Addendum on 2/6/13:
- 14 ways to store and share files on the iPad — from teachthought.com
On 02/05/2013,
in collaboration, higher education, innovation, IT in HE, tools, using teams, web-based collaboration,
by Daniel Christian
On 01/31/2013,
in Bring your own device (BYOD), changing business models, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, corporate / business world, emerging technologies, human-computer interaction (HCI), innovation, learning ecosystem, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, marketing/social marketing, mobile learning, mobile technologies, second screen apps, smart/connected TV, technologies for your home, trends, workplace,
by Daniel Christian
Some interesting items re: the app ecosystem — via research from Park Associates
Also see:
- The TOC for the Executive Insights: Consumer Apps Vol 1
From DSC:
How might this changing landscape affect what’s possible with developing our learning ecosystems within higher education? K-12? Corporate training?
On 01/28/2013,
in 21st century, A/V -- audio/visual, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, Daniel S. Christian, digital learning, digital textbooks, e-publishing related items (EPUB and more), human-computer interaction (HCI), innovation, intelligent systems, intelligent tutoring, interactivity, learning ecosystem, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, multimedia, new business models, online learning, personalized/customized learning, publishing, smart classrooms, smart/connected TV, trends,
by Daniel Christian
The object formerly known as the textbook –– from The Chronicle by Jeff Young
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Holly Gressley for The Chronicle
Excerpt:
Textbook publishers argue that their newest digital products shouldn’t even be called “textbooks.” They’re really software programs built to deliver a mix of text, videos, and homework assignments. But delivering them is just the beginning. No old-school textbook was able to be customized for each student in the classroom. The books never graded the homework. And while they contain sample exam questions, they couldn’t administer the test themselves.
One publisher calls its products “personalized learning experiences,” another “courseware,” and one insists on using its own brand name, “MindTap.” For now, this new product could be called “the object formerly known as the textbook.”
From DSC:
Imagine how this sort of thing might fit into the “chalkboard of the future” — as applications and content flow onto the “board” from open source repositories and/or from the publishers’ cloud-based repositories of content…
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or in learning from the living room…
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![The Living [Class] Room -- by Daniel Christian -- July 2012 -- a second device used in conjunction with a Smart/Connected TV](http://danielschristian.com/learning-ecosystems/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/The-Living-Class-Room-Daniel-S-Christian-July-2012.jpg)
Also see:
On 01/25/2013,
in cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, computer science, programming,
by Daniel Christian
From DSC:
With thanks to Mr. Michael Haan, Technology Integration Specialist/Purchasing at Calvin College, for this resource.
Have you tried this app/service yet? If so, what’s your feedback?
On 01/14/2013,
in analytics, attention, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, education reform, education technology, educational games / serious games, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, K-12 related, mobile learning, open courseware and systems, personalized/customized learning, play, United States,
by Daniel Christian
From DSC:
A solid infographic is out at Knewton.com — of which I want to highlight 2 portions of it (below).
This first excerpt is not to dog teachers but rather it’s meant to support them and to say that we need to change a losing game (at least a part of the solution in ed reform is to get out of the business of focusing so much on standardized tests and another part of the solution resides in the second graphic below):
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Also relevant see:
- Let children’s play (with technology) be their work in education — from Jackie Gerstein
On 01/08/2013,
in 21st century, A/V -- audio/visual, analytics, Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning / Deep Learning / Algorithms, Asia, Bring your own device (BYOD), cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, convergence, corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, Daniel S. Christian, data related items, digital learning, disruption, e-publishing related items (EPUB and more), education technology, educational games / serious games, elearning, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, experimentation, future, game-changing environment, innovation, interactivity, internet, learning agents, learning ecosystem, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, machine-to-machine communications, mirroring and/or multiple devices, mobile learning, MOOCs -- Massive Open Online Courses, multimedia, Near Field Communication (NFC), New "Amazon.com" of Higher Education, online learning, online media, online tutoring, participation, personalized/customized learning, platforms, second screen apps, smart classrooms, smart/connected TV, social learning / networks, technologies for your home, telepresence, television, transmedia, trends, vision/possibilities,
by Daniel Christian
From DSC:
In this series of periodic postings re: experimentation (see here and here), this week’s Consumers Electronics Show prompts me to think about different types of experiments, prompting such questions as:
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- When will we see more educationally-related second screen apps?
