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Measuring the Net’s growth dividend [McKinsey Global Institutute]

On 05/25/2011, in 21st century, business, economics, global / globalization, internet, society, trends, workplace, by Daniel Christian

Measuring the Net’s growth dividend
New McKinsey research finds that the Internet now accounts for a significant share of global GDP and plays an increasingly important role in economic growth.

Excerpt:

The Internet is a vast mosaic of economic activity, ranging from millions of daily online transactions and communications to smartphone downloads of TV shows. Little is known, however, about how the Net in its entirety contributes to global growth, productivity, and employment. New McKinsey research examined the Internet economies of the G8 nations (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States), as well as Brazil, China, India, South Korea, and Sweden. It found that the Internet accounts for a significant and growing portion of global GDP.

An extensive study by the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI)—Internet matters: The Net’s sweeping impact on growth, jobs, and prosperity—includes these findings…

Tagged with: 21st century • business • career development • economics/business • global • internet • society • trends • workplace

From DSC:
First, a word of caution. Due to the content of some of the stations available herein, I would recommend that only those people who are 18 or older visit this site.

Tagged with: 1:1 • 21st century • 24x7x365 • A/V • anthropology • art • convergence • disruption • emerging technologies • global • Global learning • history • languages • Media/film • multimedia • pace of change • political science • psychology • society • sociology • trends • TV

Connected TV Summit: TV apps and second screen strategies [Wells]

On 05/21/2011, in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, A/V -- audio/visual, convergence, disruption, emerging technologies, global / globalization, learning ecosystem, learning spaces, online learning, online media, pace of change, social media, television, by Daniel Christian

Connected TV Summit: TV apps and second screen strategies — from tvgenious.net by Emma Wells

Excerpts (emphasis by DSC — especially as it relates to education & learning-based apps):

Connected TV has been around for a while, and 2010 has seen connected devices, especially smartphones, go mainstream. One of the key highlights of today’s Summit was the fact that the second screen is becoming an important part of the TV environment.

New consumer behaviour patterns and the rapid pace of technology have given birth to TV everywhere strategies, companion apps, TV apps, and VoD adoption.

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The TV App Experience

At the event, it was hypothesised that “consumers are starting to redefine what they see as television”. This is good news for TV app developers, as they seek to mould a new, modern, TV experience.

TV apps are seen as an ideal way to hand control over to the viewers. Additionally, TV apps can be used as the gateway to personalised viewing, and social media-integrated content. According to BT’s Andy Heselwood, the connected TV winner will be “the company who makes the shared TV experience personal”. How to do this effectively without cluttering the TV screen and ruining the “lean back” experience still remains to be seen.

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The main benefit of TV apps is that they are lightfooted and require substantially less effort to update than the set top box (STB) or TV. This means that lifecycles can be accelerated, and there is more room for experimentation and development. During the summit, Siemens even went so far as to say that TV apps on connected TVs can “throw the set top box out of your operations plan”. If true, this prediction could spell trouble for STB manufacturers.

Tagged with: 21st century • 24x7x365 • A/V • convergence • disruption • emerging technologies • global • Global learning • learning ecosystem • learning spaces • online learning • pace of change • TV

Innovation: In the not too distant future [concept animation from AT&T Tech Channel]

On 05/07/2011, in 21st century, A/V -- audio/visual, animation, emerging technologies, future, global / globalization, human-computer interaction (HCI), innovation, multi-touch, technologies for your home, technology (general), television, trends, vendors, videoconferencing, vision/possibilities, visualizing information, by Daniel Christian

Tagged with: 21st century • A/V • animation • emerging technologies • future • global • human-computer interaction (HCI) • innovation • multi-touch • technology (general) • trends • TV • vendors • videoconferencing • vision • visualizing information

From DSC: Some items on the connected TV, TV 3.0, other. Don’t underestimate where this is heading!

