computer science

For CS majors: Check out this interesting job description

On 10/19/2010, in 3D, career development, computer science, mobile learning, mobile technologies, multimedia, programming, student-related, trends, visualizing information, by Daniel Christian

Job Vacancy – Mobile Programmer (Closing 26 October 2010) — from HITLab New Zealand News

Research Associate – Mobile Programmer
HIT Lab NZ is looking for a Mobile Programmer (Fixed-term until April 2011)

An exciting opportunity has now opened up in the HIT Lab NZ for a Research Associate to work on improving and extending our current software platform. The successful candidate will work in collaboration with the current HIT Lab Team and receive access to different advanced technology currently developed at the HIT Lab NZ.

To be successful in this role you will need to be able to take responsibility for:

Enhancing the 3D graphics engine with new functionalities
Integrating other commercial and open source 3D graphics engines into the mobile AR framework
Developing specific features for the architecture/urban planning area,
Developing specific features for the cultural heritage/tourism area,
Integrating new multimedia functionalities to the platform (audio, 3D audio, video, etc).

Ideally, our successful candidate will have:

Strong knowledge of Computer Graphics, Visualization, Mobile architecture & programming
Robust software engineering and software architecture understanding
Strong maths (3D Algebra), problem solving and analytical skills
Excellent Java programming skills
Proficiency in Computer Graphics Programming (OpenGL)
Experience with Android and Mobile Programming
Familiarity of OpenGL ES will be a plus
Familiarity with 3D graphics engines
Ability to work in a small team environment
Excellent communication skills

Tagged with: career development • computer science • Mobile learning • mobile technology • multimedia • programming • student-related • trends

For CS Majors/IT employees: Hottest jobs and skills in cloud, mobile app development

On 10/13/2010, in career development, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, computer science, IT in HE, programming, trends, workplace, by Daniel Christian

Hottest jobs and skills in cloud, mobile app development — from pcworld.com by Meridith Levinson, CIO

Want to lock in some job security in IT over the next five years? Then make sure you’re poised to move into cloud computing or mobile application development. That’s where the IT jobs are expected to be, according to 2,000 IT professionals recently surveyed by IBM.

IBM’s annual global Tech Trends survey identified cloud computing and mobile application development as the hottest tech trends and most sought-after IT skills for the next five years. An overwhelming majority of survey respondents (91 percent) expect cloud computing to overtake on-premise computing as the primary IT delivery model by 2015. More than half (55 percent) of survey respondents believe that in the same amount of time, the need to develop applications for mobile devices (such as Android, iPhone, iPad and PlayBook) will far surpass the need to develop software for traditional PCs and servers. These trends will impact IT jobs and the skills needed to do them.

Tagged with: career development • cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related • computer science • IT • programming • trends

IBM survey says mobile apps will dominate enterprise

On 10/07/2010, in cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, computer science, corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, IT in HE, mobile learning, mobile technologies, programming, training / L&D, by Daniel Christian

IBM survey says mobile apps will dominate enterprise — from WSJ.com by Timonthy Hay

Consumers love tablet computers and smartphones and are finding novel uses for the many applications that run on them. But the devices are catching on in a significant way in the business world as well, according to a new survey from International Business Machines Corp., the company responsible for building and running much of the country’s enterprise computing systems.

After surveying 2,000 information-technology professionals in 87 countries, IBM found that more than half believe that within the next five years, more developers will be working on mobile applications and cloud-based architecture than traditional computing platforms for enterprise.

Tagged with: cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related • computer science • corporate / business world • IT • Mobile learning • mobile technology • programming

The convergence continues…

On 09/16/2010, in Apple, computer science, convergence, digital audio, digital storytelling, digital video, emerging technologies, innovation, media/film, by Daniel Christian

‘My Generation’ iPad app syncs with TV — from CNN.com by John D. Sutter

A new app for Apple’s tablet computer will listen to the ABC television series “My Generation” with you, and serve up content to augment the experience.

Using the iPad’s built-in microphone, the free “My Generation Sync” app literally syncs up with the TV show so it can give you information about what’s happening at that very moment on the television.

Tagged with: Apple • computer science • convergence • digital audio • digital storytelling • digital video • emerging technologies • innovation • iPad • Media/film • programming

Rise of the ‘Apps Culture’ — PewResearch

On 09/14/2010, in computer science, education technology, human-computer interaction (HCI), mobile learning, mobile technologies, programming, technologies for your home, telecommunications, trends, by Daniel Christian

Rise of the ‘Apps Culture’ — Pew Research Center Publications

Cell phone use in the U.S. has increased dramatically over the past decade. Fully eight-in-10 adults today (82%) are cell phone users, and about one-quarter of adults (23%) now live in a household that has a cell phone but no landline phone.

