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Looks like a promising HD camera — thanks for the info here Elliott!

On 02/01/2013, in A/V -- audio/visual, collaboration, digital audio, digital video, Google, videoconferencing, web-based collaboration, by Daniel Christian

Excerpt from Learning TRENDS by Elliott Masie – February 1, 2013 (emphasis DSC)

#760 – Updates on Learning, Business & Technology.
55,887 Readers – www.masie.com – twitter: emasie – The MASIE Center.
Host: Learning Directions Blended Seminars

2. Logitech Business Camera – Skype for the Classroom! I almost never endorse or highlight a product, as Learning TRENDS is vendor-neutral. But, we have been on a quest for a simple technology that finally arrived.

We wanted a camera, with High Definition capability, that could [offer remote Pan/Tilt/Zoom (PTZ) capabilities] – and also worked perfectly with both Skype, Gmail Video as well as a capture camera for content.  Why? In all of our classrooms, we have multiple large Plama/LCD Screens and wanted to add cameras for both video conferencing, class capture and knowledge clips.  While we could mount a nice single focus camera, the PTZ capability was missing.

Logitech BCC950 Conference Cam Video Conferencing Camera is perfect! We have tested in multiple settings and are delighted with the focus, quality and ease of use in a classroom or meeting room.  It has extensions that allow it to be mounted apart from the base and it would be ideal to add video capacity to a classroom – in our effort to evolve to the “connected classroom”.  The price is around $220 and we have purchased several for our Center.

 

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Conference Cam
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The Future of TV — an infographic from Beesmart — easily applicable to a piece of our future learning ecosystems.

On 12/10/2012, in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, A/V -- audio/visual, changing business models, convergence, Daniel S. Christian, digital learning, disruption, education technology, educational games / serious games, elearning, emerging technologies, flipping -- inverted learning, future of higher education, game-changing environment, learning ecosystem, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, marketplaces, online learning, second screen apps, smart/connected TV, social learning / networks, social media, by Daniel Christian

The Future of TV -- an infographic from Beesmart

 

From DSC:
The educational “store” part of this graphic could take several forms:

  • Online-based exchanges between buyers and sellers (teachers/professors and learners) — professors as their own brand
  • Institutional offerings/brands
  • Team-based content from newly-developed firms, organizations
  • Each of us puts up our own learning materials for others to take (for free or for a price)
  • Other

 

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Apple TV and the transformation of web apps into tablet and TV dual screen apps [Allaire]

On 10/04/2012, in Apple, Bring your own device (BYOD), change, changing business models, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, computer science, convergence, corporate universities / corporate training, cost of getting a degree, Daniel S. Christian, education technology, educational games / serious games, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, future of higher education, game-changing environment, immersion, innovation, interactivity, learner profiles, learning agents, learning ecosystem, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, learning spaces, lifelong learning, machine-to-machine communications, mirroring and/or multiple devices, mobile learning, mobile technologies, MOOCs -- Massive Open Online Courses, more voice more choice more control, multimedia, New "Amazon.com" of Higher Education, new media literacies, online learning, online media, online tutoring, personalized/customized learning, second screen apps, smart/connected TV, social learning / networks, streams of content, student-related, tablets, technologies for your home, telepresence, television, transmedia, trends, videoconferencing, virtual field trips, virtual K-12 schools, Virtual Reality (VR) / worlds / learning, virtual tutoring, web-based collaboration, workplace, by Daniel Christian

Apple TV and the transformation of web apps into tablet and TV dual screen apps — from brightcove.com by Jeremy Allaire

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Excerpts:

Importantly, designers and developers need to shed the concept that “TVs” are for rendering video, and instead think about “TVs” as large monitors on which they can render applications, content and interactivity that is supported by a touch-based tablet application.

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The key concept here is that this pervasive adoption of TV monitors is the tip of the spear in creating a social computing surface in the real world.

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Specifically, Apple has provided the backbone for dual screen apps, enabling:

  • Any iOS device (and OSX Mountain Lion-enabled PCs) to broadcast its screen onto a TV. Think of this as essentially a wireless HDMI output to a TV. If you haven’t played with AirPlay mirroring features in iOS and Apple TV, give it a spin, it’s a really exciting development.
  • A set of APIs and an event model for enabling applications to become “dual screen aware” (e.g. to know when a device has a TV screen it can connect to, and to handle rendering information, data and content onto both the touch screen and the TV screen).