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- How might this type of setup dovetail with MOOCs provided by institutions of higher education? With MOOCs offered by the corporate world?
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- What sorts of technologies will weave their way into what could be offered here?
(The following possibilities come to my mind: Artificial Intelligence (AI), learning agents, recommendation engines, course or topic playlists, web-based learner profiles, data mining/analytics, videoconferencing, educational gaming, virtual tutoring, BYOD, and/or cloud-based computing. Other…?)
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- Will Internet-enabled marketplaces and exchanges — between learners and teachers — become commonplace?
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- Will technologies involved with endeavors like IBM’s Watson or with Knewton be deployed in this kind of convergent environment? If so, what sorts of doors/job opportunities/new skillsets would that open up or require?
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Some relevant items on this include:
Flingo reveals Samba, a first of its kind dual interactive TV and second screen platform — from pandodaily.com byasdf
Excerpt:
This week at CES in Las Vegas (the Consumer Electronics Show), San Francisco-based Flingo will release the latest version of its platform, dubbed Samba, aimed at changing this. Samba will make four-year-old Flingo one of the first to offer a combined Interactive TV and Second Screen experience.
“We saw a surge of Smart TV and tablet adoption in 2012, but realized that a seamless TV experience across all screens was missing,” says Flingo co-founder and CEO Ashwin Navin, formerly of BitTorrent. “Samba will blur the lines between linear television and the Web.”
Flingo is unique in that it uses video, not audio to identify what content is being viewed…
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Samba offers viewers the ability to actively engage with programming in real-time through their primary screen. This can take the form of polls, social conversations, recommendations, or consumption of related media. In the case of Second Screens, aka internet-connected laptops, tablets, and smartphones used simultaneously while watching TV, the company can offer an even wider array of complementary content and engagement, such as aggregated social feeds relating to live programming or an ability to watch past episodes of a live show. This can all be delivered across multiple screens, in concert.
Also see:
Also see:
- Panasonic, IBM, ABOX42 and others join LG and Toshiba’s Smart TV Alliance to solve fragmentation
- YouTube bringing Google TV AirPlay-like pairing feature to new devices in 2013 — from 9to5google.com by Jordan Kahn
- Audible Magic unveils cross-platform solution for interactive TV commercials — from cnbc.com
- CES: Samsung unveils 4K TVs; upgrades Smart TV service — from forbes.com by Eric Savitz
- Samsung rethinks Smart TV (and we’re impressed) — from nbcnews.com by Wilson Rothman
- Slick new Bravo app personalizes your Smart TV experience — from mashable.com by Brian Anthony Hernandez
- In the digital living room, there’s something in the air — from pro.gigaom.com by Paul Sweeting
- Usage of connected TVs rose 25% in 2012 — from therealtimereport.com [Addendum on 1/9/13]
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- Here’s your complete look at Samsung’s new Smart TV — from businessinsider.com by Kevin Smith [Addendum on 1/9/13]
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Kevin Smith/Business Insider
More tangentially, but still relevant:
- McGraw-Hill to debut adaptive e-book for students — from blogs.wsj.com by Shalini Ramachandran
Excerpt:
The SmartBook…works like this: All readers essentially see the same textbook as they read for the first five minutes. But as a reader answers review questions placed throughout the chapter, different passages become highlighted to point the reader to where he or she should focus attention.
