educational technology

Dreaming: A look at Anastasis Academy [Tenkely; nice posting re: pedagogy, and learning spaces]

On 11/15/2011, in change, creativity, curriculum, education reform, education technology, engagement / engaging students, innovation, instructional design, K-12 related, learning spaces, smart classrooms, teachers, teaching & learning, by Daniel Christian

Dreaming: A look at Anastasis Academy — from ilearntechnology.com by Kelly Tenkely

Excerpt:

You will notice that we don’t have rows of desks. No teacher’s desk either. We have space that kids can move in. Corners to hide in, stages to act on, floors to spread out on, cars to read in. We are learning how to learn together, learning how to respect other children’s space and needs, learning how to discipline ourselves when we need to, learning how to work collaboratively, we are learning to be the best us.

Also see:

Ideas and Innovation — from Shift to the Future

Tagged with: change • creativity • curriculum • education reform • educational technology • engagement • innovation • instructional design • K-12 • learning spaces • smart classrooms • teachers • teaching & learning

The Promise and Potential of Personal Digital Learning [Vander Ark]

On 11/14/2011, in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, blended learning, change, digital learning, education technology, elearning, future, game-changing environment, hybrid learning, innovation, K-12 related, online learning, personalized/customized learning, productivity / tips and tricks, student teaching/teacher education, student-related, by Daniel Christian

Also see:

A comprehensive look at the promise and potential of online learning
In our digital age, students have dramatically new learning needs and must be prepared for the idea economy of the future. In Getting Smart, well-known global education expert Tom Vander Ark examines the facets of educational innovation in the United States and abroad. Vander Ark makes a convincing case for a blend of online and onsite learning, shares inspiring stories of schools and programs that effectively offer “personal digital learning” opportunities, and discusses what we need to do to remake our schools into “smart schools.”

— Examines the innovation-driven world, discusses how to combine online and onsite learning, and reviews “smart tools” for learning
— Investigates the lives of learning professionals, outlines the new employment bargain, examines online universities and “smart schools”
— Makes the case for smart capital, advocates for policies that create better learning, studies smart cultures

Addendum on 11/29/11:

Getting Smart envisions a smarter system of schooling — from innosightinstitute.org by Michael Horn

Tagged with: 21st century • 24x7x365 • blended learning • change • customized learning • digital learning • e-learning • educational technology • future • game-changing environment • hybrid learning • innovation • K-12 • online learning • personalized learning • productivity • student teaching/teacher education • student-related

The Networked Society — from Ericsson

On 11/10/2011, in 21st century, career development, change, changing business models, colleges, communities of practice, community colleges, education technology, emerging technologies, future, future of higher education, game-changing environment, global / globalization, higher education, human-computer interaction (HCI), usability, user experience (UX), workplace, by Daniel Christian

Originally saw a reference to this piece at Harold Jarche’s blog.

Tagged with: 21st century • career development • change • colleges • communities of practice • community college • connect • Connectivism • corporate / business world • corporate training / universities • educational technology • emerging technologies • future • future of higher education • game-changing environment • global • higher education • human-computer interaction (HCI) • internet • machine-to-machine communications • pace of change • technologies for the home • universities • usability • user experience • workplace

2011 Cisco Connected World Technology Report

On 11/09/2011, in education technology, expectations, internet, mobile learning, mobile technologies, student-related, vendors, workplace, by Daniel Christian

Tagged with: Connectivism • educational technology • internet • Mobile learning • mobile technology • student expectations • student-related • vendors • workplace

Digital Publishing: Interlinking publishing’s future with jobs, books, social media, and English majors [Chevalia]

On 11/09/2011, in career development, digital learning, digital textbooks, e-books, e-publishing related items (EPUB and more), e-readers, education technology, emerging technologies, new business models, publishing, social media, tablets, writing, by Daniel Christian

Digital Publishing: Interlinking publishing’s future with jobs, books, social media, and English majors [11-2-11 presentation] — published with permission from Steven Chevalia [Steven is a senior at Calvin College and recently did an internship at Zondervan]

Agenda/topics covered:

What is Digital Media?
Legal Jargon (Sneak Peek)
e-Readers
Tablets vs. e-Readers
e-Reading Software
Books or Apps?
Publishing [publishers / self-publishing]

Addendums later on 11/9/11:

Tagged with: career development • digital learning • digital textbooks • e-books • e-publishing related items (EPUB and more) • e-readers • educational technology • emerging technologies • new publishing models • publishing • social media • tablets • writing

Tagged with: educational technology • iPad • K-12

5 current technologies that will shape our classrooms [fractuslearning.com]

On 11/02/2011, in 3D, A/V -- audio/visual, Augmented Reality (AR), cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, education technology, personalized/customized learning, social learning / networks, social media, by Daniel Christian

Tagged with: 3D • A/V • augmented reality • cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related • customized learning • educational technology • personalized learning • social media • social networking

