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On 08/22/2013,
in Uncategorized,
by Daniel Christian
On 06/06/2013,
in adjunct faculty, faculty/staff, higher education, new business models, Uncategorized,
by Daniel Christian
Hacking the Academy: A book crowdsourced in one week — from MPublishing/University of Michigan Press
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On May 21, 2010, we posted these intentionally provocative questions online:
Can an algorithm edit a journal? Can a library exist without books? Can students build and manage their own learning management platforms? Can a conference be held without a program? Can Twitter replace a scholarly society?
We asked for contributions to a collectively produced volume that would explore how the academy might be beneficially reformed using digital media and technology. The process of creating the edited volume itself would be a commentary on the way things are normally done in scholarly communication, with submissions coming in through multiple channels, including blogs, Twitter, and email, and in multiple formats—everything from a paragraph to a long essay to multimedia. We also encouraged interactivity—the possibility that contributors could speak directly to each other, rather than creating the inert, isolated chapters that normally populate edited volumes. We then sent out notices via our social networks, which quickly and extensively disseminated the call for submissions. Finally, we gave contributors a mere seven days, the better to focus their attention and energy.
Preface | Dan Cohen and Tom Scheinfeldt
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Excerpt from “About the Book“
MPublishing, the publishing division of the University of Michigan Library, is pleased to announce the open-access version of Hacking the Academy, The
Edited Volume. The volume is forthcoming in print under the University of Michigan Press digitalculturebooks imprint.
This volume was assembled and edited by Dan Cohen and Tom Scheinfeldt from the best of over 300 submissions received during a spirited week when the two editors actively solicited ideas for how the academy could be beneficially reformed using digital media and technology. For more on the unusual way this book was put together, please start with Cohen and Scheinfeldt’s preface.
On 05/09/2013,
in Uncategorized,
by Daniel Christian
On 04/24/2013,
in disruption, e-publishing related items (EPUB and more), e-readers, human-computer interaction (HCI), hybrid learning, interaction design, programming, teaching online, Uncategorized,
by Daniel Christian
On 03/14/2013,
in future, innovation, internet, telecommunications, Uncategorized, United States, vendors, videoconferencing, virtual field trips, Virtual Reality (VR) / worlds / learning, virtual tutoring, web-based collaboration,
by Daniel Christian
Cisco and Wharton School unveil the learning experience of the future — from newsroom.cisco.com
Also see:
- Cisco and Wharton School unveil the learning experience of the future — from news.wharton.upenn.edu
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Excerpt:
PHILADELPHIA and SAN FRANCISCO – The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and Cisco [on 2/25/13] unveiled the learning experience of the future — one that blends life-size visual communication via telepresence with collaboration technologies that significantly enhance the way faculty, students and alumni interact and learn, no matter how distant they may be from physical classrooms.
On 03/14/2013,
in blogs / blogging / vlogging, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, Google, strategy, Uncategorized,
by Daniel Christian
Google is retiring Google Reader as of July 1, 2013.
Excerpt:
We launched Google Reader in 2005 in an effort to make it easy for people to discover and keep tabs on their favorite websites. While the product has a loyal following, over the years usage has declined. So, on July 1, 2013, we will retire Google Reader. Users and developers interested in RSS alternatives can export their data, including their subscriptions, with Google Takeout over the course of the next four months.
From DSC:
To Google (and others) —
You should know that when you do this sort of thing, it creates a great deal of nervousness and uncertainty in K-12 and in higher ed. We ask, well if we go with (Google Docs, Google Drive, Google ___) will they pull it in the future? What would we do at that point? It also causes us to pause in moving things to the cloud…
Below, I will be adding some alternatives that I’ve seen people mentioning:
Addendum on 3/15/13 and in defense of Google…
As Google stated, usage is low and RSS didn’t hit the mainstream in the current form. Which is too bad, because it’s a very promising technology! Also from this page, here’s a solid graphic that shows the decline in usage:
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On 02/06/2013,
in Uncategorized,
by Daniel Christian
40+ useful HTML5 tutorials and techniques — from smashingapps.com by Akhter; with thanks to Nick Floro (@nickfloro) for posting this on Twitter
Excerpt:
These HTML5 tutorials will help you to improve your web design techniques and offer basic compatibility features and tricks to the web designers and web developers. Do have a look at this collection and start browsing through this fresh collection. I hope you will like this collection. You can also download your best pick without paying any cost. Do not forget to share your comments with us. Your comments are always more than welcome. Have fun and enjoy this amazing collection everyone
The doctor will see you now…through the eyes of a robot — from techhive.com by Jacob Siegal @jacobsiegal
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‘Robodocs’? ‘Tricorders’? How telemedicine will shape the future of health — from gigaom.com by Ki Mae Heussner
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From DSC:
Reminds me of a card I saw at the store which said something along the lines of “we live in strange times indeed my friend…when we take insurance advice from a Gecko!” …or something along those lines… 🙂
On 01/28/2013,
in digital video, mobile learning, mobile technologies, Uncategorized,
by Daniel Christian
The new H.265 video format will help chew up video so your network can swallow it — from gizmodo.com by Eric Limer
Next-gen video format H.265 is approved, paving the way for high-quality video on low-bandwidth networks — from techcrunch.com by Ryan Lawler
On 01/15/2013,
in Uncategorized,
by Daniel Christian
Ecclesiastes 11:2 — from The New Living Translation (NLT) in a section subtitled “The Uncertainties of Life”
2 But divide your investments among many places,
for you do not know what risks might lie ahead.
