A potential item for Smart Classrooms: ReflectionApp, AirServerApp, & mirroring devices

On 03/06/2012, in A/V -- audio/visual, Apple, education technology, emerging technologies, mirroring and/or multiple devices, smart classrooms, smart/connected TV, trends, by Daniel Christian

Reflection Mirrors iOS Devices on the Mac –– from tidbits.com by Jeff Carlson ; my thanks to Mr. Lucas Moore at Calvin College for the heads up on this item

Reflection on the ReflectionApp and the AirServerApp and Apple TV — from iPad and Technology in Music Education by Paul Shimmons

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Science class flashes with iPads — from The Chicago Tribune by Lawerence Synett
Crystal Lake program puts tablets in students’ hands

A Crystal Lake science class uses iPads instead of notebooks and pencils.
(Peter Parks, Getty-AFP photo / February 22, 2012)

Tagged with: A/V • Apple • educational technology • emerging technologies • innovation • iPad • mirroring / multiple devices • smart classrooms • Smart/Connected TV • trends

Blackboard launches solution to improve developmental education
Fully online courses now include built-in assessment, analytics tools

Excerpt:

WASHINGTON – February 22, 2012 – Blackboard Inc. today announced the official launch of Blackboard Developmental Education™ (Blackboard DevEd), an innovative approach aimed at improving student outcomes and increasing completion rates in an area where many institutions have struggled. The solution, which was first piloted by several institutions in the fall, now includes built-in assessment and analytics tools that enable course instructors to further personalize their instruction.

Early reflections from DSC:

First of all, my congratulations go out to Blackboard for innovating! Nice work.
This is another example of the innovation occurring in the online/digital learning world — yet more tools and diagnostic powers are being made available to online-based teaching and learning environments
This should be another shot across the bow of how institutions of higher education are training our future teachers — student teachers NEED to know how to teach online!!!
Too early to tell how such endeavors will affect career paths (for teachers, administrators, counselors, nurses, and such)

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Innosight’s Michael Horn on how ‘blended learning’ and technology can bridge the education gap — from knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu

Tagged with: 1:1 • 21st century • 24x7x365 • analytics • Blackboard • career development • customized learning • disruption • e-learning • education • educational technology • emerging technologies • K-12 • leadership • online learning • organizational change • personalized learning • strategy • student teaching/teacher education • student-related • vendors • web-based collaboration

The NMC 2012 Horizon Report for Higher Ed is now out

On 02/07/2012, in 21st century, analytics, digital learning, education technology, educational games / serious games, emerging technologies, machine-to-machine communications, publishing, tools, trends, by Daniel Christian

Tagged with: 21st century • analytics • digital learning • educational gaming • educational technology • emerging technologies • games • gesture / gesturing • machine-to-machine communications • Mobile learning • new publishing models • tablets • tools • trends

Get ready for a world of connected devices [MacManus]

On 02/03/2012, in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, A/V -- audio/visual, attention, education technology, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, future, human-computer interaction (HCI), innovation, internet, machine-to-machine communications, memory, Near Field Communication (NFC), smart classrooms, smart/connected TV, trends, by Daniel Christian

Get ready for a world of connected devices –– from readwriteweb.com by Richard MacManus

Excerpt:

The next big thing in computing isn’t a new model smartphone or laptop. It’s the Internet empowering everything else around us. Our cars, TVs and many other devices. Which means we all need to think about engaging digital Internet experiences for the car, TV and every device imaginable – because that’s where audiences are heading.

From DSC:
What opportunities — and threats — might be present in this trend as they relate to:

Learning and education?
Learning spaces and smart classrooms?
Attention spans and engagement?
Memory?
Other?

Tagged with: 21st century • 24x7x365 • A/V • attention • emerging technologies • future • human-computer interaction (HCI) • innovation • machine-to-machine communications • memory • smart classrooms • Smart/Connected TV • trends

Lytro’s light field camera technology could supercharge future iPhones [Foresman]

On 01/25/2012, in digital photography, emerging technologies, future, photography, by Daniel Christian

Lytro’s light field camera technology could supercharge future iPhones — from arstechnica.com by Chris Foresman

Tagged with: digital photography • emerging technologies • future • iPhone • photography

Textbooks of tomorrow [OnlineEducation.net]

On 01/24/2012, in change, digital audio, digital learning, digital textbooks, digital video, e-books, e-publishing related items (EPUB and more), e-readers, education technology, emerging technologies, future, textbooks, tools, trends, by Daniel Christian

Via: OnlineEducation.net

Tagged with: change • digital audio • digital learning • digital textbooks • digital video • e-books • e-readers • emerging technologies • future • tablets • textbooks • trends

…the world’s first ‘printed’ car

On 01/24/2012, in 3D, emerging technologies, engineering, UK, by Daniel Christian

