On 08/29/2011,
in digital learning, digital textbooks, e-books, e-publishing related items (EPUB and more), e-readers, multi-touch, multimedia, new business models, publishing, tablets, tools, trends, vendors,
by Daniel Christian
Video: Hands-on with Inkling 2.0, the iPad textbook — from gigaom.com by Colleen Taylor; my thanks go out to Mr. Johnny Ansari for this resource
A screenshot from GigaOM’s video demo of Inkling 2.0
Excerpt:
This week, digital publishing startup Inkling debuted the 2.0 version of its software, which provides interactive, digital versions of college textbooks for the iPad.
The San Francisco-based startup is just down the street from GigaOM’s office, so I headed on over to Inkling headquarters on Thursday to get an in-person demo from the company’s Founder and CEO Matt MacInnis. In short: It’s so awesome it actually makes me want to buy college textbooks again, just to play with the app some more.
From DSC:
Why can’t these materials from publishers come right into an 8′ x 6′ “interactive whiteboard” (for lack of a better term) so that the professor can annotate/manipulate them in front of the classroom?
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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.
On 07/26/2011,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, 3D, A/V -- audio/visual, convergence, corporate universities / corporate training, Daniel S. Christian, digital audio, digital learning, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, digital video, disruption, e-books, e-publishing related items (EPUB and more), e-readers, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, flipping -- inverted learning, future, future of higher education, global / globalization, higher education, homeschooling/homeschoolers, human-computer interaction (HCI), innovation, intelligent systems, intelligent tutoring, internet, K-12 related, learning ecosystem, learning spaces, media/film, mirroring and/or multiple devices, multi-touch, multimedia, music, new media literacies, online learning, online media, online tutoring, personalized/customized learning, play, social learning / networks, social media, storytelling, streams of content, technologies for your home, technology (general), telecommunications, telepresence, television, training / L&D, transmedia, trends, user experience (UX), videoconferencing, virtual field trips, virtual K-12 schools, Virtual Reality (VR) / worlds / learning, virtual tutoring, web-based collaboration,
by Daniel Christian
Intel predicts Smart TV is the device of the future — from nyxiotechnologies.com’s blog
Chipmaker Intel believes that the Smart TV is the electronic device of the future, in the living room anyway.
Excerpt:
The Smart TV is already upon us, in its various forms from various manufacturers. It has arrived with 3D capabilities, web browsing and social networking and applications. Currently Samsung and LG seem to be two of the big players pushing the Smart TV to consumers.
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On 07/20/2011,
in digital textbooks, e-books, e-publishing related items (EPUB and more), e-readers, higher education, innovation, K-12 related, learning, learning theories, memory, metacognition / metacognitive skills, publishing, strategy, student teaching/teacher education, teachers, teaching & learning,
by Daniel Christian
Teaching secrets: Teaching students how to learn — from Edweek.org by Cossondra George
Excerpt:
Awareness of common pitfalls and effective strategies can support your efforts to help students “learn to learn” throughout the school year…
From DSC:
I sure wish instructional designers, subject matter experts, professors and teachers could annotate their “books” to give concrete, practical ideas and strategies that would help students to better study, understand, and remember the relevant materials. My early take on this might be achieved via a multi-layered, digital textbook approach that would hopefully address metacognition and help students learn how to learn:
On 07/18/2011,
in digital textbooks, e-books, e-readers, publishing, student-related, textbooks, vendors,
by Daniel Christian
Amazon rolls out textbook rentals for Kindle, promises discounts up to 80 percent — from by Donald Melanson
Addendum on 7/18/11:
- Textbook rentals come to the Kindle: Probably not a money-saver — from ReadWriteWeb by Audrey Watters
On 06/01/2011,
in A/V -- audio/visual, convergence, design, digital audio, digital learning, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, digital video, e-books, e-readers, education technology, emerging technologies, Europe, future, interaction design, interactivity, interface design, learning ecosystem, mobile learning, mobile technologies, technologies for your home, technology (general), television, transmedia, trends, usability, user experience (UX), user interface design,
by Daniel Christian
Multiscreen Patterns — from Precious-Forever.com by Christophe Stolle
Patterns to help understand and define strategies for the multiscreen world.
On 05/24/2011,
in 21st century, change, changing business models, digital learning, digital textbooks, disruption, e-books, e-readers, new business models, publishing, textbooks,
by Daniel Christian
Would you like a $49 electronic college textbook with lifetime updates? — from crunchgear.com by Scott Merrill
From DSC:
I was just talking about this idea earlier today at lunch. Why can’t a textbook be like/look like/act like/and be distributed more along the lines of an app from an online app store than a static, physical textbook? Why can’t someone purchase a lifetime stream of updates? Or at least an annual agreement for such a stream of updates for the next 12 months? Alternatively, perhaps after purchasing the original book, a person could opt in for an upgrade at some point (much life software)?
Also see:
- A digital textbook that is better than the physical book — from Education Stormfront
On 05/21/2011,
in cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, e-books, e-readers, library / librarians, tablets,
by Daniel Christian
3M announces Cloud Library e-book lending service for ’21st century’ libraries — from engadget.com
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On 05/11/2011,
in digital learning, digital textbooks, e-books, e-readers, publishing, tablets, textbooks,
by Daniel Christian
6 companies aiming to digitize the textbook industry — from Mashable.com by Sarah Kessler
On 05/10/2011,
in change, colleges, community colleges, digital textbooks, disruption, e-books, e-readers, future, higher education, new business models, organizational change, publishing, reinvent, tablets, universities,
by Daniel Christian
Stepping up to the Genius Bar — from CampusTechnology.com by John Waters
As they reconsider their role on campus, college bookstores take inspiration from the Apple Store.
Excerpt:
“The advent of this technology isn’t going to eliminate the need for college bookstores,” insists Isabella Hinds, director of digital strategies and products for Follett Higher Education Group. “It’s disruptive–or it will be, eventually–but the role of the bookstore is already evolving. The college bookstore of the future is likely to be a very different environment. The digital textbook is going to be one of a range of course-material offerings…delivered on a variety of devices. As these options proliferate, the expertise of the bookstore personnel will be much more important. They will become trusted advisers who can talk knowledgeably about the strengths and weaknesses of increasingly sophisticated and complex products.”
In other words, the college bookstore of the future is going to look a lot like an Apple Store.
On 05/04/2011,
in 21st century, 3D, A/V -- audio/visual, digital learning, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, e-books, e-readers, future, human-computer interaction (HCI), innovation, interaction design, interactivity, journalism, multi-touch, multimedia, user experience (UX), user interface design, visualizing information,
by Daniel Christian
Mike Matas: A next-generation digital book (filmed March 2011)
About this talk
Software developer Mike Matas demos the first full-length interactive book for the iPad — with clever, swipeable video and graphics and some very cool data visualizations to play with. The book is “Our Choice,” Al Gore’s sequel to “An Inconvenient Truth.”
About Mike Matas
While at Apple, Mike Matas helped write the user interface for the iPhone and iPad. Now with Push Pop Press, he’s helping to rewrite the electronic book.