On 05/05/2011, in 21st century, A/V -- audio/visual, convergence, Europe, global / globalization, multimedia, social learning / networks, social media, technologies for your home, technology (general), telepresence, television, transmedia, trends, UK, by Daniel Christian

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From DSC:
Check out the topics:

Pay-TV in the Connected World
Making Apps Part of the TV Experience
Meeting Higher Quality Expectations
Connecting Broadcasters and Audiences
Making Subscription TV Work on Multiple Screens
Content Discovery Becomes Business Critical
The Impact of Connected TV Standards
CE Strategies Including Co-Opetition
What Connected TV Means For IPTV

Tagged with: 21st century • A/V • connect • Connectivism • convergence • Europe • global • multimedia • social learning • social media • technologies for the home • technology (general) • telepresence • transmedia • trends • TV • UK

Schooling past “sell-by” date says Education Fast Forward

On 05/04/2011, in education reform, pace of change, productivity / tips and tricks, by Daniel Christian

Schooling past “sell-by” date says Education Fast Forward — from agent4change.net by (emphasis below from DSC)
Bill Hicks sat in on the second gathering of Promethean’s influential global education think tank

Jean-Yves Charlier

It was billed as a debate on “Productivity in Education”, but the second Education Fast Forward global forum ended with near-consensus on a radical proposition: that, when it comes to maximising the potential of students, schooling as we know it is well past its sell-by date.

The conclusions of the 32 distinguished innovators taking part in the live online debate from 19 locations across six continents, differed only in the degree to which they would change or replace existing structures.

Introducing the event, Promethean’s CEO Jean-Yves Charlier underlined the urgency of the issue: “It’s obvious the world has profoundly changed with the recession,” he said, “and while governments race ahead to fix problems created in the short term, I think we all agree that education has to be a fundamental pillar for economic growth in future. So this debate about the effectiveness and efficiency of education systems is a very important one.”

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“In the past perhaps it was OK for education to move slowly… but the world is changing more quickly than education itself,” he said. The recession made change all the more crucial – but at the same time it would be more difficult to convince the decision-makers in government to invest in change: “Yet unless we get that magic way forward, people will say we can’t afford it. I’m worried we don’t get to the point where we can convince people this is achievable.”

Tagged with: education reform • global • pace of change • productivity

John Hunter on the World Peace Game — TED March 2011 — my thanks to Mr. Joseph and Mrs. Kate Byerwalter for this great presentation

About this talk
John Hunter puts all the problems of the world on a 4’x5′ plywood board — and lets his 4th-graders solve them. At TED2011, he explains how his World Peace Game engages schoolkids, and why the complex lessons it teaches — spontaneous, and always surprising — go further than classroom lectures can.

About John Hunter
Teacher and musician John Hunter is the inventor of the World Peace Game (and the star of the new doc “World Peace and Other 4th-Grade Achievements”).

Tagged with: 21st century • active learning • assessment • education reform • engagement • games • gifted • global • Global learning • ideas • K-12 • Keeping students engaged • learning ecosystem • love of learning • morals/values • motivation • participation • play • policy • political science • presentations • problem-solving • project-based learning • real-world assignments • relationships • society • sociology • staying relevant • story • storytelling • strategy • student teaching/teacher education • teaching & learning • vision • wisdom

World Future Society –> WorldFuture 2011: Moving from Vision to Action

On 05/03/2011, in career development, corporate / business world, education, future, future of higher education, global / globalization, K-12 related, professional development, society, sociology, vision/possibilities, workplace, by Daniel Christian

WorldFuture 2011: Moving from Vision to Action
…promises to be a fun, fast, and information-packed weekend, but have you considered taking a “deeper dive” into a particular futurist area at a preconference course. These sessions, held on the Thursday and Friday before the opening General Session, take an in-depth view of important topics. Follow the links below to learn more and register for these sessions or luncheons.

