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The International Journal of Multimedia & Its Applications (IJMA) is a quarterly open access journal that publishes articles which contribute new results in all areas of the Multimedia & its applications. The journal focuses on all technical and practical aspects of Multimedia and its applications. The goal of this journal is to bring together researchers and practitioners from academia and industry to focus on understanding recent developments this arena, and establishing new collaborations in these areas.

Authors are solicited to contribute to the journal by submitting articles that illustrate research results, projects, surveying works and industrial experiences that describe significant advances in the areas of Multimedia & its applications. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following

Audio, image, video processing
Digital Multimedia Broadcasting
Education and Training
Multimedia analysis and Internet
Multimedia and Artificial Intelligence
Multimedia Applications
Multimedia Communication and Networking
Multimedia Content Understanding
Multimedia Databases and File Systems
Multimedia human-machine interface and interaction
Multimedia Interface and Interaction
Multimedia security and content protection
Multimedia Signal Processing
Multimedia standards and related issues
Multimedia Systems and Devices
Operating system mechanisms for multimedia
Virtual reality and 3-D imaging
Wireless, Mobile Computing and Multimedia

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JayCut.com — online video editing

On 02/23/2010, in digital storytelling, digital video, by Daniel Christian

JayCut.com — for online video editing — resource from Daniel Laninga

Tagged with: digital storytelling • digital video

The World Is Open – Now, WE ALL LEARN with Web Technology — from ELI

In this session, Curtis J. Bonk, Professor for Instructional Systems Technology at Indiana University System, offers an intriguing look at 10 technology trends that he calls educational openers. When combined, the first letter of each opener spells the acronym WE ALL LEARN. This model helps make sense of the role of various technologies in open education and participatory environments, including e-books, podcasts, streamed videos, open courseware, online learning portals, social networking tools like Facebook and Ning, YouTube videos, wikis, and virtual worlds (emphasis DSC). Clearly, technology-based learning continues to open new learning pathways for all the connected learners of this planet. At the same time, thousands of organizations and individuals are sharing their course materials, expertise, and instructional ideas globally, thereby expanding learning opportunities and resources even further. As this occurs, members of the media, politicians, educators, students, parents, and others are asking important questions about the quality of such contents.

Tagged with: digital video • ocw • podcasting • social networking • virtual reality / worlds / learning • wikis

Digital Journalist’s Handbook

On 02/16/2010, in blogs / blogging / vlogging, design, digital audio, digital storytelling, digital video, journalism, multimedia, social learning / networks, web design and production, writing, by Daniel Christian

The Digital Journalist’s Handbook is composed of 12 chapters, each covering a different tool in the digital journalist’s arsenal:

THE NEW MEDIA MINDSET

An examination of the current state of journalism and what it means to be a digital journalist.

WRITING FOR THE WEB

• Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
• Headlines
• Linking
• Breaking news
• Comments
• Analytics
• Computer-assisted reporting

BLOGGING

• Getting started
• Blog platforms
• Design
• Other types of blogs
• RSS
• Creating a successful blog

PHOTOGRAPHY

• Choosing a camera
• Composing a photo
• Shooting in the field
• Digital photo editing

AUDIO

• Choosing an audio recorder
• Microphones and accessories
• Recording in the field
• Interviewing
• Ambient sound
• Narration
• Audio editing
• Posting and sharing audio
• Podcasting

AUDIO SLIDESHOWS

• Creating the slideshow
• Soundslides

VIDEO

• Choosing a camera
• Camera accessories
• Composing video
• Recording in the field
• Interviewing
• Video editing
• Posting and sharing video

WEB DESIGN

• Content Management Systems (CMS)
• HTML
• CSS
• Journalism and programming

SOCIAL NETWORKING

• Twitter
• Facebook
• MySpace
• Digg
• StumbleUpon
• YouTube
• Flickr
• Delicious
• Making the most of social networks

DATA VISUALIZATION

• Interactive maps
• Databases
• Creating a visualization

FLASH

• The Flash interface
• The capabilities of Flash
• Publishing Flash files
• The disadvantages of Flash

WHAT NOW?