An innovative, creative, imaginative vision of the future from Microsoft

On 10/28/2011, in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, A/V -- audio/visual, accessibility / UDL, Artificial Intelligence/Agents/LLMs/and Related, assistive technologies, Augmented Reality (AR), cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, collaboration, communications, convergence, corporate / business world, creativity, digital audio, digital learning, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, digital video, e-books, e-readers, education technology, educational games / serious games, elearning, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, future, homeschooling/homeschoolers, human-computer interaction (HCI), innovation, intelligent systems, interactivity, interface design, internet, learning ecosystem, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, lifelong learning, machine-to-machine communications, Microsoft, mirroring and/or multiple devices, mobile learning, mobile technologies, multi-touch, multimedia, Near Field Communication (NFC), new media literacies, online learning, online media, personalized/customized learning, reinvent, tablets, technologies for your home, technology (general), television, tools, transmedia, trends, ubiquitous learning, user experience (UX), user interface design, videoconferencing, vision/possibilities, visualizing information, web-based collaboration, by Daniel Christian

Tagged with: 21st century • A/V • accessibility • AI • assistive technologies • augmented reality • bots • cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related • collaboration • corporate / business world • creativity • digital audio • digital learning • digital textbooks • digital video • e-readers • educational technology • emerging technologies • engagement • future • games • homeschooling/homeschoolers • innovation • intelligent systems • interactivity • internet • learning spaces • Microsoft • Mobile learning • mobile technology • multi-touch • Near Field Communication (NFC) • new media literacies • pace of change • personalized learning • productivity • smart classrooms • technologies for the home • technology (general) • tools • transmedia • TV • ubiquitous learning • videoconferencing • vision • web-based collaboration • workplace

STEM-related item: Lenovo’s Youtube Space Lab

On 10/25/2011, in education technology, engagement / engaging students, mathematics, science, STEAM-related, technology (general), writing, by Daniel Christian

From DSC:
My thanks for Mr. Steven Chevalia for this resource.

Tagged with: educational technology • engagement • english • math • science • STEM • technology (general)

Future of Storytelling Expert Series: CloudKid’s Founder on Interactive Storytelling for Children [Gaskens]

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:

About CloudKid

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

Tagged with: animation • cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related • creativity • digital storytelling • educational technology • engagement • engaging students • games • interactivity • K-12 • storytelling • tools • vendors

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.

Various benefits depending upon the solution that you go with:

Enhance your presentations with a Talking Avatar
Animate you avatar using simple online tools
Reduce your multimedia production expenses
Access the largest library of 3D Talking Avatars
Get an immediate preview of your animations
Embed your virtual presenter in any software: Adobe Captivate or Presenter, Articulate Presenter, Microsoft PowerPoint…

Create immersive simulations for your trainees
Get the best of 50+ 3D Talking Avatars for your scenes
Produce the scenes yourself with simple tools
Reduce your multimedia production expenses
Get an immediate preview of your animations
Embed your simulations and scenes in any software: Adobe Captivate or Presenter, Articulate Presenter, Microsoft PowerPoint…

Offer a unique user experience for your visitors
Increase the transformation rate of your audience
Produce the scenes yourself with simple tools
Reduce your multimedia production expenses
Get an immediate preview of your animations

Tagged with: 3D • AI • animation • corporate training / universities • creativity • digital audio • digital learning • digital storytelling • digital video • e-learning • educational technology • emerging technologies • engagement • Europe • innovation • Mobile learning • multimedia • online learning • presentations • tools • user experience • vendors

teachscape expands product line

On 10/12/2011, in A/V -- audio/visual, communities of practice, digital video, distance education, education technology, higher education, K-12 related, student teaching/teacher education, tools, vendors, by Daniel Christian

With Teachscape Reflect Video, educators can store, organize,
share, collaborate, and comment on classroom videos.

From DSC:
This could possibly be a very solid tool for:

Assessing oneself — watching yourself teach and analyzing it
Professional development — for use by teaching and learning centers across the country
Remote student teacher support
Education related courses

Also see:

teachscape reflect video website
Teachscape Reflect Video Expands Classroom Recording Support — from The Journal by David Nagel

Tagged with: communities of practice • digital video • distance ed • educational technology • higher education • K-12 • student teaching/teacher education • tools • vendors

Hmmm…I wonder if Apple’s building “The Walmart of Education” that I’ve been talking about…? Potential pieces continue to be implemented.

On 10/11/2011, in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, Apple, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, corporate universities / corporate training, cost of getting a degree, dangers of the status quo, Daniel S. Christian, digital learning, digital textbooks, disruption, distance education, e-books, e-publishing related items (EPUB and more), e-readers, education technology, educational games / serious games, elearning, emerging technologies, future, future of higher education, game-changing environment, global / globalization, higher education, intelligent systems, intelligent tutoring, interactivity, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, learning spaces, MBA, mirroring and/or multiple devices, mobile learning, mobile technologies, multi-touch, multimedia, New "Amazon.com" of Higher Education, online learning, online media, open courseware and systems, personalized/customized learning, vision/possibilities, by Daniel Christian

Apple University will train executives to think like Steve Jobs — from good.is by Liz Dwyer

Excerpt:

If you want to honor Steve Jobs’ life by following in his entrepreneurial footsteps, forget heading to business school. The Los Angeles Times reports that an Apple team has been working on a top-secret project to create an executive training program called Apple University. The goal? To train people to think like Steve Jobs.