Preconference Courses
Thursday, July 7

Friday, July 8

Education Summit | Thursday and Friday, July 7-8
Education and the New Normal

Don’t forget to register for luncheon sessions before these special events sell out. Register online.

Tagged with: career development • corporate / business world • economics/business • education • future • future of higher education • global • K-12 • professional development • society • sociology • vision

Awesome 12’x40′ mural that glorifies the LORD! A truly beautiful work of art.

On 04/25/2011, in art, creativity, faith, future, global / globalization, history, society, by Daniel Christian

About the mural:
“The Resurrection” is a 12’ x 40’ mural, oil on canvas. It is a depiction of the moment of Jesus emerging from the tomb, with waiting angels, fainted roman guards, and a crowd of Biblical notables excitedly waiting for His exit. They include, on right of Christ, Moses, David, Isaiah & Abraham. On the left of Christ are, Elijah, Noah, Esther, John the Baptist & Daniel. These are part of the ones referred to in Hebrews 12:1 as “the great cloud of witnesses.” On the upper right of the painting is the remnants of the place Jesus was earlier crucified, namely Mt. Calvary, also known as Golgotha, the place of the skull.

Addendum -4/26:

What happened after the Resurrection? — from Bible Gateway Blog

Christians around the world have spent a lot of time over the last few weeks pondering the Gospel accounts of Jesus’ death and resurrection (and here at the Bible Gateway blog, we spent plenty of time discussing them too). During Easter week, we read the familiar stories of the Triumphal Entry, the Last Supper, the crucifixion… and then with the Resurrection on Easter Sunday, the story ends. Right?

Not quite. While the Gospels of Matthew and Mark end shortly after the Resurrection, Luke and John provide extra detail about what Jesus did during the time between his resurrection and his ascent into heaven. If your Gospel reading stopped at the Resurrection, you’re missing out on several interesting stories…

Tagged with: art • creativity • faith • future • global • history • relationships • society

1 Corinthians 15:20-22

On 04/19/2011, in faith, global / globalization, relationships, society, by Daniel Christian

1 Corinthians 15:20-22 (NIV)

²⁰ But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. ²¹ For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. ²² For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.

Tagged with: faith • global • relationships • society

Japan crisis showcases social media’s muscle

On 04/13/2011, in global / globalization, Google, internet, social media, society, tools, web-based collaboration, by Daniel Christian

Japan crisis showcases social media’s muscle — from USAToday.com by Steve Sternberg; my thanks to Mr. Steven Chevalia for this resource

Japan’s disaster has spotlighted the critical role that social media websites such as Twitter, Facebook, Google, YouTube and Skype increasingly are playing in responses to crises around the world. They may have been designed largely for online socializing and fun, but such sites and others have empowered people caught up in crises and others wanting to help to share vivid, unfiltered images, audio and text reports before governments or more traditional media can do so.

“Often, it’s not the experts who know something, it’s someone in the crowd,” says Sree Sreenivasan, a social media specialist at the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism.

Tagged with: global • Google • internet • Skype • social media • society • tools • web-based collaboration

Video conference project sparks meaningful learning

On 04/12/2011, in global / globalization, ideas, K-12 related, society, teachers, teaching & learning, telepresence, videoconferencing, virtual field trips, web-based collaboration, by Daniel Christian

Video conference project sparks meaningful learning — from ConvergeMag.com by Tanya Roscorla

Also see:

A Taste for Telepresence — from The Journal by Dian Schaffhauser
Although high-end videoconferencing is still new to this Maryland school district, it’s a sensible next step on a well-planned path to location-free communication.

