On 01/06/2012,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, A/V -- audio/visual, analytics, change, changing business models, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, collaboration, communications, convergence, corporate / business world, dangers of the status quo, Daniel S. Christian, digital learning, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, digital video, disruption, distance education, e-books, e-publishing related items (EPUB and more), e-readers, education technology, elearning, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, future, game-changing environment, global / globalization, human-computer interaction (HCI), internet, learning ecosystem, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, lifelong learning, machine-to-machine communications, marketing/social marketing, marketplaces, mirroring and/or multiple devices, mobile learning, mobile technologies, more voice more choice more control, multimedia, New "Amazon.com" of Higher Education, new business models, new media literacies, online learning, online media, online tutoring, pace of change, reinvent, smart/connected TV, social learning / networks, social media, staying relevant, storytelling, streams of content, tablets, technologies for your home, technology (general), telecommunications, transmedia, trends, ubiquitous learning, videoconferencing, web-based collaboration, workplace,
by Daniel Christian
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- The Always On Web
- Web of Things
- Big Data
- Next Gen Search
- Mobile Sharing
- Mobile Social Activism
- Impulse Commerce
- Brands As Partners
- The New Living Room <– From DSC: This is one of those key areas that I’m trying to keep a pulse check on for re: our learning ecosystems of the future
- Personal Data Security
Also see:
- 3 trends for 2012 — from digitaltonto.com by Greg Satell
- What trended in 2011 (and what to expect from 2012) — from techi.com by Scarlett Madison
On 12/16/2011,
in cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, digital storytelling, digital video,
by Daniel Christian
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A cloud-based video editing platform that allows you to create, collaborate and share video-based stories.
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Also see –> projeqt.com
On 12/08/2011,
in digital learning, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, education technology, emerging technologies, library / librarians, reading, social learning / networks, social media,
by Daniel Christian
From DSC:
I originally saw this at:
- Readmill goes public: is the future of books social? — from gigaom.com by Bobbie Johnson
On 12/02/2011,
in digital storytelling, engagement / engaging students, story, storytelling, transmedia, trends,
by Daniel Christian
Engagement-driven narrative design (or How to build discovery and advocacy into your transmedia storytelling) — from Transmedia Storyteller by Robert Pratten
Also see:
- Transmedia Storytelling: Meaning Comes from the Ability to Share, Explore, and Discover — from athinklab.com by Pamela Rutledge
On 11/30/2011,
in A/V -- audio/visual, Apple, convergence, Daniel S. Christian, digital learning, educational games / serious games, elearning, future, game-changing environment, learning ecosystem, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, New "Amazon.com" of Higher Education, online learning, social learning / networks, storytelling, technologies for your home, television, transmedia, trends,
by Daniel Christian
Count on Apple iTV in 2012, analyst says — from technewsdaily.com by Leslie Meredith
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Excerpt:
- The rumors that Apple will launch an actual TV have hit the headlines again following comments made today (Nov. 30) by analyst Gene Munster at an industry conference. Munster went so far as to tell his audience at the Ignition: Future of Media conference in New York City to wait to buy a new TV, because Apple’s TV is “going to be awesome.”