4 Farmers who wait for perfect weather never plant.
If they watch every cloud, they never harvest.
6 Plant your seed in the morning and keep busy all afternoon,
for you don’t know if profit will come from one activity or another—or maybe both.
On 01/14/2013,
in Uncategorized,
by Daniel Christian
Reacting to Aaron Swartz’s suicide — from insidehighered.com by Scott Jaschik
From DSC:
If you haven’t watched Aaron’s keynote address here re: SOPA , I urge you to take some time this week to do so. It is a very moving but disturbing message. Everyday, I use the technologies that this young man helped create. His suicide, life, perspectives, and the moving/disturbing message in his keynote address re: stopping SOPA made me get down on my knees again in prayer for our nation. The world lost a brilliant thinker/activist.
Besides Audrey Watter’s moving posting re: Aaron, also see the thoughts/articles that the Inside Higher Ed article mentions:
- From Cory Doctorow
- From Lawrence Lessig and more from Lessig
- From James Fallows
- At Crooked Timber
- At The Laboratorium
On 01/10/2013,
in Uncategorized,
by Daniel Christian
From a forwarded email:
After being interviewed by the school administration, the prospective teacher said:
‘Let me see if I’ve got this right.
‘You want me to go into that room with all those kids, correct their disruptive behavior, observe them for signs of abuse, monitor their dress habits, censor their T-shirt messages, and instill in them a love for learning.
‘You want me to check their backpacks for weapons, wage war on drugs and sexually transmitted diseases, and raise their sense of self esteem and personal pride.
‘You want me to teach them patriotism and good citizenship, sportsmanship and fair play, and how to register to vote, balance a checkbook, and apply for a job.
‘You want me to check their heads for lice, recognize signs of antisocial behavior, and make sure that they all pass the final exams.
‘You also want me to provide them with an equal education regardless of their handicaps, and communicate regularly with their parents in English, Spanish or any other language, by letter, telephone, newsletter, and report card.
‘You want me to do all this with a piece of chalk, a blackboard, a bulletin board, a few books, a big smile, and a starting salary that qualifies me for food stamps.
‘You want me to do all this, and then you tell me……
I CAN’T PRAY?‘
On 12/27/2012,
in Uncategorized,
by Daniel Christian
Why your college needs to support BYOD — from edtechmagazine.com
Students are leading the way to a mobile future and colleges must follow.
On 12/18/2012,
in Uncategorized,
by Daniel Christian
HTML5 definition complete, W3C moves to interoperability testing and performance — from w3.org on 12/17/12
On 12/18/2012,
in Uncategorized,
by Daniel Christian
Making BYOD work in schools – Three school districts that have figured it out — from emergingedtech.com by Caroline Ross
Excerpt (emphasis DSC):
In an effort to bring 21st century technology into the classroom despite continuous budget cuts, some school administrators have adopted district-wide “Bring your Own Device” (BYOD) initiatives and programs. Like the name suggests, BYOD programs allow students to bring their own tablets, smartphones, and laptops from home into the classroom for educational use.
It seems like a lucrative idea, especially for schools that can’t afford to supply each student with a shiny new tablet or e-reader, but that doesn’t mean the concept hasn’t met its fair share of criticism. Some experts have been quick to call out BYOD flaws and even speculate that BYOD programs aren’t a long-term solution. Whether that’s the case is yet to be determined, but there have been some successful BYOD implementations. Below are some school districts that have taken the time to prepare for the challenges that BYOD programs can bring and address them proactively.