social media

Some reflections on the future of higher ed from Bryan Alexander [Educause]

On 06/29/2011, in change, future of higher education, game-changing environment, mobile learning, mobile technologies, open courseware and systems, social learning / networks, social media, writing, by Daniel Christian

This Visible College — from Educause (Vol. 34, No. 2, 2011) by Bryan Alexander

Excerpt:

In this column we’ll explore another part of higher education using only one scenario — but it’s a doozy.

“Class begins when the classroom door closes.” This image is enshrined in many practices, much popular memory, and even campus policies. But the concept may well be turned inside out in the near future as several trends coincide, altering the ways we teach and learn. That shut door is about to be wrenched open and our closed classes drawn into a global, visible college (compared to the invisible college described by David Staley and Dennis Trinkle¹).

None of these supporting trends is mysterious or surprising:

Social media

Mobile computing

Open content

…

When these three trends combine, though, the synthesis surpasses each individual trend. What they do is turn the classroom inside out.

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Everything I’ve described is happening now. What happens when these trends continue to grow and cross-pollinate?

Future of Higher Education — from Educause (Vol. 34, No. 1, 2011) by Bryan Alexander

Excerpt:

What does the future hold for higher education? How is American academia changing under the impact of continuous technological transformation?

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The Future of Scholarly Publication
Scholarly publication is one of the most vital parts of higher education.4 Publications are in many ways the acme of faculty assessment: publish or perish. Our articles and books are the visible, enduring record of academic work, outlasting the lifespans of researchers, staff, and students. An entire industry both depends on and supports this output. Research output is deeply interwoven into many aspects of campus life, from hiring policies to library budgets and admissions materials. It is also a field in crisis, hammered by the Great Recession and torqued by ongoing technological revolutions.

Tagged with: change • future of higher education • game-changing environment • journals • Mobile learning • mobile technology • open • scholarly writing • social learning • social media

Are you ready for the second wave of social media? [Stanchak]

On 06/29/2011, in communities of practice, corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, future, social learning / networks, social media, workplace, by Daniel Christian

Are you ready for the second wave of social media? — from smartblogs.com by Jesse Stanchak

Excerpt (emphasis DSC):

When people ask what the next big thing in social media will be, they’re usually looking for an ascendant platform that will supplant Facebook the way Facebook supplanted MySpace or they’re expecting a feature set, such as geo-location or group messaging. But what if it’s not a network or a tool? What if it’s an application?

“Internal social media is the second wave … the future of work is in communities,” said Cisco’s Andrew Warden at this week’s Corporate Social Media Summit.

Warden gave the crowd four reasons to start looking at internal social tools…

From DSC:
My thanks to Tracy Gravesande for posting this item over at the “The Social Learning Community Network” (a Yammer-based community of practice)

Also of potential interest here is:

Thoughts From The Enterprise 2.0 Conference — from Yammer

Addendum on 7/5/11:

Report: Social Media Brings New Engagement to TV

Tagged with: communities of practice • corporate / business world • corporate training / universities • future • social learning • social media • training • workplace

A New Business Model for News : Community

On 06/20/2011, in journalism, new business models, social media, society, sociology, by Daniel Christian

A New Business Model for News : Community — from TrendBird.biz

Excerpt (emphasis DSC):

We are social beings. Three-quarters of all American adults belong to voluntary or organized groups, according to “The Social Side of the Internet,” a study published this year by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project. In fact, today’s social media culture may be reversing the decline in social behavior that Robert D. Putnam documented in his book “Bowling Alone.” While 56 percent of non-Internet users belong to a group, 80 percent of Internet users participate in groups, according to the study.

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But if there is a common thread that weaves through Foursquare, Facebook, Zynga, Twitter, BlogHer and many other pioneers in the social economy, it is this: Creating community engenders value for people. And providing value is the heart of any successful business model.

Tagged with: connect • Connectivism • journalism • new business models • social • social media • sociology

The Future of Work, NYC [Maltoni]

On 06/02/2011, in business, collaboration, corporate / business world, future, mobile technologies, social media, web-based collaboration, workplace, by Daniel Christian

The Future of Work, NYC — from conversationagent.com by Valeria Maltoni

Excerpt (emphasis DSC):

Tonight, I will be engaged in a Podio conversation kicking off a series on the future of work with fellow professionals and globetrotters Marcia Conner and Jennifer Magnolfi in New York City.

