8 apps that will make you think you live in the future — from businessinsider.com by Kevin Smith
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Also see:
- The next 10 tech markets that will be worth $1 billion or more — from businessinsider.com by Kevin Smith
On 04/02/2013,
in cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, emerging technologies, future,
by Daniel Christian
On 03/28/2013,
in emerging technologies, engineering, future, legislatures / government / legal, robotics,
by Daniel Christian
Updated Robotics Roadmap presented to US congress — from robohub.org by Frank Tobe
Excerpt:
Henrik Christensen, the KUKA Chair of Robotics at GA Tech and Chairman of the Roadmap project, Rodney Brooks, CEO of Rethink Robotics, Pete Wurman, CTO of Kiva Systems, and Russ Angold, CTO of Ekso Bionics all presented the new Roadmap to a packed gallery of the Robotics Caucus of the US Congress
The Roadmap and presentation covered six areas of robotics:
- Manufacturing
- Medical Robots
- Healthcare
- Service
- Space
- Defense
The roadmap is here:
On 03/25/2013,
in 3D, A/V -- audio/visual, Australia, creativity, digital audio, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, immersion, innovation,
by Daniel Christian
On 03/11/2013,
in A/V -- audio/visual, Apple, Bring your own device (BYOD), collaboration, corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, Daniel S. Christian, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, higher education, innovation, IT in HE, K-12 related, mobile learning, mobile technologies, participation, web-based collaboration, workplace,
by Daniel Christian
From DSC:
The worlds of K-12, higher education, and corporate training/development are all seeking solid solutions to the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) or the Bring Your Own Technology (BYOT) solution. (The way I see it, it would sure be helpful it Apple worked with the other relevant vendors to establish better wireless networking protocols.) Anyway, below are some items on this topic:
How to BYOT for Learning? –– from shift2future.com by Brian Kuhn
Responding to the “Shift to the Future” — from seanrtech.blogspot.com by Sean Robinson
BYOD: 7 reasons to leave them to their own devices — from Donald Clark Plan B
Ten reasons the iPad is an awesome tool for classrooms and education — from isource.com with thanks to Krista Spahr, Senior Instructional Designer at Calvin College, for this resource
The 4 easiest ways to mirror the iPad (comparison chart) — from edudemic.com by Seth Hansen; working off of a similar posting from Tony Vincent
Strategies for taking flight with BYOT — from byotnetwork.com
Excerpt (emphasis DSC):
The Partnership for 21st Century Skills identified 4 critical areas of learning for students that include creativity, critical thinking, communication and collaboration. In Forsyth County Schools, we’ve been working hard with parents, teachers and students to embrace learning with student-owned technologies; something we call Bring Your Own Technology (BYOT). What we know for sure is that BYOT is really more like Bring Your Own Learning because we’ve discovered that it is NOT about the technology – it IS about the learning.
From DSC:
This aligns well with Alan November’s replacing “one-to-one” with “one-to-world.”
But whether we use the acronomyns BYOD, BYOT or BYOL (or whatever), it’s all about students being able to contribute content (hopefully that they created) and participate in the discussions.
From June 2012
From October 2009:
Building off of Steelcase’s media:scape product line
On 03/07/2013,
in education technology, emerging technologies, future, learning spaces, mobile learning, personalized/customized learning,
by Daniel Christian
Future learning environments: professional, powerful, personal — from learning technologies by Steve Wheeler, Associate Professor of Learning Technology, Plymouth University
Description:
We will explore future learning possibilities using new and emerging technologies. Smart mobile phones, social media and learning platforms are just the start of a rapid evolution in learning technology, and many new technologies are beginning to emerge. The so called ‘Web 2.0’ tools are socially rich and participatory, enabling users to create, organise and share their own content, and collaborate with others in their professional communities, but the next phase in the evolution of the Web is already here. We will explore concepts such as Web 3.0 and Web x.0, intelligent filtering and recommender systems and speculate on how these new tools might liberate learners further, personalising their learning experiences and enabling them to create powerful professional learning networks. We will discuss:
- Personal and professional learning networks
- User generated content
- Web 3.0, Web x.0 and beyond
- Smart mobiles, intelligent filtering and recommender systems
- Issues and challenges for organisations
On 02/26/2013,
in Daniel S. Christian, education technology, emerging technologies, future, future of higher education, higher education, innovation, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, New "Amazon.com" of Higher Education, telepresence, web-based collaboration,
by Daniel Christian
In Cisco’s classroom of the future, your professor is just an illusion — from fastcoexist.com by Ariel Schwartz
New telepresence software could let you take a class from anywhere and appear as if you’re in the classroom.
On 02/22/2013,
in 21st century, 3D, Augmented Reality (AR), emerging technologies, human-computer interaction (HCI), multi-touch, technology (general),
by Daniel Christian
Welcome to tomorrow: Five amazing tech products to watch — from gokicker.com by Michael Mott
Beyond voice recognition: It’s the age of intelligent systems — from forbes.com by Eric Savitz; with thanks to Steve Knode (steveknode.com) for posting this on his recent newsletter
Excerpt:
But the pace of innovation continues. Expect the current generation of virtual personal assistants to evolve into ubiquitous intelligent systems. These will communicate with people through voice, text, vision, touch and gestures and will factor in ambient information like location or motion to understand context, giving greater relevance of every interaction.
Here’s a look at some developments to watch in intelligent systems for 2013…
From DSC:
And I’ll bet they integrate into what MOOCs will morph into.