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[Jeremy listed several applications for these concepts:  Buying a house, buying a car, doctor’s office, kids edutainment, the classroom, retail electronics store, consuming news, consuming video, sales reporting, board games.]

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From DSC:
Graphically speaking — and approaching this from an educational/learning ecosystems standpoint — I call this, “Learning from the Living [Class] Room.

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The Living [Class] Room -- by Daniel Christian -- July 2012 -- a second device used in conjunction with a Smart/Connected TV

 

 

 

Learning from the living room -- a component of our future learning ecosystems -- by Daniel S. Christian, June 2012

 

 

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iDig video #14: Rich Colosi and his amazing video classroom! [Furst & Colosi]

On 10/02/2012, in digital video, education technology, K-12 related, media/film, new media literacies, by Daniel Christian

Rich Colosi and His Amazing Video Classroom!

 

 

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Swift: A player to speed up, slow down, or download video and audio from your favorite websites

On 09/20/2012, in digital audio, digital learning, digital video, student-related, tools, by Daniel Christian

Swift -- A player to speed up, slow down, or download video and audio from your favorite websites

 

 

— Again, with thanks going out to
Mr. Joseph Byerwalter for this resource/find

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This mic electronically locates and automatically steers towards the talker — nice.

On 06/28/2012, in A/V -- audio/visual, smart classrooms, videoconferencing, web-based collaboration, by Daniel Christian

Finds and tracks the talker -- nice!

 

From DSC:
My thanks to Mr. Adam Tozer, in the A/V Department at Calvin College for this item. If you are looking at some mics for lecture capture or for doing some videoconferencing,  this model is worth checking out.

Addendum on 7/2/12 — also see:

 

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Tegrity unveils enhanced mobile features that enable anytime, anywhere lecture capture [manufacturingdigital.com]

On 06/27/2012, in tools, by Daniel Christian

Tegrity unveils enhanced mobile features that enable anytime, anywhere lecture capture — from manufacturingdigital.com

Excerpt (emphasis DSC):

SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Recognizing mobile will continue to emerge as a core component of next-generation educational technologies and experiences. Tegrity, a unit of McGraw-Hill Higher Education, today unveiled multiple new mobile enhancements to its lecture capture solution, Tegrity Campus.  For the first time, both students and instructors can record content wherever and whenever they choose on their Apple iOS or Android mobile devices.

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A collection of resources/discussions re: the flipped classroom

On 05/16/2012, in A/V -- audio/visual, flipping -- inverted learning, by Daniel Christian

Flipped learning: A response to five common criticisms — from November Learning News – April 2012 by Alan November and Brian Mull

Make thinking visible with the flipped classroom model — webinar by Alan November – 2/21/12

The flipped classroom — from blended-classrooms.wikispaces.com/The+Flipped+Classroom

Infographic from Teachers love the flipped classroom

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…as well as the items I’ve already curated on the flipped classroom/inverted learning

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Addendum on 7/9/12:

 

Addendum on 8/28/12:

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CBS’ 60 Minutes asks, “Khan Academy: The future of education?”

On 03/19/2012, in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, accessibility / UDL, analytics, blended learning, change, data related items, digital audio, digital learning, digital video, distance education, education technology, elearning, future, global / globalization, homeschooling/homeschoolers, innovation, internet, K-12 related, learning, learning ecosystem, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, more voice more choice more control, online learning, online media, online tutoring, open courseware and systems, personalized/customized learning, student teaching/teacher education, student-related, teachers, teaching & learning, teaching online, trends, virtual tutoring, by Daniel Christian

From DSC:
Arguably, Sal Kahn has become the most famous, influential educator on the planet today — his videos are watched millions of times a day now.  The question — which Eric Schmidt answers in the piece — I couldn’t help but ask was, “Why didn’t this type of innovation come from someone who was working in education at the time of their innovation?”

My thanks to Dr. Kate Byerwalter and her colleagues for passing along this resource.
The tags/associated categories for this posting point out the relevant areas covered.

 

Khan Academy: The future of education?

