Livescribe announces free pencast player for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch — from Livescribe
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On 09/17/2010,
in dangers of the status quo, disruption, education, education technology, future, game-changing environment,
by Daniel Christian
The Ed Tech Journey and a Future Driven by Disruptive Change — from Campus Technology.com by Mary Grush
Teaching and learning in higher ed have advanced incrementally alongside rapid changes in technology. Is it time for some radical shifts?
As the closing keynote speaker at Campus Technology 2010, Josh Baron, director of academic technology and e-learning at Marist College (NY) and chair of the Sakai Foundation board of directors, scanned emerging technologies and trends to identify the future potential for fundamental, revolutionary change in higher education. The following is based on excerpts from his hour-long talk. (A recording of Baron’s keynote is available at campustechnology.com/summer10; click on Recordings. Or click below graphic.)
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Educational technology trends 2010 — from xplana.com by Rob Reynolds
We present these trends as broader categories and then point to specific topics within each. We will use these trends guidelines for our daily, weekly, and monthly research over the next six months, and will then issue a revised set of trends for the last half of the year.
From DSC:
One of the topics is “Containerless Education” which states:
Today, learning content is still consumed mostly in container formats — books, courses, LMS platforms, classes, and institutions. Increasingly, however, the notion of content is shifting to smaller, autonomous pieces that can be acquired and reconfigured by the end user in ways that are necessarily independent of traditional educational containers. Just as songs have been disaggregated from albums in the music world, educational content in general will be increasingly disaggregated from its containers in the coming year.
…hmmm….sounds like a Learning Ecosystem.
On 09/17/2010,
in education technology, interaction design, interactivity, learning theories, research,
by Daniel Christian
Apollo Group joins learning technology partnership with Stanford University — from businesswire.com
Partnership brings together academic researchers and select industry partners to study interactive communications and technology; Apollo Group’s Dr. Tracey Wilen-Daugenti to serve as visiting scholar
Through the partnership, Apollo Group and Dr. Wilen-Daugenti will work with Stanford University faculty and researchers studying basic issues about the design and use of modern technologies and their impact on today’s learner. Apollo Group will also participate with Stanford faculty members and graduate students to explore the role technology can play in higher education organizations, with a specialization in distance learning.
“Technology today is changing at an extremely fast pace, which impacts both enterprise and educational institutions, requiring them to keep up with the latest trends,” said Dr. Wilen-Daugenti. “Students are increasingly exposed to the latest technology in their lives, and seek access to it in their work and education environments. Through this partnership and visiting scholar program, we hope to address this issue and find ways for higher learning institutions to more readily use technology to address the needs of today’s students.”
On 09/16/2010,
in education technology, mobile learning, mobile technologies, telecommunications,
by Daniel Christian
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(CNN) — It’s more powerful than your current home network — able to leap through tall buildings from a single port.
Look, up in the sky.
It’s “SUPER Wi-Fi!”
At least that’s what U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski is calling a new class of bigger-faster-better internet connections, which could jump from fiction to reality after a commission vote on September 23.
On 09/14/2010,
in digital audio, digital learning, digital photography, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, digital video, disruption, distance education, e-books, e-readers, education technology, educational games / serious games, elearning, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, human-computer interaction (HCI), tablets, tools, vendors,
by Daniel Christian
Why is the device compelling? [Marc] Andreessen and [Osman] Rashid talk about how Kno is offering a total product – software, hardware and services – that will be compelling to the college user. They can purchase textbooks and view them just as they look in printed format. Users will be able to take notes, draw on the pages, etc., just like the print versions. And they’ll be able to access those books on a variety of devices – even eventually their desktop and laptops – because Kno’s software is built on webkit and designed to run on a variety of hardware setups. And there’s a normal web browser too for the Internet in general.
As for textbook pricing, Rashid says the model will work. Imagine an iTunes for college textbooks, he says, and users who purchase the tablet and all their books will be paying about the same amount v. just buying print books over the first 13 months. That means individual books on the Kno will be priced lower than the average of $100 for the print versions.
