From DSC:
With thanks going out to Mr. Mike Amante (@mamante) for posting this item out on Twitter.
On 11/29/2012,
in business side of he, disruption, game-changing environment, global / globalization, higher education, innovation, languages and translation,
by Daniel Christian
On 11/16/2012,
in dangers of the status quo, Daniel S. Christian, elearning, experimentation, future of higher education, game-changing environment, global / globalization, ideas, innovation, languages and translation, MOOCs -- Massive Open Online Courses, New "Amazon.com" of Higher Education, new business models, real-world assignments, reinvent, staying relevant, web-based collaboration,
by Daniel Christian
From DSC:
I wonder how MOOCs focused on language will go…? It could be great to practice a language from folks all around the world — or will it be chaotic? Different accents. Real-world speaking and listening. Real world conflict, perhaps, as well. But it seems like there could be some effective learning going on — at least “on paper”. I wonder, too, if 1/2 of the time folks could speak one language — and would be the students during that part of the class — while the other 1/2 of the time they speak another language — and would be the “teachers.”
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And for yet another item on innovation within higher ed! Whew!
- Excelsior College and three California Community Colleges offer credit for professor-less MOOC — from online colleges.com by Alex Wukman
Excerpt:
Excelsior College has partnered with San Diego City College, San Diego Miramar College, and Santa Rosa Junior College to offer credit for a professor-less, or mechanical, massive open online course (MOOC). The course, an introduction to statistics class, is being developed by the 20 Million Minds Foundation and the online learning community OpenStudy.
Microsoft Research shows a promising new breakthrough in speech translation technology — from blogs.technet.com
Also see:
- Speech recognition breakthrough for the spoken, translated word [VIDEO] — Microsoft Chief Research Officer Rick Rashid
- Must-see video: Real-time English-to-Mandarin speech translation via Microsoft Research — from core77.com
On 11/01/2012,
in languages and translation,
by Daniel Christian
On 04/16/2012,
in 21st century, global / globalization, languages and translation, mobile learning,
by Daniel Christian
On 04/13/2012,
in 21st century, creativity, digital learning, educational games / serious games, engagement / engaging students, K-12 related, reading,
by Daniel Christian
On 03/10/2012,
in cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, languages and translation, tools, usability, vendors,
by Daniel Christian
On 08/25/2011,
in 24x7x365 access, A/V -- audio/visual, accessibility / UDL, digital audio, digital learning, higher education, K-12 related, memory, metacognition / metacognitive skills, mobile learning, mobile technologies, tools, vendors,
by Daniel Christian
On 06/29/2011,
in languages and translation,
by Daniel Christian
The Rosetta Project is preserving every language ever spoken, on one nano-etched piece of metal — from FastCompany.com by Matthew Battles
Excerpt:
…the Rosetta Project, takes as its daunting mission the documentation of every human language currently in use; some 7,000 in total, the majority of which are in danger of disappearing without a trace. Directing this ambitious venture is Laura Welcher, a linguist who has specialized in building archival resources for indigenous North American languages. They’re documenting the world’s languages and storing them on one small disc that currently contains 13,000 microetched pages of word lists from 1,500 languages.
On 06/02/2011,
in global / globalization, languages and translation,
by Daniel Christian
On 05/21/2011,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, A/V -- audio/visual, art, convergence, creativity, disruption, emerging technologies, global / globalization, innovation, internet, languages and translation, media/film, multimedia, music, pace of change, political science, psychology, society, sociology, television, transmedia, trends,
by Daniel Christian
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.
On 04/25/2011,
in languages and translation, online learning,
by Daniel Christian
Expanding Language by (Online) Degree — from InsideHigherEd.com by Steve Kolowich
Arabic is not a universal language, least of all in Pennsylvania. But by developing a fully online undergraduate degree in Arabic language and culture, the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) will soon make Arabic universally available across its 14 colleges and universities — with other online language programs to follow.
The plan comes amid efforts by PASSHE administrators to consolidate resources across the system by cutting programs at some institutions that can be offered online by others. A pending budget proposal by Governor Tom Corbett would cut the system’s funding by more than half in the coming year, and language programs on a number of campuses have already been shuttered.
On 04/22/2011,
in education technology, Google, languages and translation, tools, vendors,
by Daniel Christian
