How Can Schools Prepare for VR/AR Integration? https://t.co/X3FhkUPyfZ via @VRScout
— Daniel Christian (he/him/his) (@dchristian5) November 15, 2020
On 09/09/2020,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, A/V -- audio/visual, Augmented Reality (AR), biology, chemistry, colleges, community colleges, Daniel S. Christian, digital learning, distance education, higher education, ideas, innovation, learning, learning ecosystem, Learning Experience Design, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, online learning, online media, physics, platforms, remote teaching and learning, tools, United States, universities, XR - extended reality,
by Daniel Christian
DC: Will be interesting to see if the level of innovation/investment takes a leap forward during this time…https://t.co/jw1ibbQkwg#highereducation #innovation #edtech #AR #XR #science #chemistry #biology #physics
— Daniel Christian (@dchristian5) September 9, 2020
Also see:
- University System of Maryland Rolls Out Virtual Science Labs Across All Campuses
— from campustechnology.com by Rhea Kelly
On 08/26/2020,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, A/V -- audio/visual, Augmented Reality (AR), biology, chemistry, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, colleges, community colleges, education technology, engagement / engaging students, experimentation, higher education, ideas, innovation, instructional design, interaction design, interactivity, learning, learning ecosystem, Learning Experience Design, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, multimedia, online learning, participation, physics, platforms, science, simulations, STEAM-related, teachers, teaching & learning, teaching online, tools, United States, universities, user experience (UX), vendors, visualizing information, web design and production, XR - extended reality,
by Daniel Christian
7 Things You Should Know About Virtual Labs — from library.educause.edu
Excerpt:
Virtual labs are interactive, digital simulations of activities that typically take place in physical laboratory settings. Virtual labs simulate the tools, equipment, tests, and procedures used in chemistry, biochemistry, physics, biology, and other disciplines. Virtual labs allow students to participate in lab-based learning exercises without the costs and limitations of a physical lab. Virtual labs can be an important element in institutional efforts to expand access to lab-based courses to more and different groups of students, as well as efforts to establish contingency plans for natural disasters or other interruptions of campus activities.
Addendum on 8/27/20:
- Ryerson U Intros AR-Enhanced Science Labs — from campustechnology.com by Dian Schaffhauser
On 08/24/2020,
in A/V -- audio/visual, Access to Justice (A2J), art, Augmented Reality (AR), creativity, platforms, society, sociology, tools, XR - extended reality,
by Daniel Christian
Preserving The Art Of Black Lives Matter Using AR — from vrscout.com by Kyle Melnick
Excerpt:
A city-wide digital art show celebrates the street art of BLM.
Designers at the architecture and design firm GGLO have created an augmented reality art show aimed at paying homage to the eclectic lineup of street paintings created as part of the Black Lives Matter movement. Not only does the project serve to preserve these impactful works of art, but to enhance them as well using modern immersive technology.
On 08/13/2020,
in A/V -- audio/visual, Augmented Reality (AR), tools, XR - extended reality,
by Daniel Christian
DC: In case anyone out there is considering doing some interior design related work/enhancements to your apt or home.
Interesting read indeed! With thanks to Jesse Davidson for the resource.https://t.co/DvBZcyxWxb
— Daniel Christian (@dchristian5) August 13, 2020
Excerpt:
With moving day near, you’re inundated with decorative visions of your new digs. You’re so inspired, in fact, that your brain has a few too many tabs open. Ready to close some out?
Technology at your fingertips is ready to assist. Augmented reality allows you to overlay computer-generated graphics (such as that sofa you’ve been eyeing) onto real-life viewpoints.
These mobile apps will help you virtually outline your vision before you hit the ground aimlessly running-and most of them are free. Download away, then dare to dream.
On 07/19/2020,
in accessibility / UDL, Apple, Augmented Reality (AR), Canvas - and other Instructure-related items, colleges, communications, content development, aggregation, repositories, corporate universities / corporate training, digital learning, education technology, IT in HE, K-12 related, law schools, learner profiles, Learning Experience Design, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, learning preferences, Mixed Reality (MR), new media literacies, online learning, online media, productivity / tips and tricks, society, teachers, teaching & learning, teaching online, tools, trends, universities, usability, user experience (UX), Virtual Reality (VR) / worlds / learning, web design and production, XR - extended reality,
by Daniel Christian
3 items from re: accessibility from BOIA.org:
- What to Expect with iOS 14’s New and Improved Accessibility Features
- Accessibility Considerations for Augmented and Virtual Reality for the Classroom and Beyond
- Why Accessibility Is a Critical Piece of Tech Trends for 2020
BOIA.org also has a nice blog, and an accessibility checker:
Some other resources:
- General Accessibility Design Guidelines from Instructure/Canvas
- Accessibility & Usability Resource Site (AURS) from Quality Matters
- Bureau of Internet Accessibility’s blog
- From the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)’s Web Accessibility Initiative –> I
ntroduction to Web Accessibility - Accessibility Primer from Adobe
- How Colleges Can Improve Accessibility In Remote Courses — from edsurge.com by Rebecca Koenig
- Apple’s take on accessibility
- Microsoft’s take on accessibility
Addendums on 7/23/20:
7 Steps to Making Your School’s Website Accessible to All — from thejournal.com by Ali Arsan
With districts around the country relying on their websites to convey essential information to their communities, accessibility is more important than ever.