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 12/27/2012,
in accessibility / UDL, animation, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, creativity, digital audio, digital learning, digital photography, digital storytelling, digital video, presentations, tools,
by Daniel Christian
A list of all the best iPad apps teachers need ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning / educatorstechnology.com
Excerpt:
We have been doing a lot of reviews of educational mobile apps. We particularly focused on the ones that work on iPad and we tried to cover almost all the fields from digital story telling to apps to teach creativity. Our purpose is to provide teachers with a repository of apps to choose from when trying them with their students in the classroom. Check out the categories below and click on any title to access the correspondent apps it contains. Enjoy!
10 great apps for a teacher’s new iPad — from ipadapps4school.com by Richard Byrne
iPad resources, sources & tools — from GettingSmart.com by Tom Vander Ark
The iPad: A useful resource to help students with learning disabilities — from utorbright.com
Excerpt:
…Story Builder
…Math Bingo
…Proloquo2Go
…Super Duper: What Are They Thinking
…Conversation Builder
To better understand how the iPad can positively impact a child’s learning experience, here is a video of a nine year-old boy named Leo who is using an iPad app called First Words. Leo has autism but he is doing exceptionally well with spelling and pairing pictures with words.
Further references mentioned:
http://www.squidoo.com/ipad-for-autism
http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/14/tech/gaming-gadgets/ipad-autism/index.html
Also see:
- The iPad’s past, present & future in learning environments — from wiredacademic.com by Terry Heick, Columnist
- Guilt-free kid iPad apps give parents a holiday break — from nbcnews.com by Wilson Rothman
- 8 killer apps for music creation — from edapps.ca
- The 20+ apps to know about in 2013 — from edudemic.com
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
On 12/17/2012,
in Apple, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, tools,
by Daniel Christian
On 11/28/2012,
in 21st century, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, computer science, health, innovation, nursing, programming,
by Daniel Christian
How apps are changing the way surgeons operate and communicate with patients — from betakit.com by Abigail Keeso
On 11/27/2012,
in chemistry, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, digital storytelling, education technology, innovation, journalism, robotics, science,
by Daniel Christian
An interesting augmented reality app:
Some other innovative apps:
- Nuclear — with thanks going out to Mr. Steven Chevalia for this find/resource
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- Solar Walk — with thanks going out to Mr. Steven Chevalia for this find/resource
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- The Wider Image from Reuters — with thanks going out to Mr. Steven Chevalia for this find/resource
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From DSC:
Publishers — take a look at what Reuters is doing here; consider offering such a constantly up-to-date stream of content that fills up digital “textbooks.”
Addendum:
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Note Anytime – Write stylish notes, mash up handwritten text or typed text with photos and high resolution graphics; scale from a piece of paper to a whiteboard, then output to your favorite social networks. Take a Note Anytime! By MetaMoJi Corporation
On 11/19/2012,
in cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related,
by Daniel Christian
10 excellent iPad apps you should download right now — from Mashable.com by James O’Brien
Also see:
- 80+ iPad Apps — from TimBedley.com <– From DSC: I normally don’t like these long list of apps, but this is a solid list.
- The three iPad apps every elementary school should buy — from remixteaching.com by Dan Callahan
On 11/15/2012,
in analytics, career development, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, data related items, IT in HE, leadership, professional development, strategy, vision/possibilities,
by Daniel Christian
Reflecting on the Top IT Issues of 2012 — from campustechnology.com by Dian Schaffhauser
- Updating IT professionals’ skills and roles to accommodate new technologies and changing IT delivery models
- Supporting IT consumerization and bring-your-own device programs
- Developing a cloud strategy
- Improving the institution’s operational efficiency through IT
- Integrating IT into institutional decision-making
- Using analytics to support the important institutional outcomes
- Funding IT initiatives
- Transforming the institution’s business with IT
- Supporting research with high-performance computing, large data, and analytics
- Establishing and implementing IT governance throughout the institution
Also see:
Involving students in IT — — from campustechnology.com by Keith Norbury
IT shops are turning to students to staff help desks, troubleshoot, and more. For schools, it’s a way to cut costs; for students, it’s a learning experience and a pathway to employment.
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On 11/13/2012,
in cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, computer science, mobile technologies, programming,
by Daniel Christian
