On 11/08/2010,
in emerging technologies, Europe, interaction design, interactivity, learning spaces, smart classrooms,
by Daniel Christian
On 10/22/2010,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, digital audio, digital learning, digital photography, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, digital video, disruption, e-readers, education technology, educational games / serious games, elearning, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, game-changing environment, higher education, interactivity, K-12 related, learning ecosystem, love of learning, media/film, mobile learning, mobile technologies, more voice more choice more control, multimedia, music, new business models, online learning, online media, personalized/customized learning, platforms, podcasting, presentations, publishing, social learning / networks, story, storytelling, student-related, technologies for your home, telepresence, tools, user experience (UX), vendors, videoconferencing, virtual field trips, vision/possibilities, web-based collaboration,
by Daniel Christian
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From DSC:
This tablet is larger, which I love! It also offers:
- Interactivity
- Multimedia
- Ability to annotate/save annotations
- Collaboration and more
Nice!
On 10/14/2010,
in collaboration, digital storytelling, interactivity, story, storytelling,
by Daniel Christian
Transmedia and Augmented Reality — from transmediastoryteller.com by Robert Pratten
(From Robert) This is a presentation I gave in Silicon Valley to a team exploring Augmented Reality (AR). The goal was to provide an overview of what transmedia was and then to suggest ways in which one might approach using AR as part of a transmedia experience.
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On 10/01/2010,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, 3D, accessibility / UDL, Adobe, adult learning, animation, Apple, art, assistive technologies, Augmented Reality (AR), creativity, design, digital audio, digital learning, digital photography, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, digital video, education technology, elearning, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, Google, graphics, higher education, homeschooling/homeschoolers, hybrid learning, interactivity, interface design, learning ecosystem, mobile learning, mobile technologies, multimedia, music, new media literacies, online learning, online media, online tutoring, podcasting, productivity / tips and tricks, professional development, programming, simulations, storytelling, student-related, teaching & learning, teaching online, training / L&D, user experience (UX), user interface design, visualizing information, web design and production, web-based collaboration,
by Daniel Christian
We use Lynda.com and the feedback has been excellent. Back in 1997, I took a 1-day seminar from Lynda Weinman out at SFSU’s Multimedia Studies Program. I learned more from her in a few hours then I have in many courses. She knows how to make things very understandable…and she’s a great teacher. If she doesn’t know the topic, she selects people who know how to explain that topic in easy-to-understand terms.
So when I saw this item — Connect@NMC: Panel Discussion Led By Laurie Burruss of Lynda.com – Implementing Lynda.com Campus-Wide — I felt that I should pass it along.
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On 09/23/2010,
in Adobe, elearning, interaction design, interactivity, online learning, tools, vendors, web design and production,
by Daniel Christian
Flash interactions the easy way — from theelearningcoach.com
Do you ever wish you had the time, budget or staff to add more interactive learning activities to your online courses? I recently came across a company that fills this gap with engaging Flash Interactions, eLearning Templates, Articulate Skins and Flash Games that can be imported into most rapid development authoring systems. The company is the eLearning Brothers—otherwise known as Andrew and Shawn Scivally.
On 09/17/2010,
in education technology, interaction design, interactivity, learning theories, research,
by Daniel Christian
Apollo Group joins learning technology partnership with Stanford University — from businesswire.com
Partnership brings together academic researchers and select industry partners to study interactive communications and technology; Apollo Group’s Dr. Tracey Wilen-Daugenti to serve as visiting scholar
Through the partnership, Apollo Group and Dr. Wilen-Daugenti will work with Stanford University faculty and researchers studying basic issues about the design and use of modern technologies and their impact on today’s learner. Apollo Group will also participate with Stanford faculty members and graduate students to explore the role technology can play in higher education organizations, with a specialization in distance learning.
“Technology today is changing at an extremely fast pace, which impacts both enterprise and educational institutions, requiring them to keep up with the latest trends,” said Dr. Wilen-Daugenti. “Students are increasingly exposed to the latest technology in their lives, and seek access to it in their work and education environments. Through this partnership and visiting scholar program, we hope to address this issue and find ways for higher learning institutions to more readily use technology to address the needs of today’s students.”
On 09/02/2010,
in human-computer interaction (HCI), interaction design, interactivity, interface design,
by Daniel Christian
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Here is a small collection of [Ben Foster’s] favourite user interface concept videos. You will have to use Red-Blue 3D glasses to watch the second one properly.
