HTML5 development tools includes Edge Animate 1.0, a tool to create HTML, CSS and JavaScript-based animations, and Edge Inspect (formerly known as Adobe Shadow), a handy tool for testing your sites on multiple devices at once. There’s also Edge Code, a fork of the Brackets code editor that’s now included in Adobe’s Creative Cloud suite.

As part of the announcement at Adobe’s Create the Web conference in San Francisco the company also showed off a demo of the still-in-development Edge Reflow, a new tool for working with responsive design layouts.

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