…

Apple refused to comment on the existence of Apple University, but the Times says that in 2008, Jobs “personally recruited” Joel Podolny, the dean of Yale Business School, to “help Apple internalize the thoughts of its visionary founder to prepare for the day when he’s not around anymore.” Apple analyst Tim Bajarin told the Times that, “it became pretty clear that Apple needed a set of educational materials so that Apple employees could learn to think and make decisions as if they were Steve Jobs.” Though the curriculum is still under wraps, Jobs himself oversaw the creation of the “university-caliber courses.” (emphasis DSC)

Also see:

Steve Jobs’ virtual DNA to be fostered in Apple University

Steve Jobs helped plan Apple University — an executive training program to help
Apple carry on without him. (Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times / October 6, 2011)

From DSC:
If Apple were to choose to disrupt higher education, several other pieces of the puzzle have already been built and/or continue to be enhanced:

Siri — a serious start towards the use of intelligent agents / intelligent tutoring
An infrastructure to support 24x7x365 access and synchronization of content/assignments/files to a student’s various devices — via iCloud (available today via iTunes 10.5)
iTunes U already has millions of downloads and contains content from some of the world’s top universities
The internal expertise and teams to create incredibly-rich, interactive, multimedia-based, personalized, customized educational content
Students — like employees in the workplace — are looking for information/training/learning on demand — when they need it and on whatever device they need it
Apple — or other 3rd parties — could assist publishers in creating cloud-based apps (formerly called textbooks) to download to students’/professors’ devices as well as to the Chalkboards of the Future
The iPad continues to be implemented in a variety of education settings, allowing for some seriously interactive, mobile-based learning

At the least, I might be losing a bit more sleep if I were heading up an MBA program or a business school…

Tagged with: 1:1 • 21st century • 24x7x365 • Apple • cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related • corporate training / universities • cost of getting an education • customized learning • dangers of the status quo • Daniel S. Christian • disruption • e-books • e-learning • e-publishing related items (EPUB and more) • e-readers • educational technology • future • future of higher education • games • Global learning • intelligent systems • intelligent tutoring • iTunes U • learning spaces • MBA • mirroring / multiple devices • online learning • open • personalized learning • smart classrooms • vision • Walmart of Education

iPad studies at Abilene Christian U. dig deep into learning outcomes [Roscorla]

On 10/06/2011, in assessment, education technology, higher education, mobile learning, mobile technologies, by Daniel Christian

iPad studies at Abilene Christian U. dig deep into learning outcomes — from ConvergeMag.com by Tanya Roscorla

Tagged with: assessment • educational technology • higher education • iPad • mobile technology

From DSC: Reflections on Apple’s announcements…expectations, today, are getting hard to beat!

On 10/05/2011, in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, A/V -- audio/visual, Apple, Artificial Intelligence/Agents/LLMs/and Related, assistive technologies, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, computer science, convergence, digital audio, digital learning, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, digital video, disruption, education technology, emerging technologies, expectations, future, innovation, intelligent systems, intelligent tutoring, interactivity, interface design, internet, learning agents, learning ecosystem, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, mirroring and/or multiple devices, mobile learning, mobile technologies, multi-touch, multimedia, programming, technology (general), television, tools, transmedia, trends, usability, user experience (UX), user interface design, vendors, videoconferencing, by Daniel Christian

From DSC: Expectations, today, are getting hard to beat

Since Apple’s event yesterday, I’ve heard some conversations on the radio and reviewed several blog postings and articles about Apple’s announcements…many with a sense of let down (and some with the usual critical viewpoints by the backseat drivers out there who have never tried to invent anything, but who sure like to find fault with everyone else’s inventions and innovations).

It made me reflect on how high our expectations are becoming these days! It wasn’t enough that iCloud is coming on 10/12 (and who knows the directions that will take society in). It wasn’t enough to introduce some serious software-based innovations such as Siri (which bring some significant advancements in the world of artificial intelligence) or AirPlay for the iPhone. It wasn’t enough to enter into the multi-billion dollar card industry with their new Cards app for the iPhone. Wow…tough crowd.

What might these announcements — and expectations — mean for education?
Well…I can see intelligent tutoring, intelligent agents, machine-to-machine communications, the continued growth of mobile learning, learning from the living room, the initiation of programs/events caused by changes in one’s location, continued convergence of the television/computer/telephone, continued use of videoconferencing on handheld devices, cloud-based textbooks/apps, and more.

Tagged with: 21st century • 24x7x365 • A/V • AI • Apple • assistive technologies • cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related • computer science • convergence • digital audio • digital learning • digital storytelling • digital video • disruption • educational technology • emerging technologies • future • innovation • intelligent systems • intelligent tutoring • interaction design • interactivity • interface design • internet • iPhone • Learning Agents • location aware/enabled apps • mirroring / multiple devices • multi-touch • multimedia • programming • student expectations • tools • transmedia • trends • TV • usability • user experience • user interface design • vendors • videoconferencing

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