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  • Khan Academy: The future of education?
    (CBS News) Sal Khan is a math, science, and history teacher to millions of students, yet none have ever seen his face. Khan is the voice and brains behind Khan Academy, a free online tutoring site that may have gotten your kid out of an algebra bind with its educational how-to videos. Now Khan Academy is going global. Backed by Google, Gates, and other Internet powerhouses, Sal Khan wants to change education worldwide, and his approach is already being tested in some American schools. Sanjay Gupta reports.

From DSC:
A relevant graphic comes to mind with what Sal is trying to achieve with analytics:

i.e. Highly-effective diagnostic tools for the educators and trainers out there!

 

 

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Multimedia lectures: Tools for improving accessibility and learning [Bart]

On 01/30/2012, in accessibility / UDL, multimedia, tools, by Daniel Christian

Multimedia lectures: Tools for improving accessibility and learning –– from Faculty Focus by Mary Bart

Excerpt:

College course work is meant to be challenging. The content and the vocabulary used are often unfamiliar to many students. For at-risk learners, the challenges are even greater. In some cases, these students have physical or learning disabilities that create accessibility issues, other times the challenges may be the result of the fact that they’re an international student, have anxiety issues, or a strong learning style preference that runs counter to the instructor’s style.

For all of these reasons and more, today’s student body is a highly diverse group with many different learning challenges, often manifesting in problems with notetaking and listening comprehension. All of this creates what Keith Bain calls an “accessibility imperative.” And although there are many legal obligations that institutions must satisfy with regards to accessibility, Bain says recording and transcribing lectures can improve retention and success for all types of students.

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Educreations – the latest (and best) iPad whiteboard recording app for iPad [Winkler]

On 12/12/2011, in tools, vendors, by Daniel Christian

Educreations – the latest (and best) iPad whiteboard recording app for iPad — from Edukwest.com by Kirsten Winkler

Also see:

educreations.com

 

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Stanford University: Software creates interactive streaming video

On 08/10/2011, in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, A/V -- audio/visual, biology, chemistry, digital learning, digital video, innovation, learning spaces, mobile learning, more voice more choice more control, multi-touch, multimedia, online learning, physics, science, smart classrooms, by Daniel Christian

Interactive streaming video technology from Stanford - Summer 2011

Stanford researchers designed software that allows a viewer to zoom and pan while streaming online courses. They recently released the code to the public.

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Smart Pens and Learning [Luxon] — with an additional reflection/question from DSC

On 06/16/2011, in Daniel S. Christian, ideas, presentations, productivity / tips and tricks, tools, by Daniel Christian

Smart Pens and Learning — from Dartmouth Center for the Advancement of Learning by Thomas Luxon

From DSC:
I’m also pondering if Prezi can be used for long mathematical equations and/or problems… That is, can you zoom into a particular portion of the work being done, but then zoom out to see the entire work?

In other words, how can we capture and present several “chalkboards'” worth of material — with the end user being able to drill down where they want to?

 

 

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Google Building “Global Classroom” in YouTube EDU with 400 Colleges Worldwide

On 06/13/2011, in Australia, Canada, colleges, community colleges, disruption, education technology, Europe, future of higher education, game-changing environment, global / globalization, Google, New "Amazon.com" of Higher Education, online learning, online media, trends, universities, by Daniel Christian

Google Building “Global Classroom” in YouTube EDU with 400 Colleges Worldwide — from blip.tv

About the above video:

Having launched just over two years ago as a hub for college and universitie YouTube channels, YouTube EDU has become a destination for education, providing an index for a broad range of topics and campus activities, says Angela Lin who manages the education program at YouTube. The YouTube site integrates content from 400 colleges and universities in the United States, Canada, Europe, Israel and Australia.

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Lecture Capture: Lights! Camera! Action! [Waters]

On 06/01/2011, in adjunct faculty, education technology, faculty, tools, vendors, by Daniel Christian

Lecture Capture: Lights! Camera! Action! — from CampusTechnology.com by John Waters

A solid article that includes the following list of lecture capture vendors (along with this excerpt):
Lecture capture isn’t a new concept. College and university professors have been videotaping their courses for about 25 years. But in the past 10 years–thanks to the advent of warp-speed processors, broadband connectivity, and cloud-based data storage–the technology for recording and publishing class lectures has evolved dramatically.  The current lineup of lecture capture solutions includes products that rely on proprietary hardware, specialized software platforms, web-based systems, and combinations of all three. Profiled below are a few of the principal vendors.

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