Tagged with: global • Global learning • ideas • K-12 • society • telepresence • videoconferencing • virtual field trips

Eric Whitacre’s Virtual Choir (A virtual choir 2,052 performances strong; from 58 countries)

On 04/11/2011, in 21st century, digital audio, digital video, global / globalization, internet, music, videoconferencing, by Daniel Christian

Also see:

World’s ‘largest online choir’ gets 3D makeover — from The Telegraph
Leading the world in song — virtually — from CNN.com by Richard Galant
Virtual Choir 2.0 Has Finally Premiered! — from ericwhitacre.com’s blog

Tagged with: 21st century • digital audio • digital video • global • internet • music • videoconferencing

A hugely powerful vision: A potent addition to our learning ecosystems of the future

On 04/09/2011, in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, A/V -- audio/visual, change, colleges, convergence, dangers of the status quo, Daniel S. Christian, digital audio, digital learning, digital photography, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, digital video, disruption, distance education, e-books, e-readers, education, education reform, education technology, educational games / serious games, elearning, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, entrepreneurship, future of higher education, game-changing environment, generational differences, global / globalization, higher education, homeschooling/homeschoolers, human-computer interaction (HCI), hybrid learning, immersion, informal learning, innovation, instructional design, intelligent systems, intelligent tutoring, interaction design, interactivity, interface design, internet, IT in HE, K-12 related, learning agents, learning ecosystem, learning spaces, lifelong learning, marketplaces, mobile learning, mobile technologies, multi-touch, multimedia, New "Amazon.com" of Higher Education, new business models, new media literacies, online learning, online media, online tutoring, pace of change, personalized/customized learning, platforms, play, podcasting, professional development, reinvent, RSS, simulations, smart classrooms, social learning / networks, social media, society, storytelling, strategy, student teaching/teacher education, student-related, surviving, tablets, teaching & learning, teaching online, technologies for your home, technology (general), telecommunications, telepresence, television, transmedia, trends, ubiquitous learning, universities, user experience (UX), using teams, videoconferencing, virtual field trips, virtual K-12 schools, Virtual Reality (VR) / worlds / learning, virtual tutoring, vision/possibilities, web-based collaboration, webinars, by Daniel Christian

Daniel Christian:
A Vision of Our Future Learning Ecosystems

In the near future, as the computer, the television, the telephone (and more) continues to converge, we will most likely enjoy even more powerful capabilities to conveniently create and share our content as well as participate in a global learning ecosystem — whether that be from within our homes and/or from within our schools, colleges, universities and businesses throughout the world.

We will be teachers and students at the same time — even within the same hour — with online-based learning exchanges taking place all over the virtual and physical world. Subject Matter Experts (SME’s) — in the form of online-based tutors, instructors, teachers, and professors — will be available on demand. Even more powerful/accurate/helpful learning engines will be involved behind the scenes in delivering up personalized, customized learning — available 24x7x365. Cloud-based learner profiles may enter the equation as well.

The chances for creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship that are coming will be mind-blowing! What employers will be looking for — and where they can look for it — may change as well.

What we know today as the “television” will most likely play a significant role in this learning ecosystem of the future. But it won’t be like the TV we’ve come to know. It will be much more interactive and will be aware of who is using it — and what that person is interested in learning about. Technologies/applications like Apple’s AirPlay will become more standard, allowing a person to move from device to device without missing a beat. Transmedia storytellers will thrive in this environment!

Much of the professionally done content will be created by teams of specialists, including the publishers of educational content, and the in-house teams of specialists within colleges, universities, and corporations around the globe. Perhaps consortiums of colleges/universities will each contribute some of the content — more readily accepting previous coursework that was delivered via their consortium’s membership.

An additional thought regarding higher education and K-12 and their Smart Classrooms/Spaces:
For input devices…
The “chalkboards” of the future may be transparent, or they may be on top of a drawing board-sized table or they may be tablet-based. But whatever form they take and whatever is displayed upon them, the ability to annotate will be there; with the resulting graphics saved and instantly distributed. (Eventually, we may get to voice-controlled Smart Classrooms, but we have a ways to go in that area…)

Below are some of the graphics that capture a bit of what I’m seeing in my mind…and in our futures.

Alternatively available as a PowerPoint Presentation (audio forthcoming in a future version)