On 08/24/2012,
in future, presentations,
by Daniel Christian
On 08/14/2012,
in accessibility / UDL, content development, aggregation, repositories, digital learning, education technology, elearning, interactivity, K-12 related, neurodivergent/special needs, online learning, presentations,
by Daniel Christian
Learnetic, a Polish-based eLearning publisher and developer, has just released Lorepo — an online authoring tool dedicated to the creation of interactive digital content compatible with desktop computers, tablet devices and smart phones. Thanks to HTML5 technology and the development of specific design guidelines, the new tool enables authors to create interactive learning objects that are compatible with the wide variety of operating systems, screen resolutions and mouse/touch interfaces in today’s marketplace. Read the rest of the press release here >>
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Lorepo is provided to you by Learnetic, an eLearning industry leader offering a wide range of products and services for modern education. Lorepo is our key solution for everyone interested in learning, creating and sharing interactive content.
Either you are an individual person willing to share some knowledge with your friends or the whole world, a teacher eager to provide your students with personalized learning resources or a publishing company aiming at preparing professional, multiplatform interactive content, Lorepo is the best choice for you.
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Also see:
.Learnetic S.A. is a world-leading educational software publisher and e-learning technology provider, based in Poland. Its content, publishing tools and eLearning platforms are widely used by publishers, teachers and students in over 30 countries, including Poland, United States, United Kingdom, Holland, Spain, Portugal, Malaysia, Singapore, Chile, and Australia. The company’s talented team of software engineers specializes in designing applications for education markets and is dedicated to satisfying the diverse needs of contemporary educators and learners.
On 08/10/2012,
in creativity, digital storytelling, presentations, story, storytelling,
by Daniel Christian
5 tips for better storytelling — from columnfivemedia.com by Ian Klein
Excerpt:
At a recent conference on transmedia, or multiplatform storytelling, Starlight Runner Entertainment CEO Jeff Gomez said that stories help us commune with things greater than ourselves. In a world where attention and big ideas are prized, knowing a few things about storytelling can make you more successful in your endeavors. Below are five steps you can take to help better tell your story.
Connect with your audience through storytelling – an interview with Samantha Starmer of REI — from blog.slideshare.net by Kit Seeborg
Excerpt:
With so much information bombarding conference attendees during an event, it’s easy to overwhelm and saturate an audience with facts, figures and data. A skilled storyteller can form a deeper connection with each audience member by sharing knowledge in story form.
Samantha Starmer leads cross-channel experience, design, and information architecture teams at REI (Recreational Equipment Inc.). An active public speaker, Samantha has evolved her presentation style to that of storytelling. Audience members quickly forget that they’re in a conference room or auditorium, and are immediately drawn in as Samantha’s story unfolds.
We caught up with Samantha just after her return from O’Reilly OSCON where she presented the workshop How to Design for the Future – Cross Channel Experience Design.
Digital storytelling in online courses — an upcoming presentation by Aldo Caputo for the 18th Annual Sloan Consortium Conference
Abstract
This session looks at the power of digital storytelling to achieve greater impact, relevance, and ultimately learning in online courses.
Extended Abstract
The use of narrative has been used to pass on knowledge from generation to generation since humans began communicating. Storytelling started out as an oral tradition, and has taken root in every medium that has emerged since, including print, radio, video, and now the web. Storytelling plays a tremendous role in the human experience. Schank argues in Tell Me a Story: Narrative and Intelligence (1995) that stories are the foundation of human memory and intelligence. John Seely Brown and Paul Duguid posit in The Social Life of Information (2000) that stories are one of the key ways that organizational learning is captured and transferred. Digital storytelling can also be used in the online classroom to make strong learning connections. We will examine some cases of digital storytelling in selected fully-online, asynchronous courses at the University of Waterloo, and look at how the stories were created, why they were used, and the impact they had on the learning experience. In particular we’ll explore how we can leverage digital storytelling online for greater impact, relevance, and ultimately, learning. Examples will include videos of students and working professionals relating experiences relevant to the content being studied to underscore the importance of the intended outcomes and help establish connections and applications of the knowledge to the real world. Excerpts of these videos will be shown and discussed. We will also share strategies for capturing effective stories and incorporating them in an online course, inviting participants to discuss their own examples and experiences. A discussion of strategies for capturing effective video stories will likely break out at the end, as will as a fruitful exchange of advice and ideas. Anyone interested in making online or blended learning more relevant, engaging, memorable, and effective would benefit from this session. The presentation and tip sheet for effective video stories will be made available online to participants.
