U. of Notre Dame reports on experiment to replace textbooks with iPads — from The Chronicle
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On 01/27/2011,
in convergence, digital textbooks, e-books, e-readers, education technology, research, teaching & learning,
by Daniel Christian
On 01/24/2011,
in 21st century, career development, education, education technology, emerging technologies, entrepreneurship,
by Daniel Christian
Kauffman Labs for Enterprise Creation: The 2011 Education Ventures Founders
Following are profiles of the twenty-five aspiring entrepreneurs selected to participate in the inaugural class of the Kauffman Labs Education Ventures Program. These founders will be immersed in an intensive, hands-on program designed to catalyze the creation of high-growth companies to generate thousands of jobs with dramatic economic benefits in the education sector.
On 01/24/2011,
in corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, education technology, emerging technologies, Europe, social learning / networks, technology (general), training / L&D, UK, workplace,
by Daniel Christian
Learning Technologies 2011 and Learning and Skills 2011 | London
24-Jan-2011 » Training Press Releases » Europe’s largest organisational learning event kicks off at London Olympia on Wednesday this week and over 4,000 L&D professionals are expected to attend on 26-27 January.
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On 01/15/2011,
in Augmented Reality (AR), creativity, emerging technologies, future, innovation, mobile learning, mobile technologies, trends,
by Daniel Christian
Check out Paul Simbeck-Hampson’s posting:
The Future of Mobile Tagging
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From DSC:
How might this impact education? Hmmm…
On 01/12/2011,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, A/V -- audio/visual, Apple, blended learning, creativity, digital audio, digital learning, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, digital video, disruption, e-books, e-readers, education technology, educational games / serious games, elearning, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, expectations, face-to-face, higher education, human-computer interaction (HCI), hybrid learning, innovation, K-12 related, learning ecosystem, learning preferences, love of learning, mathematics, mobile learning, mobile technologies, multimedia, new media literacies, online learning, online media, online tutoring, passions, play, podcasting, reading, simulations, storytelling, student-related, tablets, teaching & learning, tools, transmedia, trends, ubiquitous learning, videoconferencing, visualizing information,
by Daniel Christian
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From DSC:
I post this here — with higher ed included in the tags/categories — because if the trend within K-12 continues (i.e. that of using such technologies as the iPad, digital textbooks, mobile learning devices, etc.), students’ expectations WILL be impacted. When they hit our doorsteps, they will come with their heightened sets of expectations. The question is, will we in higher ed be ready for them?
On 01/12/2011,
in A/V -- audio/visual, convergence, digital video, educational games / serious games, emerging technologies, learning spaces, smart classrooms, technologies for your home, the downsides of how people use tech,
by Daniel Christian
Eight Great Explosions in Video — from futurist Thomas Frey
Excerpt:
Video is set to go through an explosive growth phase. The coming years of video development will be defined by what I call the eight great explosions.
1. Explosion of Television Apps
2. Explosion of Video Capture Devices
3. Explosion of Video Display Surfaces
4. Explosion of Video Projection Systems
5. Explosion of Video Content
6. Explosion of Holography
7. Explosion of Video Gaming
8. Explosion of Video Bandwidth and Storage
Final Thoughts
Not everything in the video world will be positive. Today the average child who turns 18 has witnessed over 200,000 violent acts on television. Every year the average child is bombarded with over 20,000 thirty second commercials. And the 1,680 minutes each day that the average child spends in front of their TV is making them increasingly fat, lazy, and prone to disease.
On one hand, television is the great educator, the center of modern culture, and a pipeline into everything happening around us. But at the same time, it is sucking up our time, infringing on our relationships, and keeping us from doing meaningful work.
Television is at once both a massive problem and a massive solution. However, as a medium, television has the capability of solving the problems it creates.
Blockbuster vs. iTunes/Netflix…now Barnes & Noble vs. Borders:
- See “Digital Divide Propels Barnes & Noble Past Rival” — from NPR by Lynn Neary
The digital divide has created a chasm between the nation’s two biggest bookstore chains: While Borders is trying to hold off bankruptcy, Barnes & Noble announced Thursday its best holiday sales season in more than a decade.
“Thrilled” was the word Barnes & Noble Chief Financial Officer Joseph Lombardi used to describe the mood at his company. Holiday sales at BarnesAndNoble.com were up 78 percent over last year; store sales increased by almost 10 percent. While sales of hardcover books were better than expected, Lombardi made it clear that Barnes & Noble’s popular e-readers, the Nook and the Nook Color, were behind the good news.
On 01/07/2011,
in A/V -- audio/visual, education technology, emerging technologies, human-computer interaction (HCI), innovation, interactivity, learning spaces, presentations, smart classrooms, videoconferencing, web-based collaboration,
by Daniel Christian
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Or perhaps something expanded on this vision:
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On 12/22/2010,
in education technology, emerging technologies,
by Daniel Christian
Kno ships education tablet — from InformationWeek.com by Esther Shein
The 14.1-inch touchscreen device, geared at students, offers access to digital textbooks in Kno’s e-bookstore.
Kno Single Screen Tablet
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Kno has begun shipping its education tablet to pre-order customers, the company said Tuesday.
The tablet was announced by the startup in September as a less expensive option for students than the company’s previously announced dual-screen tablet. “Since launch, we have been encouraged by the positive response to Kno and we are excited to deliver the first units to our most passionate customers — students and educators,” said Osman Rashid, Kno CEO and co-founder, in a statement. “Over the next month, we plan to deliver units to pre-order customers and work closely with them to ensure a great user experience.”
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From DSC:
I’m keeping a pulse check on this for now…not necessarily supporting this yet.