On 08/17/2010,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, A/V -- audio/visual, blended learning, change, changing business models, collaboration, convergence, dangers of the status quo, digital audio, digital learning, digital photography, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, digital video, disruption, distance education, education technology, educational games / serious games, elearning, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, expectations, face-to-face, future, game-changing environment, global / globalization, hybrid learning, innovation, interactivity, K-12 related, learning ecosystem, learning spaces, multimedia, online learning, online media, social learning / networks, technologies for your home, telecommunications, trends, videoconferencing, virtual field trips, virtual K-12 schools, Virtual Reality (VR) / worlds / learning, virtual tutoring, vision/possibilities,
by Daniel Christian
Online collaboration: New innovations pave the way for convergence — from prnewswire.com
Merger of television and computer takes giant step closer as innovative online tool suite is released
CALABASAS, Calif., Aug. 16 /PRNewswire/ — Anticipating the coming paradigm shift that will merge your television and your computer, NxtGenTV has just released the most cohesive system of online tools to facilitate the ultimate interactive communication platform. Four years of innovating has resulted in NetConference.com, an elegant, easy-to-use online meeting system that supports the diverse requirements of single users, small and medium size businesses as well as enterprise and nonprofit organizations. Creating a new opportunity for the global audience to interact online in even greater and more efficient ways is only one of the many benefits of building a social media broadcasting system that facilitates Communication, Collaboration, Presentation and Education.
An industry leader in online games, apps, widgets, banners and rich media development for major entertainment brands, The Illusion Factory created a new company, NxtGenTV to develop and patent cutting-edge online technologies such as shared synchronized visual media and other key innovations that will further blur the lines between computers and television. “We have been passionate about creating the cumulative new systems that will drive Convergence,” shares Brian Weiner, CEO of The Illusion Factory, “our creation of NxtGenTV will lead the push for truly interactive television.”
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On 07/20/2010,
in Adobe, digital audio, digital learning, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, digital video, disruption, e-readers, higher education, interactivity, K-12 related, multimedia, new business models, publishing,
by Daniel Christian
Creating Digital Magazines — from Adobe by Dave Dickson on July 19, 2010
Earlier this year when WIRED Magazine launched its digital edition (and sold more issues than the newsstand version without cannibalizing print sales) we noted that it was created with InDesign CS5 along with new publishing technologies. Today, we’ve released a short video that overviews these new technologies, including more detail on how they fit into the digital magazine authoring workflow.
Late this summer, we’ll post these new publishing technologies on Adobe Labs so a broad set of media, corporate and retail catalog publishers will be able to create compelling content experiences. Using this Digital Magazine Solution, these publishers can create immersive content without having to hire additional developers or invest in extensive retraining for staff. Publishers can add interactivity without writing code via InDesign and create monetizable digital magazines for the Apple iPad – with other platforms and devices expected in the future.
InDesign CS5 + Digital Content Bundler
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The “.issue” Format + Digital Content Viewer
This new .issue format is a compressed file format that contains vertical and horizontal magazine layouts, metadata, code to enable interactivity, and associated assets (images, video, etc.) Once the layouts have been packaged into the .issue format, the file is then rendered and displayed to the end-user using a publisher-branded Digital Content Viewer. The WIRED Reader, for example, is the first instance of a publisher-branded viewer. This Digital Content Viewer allows readers to interact with and navigate through the magazine content (including via the innovative “browse” mode). Previously we announced the Digital Content Viewer for Apple iPad; in the future we also expect to develop the Digital Content Viewer on Adobe AIR for desktops and other devices.
On 07/16/2010,
in Apple, digital audio, digital learning, digital photography, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, digital video, disruption, e-readers, education technology, educational games / serious games, engagement / engaging students, interactivity, multimedia, publishing,
by Daniel Christian
On 07/01/2010,
in convergence, digital video, disruption, emerging technologies, game-changing environment, interaction design, interactivity, technologies for your home,
by Daniel Christian
Interactive TV Today – News, Interviews, Research on Multiplatform Digital Interactive TV — via Lynn Marentette
On 07/01/2010,
in human-computer interaction (HCI), interactivity, smart classrooms,
by Daniel Christian
On 07/01/2010,
in 21st century, art, assessment, digital audio, digital learning, digital storytelling, digital video, e-readers, education, education technology, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, geography / geology, higher education, interactivity, IT in HE, learning ecosystem, online learning,
by Daniel Christian
This year’s presentations included:
- Articulating Assessment: Digital Storytelling for Digital Work
Virginia Kuhn, University of Southern California - How IT Rescued a $100,000 No Budget Project
Lou Rera, Buffalo State College - Kindling Students – HCC’s eBook Classroom Project
Lorah Gough, Houston Community College System; Laurel Lacroix, Houston Community College System - Partnering for a 21st Century Education
Holly Ludgate, Full Sail University; Sharyn Gabriel, Orange County Public Schools; Kathy Craven, Full Sail University; Michael Cardwell, Full Sail University - Plasma Playground: Innovative Ideas for Training Students Techs
Helmut Baer, Dartmouth College - Timelines Tell All! Peasants and Revolutionaries Don’t Always Agree
Molly Ruggles, Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Touchless Interactive Art in the Personal Computer
Seiji Ikeda, University of Texas, Arlington; Collin Hover, University of Texas, Arlington - Using Voice Tools with Students in Online Courses
Gail Krovitz, Pearson Learning - Which Castle is That? Geotagging as a Tool for Research and Scholarship
Jared Bendis, Case Western Reserve University
On 06/28/2010,
in 3D, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, innovation, interactivity,
by Daniel Christian
Innovation: Smarter books aim to win back the kids — NewScientist.com
“Children’s love affair with traditional books could continue in the
digital age by augmenting the written word with 3D interactive graphics.”