On 06/25/2020,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, Augmented Reality (AR), business side of he, change, changing business models, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, collaboration, colleges, communities of practice, community colleges, consortiums, content development, aggregation, repositories, cost of getting a degree, dangers of the status quo, Daniel S. Christian, digital learning, distance education, education technology, emerging technologies, future, future of higher education, game-changing environment, global / globalization, higher education, ideas, innovation, instructional design, intelligent systems, intelligent tutoring, internet, IT in HE, leadership, learning, learning agents, learning ecosystem, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, learning preferences, lifelong learning, microlearning, MOOCs -- Massive Open Online Courses, more voice more choice more control, online learning, society, sociology, teaching & learning, teaching online, technologies for your home, technology (general), tools, trends, United States, universities, user experience (UX), Virtual Reality (VR) / worlds / learning, vision/possibilities, web-based collaboration, XR - extended reality,
by Daniel Christian
The “new normal” paradox: What COVID-19 has revealed about higher education — from bigthink.com by Dr. Michael Crow, President of ASU
Excerpt:
Third, it is abundantly apparent that universities must leverage technology to increase educational quality and access. The rapid shift to delivering an education that complies with social distancing guidelines speaks volumes about the adaptability of higher education institutions, but this transition has also posed unique difficulties for colleges and universities that had been slow to adopt digital education. The last decade has shown that online education, implemented effectively, can meet or even surpass the quality of in-person instruction.
Digital instruction, broadly defined, leverages online capabilities and integrates adaptive learning methodologies, predictive analytics, and innovations in instructional design to enable increased student engagement, personalized learning experiences, and improved learning outcomes. The ability of these technologies to transcend geographic barriers and to shrink the marginal cost of educating additional students makes them essential for delivering education at scale.
Far too many higher education outcomes are determined by a student’s family income, and in the context of COVID-19 this means that lower-income students, first-generation students and students of color will be disproportionately afflicted. And without new designs, we can expect post-secondary success for these same students to be as elusive in the new normal, as it was in the old normal.
…
This is not just because some universities fail to sufficiently recognize and engage the promise of diversity, this is because few universities have been designed from the outset to effectively serve the unique needs of lower-income students, first-generation students and students of color.
On 06/12/2020,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, 3D, A/V -- audio/visual, adult learning, Apple, attention, Augmented Reality (AR), collaboration, creativity, digital learning, distance education, education technology, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, Facebook / Meta Platforms, future, future of higher education, game-changing environment, Google, higher education, human-computer interaction (HCI), ideas, immersion, innovation, intelligent systems, law schools, learning, learning ecosystem, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, Microsoft, Mixed Reality (MR), motivation, online learning, online media, online tutoring, tools, training / L&D, vendors, virtual field trips, virtual K-12 schools, Virtual Reality (VR) / worlds / learning, virtual tutoring, vision/possibilities, web-based collaboration, webinars, workplace, XR - extended reality,
by Daniel Christian
Remote collaboration and virtual conferences, the future of work — from forces.com by Charlie Fink
Excerpts:
Ten weeks ago, Jesse Damiani, writing on Forbes.com, told the story of a college professor who turned his course about XR into a research project about remote collaboration and virtual conferences.
…
He and his students reimagined the course as an eight-week research sprint exploring how XR tools will contribute to the future of remote work—and the final product will be a book, tentatively titled, Remote Collaboration & Virtual Conferences: The End of Distance and the Future of Work.”
This is a chapter of that book. It will be available on June 15.
The thing everyone wants is not a technology, it’s engagement. The same kind of engagement that you would have in real life, but better, faster, cheaper *and safer* than it was before.