Advice and lessons on what digital journalists should do with the tools they learn

GLOSSARY

The glossary contains more than 130 definitions of everything from ActionScript to zoom. It includes simple definitions for commonly used terms such as convergence, geotagging, flame war and technologies like Drupal, Creative Commons, and Ruby on Rails.

Tagged with: blogging • digital audio • digital photography • digital storytelling • digital video • multimedia • new media literacies • social media • social networking • web design • writing

Free Final Cut Pro/Express class — resource from Vicky Seaburg

On 02/15/2010, in Apple, digital video, multimedia, by Daniel Christian

Getting Started with Final Cut Pro/Express — free course! — resource from Vicky Seaburg, Calvin College Instructional Graphics Office

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Teaching writing in a social media age: one recent example

On 02/08/2010, in digital video, multimedia, writing, by Daniel Christian

Teaching writing in a social media age: one recent example — from NITLE and Bryan Alexander
(Discusses opportunities for engagement via blogging and digital video.)

Tagged with: digital video • writing

15 Handy Tips for Recording Engaging Screencasts — from sitepoint.com

On 02/03/2010, in digital audio, digital video, multimedia, by Daniel Christian

15 Handy Tips for Recording Engaging Screencasts — from sitepoint.com

Tagged with: digital audio • digital video • multimedia

Some articles about the iPad

On 01/27/2010, in Apple, convergence, digital audio, digital storytelling, digital video, education technology, elearning, game-changing environment, internet, learning, learning ecosystem, mobile learning, multimedia, online learning, pace of change, podcasting, publishing, technologies for your home, telecommunications, by Daniel Christian

The iPad Ecosystem — Apple iPad: Winners And Losers — from Forbes.com by Taylor Buley
Steve Jobs has a way of shaking up the technology industry. Watch these companies for the fallout.”
Apple iPad: Everything you need to know — from Stephen Downes <– way to go on the prediction here Stephen; nice work!
Apple unveils the iPad — from vatornews.com
Tablet details revealed. Cool device, but falls short on many features
iWork apps unveiled for the iPad — from the Download Blog on CNET.com by Jason Parker
Steve Jobs unveils $499 netbook killer — from Forbes.com by Brian Caulfield
Apple iPad: Publishing savior? — from Forbes.com: Technology News by Kym McNicholas
ACU plans to publish first student newspaper on Apple’s iPad — from Helge Scherlund’s eLearning News Blog
Abilene Christian University’s student-run media staff announces its commitment to produce the first paper of its kind for Apple’s iPad. Dr. Cheryl Bacon, chair of ACU’s Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, says students and faculty already are working to achieve this goal.
A closer look at Apple’s new tablet, the iPad — from wired.com
Apple’s iPad: Is it a game-changer? — from CNN. Money. com by Philip Elmer-DeWitt
Full Interview: John Gruber on Apple’s iPad announcement — from Spark
iPad: Does the iPad kill the Touch? Is this a transformative tool for education? — from iear.org

From DSC:
To me, this device has the potential to really move multimedia-based communications forward. For one thing, “magazines” will never be the same again.

Tagged with: Apple • digital audio • digital storytelling • digital video • educational technology • elearning • game-changing environment • iPad • learning ecosystem • multimedia • online learning • TV • web-based collaboration

5 Ways To Enhance Instruction with Digital Narratives — from t|h|e

On 01/27/2010, in convergence, digital audio, digital storytelling, digital video, education technology, engagement / engaging students, K-12 related, multimedia, by Daniel Christian

5 Ways To Enhance Instruction with Digital Narratives — from t|h|e by Chris Riedel
Tech vets go toe-to-toe on the latest tools that can improve instruction, boost productivity, or just help make users’ lives a bit more organized

“Over the last decade, advances in technology have made dreams of ubiquitous access to digital media a reality, both on the Web and off. From inexpensive cameras to iPods to cell phones to integrated Webcams, capturing, editing, and sharing digital audio and video has become push-button easy. And that, according to University of Central Florida (UCF) professors Robert Kenny and Glenda Gunter, is good news for K-12 educators.”

