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On 10/27/2010,
in education technology, engineering, online learning, online media,
by Daniel Christian
Virtual Labs: Augmenting Learning — from CampusTechnology.com by Dian Schaffhauser
Colorado State University’s engineering department has taken its labs online to augment classroom activities and help students get their assignments done while away from campus.
There was a time when college science labs were limited to the space between four walls and furnished with thick, black tables, stools, and the equipment needed to conduct experiments and/or get assignments completed. Technology has since infiltrated these spaces, making them more state-of-the-art in nature, but students typically must be physically present in class in order to get the lab work done.
Colorado State University in Fort Collins has found a way around that glitch by developing a number of “virtual labs” across campus. Not meant to replace classroom instruction, the labs augment traditional learning by giving remote students access to the tools and information they need to complete their labs when they can’t be on campus.
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To use the virtual labs, students need only a computer and Internet access. “They can get all of the software that they need to get the work done virtually,” said Ritschard, “even if they don’t have the latest and greatest laptop or computer.”
On 10/26/2010,
in Apple, digital audio, digital learning, digital photography, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, digital video, disruption, e-books, e-readers, education technology, educational games / serious games, elearning, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, higher education, K-12 related, mobile learning, mobile technologies, multimedia, online learning, online media, tablets, tools, vendors,
by Daniel Christian
On 10/22/2010,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, digital audio, digital learning, digital photography, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, digital video, disruption, e-books, e-readers, education technology, educational games / serious games, elearning, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, game-changing environment, higher education, interactivity, K-12 related, learning ecosystem, love of learning, media/film, mobile learning, mobile technologies, more voice more choice more control, multi-touch, multimedia, music, new business models, online learning, online media, personalized/customized learning, platforms, podcasting, presentations, publishing, social learning / networks, story, storytelling, student-related, tablets, technologies for your home, telepresence, textbooks, tools, user experience (UX), vendors, videoconferencing, virtual field trips, vision/possibilities, web-based collaboration,
by Daniel Christian
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From DSC:
This tablet is larger, which I love! It also offers:
- Interactivity
- Multimedia
- Ability to annotate/save annotations
- Collaboration and more
Nice!
New Web Life for the Dead Sea Scrolls — from the New York Times by Isabel Kershner
JERUSALEM — The scribes who wrote the Dead Sea Scrolls could not have imagined their texts’ one day being Googled.
Google to bring Dead Sea Scrolls online — from yahoo.com
Google bringing Dead Sea Scrolls online — from msnbc.om
Images, translations of 2,000-year-old text to be uploaded
Google to Bring Dead Sea Scrolls Online — from cbsnews.com
Project with Israel’s Antiquities Authority Will Grant Free Access to 2,000-Year-Old Text
On 10/20/2010,
in e-books, e-readers, emerging technologies, innovation, online media,
by Daniel Christian
Scribd + Apture: Changing the way you read books and documents — from apture.com by Tristan
Yesterday it was announced that Apture is teaming up with Scribd to radically change the way people read books, documents and print media online.
Starting today, Apture Highlights will be integrated across Scribd.com, the largest online social reading and publishing site in the world. This will empower readers to explore multimedia about what they are reading by simply highlighting text – creating a new kind of enhanced multi-media reading experience in documents, made possible by Scribd’s unique HTML5 technology.
On 10/20/2010,
in K-12 related, online learning, online media, professional development,
by Daniel Christian
On 10/15/2010,
in communications, digital video, drama/theater, ideas, music, online learning, online media, student-related, teaching & learning, web-based collaboration,
by Daniel Christian
Using web video to fine-tune student performance — from The Chronicle by Travis Kaya
For three years, faculty and students at Baruch College of the City University of New York have been honing their public-speaking and presentation skills online with the college’s Video Oral Communication Assessment Tool, or VOCAT, which allows instructors to view and give feedback on uploaded student videos.
After finding success with the tool on campus, developers are now actively searching for ways to take VOCAT to the next level, both beyond Baruch and across academic disciplines. They believe video-sharing on VOCAT has potential application in everything from distance learning and foreign-language instruction to performance arts and industrial trades.
“We’re looking ahead to where it might go,” said Mikhail Gershovich, platform designer and director of the Bernard L. Schwartz Communication Institute at Baruch. “I don’t want this to be just an assessment tool.”
