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Is math education too abstract? — from Audrey Watters
From DSC:
Which reminds me of this iPad-based app
which seeks to take some of that abstration away:
Also see:
- Free Math Help offered Online by the Ministry of Education in Ontario — from edukwest.com by Kay Alexander
Addendums:
- Teaching Elementary Students the Magic of Math — from creativityineducation.co.uk
- Buzzmath.com
On 09/08/2011,
in 21st century, A/V -- audio/visual, Australia, Canada, digital learning, digital storytelling, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, media/film, mirroring and/or multiple devices, story, storytelling, technologies for your home, television, transmedia, trends, UK, United States,
by Daniel Christian
On 09/07/2011,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, A/V -- audio/visual, convergence, digital learning, Europe, human-computer interaction (HCI), Learning from the Living [Class] Room, technologies for your home, television, transmedia, trends, UK, United States,
by Daniel Christian
IBC News: Opera lifts the curtain on Opera TV Store and TV Emulator — from appmarket.tv by Richard Kastelein
Apps on my TV? Yes, you heard correctly: web-enabled TV applications are no longer the stuff of sci-fi films. At IBC 2011, Opera Software pulls out of its hat the all new Opera TV Store, a simple solution for developers to build HTML5 apps for connected TVs and devices. OEMs, on the other hand, can take advantage of these ready-made apps and offer them to their customers in an instant.
“Apps are a new must-have on TVs,” said Frode Hernes, VP Products, TV and Connected Devices, Opera Software. “With the Opera TV Store, developers can easily build cool and useful apps for millions of TV viewers. And, yet again, Opera takes these apps across devices, bringing games, news, video and audio apps to TVs, set-top boxes and Blu-ray players.”
Also see:
- Connected TVs to conquer the German market — from broadbandtvnews.com by Robert Briel
- Visiware launches PlayAlong — from digitaltveurope.net
- Pentouch TV — from lg.com
LG PZ850 > LCD TV / LED TV / Plasma TV | 60″ Pentouch TV with 3D - http://loudtwitter.com/interactive_tv/
- BBC researches lottery app — from televisual.com
- Smart TV Just Got Smarter – With Mind Control — from appmarket.tv by Richard Kastelein
- html5video.org
- It’s an HDTV. It’s a Windows PC. It’s a white board. It’s all three. [from device.com]
On 09/06/2011,
in analytics, Augmented Reality (AR), cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, education technology, educational games / serious games, emerging technologies, future of higher education, global / globalization, higher education, innovation, mobile learning, pedagogy, research, tablets, teaching & learning, telepresence, trends, UK,
by Daniel Christian
Also see:
- The NMC Announces New Horizon Report Series of Regional Analyses
Under the umbrella of the NMC Horizon Report, The NMC has launched the Technology Outlook, a new series of regional analyses aimed specifically at understanding both local and global differences in technology uptake, as well as the current and future state of education in different parts of the world. These publications are a product of collaborations between the NMC and innovative organizations across the world that seek to leverage the well-known medium of the NMC Horizon Report to bring important research, trends, and challenges in their regions to light. The Technology Outlook series furthers the NMC’s goal of driving innovation in every part of the world.
On 08/26/2011,
in budgets, business side of he, Canada, cost of getting a degree, dangers of the status quo, Daniel S. Christian, disruption, education technology, elearning, funding / grants, future of higher education, game-changing environment, global / globalization, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, New "Amazon.com" of Higher Education, new business models, online learning, open courseware and systems, society, UK,
by Daniel Christian
The impact of new business models for higher education on student financing
Financing Higher Education in Developing Countries
Think Tank | Bellagio Conference Centre | 8-12 August 2011
Sir John Daniel (Commonwealth of Learning)
&
Stamenka Uvali-Trumbi (UNESCO)
Excerpt:
The aim of this paper has been to suggest that in discussing student financing we need to look beyond the current standard model classroom teaching to the likely developments in learning systems over the next decade. These have the potential to cut costs dramatically and thereby lessen the challenge of student financing.
