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New Media Consortium’s New Horizon Report Series of Regional Analyses [This one focused on UK]

On 09/06/2011, in analytics, Augmented Reality (AR), cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, education technology, educational games / serious games, emerging technologies, future of higher education, global / globalization, higher education, innovation, mobile learning, pedagogy, research, tablets, teaching & learning, telepresence, trends, UK, by Daniel Christian

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The NMC Announces New Horizon Report Series of Regional Analyses
Under the umbrella of the NMC Horizon Report, The NMC has launched the Technology Outlook, a new series of regional analyses aimed specifically at understanding both local and global differences in technology uptake, as well as the current and future state of education in different parts of the world. These publications are a product of collaborations between the NMC and innovative organizations across the world that seek to leverage the well-known medium of the NMC Horizon Report to bring important research, trends, and challenges in their regions to light. The Technology Outlook series furthers the NMC’s goal of driving innovation in every part of the world.

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Some iPad apps for college students

On 08/26/2011, in cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, mobile learning, student-related, tools, by Daniel Christian

48 iPad apps that college students love — from onlinecolleges.net

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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/Agents/LLMs/and Related, 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, 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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Inkling 2.0: When a textbook becomes more than a textbook [Watters]

On 08/23/2011, in cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, digital learning, digital textbooks, innovation, internet, new business models, publishing, social learning / networks, trends, vendors, by Daniel Christian

Inkling 2.0: When a textbook becomes more than a textbook — from hackeducation.com by Audrey Watters

From DSC:
Audrey explores the trend that “books” are becoming more “app” like — and will likely be increasingly available as downloads via the Internet/cloud.

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A very interesting concept! Game-like reading on tablet devices [Walrus]

On 08/22/2011, in cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, e-books, e-publishing related items (EPUB and more), educational games / serious games, publishing, reading, trends, by Daniel Christian

A very interesting concept — game-like reading on tablet devices — from Walrus Epub:
Walrus Epub Demo#3 – Kadath— my thanks to Mr. Steven Chevalia for this resource

Excerpt:

The new video demo made by the Walrus studio, involving ePub3 with a huge use of HTML5, CSS3 and Javascript.

From DSC:
A good example of how books are moving to ebooks which are then moving to applications.

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10 Transformative Technology Trends for 2011-2012 [globalintelligence.com]

On 08/07/2011, in 21st century, A/V -- audio/visual, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, computer science, convergence, emerging technologies, future, game-changing environment, multimedia, open courseware and systems, technologies for your home, technology (general), telecommunications, television, trends, by Daniel Christian

10 Transformative Technology Trends for 2011-2012 [ ]

Excerpt:

The momentum has been building for several exciting emerging technology trends. While television content is increasingly available and delivered over the web, living room devices are becoming more inter-connected to create a more coherent user experience. GIA identifies and summarizes 10 key developments that drive market-shifting changes throughout the technology, media and telecommunications ecosystems.

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Human Capital Trends 2011 — Revolution/Evolution [Deloitte.com]

On 07/18/2011, in analytics, business, career development, change, changing business models, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, corporate / business world, leadership, organizational change, trends, workplace, by Daniel Christian

Human Capital Trends 2011 — Revolution/Evolution — from deloitte.com

Revolution

Workforce analytics: Up the ante …………………………………………….. 1
HR in the cloud: It’s inevitable …………………………………………………. 4
From ladder to lattice: The shift is on ………………………………………. 7
Emerging markets: The front line for growth and talent …………….. 10
Diversity and inclusion: Driving business performance ………………… 12
Next-generation leaders: New models for filling the pipeline ………. 15

Evolution

Talent in the upturn: Recovery brings its own challenges ……………. 18
COOs for HR: Operations takes a seat at the table …………………….. 21
Leading in a regulated world: All risk, all the time……………………… 23
Collective leadership: Getting organizations to work as one ……….. 27
Contingent workforce: A critical talent segment ……………………….. 30
Employer health care reform: Moving beyond compliance …………. 32

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Some numbers from Apple’s App Store

On 07/12/2011, in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, Apple, career development, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, computer science, mobile technologies, pace of change, tools, trends, vendors, by Daniel Christian

Some numbers from App Store turns 3 years old [tipb.com by Rene Ritchie]

The App Store had XXX apps on day one
A year later it had over 56,000 that had been downloaded over 1 billion times
Last year it had over 225,000 apps — 8500 iPad native — and over 5 billion downloads
As of last week we’re over 425,000 apps — 100,000 iPad native — and over 15 billion downloads

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The Dawn of the Zettabyte Era [Infographic from Cisco]

On 06/29/2011, in 21st century, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, convergence, digital audio, digital video, future, internet, telecommunications, trends, by Daniel Christian

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Microsoft Office 365 Launches Globally

On 06/28/2011, in cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, Microsoft, tools, vendors, web-based collaboration, by Daniel Christian

Addendum later on 6/28:

Microsoft Announces Office 365: Here’s What You Need to Know — from techland.com by Chris Gayomali

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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

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Widgets and mashups for personal and institutional technologies [Wilson]

On 06/10/2011, in cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, computer science, education technology, emerging technologies, future, higher education, human-computer interaction (HCI), learning spaces, open courseware and systems, platforms, programming, smart classrooms, streams of content, technology (general), trends, UK, by Daniel Christian