Dynamic cityscapes painted with extreme energy — posted on mymodernmet.com by Katie Hosmer; art by Van Tame
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On 03/28/2013,
in creativity, digital learning, educational games / serious games, engagement / engaging students, higher education, motivation, play,
by Daniel Christian
Games grow up: Colleges recognize the power of gamification — from edtechmagazine.com by Jacquelyn Bengfort
Universities enliven education through the power of play.
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On 03/25/2013,
in 3D, A/V -- audio/visual, Australia, creativity, digital audio, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, immersion, innovation,
by Daniel Christian
On 03/22/2013,
in 21st century, creativity, education, education reform, higher education, innovation, K-12 related, love of learning, more voice more choice more control, passions,
by Daniel Christian
Schools are doing Education 1.0; talking about doing Education 2.0; when they should be planning Education 3.0 — from User Generated Education by Jackie Gerstein
Excerpt:
Education 3.0
Education 3.0 is based on the belief that content is freely and readily available. It is self-directed, interest-based learning where problem-solving, innovation and creativity drive education.
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Also see — with a thanks going our to Kevin Corbett on this one:
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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 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.
On 03/14/2013,
in creativity, education, education reform, education technology, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, future, K-12 related, more voice more choice more control, participation, real-world assignments, strategy, student-related, teachers, teaching & learning,
by Daniel Christian
VIDEO | The Educational Landscape in 50 Years — from the evoLLLution.com by The Khan Academy
Excerpt:
In this video, Salman Khan, founder of the Khan Academy, a not-for-profit online education provider, shares his thoughts on what the educational landscape will look like in 50 years. By 2060, Khan predicts three major shifts in education: a change to the classroom model, a change to the credential model and a change in the role of the instructor.
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On 03/13/2013,
in creativity, Daniel S. Christian, digital learning, digital storytelling, disruption, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, media/film, MOOCs -- Massive Open Online Courses, multimedia,
by Daniel Christian
From DSC:
Some reflections on “Hollywood meets higher ed“ — a thought-provoking post by Amanda Ripley
Excerpt:
But online classes are different than the in-person kind: Not only do they have a huge potential profit upside, given the ability to attract tens of thousands of students worldwide, but they are, at their best, performances. No one likes to say this out loud in academia, but it’s true: the most impactful MOOCs are also entertaining. The teacher does not need to be a singing, dancing, joke-telling maniac, but the teacher does need to be riveting, one way or another. The production quality needs to be high. Or the students will evaporate, clicking off to Facebook or Twitter or one of the many other online classes multiplying on the Internet.
From DSC:
I post this with a fair amount of hesitation, as mixing the words “higher ed” with Hollywood makes me very uneasy…but Amanda makes some good points in her posting and she highlights yet another potential disruption to the way things are:
On 03/13/2013,
in analytics, communications, creativity, Daniel S. Christian, digital storytelling, multimedia, new media literacies, presentations, tools, vendors,
by Daniel Christian
ClearSlide acquires SlideRocket to expand its rich presentation capabilities for sales teams — from ClearSlide.com — with special thanks going out to Mr. Cal Keen, Tech. Integration Specialist at Calvin College, for the heads-up on these tools
Excerpt (emphasis DSC):
Founded in 2006 and with more than one million users, SlideRocket reinvented presentations by adding interactive capabilities like video, audio, rich media, and analytics in a hosted platform to elevate storytelling and deliver tangible results.
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“SlideRocket has always been focused on helping teams communicate ideas more effectively,” said Chuck Dietrich, vice president and general manager, VMware. “Bringing SlideRocket’s creative presentation production capabilities to the ClearSlide platform gives our collective customers much more power through the full sales process, from content creation to closing the deal.”
From DSC:
These tools might also benefit those in higher ed as well, as it’s all about the ability to craft a message using multiple kinds of media and to engage an audience with that message. So we see here another example of tools that are helping develop/leverage digital literacy. They also involved interactivity, analytics, and storytelling — things that those of us working within higher education (especially with hybrid and online-based learning) should be interested in. (For those involved with K-12 and higher ed, note the need for creativity here.)
Or would we just fall asleep…hmm…but even then…
— from 5 things your office probably doesn’t support, but should
On 02/26/2013,
in communications, convergence, creativity, digital storytelling, marketing/social marketing, second screen apps, storytelling, transmedia,
by Daniel Christian
Understanding transmedia: How story world’s are changing the art of communication [John Hartman] — with thanks to siobhan-o-flynn for scooping this at Tracking Transmedia
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On 02/22/2013,
in art, creativity, engagement / engaging students, hearts -- matters of the heart, society,
by Daniel Christian
On 02/09/2013,
in attention, Augmented Reality (AR), corporate / business world, creativity, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, innovation, interactivity,
by Daniel Christian