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On 05/13/2013,
in digital photography, productivity / tips and tricks, tools, vendors,
by Daniel Christian
On 03/28/2013,
in digital learning, instructional design, online learning, professional development,
by Daniel Christian
4 tips for creating a Sal Khan-style instruction video…from Sal Khan — from fastcompany.com by Anya Kamenetz
Excerpt:
- Keep things conversational. Emotionless is bad. Don’t talk over your audience’s head, or talk down to them either. “Not even a 6-year-old likes to be talked to like a 6-year-old.”
- Use visuals and colors–but not too fancy. Khan favors hand-drawn diagrams.
- Prepare carefully, then speak from your heart. Khan will sometimes write a script and throw it away. He’ll spend an hour walk figuring out how best to visualize a concept, then represent it in a quick sketch.
- Keep it short. 10 minutes tops. Chunk down a larger concept into smaller pieces, to keep your audience hooked.
On 03/28/2013,
in MBA, productivity / tips and tricks, teaching online, videoconferencing, web-based collaboration,
by Daniel Christian
Video Conferencing Guidelines for Faculty and Students in Graduate Online Courses — from jolt.merlot.org and California State University, Fullerton; by Gautreau, Glaeser, Renold, Ahmed, Lee, Carter-Wells, Worden, Boynton, & Schools
Excerpts:
Abstract
A review of the literature revealed that established guidelines were not available to assist faculty who use video conferencing in their online graduate courses. In an effort to address this need, a self-evaluation study was completed with faculty who teach such courses. Drawing on the results of this study together with published Netiquette guidelines and a survey of other extant literature, a set of Video Conferencing Guidelines was created.
Video Conferencing Guidelines for Online Graduate Students
- Guideline #1: Remember you are on camera and live. The advantage of video conferencing is that you can take advantage of facial expressions, inflection, and tone of voice. Remember to think before you respond to make your thoughts and ideas clear and coherent to the video conferencing participants.
- Guideline #2: Adhere to the same standards of behavior during the video conferencing session that you would follow in real life.
- Guideline #3: Be mindful of all video conferencing participants. Allow other participants time and opportunities to contribute to the discussion and share their ideas with the group.
- Guideline #4: Video conferencing provides synchronous opportunities to share knowledge. It is important to consider opinions from other participants who are engaged in the video conferencing session. Strive for a fairly equal balance among the participants.
- Guideline #5: Be mindful of your tone and expressions during the video conferencing session. This is not an anonymous session. Your voice and video are viewed by all who are participating in the chat session.
- Guideline #6: Share your expertise and knowledge. Be an active contributor during the video conferencing session.
- Guideline #7: Remain professional in your communication with participants.
- Guideline #8: Respect the context of the video conferencing session. Keep video conferencing sessions within the context of the conversation. If the session is recorded do not post isolated comments that may be taken out of context. Synchronous discussions take on a life of their own; therefore, it is important to keep conversations in context.
- Guideline #9: Be forgiving of mistakes during the video conferencing session. Video conferencing is a new communication platform. There are bound to be technical glitches; be patient with the participants during the session.
On 03/22/2013,
in attention, Bring your own device (BYOD), cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, education technology, engagement / engaging students, multi-touch, multimedia, play, tools,
by Daniel Christian
A solid list of apps from 21innovate.com — a blog by Brad Wilson, Educational Technology Consultant with the Jackson County ISD (Detroit, MI)
As Brad mentions on his website (emphasis DSC):
Innovate with an iDevice
I’ve evaluated thousands of educational apps so that you don’t have to! Landing in 17 categories, here are more than 150 of the best FREE apps, along with 100+ that will be worth a small investment for many classrooms.
Also see:
APPitic is a directory of apps for education by Apple Distinguished Educators (ADEs) to help you transform teaching and learning.
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On 03/22/2013,
in Adobe, attention, creativity, design, love of learning, productivity / tips and tricks, professional development, web design and production,
by Daniel Christian
InDesign FX: How to create a puzzle with InDesign — from blog.lynda.com by Mike Rankin
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Also see:
- How to hook your reader from the very first page — from blog.lynda.com by Lisa Cron
Excerpt:
Think stories are just for entertainment? They’re not. Stories are simulations that allow us to vicariously experience problems we might someday face. Think of them as the world’s first virtual reality—minus the geeky visor. Story was more crucial to our evolution than opposable thumbs. All opposable thumbs did was let us hang on. Story told us what to hang on to.
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The great feeling of enjoyment we get when a story grabs us is nature’s way of making sure we pay attention to the story.
On 02/28/2013,
in business, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, Microsoft, productivity / tips and tricks, tools,
by Daniel Christian
Microsoft releases next-generation Office 365 for business and education
Excerpt:
REDMOND, Wash. — Feb. 27, 2013 — Microsoft Corp. today announced worldwide availability of a major new update to its Microsoft Office 365 services for business. Microsoft’s most complete Office cloud service to date has new features and offerings tailored to the needs and budgets of small, medium-size and large organizations. In addition to updated Microsoft Lync Online, Microsoft Exchange Online and Microsoft SharePoint Online services, business users can now get the rich Office applications they are familiar with, on up to five devices, delivered as an always up-to-date cloud service. Office 365 features enhanced enterprise social capabilities with SharePoint and Yammer today, and Lync-Skype connectivity for presence, instant messaging (IM), and voice by June. The new Office 365 service is available today in 69 markets and 17 languages and will be available in an additional 20 markets and 16 languages in the second quarter of this year.