VOCAT allows students to view videos of themselves giving presentations or performances online—all video is taped and uploaded by a college technician—and lets them read and respond to feedback from faculty members. The software also keeps a log of student videos, allowing them to track their progress over the course of a semester…
On 10/13/2010,
in 24x7x365 access, 3D, A/V -- audio/visual, convergence, online media, tools, vendors,
by Daniel Christian
Sony’s Google TV-powered devices have arrived — from Mashable.com
Sony has unveiled its newest line of Internet-enabled TVs, complete with the highly anticipated Google TV software.
Sony’s new Internet HDTVs, unveiled earlier today at a press event in New York City, sport 1080p edge-lit LED screens, with the exception of the 24-inch model. They come with four USB ports, four HDMI inputs and Wi-Fi capabilities. They are available in four sizes: 24-inch, 32-inch, 40-inch and 46-inch. The 24-inch model rings in at $599, while the 46-inch will cost you a hefty $1,399.
The big selling point of the new TVs is their inclusion of Google TV. The Internet TV software brings Hulu, Twitter, Netflix, YouTube and Pandora to your living room screen, not to mention search capabilities and a myriad of Android apps. Web surfing is powered by Google Chrome, while apps are powered by the Android OS. It integrates the web with your existing cable or satellite TV by making it simple to search your TV shows and your favorite websites at the same time. The service was revealed earlier this year at Google I/O.
From DSC:
Why post these sorts of things? Because the convergence that is occurring will definitely impact what’s possible to do within the world of education/higher ed… and will open up many doors to those institutions — and individuals — who are innovative enough to go there.
On 10/08/2010,
in cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, multimedia, new media literacies, online media, productivity / tips and tricks, teaching & learning, tools,
by Daniel Christian
New “ELI 7 Things”…Brief explores online media editing — from Educause Learning Initiative (ELI)
In the 7 Things You Should Know About Online Media Editing, EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative’s (ELI) latest brief in the monthly series, find out how the use of online media editing tools encourages instructors and students to explore learning activities and assessments with new media.
Excerpt:
What is it?
Cloud-based media editing applications allow anyone with web access and a suitable computing device to touch up photographs, mix music, and edit video. These web-based services may offer a more limited tool set than full-scale software editing suites, but they are generally cross-platform, device-independent, and less expensive, particularly as most offer at least some of their services at no cost.
What are the implications for teaching and learning?
Web-based editors reduce logistical challenges for instructors by providing all students with access to media editing tools. The free or low-cost nature of these editors allows students to use them to build complex and collaborative learning projects involving rich media, something that should be inviting to faculty members who take the approach that students learn best when they are engaged in projects that result in creative output. Because these tools are inexpensive or free and do not require sophisticated user skills, they offer faculty new avenues to devise new kinds of activities that go beyond the standard term paper and, in many cases, might be more representative of authentic assessment. Moreover, because the threshold is so low to use online media services, the opportunities they present to work in new media are open to students in virtually any discipline.
On 10/06/2010,
in 24x7x365 access, business side of he, convergence, cost of getting a degree, dangers of the status quo, Daniel S. Christian, education technology, educational games / serious games, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, future of higher education, game-changing environment, innovation, intelligent tutoring, learning ecosystem, learning spaces, love of learning, multimedia, new business models, online learning, online media, online tutoring, publishing, vision/possibilities,
by Daniel Christian
While looking at the video for Sonos Controller for the iPad, I wondered…what if we could replace the selection below — i.e. the word music with the words “educational providers” — and then control which room received which signal/content?
Wow…talk about a home dedicated to learning! 🙂
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Considering delivery of digital media online — from JISC Digital Media
Summary
It is common to think of using digital media in education as a ‘new thing’ when in actual fact it has been used for many years in a variety of guises. What’s new however, are the opportunities that a convergence of the internet and affordability of devices has provided the mass market. This document looks at some of the options for delivering digital media using the web as a delivery platform.
On 09/01/2010,
in Apple, blended learning, convergence, digital learning, digital textbooks, disruption, distance education, e-books, e-readers, education, education technology, educational games / serious games, elearning, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, future of higher education, game-changing environment, higher education, K-12 related, learning ecosystem, multimedia, online learning, online media, podcasting,
by Daniel Christian