Also see:
On 06/09/2020,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, attention, Augmented Reality (AR), corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, digital learning, digital storytelling, education technology, educational games / serious games, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, human-computer interaction (HCI), immersion, innovation, learning, learning ecosystem, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, tools, training / L&D, vendors, virtual field trips, Virtual Reality (VR) / worlds / learning, virtual tutoring, vision/possibilities,
by Daniel Christian
XR for Learning – June 3, 2020 — from twist.learningguild.net
Excerpt:
Augmented, Virtual, and other mixed reality technologies are rapidly emerging and advancing, creating new and exciting opportunities for training and education. XR for Learning collects some of the best XR content that learning professionals can learn from.
Here’s this week’s recommended content.
On 05/20/2020,
in 21st century, Augmented Reality (AR), higher education, human-computer interaction (HCI), learning, learning ecosystem, learning hubs & pods & microschooling, learning spaces, participation, student-related, teaching & learning, tools, United States, universities, user experience (UX), vendors, XR - extended reality,
by Daniel Christian
On 05/12/2020,
in Adobe, Augmented Reality (AR), cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, creativity, design, digital learning, digital photography, digital storytelling, digital video, education technology, educational games / serious games, emerging technologies, graphics, human-computer interaction (HCI), ideas, innovation, instructional design, interface design, multimedia, photography, platforms, presentations, productivity / tips and tricks, tools, training / L&D, web design and production, XR - extended reality,
by Daniel Christian
This magical interface will let you copy and paste the real world into your computer — from fastcompany.com by Mark Wilson
Wowza.
Excerpt:
But a new smartphone and desktop app coming from Cyril Diagne, an artist-in-residence at Google, greatly simplifies the process. Called AR Copy Paste, it can literally take a photo of a plant, mug, person, newspaper—whatever—on your phone, then, through a magical bit of UX, drop that object right onto your canvas in Photoshop on your main computer.
…
“It’s not so hard to open the scope of its potential applications. First of all, it’s not limited to objects, and it works equally well with printed materials like books, old photo albums, and brochures,” says Diagne. “Likewise, the principle is not limited to Photoshop but can be applied to any image, document, or video-editing software.”
4/10 – Cut & paste your surroundings to Photoshop
Code: https://t.co/cVddH3u3ik
Book: @HOLOmagazine
Garment: SS17 by @thekarentopacio
Type: Sainte Colombe by @MinetYoann @ProductionType
Technical Insights: ?#ML #AR #AI #AIUX #Adobe #Photoshop pic.twitter.com/LkTBe0t0rF— Cyril Diagne (@cyrildiagne) May 3, 2020
On 04/23/2020,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, Augmented Reality (AR), business, change, colleges, community colleges, health, higher education, human-computer interaction (HCI), ideas, innovation, interface design, K-12 related, law schools, learning hubs & pods & microschooling, learning spaces, smart classrooms, universities, usability, user experience (UX), user interface design, vendors, vision/possibilities, visualizing information, workplace, XR - extended reality,
by Daniel Christian
10 ways COVID-19 could change office design — from weforum.org by Harry Kretchmer
“Think road markings, but for offices. From squash-court-style lines in lobbies to standing spots in lifts, and from circles around desks to lanes in corridors, the floors and walls of our offices are likely to be covered in visual instructions.”
From DSC:
After reading the above article and quote, I wondered..rather than marking up the floors and walls of spaces, perhaps Augmented Reality (AR) will provide such visual instructions for navigating office spaces in the future. Then I wondered about other such spaces as:
- Learning spaces
- Gyms
- Retail outlets
- Grocery stores
- Restaurants
- Small businesses
- Other common/public spaces
On 03/18/2020,
in 21st century, 3D, analytics, Artificial Intelligence/Agents/LLMs/and Related, Asia, Augmented Reality (AR), Australia, Blockchain, bots, business, Canada, career development, change, changing business models, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, computer science, education, global / globalization, ideas, India, learning, learning ecosystem, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, legislatures / government / legal, lifelong learning, media/film, memory, Natural Language Processing (NLP), new business models, platforms, science, smart classrooms, society, STEAM-related, strategy, technologies for your home, technology (general), the downsides of how people use tech, tools, trends, TVs, United States, user experience (UX), videoconferencing, virtual field trips, virtual K-12 schools, Virtual Reality (VR) / worlds / learning, virtual tutoring, voice recognition / voice enabled interfaces, web-based collaboration, workplace, youth,
by Daniel Christian
- Welcome to the Synthetic Decade.
- You’ll soon have augmented hearing and sight.
- A.I.-as-a-Service and Data-as-a-Service will reshape business.
- China has created a new world order.
- Home and office automation is nearing the mainstream.
- Everyone alive today is being scored.
- We’ve traded FOMO for abject fear.
- It’s the end of forgetting.
- Our new trust economy is being formed.