On 09/13/2010,
in assessment, digital learning, education, education reform, education technology, K-12 related, mobile learning, social learning / networks,
by Daniel Christian
On 09/10/2010,
in education, education reform, education technology, future, motivation, student-related,
by Daniel Christian
On 09/10/2010,
in 24x7x365 access, budgets, business side of he, changing business models, cost of getting a degree, curriculum, dangers of the status quo, Daniel S. Christian, disruption, education reform, education technology, engagement / engaging students, funding / grants, future of higher education, game-changing environment, global / globalization, higher education, leadership, learning ecosystem, mobile learning, multimedia, online learning, open courseware and systems, strategy, student-related, surviving, traditional / tradition, ubiquitous learning, United States,
by Daniel Christian
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Foreword: 21st Century Skills: Why They Matter, What They Are, and How We Get There (Ken Kay)
Introduction (James Bellanca and Ron Brandt)
Chapter 1: Five Minds for the Future (Howard Gardner)
Chapter 2: New Policies for 21st Century Demands (Linda Darling-Hammond, Interviewed by James Bellanca)
Chapter 3: Comparing Frameworks for 21st Century Skills (Chris Dede)
Chapter 4: The Role of Professional Learning Communities in Advancing 21st Century Skills (Richard DuFour and Rebecca DuFour)
Chapter 5: The Singapore Vision: Teach Less, Learn More (Robin Fogarty and Brian M. Pete)
Chapter 6: Designing New Learning Environments to Support 21st Century Skills (Bob Pearlman)
Chapter 7: An Implementation Framework to Support 21st Century Skills (Jay McTighe and Elliott Seif)
Chapter 8: Problem-Based Learning: The Foundation for 21st Century Skills (John Barell)
Chapter 9: Cooperative Learning and Conflict Resolution: Essential 21st Century Skills (David W. Johnson and Roger T. Johnson)
Chapter 10: Preparing Students for Mastery of 21st Century Skills (Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey)
Chapter 11: Innovation Through Technology (Cheryl Lemke)
Chapter 12: Technology Rich, Information Poor (Alan November)
Chapter 13: Navigating Social Networks as Learning Tools (Will Richardson)
Chapter 14: A Framework for Assessing 21st Century Skills (Douglas Reeves)
Afterword: Leadership, Change, and Beyond the 21st Century Skills Agenda (Andy Hargreaves)
On 09/08/2010,
in education technology, engagement / engaging students, K-12 related, multimedia, podcasting, teaching & learning,
by Daniel Christian
Back to school: Podcasts & apps for learning – Plus, what’s in your backpack? — from spotlight.macfound.org
There’s no more pretending about ever-lasting summer, but there are plenty of inspiring tools and technologies that make returning to the classroom easier for teachers and students alike.
Photo by Wesley Fryer
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Writing at Mashable, Alexander Holtz, a multimedia journalist who teaches digital media at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, shares a sampling of “some of the exceptional podcasts that both teach and entertain.”
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On 09/02/2010,
in cost of getting a degree, education technology, IT in HE, leadership, strategy, vision/possibilities,
by Daniel Christian
Campus technology leaders: Before and after — from InsideHigherEd.com by Joshua Kim
| Before | After |
| Implements Strategic Vision | Develops Strategic Vision |
| Reports to a Top Academic Official | Is a Top Academic Official |
| Background in Technology | Background in Education or Libraries |
| Focus is on Systems and Technology | Focus is on Learning |
| Supports Faculty Teaching | Enables Active Learning |
| Manages Local Technology Infrastructure | Manages Cloud Based Technology Infrastructure |
| Manages Enterprise Systems | Manages Integration of Enterprise with Consumer Systems |
| Technical and Managerial Intelligence | Social and Emotional Intelligence |
| Has To Do More with Less | Has To Do More with Even Less |
| Focus is on Implementation | Focus is on Implementation and Experimentation |
| Presides Over Expensive Services | Key Driver of New Revenues and Increased Productivity |
| Manages Technology Infrastructure | Evangelizes Potential of Technology for Educational Transformation |
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From DSC:
This caught my eye because I am a firm believer that all decision-making boards at each and every college and university (across the entire world) must now have a visionary, informed technology leader on them — as such technologists will be able to provide important strategic direction to their organizations. It’s not just about keeping the systems running anymore (which is a tough enough job by the way) — it’s also about setting strategic direction and using technology to increase the number of students one can assist/develop (while aiming to decrease the price of such offerings).
On 09/02/2010,
in education technology, Europe, future, future of higher education, global / globalization, informal learning, learning ecosystem, lifelong learning, open courseware and systems, personalized/customized learning, tools, training / L&D, trends,
by Daniel Christian
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