On 02/15/2013,
in Daniel S. Christian, design, digital audio, digital learning, digital photography, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, digital video, learning ecosystem, online learning, online media, productivity / tips and tricks, professional development, tools, vendors,
by Daniel Christian
From DSC:
First of, when I saw the article:
Lynda.com acquires online video training rival Video2brain to boost its international expansion — from thenextweb.com
…it reminded me of taking a class with Lynda Weinman years ago out at SFSU’s Multimedia Studies Program. She relayed a lot of very valuable information in a short time. She knows how to explain things well — using helpful techniques and understandable vocabulary. She struck me as not only a creative person with a heart for teaching and learning, but she surrounds herself with people who also can effectively teach others. Our institution gives a thumbs up to this solid resource and I wish Lynda & all of the other entrepreneurs at Lynda.com all the best.
On 12/17/2012,
in corporate universities / corporate training, creativity, design, digital learning, education technology, elearning, engagement / engaging students, graphics, instructional design, marketing/social marketing, multimedia, online learning, presentations, productivity / tips and tricks, quality, tools, training / L&D, user experience (UX),
by Daniel Christian
Excerpt:
- Best in Show: Vesone Dean, What is SignUp?
- EDU category: Valerie Pennington, Anatomical Terms of Direction and Planes of Section
- Sales & Marketing category: Nino Paglia, Mantic – RealeFlow
- Tutorial & Training category: Ron Hogue, Top Five-ish Screencast Tips
- Wildcard category: Mel Aclaro, Best Screen Capture Software Series (Episode 3 – Camtasia Studio 7)
Description:
Enter up to three (3) screencast videos. Videos will be assigned a category based on the information you provide (so please be as detailed as possible!). Categories are: Education (videos with a focus on teaching and/or schools, at any level); Tutorial/Training (videos with a focus on training or tutorial content); Sales and Marketing (videos made to sell or persuade); and Wildcard (videos that don’t fit in the previous categories).
On 11/28/2012,
in Asia, digital textbooks, e-books, e-publishing related items (EPUB and more), productivity / tips and tricks, publishing, tools,
by Daniel Christian
On 11/21/2012,
in business, chemistry, computer science, digital learning, digital textbooks, faculty, innovation, mathematics, MBA, multimedia, productivity / tips and tricks, psychology, research, writing,
by Daniel Christian
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Also see:
- What an academic article of the future should look like — from digitopoly.org by Joshua Gans
From DSC:
I’m also reminded of what I’d like to see in a digital textbook — a series of “layers” that people — with various roles and perspectives on the content — could use to comment on and annotate an article:
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On 11/21/2012,
in innovation, multimedia, productivity / tips and tricks, student-related, tools, vendors,
by Daniel Christian
Nuance Communications Inc. : Nuance introduces PaperPort Notes 2.0, new iPad app unites speech recognition and text conversion — from 4-traders.com
Most complete notetaking app can now grab text from images taken with iPad camera
Excerpt:
BURLINGTON, Mass., – November 20, 2012 – Nuance Communications, Inc. today launched version 2.0 of its PaperPort Notes app for the Apple iPad, introducing the ability to capture text from an image taken with the iPad’s built-in camera and instantly transform the words into accurate and editable notes. With a simple tap of a finger, it is easy to grab text from a picture or image of a sign, PowerPoint presentation, business card, receipt, or a handout.
Description (from iTunes)
PaperPort Notes is a digital note taking tool for the iPad that is transforming the way people create and share information. Now you can combine documents, web content, audio, typed text as well as hand written notes into a single document that you can easily organize and share with anyone.
PaperPort Notes brings you a complete note taking experience on the iPad that you won’t want to ever be without.
- Quickly take typed and/or free hand notes
- Leverage Dragon voice recognition to capture your ideas and notes simply by speaking
- Convert scanned documents from the camera or photo albumn into editable text using the Nuance OmniPage Cloud service
- Leverage powerful annotative tools to quickly mark up documents
- Never miss another detail by adding audio page by page within your notes
- Combine full documents, individual pages, content from the web and notes into a single document.
- Powerful search, copy/paste, reordering and bookmarking tools allow you to quickly navigate your notes while staying organized
- Access and share content using your favorite cloud storage services
- PaperPort Anywhere connector provides access to files stored online or within PaperPort Desktop
- Much more… Follow us on twitter for tips and updates @PaperPortNotes
iPad Screenshots
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On 04/25/2012,
in Augmented Reality (AR), cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, productivity / tips and tricks, tools,
by Daniel Christian
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From DSC:
My thanks to Mr. Steven Chevalia at Calvin College for this resource.
On 04/24/2012,
in Adobe, animation, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, content development, aggregation, repositories, creativity, design, digital audio, digital learning, digital photography, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, digital video, e-publishing related items (EPUB and more), education technology, elearning, graphics, interactivity, multimedia, productivity / tips and tricks, tools, vendors,
by Daniel Christian
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.Also see:
- The Global Creativity Gap — an infographic from Adobe
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Pantone unveils 336 new colors — from PSFK.com by Kyana Gordon
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Education system stifles creativity, survey finds — from The Journal by David Nagel
Is the American education system stifling creativity? That’s the attitude held by a majority of Americans, according to a new worldwide survey focused on attitudes toward creativity in schools, the workplace, and the home.
From DSC:
- This last piece from David Nagel addresses my fears and concerns with our current emphasis on standardized tests, common core standards, etc. The emphasis is on STEM and can lead to a one-size-fits-all type of education that doesn’t allow each student to identify and pursue their own passions enough.
Addendum on 5/2/12:
- Adobe Dreamweaver CS6 — reviewed at PCMag.com
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