Addendum on 12/2/11:
- Google Is Totally Revamping YouTube To Make It More Like TV — from businessinsider.com by Matt Rosoff
On 11/21/2011,
in cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, creativity, digital learning, digital storytelling, e-books, e-publishing related items (EPUB and more), e-readers, education technology, innovation, K-12 related, reading, storytelling, tablets, writing,
by Daniel Christian
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Also see:
- uTales: Crowdsourcing Children’s Book Publishing — from wired.com by Daniel Donahoo
On 11/21/2011,
in attention, creativity, digital storytelling, digital video, education technology, innovation, memory, pedagogy, smart classrooms, teaching & learning,
by Daniel Christian
Matt makes his point on memory and attention in a very entertaining way
(…note the solid applause and genuine excitement at the end of the clip on math)
— from http://www.fractuslearning.com/2011/11/21/4-videos-from-matthew-weathers/
From DSC:
And, due to the date, check out the Symbols of Thanksgiving as well! 🙂
On 11/09/2011,
in digital storytelling, interactivity,
by Daniel Christian
Web-based digital storytelling tools and online interactive resources — from Danny Maas at maasd.edublogs.org
- Condensed, 2-Page Handout (950Kb)
- PDF handout version of the blog post (2.3 MB)
Underlying beliefs:
- Learning happens socially and through language
- Expressing ideas through multiple forms of media can enhance and deepen the meaning-making process
- Children benefit from opportunities to share what they know and how they feel in creative ways
- Sharing ideas and understanding in the form of a story helps with memory retention and sense-making
- Technology can offer learning opportunities consistent with a Universal Design for Learning environment:
- Multiple means of representation (taking in information)
- Multiple means of expression (sharing back knowledge)
- Multiple means of engagement (motivation for learning)
DIYDays in LA — from ChristineWeitbrecht.com
Excerpt:
Needless to say, today’s workshops at DIYDays LA were filled to the brim with great speakers and innovative perspectives. For those that couldn’t attend today’s workshops, here’s a re-cap of the most important bits:
Common Points
There were a few common themes mentioned in almost every talk I attended, and they were all based on experiences (good and bad) from existing projects…
People mentioned include:
Henry Jenkins: If it Doesn’t Spread, it’s Dead
Christy Dena: Spiral Worlds: Writing & Experience Design
Tommy Pallotta: Story & Code: Shifting Perspectives of Storytelling in Culture
Alison Norrington: Top-Down/Bottom-Up -Where is the Value?
Robert Pratten: Brand Integrated Storyworlds
Creating a Transmedia Narrative II: Storytelling — from ChristineWeitbrecht.com
Excerpt:
My last post on ‘Creating a Transmedia Narrative‘ ignited a lengthy discussion in one of my LinkedIn groups. It seems that some of my readers thought that I was trying to establish that transmedia narratives follow different narrative norms/ no longer need to be based on traditional conventions of telling a story. This is not what I was trying to say. I merely pointed at parallels found in successful story worlds, narrative universes that withstood the test of time and continue to invite producers and audiences to expand their stories across different media. In order to last for decades or more and be expandable across different media, any narrative needs to have a ‘larger-than-life’ aspect to it, and I used my blog post to break this ‘larger-than-life’ aspect down into its individual, more accessible parts.
Also see:
Digital book developers discuss the changing tide of storytelling — from padgadget.com
Addendum on 11/2/11:
- StoryWorld 2011 in San Francisco: Day 2 — from ChristineWeitbrecht.com
On 10/24/2011,
in digital storytelling, elearning, instructional design, story, storytelling,
by Daniel Christian
Storytelling in eLearning: The why and how — from eLearn Magazine by Shelley A. Gable
On 10/18/2011,
in animation, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, creativity, digital storytelling, education technology, educational games / serious games, engagement / engaging students, interactivity, K-12 related, story, storytelling, student-related, tools, vendors,
by Daniel Christian
Future of Storytelling Expert Series: CloudKid’s Founder on Interactive Storytelling for Children — from Latitude Research° by Kim Gaskins
Excerpt:
Recently, Latitude (in collaboration with Itizen) launched an innovation study on The Future of Storytelling. Why? So we can uncover the questions, challenges, and aspirations of tomorrow’s storytellers and identify how they can better align with audience’s changing expectations. Every week for the next several weeks, Latitude will share its conversation with a different influential individual. We’ll follow the series with a summary of best practices and insights for content creators and businesses from Latitude’s SVP, Neela Sakaria.
Also see:
With our heads fully in the clouds (where else would you want your head to be?), CloudKid transforms daydreams, fantasies, and flights of imagination into characters and stories that live, breathe, laugh, run, shout and fly.
CloudKid combines story and animation philosophies with mobile/web technologies to create eye-popping programs for children—we take children’s media to places it’s never been before. From film/animation production to story/character development, CloudKid develops intellectual property and technologies that will truly change the way kids and families interact with entertainment.
Addendum later on 10/18/11:
- Transmedia Storytelling: Imagery, Shapes and Techniques — from etc.cmu.edu
- Storytelling in digital era — by Peter Zschunke
On 10/18/2011,
in 3D, animation, Artificial Intelligence/Agents/LLMs/and Related, corporate universities / corporate training, creativity, digital audio, digital learning, digital storytelling, digital video, education technology, elearning, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, Europe, innovation, mobile learning, multimedia, online learning, presentations, tools, user experience (UX), vendors,
by Daniel Christian
Living Actor™ Presenter is a new Web platform developed by Cantoche, an international company well known for its unique expertise in 3D avatar technological innovations.
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