Rolling off the 3D printing press… the world’s first ‘printed’ car – and it actually works — from dailymail.co.uk

The small engine of the Urbee may only be able to produce 8 horsepower, but the vehicle can still reach 70mph

Tagged with: 3D • emerging technologies • engineering • UK

Pearson and Knewton charge ahead with adaptive courses [Schaffhauser]

On 01/13/2012, in analytics, data related items, education technology, emerging technologies, future, personalized/customized learning, publishing, by Daniel Christian

Pearson and Knewton charge ahead with adaptive courses — from The Journal by Dian Schaffhauser

Excerpt:

“Personalized learning is a linchpin for the overall future of education,” said Greg Tobin of Pearson. “Incorporating Knewton’s technology into our MyLab/Mastering programs is leading the industry’s charge toward this new era of customized and personalized education.”

“Students generate a tremendous amount of high-stakes data that Knewton can analyze to ensure they learn in the most effective and efficient way for each. It is a new frontier in education,” added Jose Ferreira, founder and CEO of Knewton.

Tagged with: 1:1 • analytics • customized learning • data mining • educational technology • emerging technologies • future • personalized learning • publishing

The U.S. Media Universe [Nielsen]

On 01/12/2012, in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, A/V -- audio/visual, educational games / serious games, emerging technologies, media/film, online media, smart/connected TV, technologies for your home, television, by Daniel Christian

Tagged with: 21st century • 24x7x365 • A/V • Connectivism • emerging technologies • games • global • media • online media • Smart/Connected TV • technologies for the home • TV • United States

From DSC:
Some items that caught my eye (so far) from CES 2012:

CES 2012: The convergence of TV and mobile platforms — from readwriteweb.com by Dan Rowinski
…mobile operating systems are on a path to fundamentally change how content is delivered.
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Prepare yourself: Kinect is coming to Windows Feb. 1 — from Mashable.com by Sarah Kessler
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LG unveils giant 84″ TV with voice, gesture control — from Mashable.com by Samantha Murphy

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Introducing The MakerBot Replicator™
January 10, 2012 (Brooklyn, NY) – MakerBot Industries is excited to announce the launch of its latest product, The MakerBot Replicator™, which will debut at CES in Las Vegas, NV on Tuesday, January 10th. The MakerBot Replicator™ is the ultimate personal 3D printer, with MakerBot Dualstrusion™ (2-color printing) and a bigger printing footprint, giving you the superpower to print things BIG! Assembled in Brooklyn by skilled technicians, the MakerBot Replicator™ is ready within minutes to start printing right out of the box. Starting at $1749, The MakerBot Replicator™ is an affordable, open source 3D printer that is compact enough to sit on your desktop. Want to print in two colors? Choose the Dualstrusion™ option!
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USA Network taps Yap.tv for branded social TV app
Yap.tv said the deal will make it the first independent social TV developer to create a custom-branded version of its app for the iPad and iPhone for a major network.??
NEW YORK – NBCUniversal’s USA Network has partnered with Yap.tv, a maker of a social TV guide app for mobile devices, to launch a USA-branded app for its shows and fans as it and other channels continue to expand the use of social media to reach and engage viewers.
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Samsung unveils a motion-controlled TV and the U.S. Galaxy Note [PICS]— from Mashable.com by Sarah Kessler
During its keynote address at CES on Monday, Samsung unveiled a connected TV with voice and gesture recognition, WiFi-enabled cameras and its thinnest ultrabook yet. It also introduced its Galaxy Note smartphone to the U.S. for the first time.

Coincident announces ScreenSync TV Technology — from marketwatch.com
New solution allows companies to create interactive experiences for viewers that synchronize their tablets with shows they are watching on their televisions
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2012 CES Unveiled press event: Interactive television highlights — from itvt.com by Will Keller

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[Infographic] How is the TV landscape changing?

On 01/06/2012, in 24x7x365 access, A/V -- audio/visual, Daniel S. Christian, digital learning, elearning, emerging technologies, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, online learning, smart/connected TV, social learning / networks, web-based collaboration, by Daniel Christian

From DSC:

Why do I post things like this? Because the infographic below relates to an emerging future and some developing trends whereby we’ll also be able to “Learn from the Living Room” at extremely affordable prices (if not free).