Tagged with: digital audio • digital storytelling • digital video • educational technology • engaging students • student expectations

Here’s my vision of what a Smart Classroom should look like in the near future (please click on the image below to see an enlarged image and to get some further details of my thoughts here):

My vision for what a Smart Classroom should look like -- 2009

Click image to see larger image w/ details

My thanks to Mr. Yohan Na for help with this graphic. The vision leverages the same idea as Steelcase’s Media:Scape product line:

Tagged with: digital audio • digital storytelling • digital video • Keeping students engaged • learning spaces • smart classrooms

Tips & Tricks for Effective Lecturecasting — from ProfHacker.com by Ethan Watrall

On 01/25/2010, in digital audio, digital video, education technology, faculty, IT in HE, learning ecosystem, learning spaces, mobile learning, multimedia, smart classrooms, teaching & learning, Uncategorized, by Daniel Christian

Tips & Tricks for Effective Lecturecasting — from ProfHacker.com by Ethan Watrall

Lecturecasting is all the rage these days. And whether you are lecturecasting specifically for a class (either online, face-to-face, or any combination thereof), or are putting your lectures out to the wider public on a platform such as iTunes U, it takes a lot of work to get your lecturecasts to the point where they are effective vehicles for your content.

Tagged with: digital audio • digital video • educational technology • higher education • instruction • IT • learning ecosystem • lecture recording • Lifelong learning • multimedia • online learning • student expectations • teaching & learning • technologies

Digital Directors Guild – Digital Storytelling Lessons — from free4teachers.com

On 01/25/2010, in digital storytelling, memory, multimedia, online learning, by Daniel Christian

From DSC:
Anyone who has followed my work knows that I am interested in digital storytelling. Why?

First of all, because of the engagement factor. Those in education and training know what one must first engage the student — draw them in and get them hooked — before anything else of any lasting substance can happen
Digital storytelling unleashes a huge amount of creativity — students can play different roles on a team: script writing, videography, illustration, music/audio creation, acting, props, etc.
This medium combines the power of multiple other types media — a very potent communication mechanism; one that is able to elicit emotion as well
There is power in a story — and, with repetition — is one of the best ways I’ve experienced of having learning “stick” with me (i.e. addresses long term memory and a greater ROI from one’s investment in education)

Thanks,
Daniel

Original posting from:
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2010/01/digital-directors-guild-digital.html

Tagged with: digital audio • digital storytelling • digital video • higher education • K-12 • memory • multimedia • strategy • teaching & learning

Mastering Multimedia useful tips roundup — Colin Mulvany

On 01/22/2010, in digital storytelling, multimedia, by Daniel Christian

Mastering Multimedia useful tips roundup — from Colin Mulvany

“Many of may old posts that deal with tips about how to do video storytelling and audio slideshows get linked on a lot of blogs used by college professors who teach digital media classes. Most of these posts are buried amongst my pontifications about the changes facing the newspaper industry. So for anyone interested, here is a roundup of my best multimedia suggestions and useful tip posts in one place…”

Tagged with: digital audio • digital storytelling • digital video • educational technology • multimedia

Welcome to Learning Ecosystems!

On 01/20/2010, in Daniel S. Christian, learning ecosystem, by Daniel Christian

My objective with this blog is to provide you with a broad-range of insights and resources regarding some tools, technologies, and strategies that help people learn and communicate. I address elements that relate to the worlds of higher education, K-12, and the corporate training/development. I seek to identify and relay patterns and trends in the quickly-changing landscapes out there, helping folks keep a pulse check on such items as:

1:1 computing, AI, personalized learning
“The Forthcoming Walmart of Education”; changing business models, opportunities, and threats within the world of higher education
The disruptive power of technology
What elements should be in your learning ecosystem
“Learning from the Living Room”
Keeping students engaged
Digital storytelling
Multimedia (tools, techniques, trends, other)
Mobile learning
Building your global network
Instructional design
Web design and production
…as well as other educationally-related topics.

To get an idea of my views on the above topics — along with some of the other topics I’ve covered in the last 3 years — please feel free to review my personal site at Calvin College. Here’s an example archives page covering all of 2009: http://www.calvin.edu/~dsc8/announcement_archives_2009.htm

I look forward to our future discussions as we try to make our individual and corporate contributions to the worlds of education…thereby making the entire world a better place.

Sincerely,
Daniel S. Christian

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