On 02/09/2013,
in attention, Augmented Reality (AR), corporate / business world, creativity, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, innovation, interactivity,
by Daniel Christian
On 02/03/2013,
in CMS/LMS, corporate universities / corporate training, educational games / serious games, elearning, emerging technologies, informal learning, mobile learning, mobile technologies, online learning, professional development, social learning / networks, technology (general), training / L&D, trends,
by Daniel Christian
On 01/31/2013,
in analytics, computer science, data related items, education, education technology, emerging technologies, IT in HE,
by Daniel Christian
Infographic from Collegestats.org
From DSC:
With thanks to Mr. Muhammad Saleem for the resource.
Also see:
- 12 research universities on the brink of extinction — also from CollegeStats.org
On 01/31/2013,
in Bring your own device (BYOD), changing business models, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, corporate / business world, emerging technologies, human-computer interaction (HCI), innovation, learning ecosystem, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, marketing/social marketing, mobile learning, mobile technologies, second screen apps, smart/connected TV, technologies for your home, trends, workplace,
by Daniel Christian
Some interesting items re: the app ecosystem — via research from Park Associates
Also see:
- The TOC for the Executive Insights: Consumer Apps Vol 1
From DSC:
How might this changing landscape affect what’s possible with developing our learning ecosystems within higher education? K-12? Corporate training?
On 01/22/2013,
in change, emerging technologies, future, game-changing environment, innovation, internet, machine-to-machine communications, Near Field Communication (NFC), pace of change, trends, workplace,
by Daniel Christian
The coming automatic, freaky, contextual world and why we’re writing a book about it — from scobleizer.comby Robert Scoble
Excerpt (emphasis DSC):
First, the short version of today’s news. Shel Israel and I are collaborating on a book, titled, The Age of Context: How it Will Change Your Life and Work.
The long version:
A new world is coming. It’s scary. Freaky. Over the freaky line, if you will. But it is coming. Investors like Ron Conway and Marc Andreessen are investing in it. Companies from Google to startups you’ve never heard of, like Wovyn or Highlight, are building it. With more than a couple of new ones already on the way that you’ll hear about over the next six months.
First, the trends. We’re seeing something new happen because of:
- Proliferation of always-connected sensors.
- New kinds of cloud-based databases.
- New kinds of contextual SDKs.
- A maturing in social data that nearly everyone is participating in.
- Wearable computers and sensors like the Nike FuelBand, FitBit, and soon the Google Glasses.
Also see:
- 4 technologies demonstrating the future of Internet of Things — from moxieinteractive.com by Jinah Kim
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Also see:
- Thriving in the Automated Economy –– from WFS.org by Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee
Two management experts show why labor’s race against automation will only be won if we partner with our machines. They advise government regulators not to stand in the way of human–machine innovation. - Entering the Shift Age: The End of the Information Age and the New Era of Transformation
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Book Description
Release date: January 18, 2013
The Information Age? Think again.
Change is everywhere: how we communicate, what we do for a living, the values we hold, the way we raise our children, even the way we access information. Thanks to a global economy, the force of the Internet, and the explosion of mobile technology, we have—almost imperceptibly—been ushered into a new era, the Shift Age, in which change happens so quickly that it’s become the norm.
Man-made developments—such as tools, machines, and technology—defined previous ages, but the Shift Age will be defined by our own power of choice. In Entering the Shift Age, leading futurist David Houle argues that we are going through a major collapse of legacy thinking, eroding many of the thought structures that have defined the last two hundred years of humanity. Houle identifies and explains the new forces that will shape our lives—including remote workplaces, the cloud, “24/7” culture, speed-of-light connectivity, creativity, and the influence of Millenials and Digital Natives—for the next twenty years.
In this eye-opening book, Houle navigates this pivotal point in human history with clarity and anticipation, focusing on the power of human consciousness and the direct influence we can impart on everything from healthcare to media to education. According to Houle, we are more independent than ever before. We are in control.
There’s no “going back” to the way things were. Reality is changing ever faster, and ENTERING THE SHIFT AGE is your guide to keeping up.
From DSC:
Though I haven’t read the book, I would probably take a different angle/perspective on some things here. Yet, this work seems important in that it addresses the constant change — and pace of change — that we find ourselves and our world in.
On 01/21/2013,
in A/V -- audio/visual, Adobe, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, immersion, innovation, K-12 related, learning spaces, multimedia, new media literacies, participation, smart classrooms,
by Daniel Christian
Specialty classroom technologies — from centerdigitaled.com
- Kristy Chapman | Special Education Director | Union County | Board of Education, GA
- Kyle Li | Full-time Game & Learning Instructor | School of Art, Media, and Technology | Parsons, The Newschool for Design, NY
- Moses A. Ojeda | Principal (I.A.) | Thomas A. Edison Career & Technical Education High School, NY
- Denise Spence | Magnet Lead Technology Teacher | Academy for Technology Excellence | Academy for Digital Excellence | Academy for Game Design and Programming Excellence | Dunbar High School, FL
Session was moderated by Tom Ryan, Ph.D. | Sr. Fellow, Center for Digital Education | Former CIO, Albuquerque Public Schools
Resources
- View the recorded session
- View the final presentation (no audio)
- Visit www.centerdigitaled.com/events for more event information.
Example slides:
On 01/14/2013,
in analytics, attention, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, education reform, education technology, educational games / serious games, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, K-12 related, mobile learning, open courseware and systems, personalized/customized learning, play, United States,
by Daniel Christian
From DSC:
A solid infographic is out at Knewton.com — of which I want to highlight 2 portions of it (below).
This first excerpt is not to dog teachers but rather it’s meant to support them and to say that we need to change a losing game (at least a part of the solution in ed reform is to get out of the business of focusing so much on standardized tests and another part of the solution resides in the second graphic below):
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Also relevant see:
- Let children’s play (with technology) be their work in education — from Jackie Gerstein