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AppleTV
LG to Roll Out Its Own Google TV at CES 2012 [PICS] — from Mashable.com by Charlie White

Tagged with: Daniel S. Christian • digital learning • e-learning • emerging technologies • learning from the living [class] room • online learning • Smart/Connected TV • social learning • social networking • web-based collaboration

VizWiz is an iPhone app that allows blind users to receive quick answers to questions about their surroundings

On 01/06/2012, in accessibility / UDL, Artificial Intelligence/Agents/LLMs/and Related, emerging technologies, neurodivergent/special needs, tools, by Daniel Christian

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Yes folks, it’s artificial artificial artificial intelligence
This is about using what The Economist calls artificial artificial intelligence (like Mechanical Turk, which uses people as artificial computers) to enhance (artificially intelligent) machine vision
The idea is that the disabled can finally turn the tables on disability. They’re getting involved in developing tools to help the rest of us help them.
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Real-Time Crowd Support for People with Disabilities
VizWiz.org

— I originally saw this at Steve Knode’s December 2011 newsletter

Tagged with: accessibility • AI • crowdsourcing • emerging technologies • special needs • tools

Our learning ecosystems may soon be expanding in scope/delivery mechanisms [Christian]; Global Smart TV market worth $265 billion by 2016 [Kastelein]

On 01/04/2012, in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, A/V -- audio/visual, convergence, Daniel S. Christian, emerging technologies, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, New "Amazon.com" of Higher Education, smart/connected TV, social learning / networks, technologies for your home, by Daniel Christian

Global Smart TV market worth $265 billion by 2016 — from appmarket.tv by Richard Kastelein

From DSC:
You can bet educational apps will be part of these emerging technologies. My take on this is that:

The scope of our learning ecosystems will expand rapidly.
We will be able to participate in them as much or as little as we want to. I call it, Learning from the Living Room.
Such trends will likely go hand-in-hand with innovations involving social-based learning, mobile learning, personalized/customized learning, and will take advantage of cheaper ways of learning that will help one gain mastery over a particular subject/discipline 24x7x365 (and will be a piece of something I call The Walmart of Education) .

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Samsung Electronics to enrich Smart TV ecosystem by supporting app developers — also from appmarket.tv by Richard Kastelein

Tagged with: 21st century • 24x7x365 • A/V • convergence • Daniel S. Christian • emerging technologies • innovation • learning ecosystem • learning from the living [class] room • Mobile learning • Smart/Connected TV • social learning • trends • TV • Walmart of Education

TVs to become ‘communications hub’ expert claims [Johnson]; A new learning channel is developing [Christian]

On 12/29/2011, in communications, convergence, Daniel S. Christian, disruption, elearning, emerging technologies, future, innovation, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, online learning, online media, smart/connected TV, web-based collaboration, by Daniel Christian

TVs to become ‘communications hub’ expert claims — from t3.com by Luke Johnson
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A new learning “channel” is developing — from FutureLearn.org by Daniel Christian (from April 2011)

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Smart TV is ready for the Apple television moment — from ComputerWorld.com by Jonny Evans
Voice Control Will Disrupt Living Room Electronics — from techpinions.com by Patrick Moorhead
Excerpt:
In what seems to be a routine in high-tech journalism and social media now is to speculate on what Apple will do next. The latest and greatest rumor is that Apple will develop an HDTV set. I wrote back in September that Apple should build a TV given the lousy experience and Apple’s ability to fix big user challenges. What hasn’t been talked about a lot is why voice command and control makes so much sense in home electronics and why it will dominate the living room. Its all about the content.

Tagged with: communications • convergence • Daniel S. Christian • disruption • emerging technologies • future • innovation • learning from the living [class] room • online learning • online media • Smart/Connected TV • web-based collaboration

The evolution of TV and entertainment [From DSC: Entertainment coming to bat; learning applications/services on deck]

On 12/15/2011, in A/V -- audio/visual, dangers of the status quo, Daniel S. Christian, digital audio, digital learning, digital video, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, Microsoft, multimedia, New "Amazon.com" of Higher Education, technologies for your home, television, usability, user experience (UX), by Daniel Christian

From DSC:
What if educationally-related apps and services were driven by such a platform as actv8.me? If you want to leapfrog everyone else, then explore this direction.

Tagged with: A/V • convergence • dangers of the status quo • Daniel S. Christian • digital audio • digital learning • digital video • emerging technologies • learning from the living [class] room • Microsoft • multimedia • technologies for the home • TV • usability • user experience • Walmart of Education

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A potential item for Smart Classrooms: ReflectionApp, AirServerApp, & mirroring devices

The NMC 2012 Horizon Report for Higher Ed is now out

Get ready for a world of connected devices [MacManus]

Lytro’s light field camera technology could supercharge future iPhones [Foresman]

…the world’s first ‘printed’ car

The U.S. Media Universe [Nielsen]

TVs to become ‘communications hub’ expert claims [Johnson]; A new learning channel is developing [Christian]

The evolution of TV and entertainment [From DSC: Entertainment coming to bat; learning applications/services on deck]

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What if educationally-related apps and services were driven by such a platform as actv8.me? If you want to leapfrog everyone else, then explore this direction.

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What if educationally-related apps and services were driven by such a platform as actv8.me? If you want to leapfrog everyone else, then explore this direction.