Moderated by Stowe Boyd, the session will cover several questions on how social media is impacting the world of business on the inside.

In Boyd’s own words:

[…] As our work becomes more social, more mobile, and increasingly channeled through mobile, social ‘work media’, what is the relationship between workers and business?

What will ‘workplace’ and ‘at work’ mean when people work in many locations and increasingly lose the distinction between work and leisure time?

How can business rethink the workplace in light of the primacy of social network-based communication and collaboration?

I’ve been living these questions for most of my career in corporate America.

Tagged with: business • collaboration • corporate / business world • future • mobile technology • social media • web-based collaboration • workplace

10 emerging technologies for 2011 — MIT Technology Review

On 05/14/2011, in 21st century, biology, chemistry, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, computer science, emerging technologies, engineering, mobile technologies, social learning / networks, social media, by Daniel Christian

Tagged with: 21st century • biology • chemistry • cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related • computer science • emerging technologies • engineering • human-computer interaction (HCI) • mobile technology • social media • social networking • technology (general)

MyTVBuddy kicks off as the first pan-European Social TV app on iPad — from appmarket.tv (emphasis DSC)

Excerpt:

Today E-ZONE unveiled its iPad app MyTVBuddy claiming it takes Social TV to the next level of exploration, interaction, engagement and participation by letting users check in to TV programs, watch videos, post messages on Facebook, share Twitter messages, participate in conversations and see where other users are located. MyTVBuddy kicks off with a special launch edition of Eurovision 2011.

MyTVBuddy comes with a solution for turning TV viewing into a social experience by using mobile devices such as the iPad. According to a recent study from Yahoo, nearly 90 percent of people watching television are using a mobile device at the same time. Be it Twitter, Facebook, email or instant messaging, they are doing more than just watching.

From DSC:
TV and entertainment coming up to bat — with learning-related applications on deck! 🙂

Also see:

Special launch edition: Eurovision 2011 — from mytvbuddy.net

Addendum on 5/11/11:

Why connected TV is poised to revolutionize entertainment

Tagged with: 1:1 • 21st century • 24x7x365 • A/V • active learning • digital audio • digital storytelling • digital video • emerging technologies • Europe • innovation • interactivity • Mobile learning • mobile technology • participation • social learning • social media • social networking • technologies for the home • transmedia • trends • TV

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

Also see:

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

Examples of Social Media in Learning [Hart]

On 04/27/2011, in blogs / blogging / vlogging, collaboration, mobile learning, podcasting, RSS, social learning / networks, social media, strategy, tools, UK, web-based collaboration, workplace, by Daniel Christian

Social Learning Examples – in the Workplace — from the Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies by Jane Hart

100+ Examples of the use of Social Media in Learning — from the Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies by Jane Hart

Addendum:

Using Social Media for Learning: Tools & Practices #BHsocialmedia — from Cammy Bean

Tagged with: blogging • collaboration • Mobile learning • podcasting • RSS • social learning • social media • social networking • strategy • tools • UK • vodcasting • web-based collaboration • workplace

Study: 30% of all US households already have TV connected to Internet

New consumer research from Leichtman Research Group, Inc. (LRG) finds that 30% of all households have at least one television set connected to the Internet via a video game system, a Blu-ray player, and/or the TV set itself — up from 24% a year ago. Overall, 10% of all adults watch video from the Internet via one of these devices at least weekly, compared to 5% last year. This increased usage is heavily driven by Netflix subscribers, with 30% of Netflix subscribers watching video from the Internet via one of these connected devices weekly, compared to 3% weekly use among all non-Netflix subscribers.

Also see:

Addendums:

From DSC:
Why post this? Because:

These postings demonstrate a continued convergence, a continued trend that is impacting the distribution of content. If it hasn’t already (in some shape or form), online-based learning — with social networking capabilities/functionality baked in — will be entering your living room. Given the budgetary pressures out there, such change may happen sooner rather than later.
The Forthcoming Walmart of Education is definitely involved here.

