On 02/23/2010,
in blended learning, education technology, hybrid learning, online learning,
by Daniel Christian
New hybrid PhD program at MSU — from Michigan State University
From Dr. Patrick Dickson of MSU College of Education:
I would like to let you know of the new hybrid avenue to earning the Michigan State University Ph.D. in Educational Psychology and Educational Technology with an emphasis in educational technology and online learning.
The faculty decided to offer this substantially online pathway to our PhD in response to the interest among professionals who wish to continue in their current positions while earning their doctorate.
The hybrid program is designed for the bright, established professionals currently serving in K-12 schools, universities, policy centers, and research institutions, who understand how new technologies, including online learning, continue to transform education.
On 02/09/2010,
in 21st century, 3D, blended learning, education technology, hybrid learning, interaction design, smart classrooms,
by Daniel Christian
RENCI pioneering the visualization industry with innovative interfaces — from InnovativeInteractivity.com by Tracy Boyer
“Today I flew through a digitally enhanced simulation of an ear canal, looked at 3D manipulations of static 2D images, and watched a seamless video projected simultaneously on four surrounding walls. The Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI) is based in North Carolina and oddly enough it was my first visit to this extremely innovative and eye-opening interactive institute. Not only did it get me excited about information visualization, it gave me tons of inspiration for the future of immersive and interactive multimedia. Here is a great overview video of a similar tour group that went through RENCI. I experienced the first two visualizations that are shown here…”
On 02/09/2010,
in education technology, elearning, engagement / engaging students, expectations, game-changing environment, generational differences, hybrid learning, informal learning, internet, IT in HE, K-12 related, learning, learning ecosystem, mobile learning, more voice more choice more control, online learning, student-related, teaching & learning, technologies for your home, telecommunications,
by Daniel Christian
From DSC:
I signed up and downloaded a whitepaper from intelliresponse.com entitled, “Going Mobile: Web Self-Service for Students — Learn how higher education institutions can embrace the new multi-channel eco-system for student self-service (via Mobile, Social Media, Web)”.
I thought it was interesting how the term eco-system weaved its way through this company’s marketing literature. But it also relayed some more data on the increasing amount of mobile devices out there (now and expected in the near future). If we were to substitute the word “learning” in place of the words “self-service”, this topic becomes very relevant to this blog.
Here are a couple graphics from the paper:
On 01/28/2010,
in 21st century, Apple, business side of he, colleges, computer science, convergence, corporate / business world, cost of getting a degree, digital audio, digital storytelling, digital video, disruption, education technology, elearning, engagement / engaging students, future, future of higher education, game-changing environment, global / globalization, higher education, hybrid learning, instructional design, journalism, learning, learning ecosystem, mobile learning, multimedia, online learning, open courseware and systems, pace of change, podcasting, publishing, RSS, simulations, teaching & learning, technologies for your home, telecommunications, textbooks, training / L&D, web-based collaboration, webinars,
by Daniel Christian
On 01/27/2010,
in blended learning, colleges, corporate / business world, digital audio, digital storytelling, digital video, education technology, engagement / engaging students, face-to-face, faculty/staff, game-changing environment, higher education, hybrid learning, instructional design, learning ecosystem, learning spaces, multimedia, online learning, podcasting, simulations, smart classrooms, student-related, teaching & learning, training / L&D, web-based collaboration, webinars,
by Daniel Christian
Here’s my vision of what a Smart Classroom should look like in the near future (please click on the image below to see an enlarged image and to get some further details of my thoughts here):
Click image to see larger image w/ details
My thanks to Mr. Yohan Na for help with this graphic. The vision leverages the same idea as Steelcase’s Media:Scape product line:
On 01/26/2010,
in blended learning, elearning, hybrid learning, online learning,
by Daniel Christian
Interest in hybrid courses on the rise — from eSchoolNews.com
Students say they like being able to realize the benefits of both face-to-face and online instruction
On 01/26/2010,
in blended learning, hybrid learning, online learning, personalized/customized learning,
by Daniel Christian
Original resource from:
Grant Writers, Get Ready. Bill Gates Is Fired Up About Online Learning. — from The Chronicle, by Marc Parry
The quote below is from the Gates Foundation’s 2010 Annual Letter:
“The foundation has made a few grants to drive online learning, but we are just at the start of this work. So far technology has hardly changed formal education at all. But a lot of people, including me, think this is the next place where the Internet will surprise people in how it can improve things—especially in combination with face-to-face learning. With the escalating costs of education, an advance here would be very timely (emphasis DSC).“