That is fortunate because nearly one-third of the world’s population (29.3%) is under 15. Today there are 165 million people enrolled in tertiary education.[2] Projections suggest that that participation will peak at 263 million in 2025.[3] Accommodating the additional 98 million students would require more than four major campus universities (30,000 students) to open every week for the next fifteen years unless alternative models emerge. (emphasis DSC)
Also see:
OER for beginners: An introduction to sharing learning resources openly in healthcare education
The Higher Education Academy (HEA) (www.heacademy.ac.uk) and the Joint information Systems Committee (JISC) (www.jisc.ac.uk) are working in partnership to develop the HEFCE-funded Open Educational Resources (OER) programme, supporting UK higher education institutions in sharing their teaching and learning resources freely online across the world.
On 08/23/2011,
in Apple, mirroring and/or multiple devices, music, UK, United States,
by Daniel Christian
Tested: Apple AirPlay-compatible music systems — from wired.co.uk by Danny Philips and Jim Hill
On 08/09/2011,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, A/V -- audio/visual, convergence, digital audio, digital learning, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, digital video, mirroring and/or multiple devices, streams of content, technologies for your home, television, transmedia, trends, UK,
by Daniel Christian
How the BBC is quietly, confidently shaping the future of TV –– from FastCompany.com by Kit Eaton
[On Monday] morning the BBC launched a whole new version of its iPlayer app, destined for connected TVs that sport a Net connection. In essence this means the BBC has taken its TV content online, added on-demand features, advanced search powers, playability on multiple platforms both mobile and static, and then fed all of its lessons back into an app…for TVs.
Cross platform mobile app development — from Tribal Labs (UK) by Geoff Stead
A review and comparison of the top tools for true cross platform app development
On 07/24/2011,
in corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, elearning, formal learning, future, informal learning, learning, learning ecosystem, social learning / networks, social media, traditional / tradition, training / L&D, trends, UK,
by Daniel Christian
Also see:
- E-learning Debate becomes less formal, more social — from epic.co.uk
- The future of L&D department debate continues — from Jane Hart
- Response to the Epic e-Learning Debate — from Nic Laycock
- Give Cruella a chance — from Clive Sheperd
On 07/15/2011,
in UK,
by Daniel Christian
QR Code Survey — qrmediacodes.blogspot.com
Example graphics/excerpts (emphasis below from DSC):
Also see:
- All companies should use QR Codes to enhance the customer experience — qrmediacodes.blogspot.com
Whether knowing what it is or not, you’ve probably seen a few QR (Quick Response) codes by now – these rather soulless small black and white two-dimensional bar codes that have started showing up within media and advertising to storefront window displays. QR codes instantly link the offline world and the digital world together— Its therefore a powerful tool businesses can use to allow consumers to engage with their brand or product.
Stats from Jumpscan say that QR code scanning has increased by 1,200% from September to March 2011. Not surprisingly, social media users are the key driver of this growth, with 57% of Facebook and Twitter users reporting that they’ve scanned at least one QR code in the past year.
From DSC:
I post this to get some creative/innovative juices flowing for how this might relate to textbooks and/or other educationally-related applications.
On 07/05/2011,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, future of higher education, game-changing environment, new business models, organizational change, publishing, reinvent, staying relevant, UK, using teams,
by Daniel Christian
Royal Holloway to validate publisher Pearson’s degree — from the BBC
- Publishing giant Pearson has announced a partnership with Royal Holloway university that will allow it to enter the degree market.
- The university is to validate a degree in business, developed by Pearson, which says it eventually wants its own degree-awarding powers.
- A White Paper last week outlined government plans to allow the expansion of private degree providers.
- But the lecturers’ union warned of a possible focus on profitable courses.
- Pearson said the degree would be available from September 2012.
- It said it was in talks with further education colleges, which would teach the course.
From DSC:
Many of the publishers already have teams of specialists in place; i.e. they’ve already set their tables (see the graphic I created below that represents where I believe ALL institutions of higher education need to get to — and as quickly as possible).