On 05/17/2012,
in presentations, tools,
by Daniel Christian
On 04/04/2012,
in A/V -- audio/visual, digital audio, digital video, learning spaces, presentations, smart classrooms,
by Daniel Christian
Also see:
- Splashtop Remote Desktop for iPad — by Splashtop Inc.
Celebrating Splashtop named by Apple as “Top 25 best-selling iPad app of ALL-TIME!” Splashtop apps: Remote Desktop, CamCam, Touchpad, FileHound, etc. Over 6 million users are enjoying Splashtop apps today! Go everywhere with your iPad and have full access to your PC or MAC!
** #1 iPad app in US in June 2011
** #1 iPad app in 23 countries
** #1 iPad business app in 63 countries
On 02/22/2012,
in 24x7x365 access, 3D, animation, creativity, digital audio, digital learning, digital video, elearning, engagement / engaging students, Europe, innovation, multimedia, online learning, presentations, productivity / tips and tricks,
by Daniel Christian
Per Benoît Morel:
We just launched a new release of Living Actor™ Presenter, a 100% online tool that generates video animations from an audio or text file, automatically animating a high quality 3D full body avatar. This new version is more powerful, offers more multimedia, and is faster to use.
On 02/08/2012,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, A/V -- audio/visual, Artificial Intelligence/Agents/LLMs/and Related, Augmented Reality (AR), changing business models, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, convergence, Daniel S. Christian, digital audio, digital learning, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, digital video, education technology, emerging technologies, ethics, future, game-changing environment, innovation, internet, learning agents, learning ecosystem, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, machine-to-machine communications, media/film, mobile learning, mobile technologies, MOOCs -- Massive Open Online Courses, more voice more choice more control, multimedia, Near Field Communication (NFC), new media literacies, online learning, online media, online tutoring, pace of change, personalized/customized learning, presentations, publishing, reinvent, relationships, robotics, social learning / networks, social media, society, staying relevant, teaching & learning, technologies for your home, technology (general), television, tools, trends, TVs, ubiquitous learning, user experience (UX), vision/possibilities, web-based collaboration,
by Daniel Christian
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From DSC:
In case it’s helpful, clicking on this link or on one of the images above will link you to a recent presentation that I did for an Interim course at Calvin College entitled, “Social Media for Business?” As the class had already covered a lot of the topics relating to social media, my job was to focus more on some of the recent emerging trends and technologies. I will continue to keep pulse checking on those technologies which will allow for ubiquitous, mobile (as well as from the living room), 24x7x365, multimedia-based learning.
NOTE:
- Almost all of the images on the slides are linked up to web-based resources; so if you see something of interest, go ahead and click on that image/slide in order to learn more about that topic/article/etc.
On 02/03/2012,
in 21st century, A/V -- audio/visual, art, Augmented Reality (AR), corporate / business world, creativity, education technology, emerging technologies, higher education, human-computer interaction (HCI), innovation, interaction design, interactivity, internet, K-12 related, learning ecosystem, learning spaces, presentations, smart classrooms, technologies for your home, technology (general), telecommunications, television, trends, TVs, vendors, videoconferencing, web-based collaboration,
by Daniel Christian
Is this the future of touchscreen tech? New video [from Corning] will blow your mind — from Mashable! by Samantha Murphy
Excerpt:
Gorilla Glass manufacturer Corning has unveiled a follow-up YouTube video to its wildly successful “A Day Made of Glass,” providing another look into what the future could be like with the growth of glass touchscreen interfaces, from innovative chalkboards and activity tables in classrooms to uses for it in hospitals.
Corning released two versions of “A Day Made of Glass 2? — one with a narrator and another, abbreviated version without commentary — the video follows the life of young Amy and her family as they go through their day using various products made of glass. Amy does classwork on a glass tablet, controls the temperature of the car from the backseat and even attends a field trip at the Redwood Forrest with an interactive signage that brings learning to life. Her teacher also works with students on interactive touchscreen activity tables. Corning expects these activity tables to be rolled out in the near future.
Sample images (by DSC):
Excerpt:
I was unaware of the book, Habitudes For Communicators, so Dr. Tim Elmore gets high marks for not only cutting through the clutter, but for creating something so funny (because it’s true).