Along with the widespread embrace of mobile technology has come the development of an “apps culture.” As the mobile phone has morphed from a voice device to a multi-channel device to an internet-accessing mini-computer, a large market of mobile-software applications, or “apps,” has arisen.

Among the most popular are apps that provide some form of entertainment (games, music, food, travel and sports) as well as those that help people find information they need and accomplish tasks (maps and navigation, weather, news, banking). With the advent of the mobile phone, the term “app” has become popular parlance for software applications designed to run on mobile phone operating systems, yet a standard, industry-wide definition of what is, and is not, an “app” does not currently exist. For the purpose of this report, apps are defined as end-user software applications that are designed for a cell phone operating system and which extend the phone’s capabilities by enabling users to perform particular tasks.

The most recent Pew Internet & American Life Project survey asked a national sample of 1,917 cell phone-using adults if they use apps and how they use them. Broadly, the results indicate that while apps are popular among a segment of the adult cell phone-using population, a notable number of cell owners are not yet part of the emerging apps culture.

Tagged with: computer science • human-computer interaction (HCI) • Mobile learning • mobile technology • programming • technologies for the home • telecommunications • trends

New book on role of technologies in assisting disabled students

On 09/02/2010, in accessibility / UDL, computer science, by Daniel Christian

New book on role of technologies in assisting disabled students — from Computing Education Blog

I’ve always thought that computing educators should be at the cutting edge of the use of technology for all forms of education, including adaptations for students with disabled. We have the most flexible medium for teaching and for teaching about — we teach about computation using computation. Richard Ladner is a world-leader in making CS accessible to disabled students, and his NSF BPC Alliance on AccessComputing provides resources to help with that adaptation. I’d love to see more computer scientists building technologies to help us teach computing to more people and better.

Tagged with: accessibility • computer science

Peer 2 Peer University — new web dev courses in “World of Webcraft” initiative

On 08/31/2010, in computer science, global / globalization, open courseware and systems, programming, web design and production, by Daniel Christian

Resource from reganmian.net

Tagged with: computer science • Global learning • open • programming • web development

For you web designers and developers out there…

On 08/26/2010, in computer science, user interface design, web design and production, by Daniel Christian

From AddyOsmani.com

Tagged with: computer science • user interface design • web design • web development

What do teachers want in apps for education?

On 08/25/2010, in computer science, education, education technology, K-12 related, mobile learning, teachers, teaching & learning, by Daniel Christian

Tagged with: computer science • education • educational technology • K-12 • Mobile learning • teachers • teaching & learning

Tagged with: computer science • digital audio • digital learning • digital textbooks • digital video • e-books • e-readers • educational technology • emerging technologies • engagement • Keeping students engaged • Mobile learning • mobile technology • tablets • technologies for the home • vendors

Next Firefox 4 Beta arrives, now with multi-touch

On 08/14/2010, in computer science, education technology, programming, by Daniel Christian

Next Firefox 4 Beta arrives, now with multi-touch — from WebMonkey.com by Michael Calore

Mozilla has released the latest beta version of its Firefox 4 browser. You can grab Firefox 4 beta 3 for all major operating systems and over 30 languages from Mozilla’s beta download site.

From DSC:
I post this because when this type of functionality makes its way across all browsers (and operating systems), we will have a very interesting way of interacting with applications via the web browsers.

Tagged with: browsers • computer science • educational gaming • human-computer interaction (HCI) • programming

Microsoft mines web to hone language tool

On 08/06/2010, in computer science, education technology, languages and translation, by Daniel Christian

Microsoft mines web to hone language tool — from online.wsj.com by Owen Fletcher

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Tagged with: computer science • educational technology • languages

U Michigan iPhone app grows from student project

On 08/03/2010, in computer science, innovation, IT in HE, programming, project-based learning, by Daniel Christian

U Michigan iPhone app grows from student project — from CampusTechnology.com by Dian Schaffhauser

An iPhone app conceived by two students at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, built as a computer science class project, and purchased by the school’s IT organization has made its public debut in the Apple iTunes store. Formerly named iWolverine, now called “University of Michigan,” the app allows users to track buses in real time through the popular Magic Bus Web application, listen to the school’s fight song, check dining hall menus, and search for buildings, among other features.

Tagged with: computer science • innovation • IT • programming • project-based learning