Tagged with: A/V • convergence • cost of getting an education • Daniel S. Christian • digital learning • digital video • educational gaming • educational technology • future • future of higher education • game-changing environment • games • homeschooling/homeschoolers • internet • online learning • social learning • social media • social networking • technologies for the home • telepresence • trends • TV • videoconferencing • Walmart of Education

Social Learning, Complexity and the Enterprise [Jarche]

On 04/20/2011, in 21st century, Canada, collaboration, corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, formal learning, informal learning, social learning / networks, social media, web-based collaboration, workplace, by Daniel Christian

Social Learning, Complexity and the Enterprise — from Life in Perpetual Beta blog by Harold Jarche

Tagged with: 21st century • Canada • collaboration • corporate / business world • corporate training / universities • formal learning • informal learning • social learning • social media • social networking • web-based collaboration • workplace

Fluency in a technology accelerated age [Kuhn]; elements of current learning ecosystems

On 04/18/2011, in change, learning ecosystem, new media literacies, pace of change, social media, technology (general), tools, by Daniel Christian

Fluency in a technology accelerated age — from Shift to the Future by Brian Kuhn

From DSC:
The following images that Brian featured in his blog posting — images from Sylvia Rosenthal Tolisano (@langwitches) — remind me of some of the elements in our current learning ecosystems:

Tagged with: change • learning ecosystem • literacy • new media literacies • pace of change • social media • technology (general) • tools

Convergence: The “Smart”/Connected TV; Multimedia-based, personalized, training & education on demand

On 04/18/2011, in A/V -- audio/visual, convergence, corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, Daniel S. Christian, digital audio, digital learning, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, digital video, disruption, future, future of higher education, game-changing environment, global / globalization, higher education, interaction design, interactivity, internet, K-12 related, learning ecosystem, learning spaces, multimedia, new media literacies, online learning, participation, personalized/customized learning, smart classrooms, social learning / networks, social media, technologies for your home, telepresence, television, transmedia, trends, vendors, videoconferencing, web-based collaboration, webinars, by Daniel Christian

New Sony TV Ad: Television Redefined, Internet TV, 4/15/11 — from electrictv.com

New Samsung Smart TV Ad: Internet TV, 4/13/11 — from electrictv.com

[WATCH]: Interactive Video Conferencing at NCSSM

Tagged with: A/V • convergence • corporate / business world • corporate universities / corporate training • customized learning • Daniel S. Christian • digital audio • digital learning • digital storytelling • digital textbooks • digital video • disruption • future • future of higher education • game-changing environment • Global learning • higher education • interaction design • interactivity • internet • K-12 • learning ecosystem • learning spaces • online learning • participation • personalized learning • smart classrooms • social learning • social media • technologies for the home • telepresence • training • transmedia • trends • vendors • videoconferencing • web-based collaboration • webinars

Stream Catcher: A new concept for the user interface/learning experience of the future

On 04/15/2011, in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, A/V -- audio/visual, content development, aggregation, repositories, convergence, corporate universities / corporate training, Daniel S. Christian, digital audio, digital learning, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, digital video, disruption, distance education, e-books, e-readers, entrepreneurship, future, higher education, human-computer interaction (HCI), innovation, intelligent systems, interaction design, interactivity, K-12 related, mobile learning, multi-touch, multimedia, online learning, online media, online tutoring, RSS, social learning / networks, social media, training / L&D, usability, user experience (UX), user interface design, web-based collaboration, webinars, by Daniel Christian

Tagged with: 21st century • 24x7x365 • A/V • Connectivism • content • Content aggregration • content repositories • convergence • corporate training / universities • Daniel S. Christian • digital audio • digital learning • digital storytelling • digital video • disruption • distance ed • e-books • e-readers • entrepreneurship • future • higher education • human-computer interaction (HCI) • innovation • interaction design • interactivity • interface design • lecture recording • Mobile learning • multi-touch • multimedia • online learning • online media • online tutoring • RSS • social learning • social media • social networking • training • TV • usability • user experience • videoconferencing • web-based collaboration • webinars

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

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