Also see:
- Growing leaders, not just graduates — from Tim Elmore
On 01/13/2012,
in A/V -- audio/visual, communications, presentations, productivity / tips and tricks, smart classrooms, tools,
by Daniel Christian
Are you an iPad Speaker? Here are the apps you need. — from Public Words by Dr. Nick Morgan
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From DSC:
Though I need to research this further, presenting with an iPad in the classroom may be a great addition to the Smart Classrooms out there! The goal: Put the ability of an interactive whiteboard (and more) in your hands while you are walking around the classroom.
Also see:
- Some recommendations for styluses that work with an iPad:
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On 11/09/2011,
in A/V -- audio/visual, presentations,
by Daniel Christian
This iPhone case has a built-in projector — from dvice.com
On 10/18/2011,
in 3D, animation, Artificial Intelligence/Agents/LLMs/and Related, corporate universities / corporate training, creativity, digital audio, digital learning, digital storytelling, digital video, education technology, elearning, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, Europe, innovation, mobile learning, multimedia, online learning, presentations, tools, user experience (UX), vendors,
by Daniel Christian
Living Actor™ Presenter is a new Web platform developed by Cantoche, an international company well known for its unique expertise in 3D avatar technological innovations.
Various benefits depending upon the solution that you go with:
- Enhance your presentations with a Talking Avatar
- Animate you avatar using simple online tools
- Reduce your multimedia production expenses
- Access the largest library of 3D Talking Avatars
- Get an immediate preview of your animations
- Embed your virtual presenter in any software: Adobe Captivate or Presenter, Articulate Presenter, Microsoft PowerPoint…
- Create immersive simulations for your trainees
- Get the best of 50+ 3D Talking Avatars for your scenes
- Produce the scenes yourself with simple tools
- Reduce your multimedia production expenses
- Get an immediate preview of your animations
- Embed your simulations and scenes in any software: Adobe Captivate or Presenter, Articulate Presenter, Microsoft PowerPoint…
- Offer a unique user experience for your visitors
- Increase the transformation rate of your audience
- Produce the scenes yourself with simple tools
- Reduce your multimedia production expenses
- Get an immediate preview of your animations
On 10/12/2011,
in Microsoft, presentations, productivity / tips and tricks, tools,
by Daniel Christian
Breathe new life into your PowerPoint slides with dozens of exciting free tools & resources — from EmergingEdTech.com by K. Walsh
On 10/10/2011,
in art, blogs / blogging / vlogging, K-12 related, presentations, professional development, streams of content,
by Daniel Christian
From DSC:
This brings to mind another graphic…
On 08/25/2011,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, A/V -- audio/visual, adjunct faculty, analytics, art, Artificial Intelligence/Agents/LLMs/and Related, attention, Augmented Reality (AR), blogs / blogging / vlogging, change, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, colleges, communities of practice, community colleges, computer science, convergence, creativity, dangers of the status quo, Daniel S. Christian, digital audio, digital learning, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, digital video, disruption, drama/theater, e-publishing related items (EPUB and more), economics, education, education reform, education technology, educational games / serious games, elearning, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, engineering, expectations, faculty/staff, game-changing environment, generational differences, global, higher education, human-computer interaction (HCI), ideas, innovation, intelligent tutoring, internet, K-12 related, learning ecosystem, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, learning theories, liberal arts, lifelong learning, machine-to-machine communications, memory, mobile learning, mobile technologies, multimedia, music, Near Field Communication (NFC), new media literacies, online learning, online media, pace of change, passions, pedagogy, presentations, productivity / tips and tricks, publishing, reading, reinvent, robotics, social learning / networks, social media, society, staying relevant, storytelling, strategy, streams of content, student teaching/teacher education, student-related, surviving, teachers, teaching & learning, teaching online, technologies for your home, technology (general), telepresence, television, tools, trends, ubiquitous learning, United States, universities, videoconferencing, virtual K-12 schools, virtual tutoring, vision/possibilities, visualizing information, web-based collaboration, writing,
by Daniel Christian
From DSC:
Immediately below is a presentation that I did for the Title II Conference at Calvin College back on August 11, 2011
It is aimed at K-12 audiences.
From DSC:
Immediately below is a presentation that I did today for the Calvin College Fall 2011 Conference.
It is aimed at higher education audiences.
Note from DSC:
There is a great deal of overlap here, as many of the same technologies are (or will be) hitting the K-12 and higher ed spaces at the same time. However, there are some differences in the two presentations and what I stressed depended upon my audience.
Pending time, I may put some audio to accompany these presentations so that folks can hear a bit more about what I was trying to relay within these two presentations.