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Closing the loop in education technology [Nagel]

On 08/10/2011, in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, budgets, change, dangers of the status quo, Daniel S. Christian, digital learning, education reform, education technology, game-changing environment, K-12 related, leadership, legislatures / government / legal, policy, United States, using teams, by Daniel Christian

Closing the loop in education technology — from The Journal by David Nagel

Excerpt:

K-12 education isn’t using technology effectively and isn’t investing nearly enough in IT infrastructure to enable next-generation learning. That’s the conclusion of a new report, “Unleashing the Potential of Technology in Education,” which called for a greater financial commitment to education technology and the adoption of a holistic, “closed loop” approach to its implementation.

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From DSC:

We may continue to be disappointed in our overall results — even if we do bump up our ed tech infrastructure/investments — if we continue to use the same models/ways of doing things. That is, I wish we would move more towards a team-based approach and stop trying to load up our teachers’ and professors’ plates with tasks that they probably don’t have the time, interest, or training to do. Graphically speaking:

So…use teams to create and deliver the content — and allow for online tutoring from a team of specialists in each discipline. Like the healthcare-related billboard I kept driving by the other day said: “A team of specialists at every step.”

Tagged with: 1:1 • 21st century • 24x7x365 • budgetary • change • dangers of the status quo • Daniel S. Christian • digital learning • educational technology • game-changing environment • K-12 • online learning • perfect storm • policy • United States • Using teams

Create Khan Academy style video tutorials with ScreenChomp [Agarwal]

On 08/08/2011, in content development, aggregation, repositories, digital audio, digital video, higher education, India, innovation, instructional design, K-12 related, New "Amazon.com" of Higher Education, online learning, productivity / tips and tricks, tablets, teaching & learning, tools, vendors, by Daniel Christian

Create Khan Academy style video tutorials with ScreenChomp — from the digital inspiration blog by Amit Agarwal

Some of the products that Amit mentioned in the posting include:

An iPad from Apple used with TechSmith’s ScreenChomp application(if you have an iPad)*OR

A Wacom Bamboo Tablet with Smooth Draw to create the doodles on the computer screen and Camtasia Studio (if you have a Windows PC)

* Also see
Drawing on the iPad: 12 touchscreen styluses reviewed
— from Macworld.com

Update / addendum on 4-17-2012 from posting w/ same date:

Sal uses a PC with:

Camtasia Recorder ($200)
SmoothDraw3(Free)
Wacom Bamboo Tablet ($80)

Prior to that, he used:

ScreenVideoRecorder($20)
Microsoft Paint (Free)

Mac users: In lieu of SmoothDraw, Autodesk Sketchbook Express works (free with a Wacom)

Tagged with: content • digital audio • digital video • educational technology • higher education • India • innovation • instructional design • K-12 • online learning • tips and tricks • tools • vendors • Walmart of Education

Five educational trends for the next decade [Literat & Gorbis]

On 08/07/2011, in 21st century, education, future, K-12 related, teachers, trends, by Daniel Christian

Five educational trends for the next decade — Ioana Literat; Marina Gorbis

Excerpt from Ioana’s article (emphasis DSC):

Speaking of the future of learning, Ms. Gorbis identified five key themes that she envisions as vital trends in the development of education over the next decade:

Micro-learning:
The availability of knowledge accessible in the real world and at any time creates the conditions for learning that is easy, lightweight, and done in context when a person really wants or needs to learn.
Rich ecology of content and resources:
We are seeing the democratization of content, with high quality resources being produced by individuals and groups outside of any institutional framework.
Community as a driver:
Learning is (and has always been) about participating in a conversation, with people that matter to us. Increasingly, schools will need to be asking the question: how can we create social settings that encourage the right kinds of conversations?
Teachers as social designers:
With content cheap and available everywhere, the role of the teacher as the orchestrator of learning communities comes to the fore.
Non-grade rewards:
We have known for some time that grades replace intrinsic rewards with extrinsic, taking pleasure and self-direction out of learning. Ideas for different models of reward are coming from unexpected places, such as gaming, where the concept of leveling up produces a new and engaging dynamic.

Tagged with: 21st century • education • future • K-12 • teachers • trends

Tagged with: 21st century • computer science • curriculum • K-12

Items on Connected/Smart TV’s from nyxiotechnologies.com

On 07/26/2011, in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, 3D, A/V -- audio/visual, convergence, corporate universities / corporate training, Daniel S. Christian, digital audio, digital learning, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, digital video, disruption, e-books, e-publishing related items (EPUB and more), e-readers, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, flipping -- inverted learning, future, future of higher education, global / globalization, higher education, homeschooling/homeschoolers, human-computer interaction (HCI), innovation, intelligent systems, intelligent tutoring, internet, K-12 related, learning ecosystem, learning spaces, media/film, mirroring and/or multiple devices, multi-touch, multimedia, music, new media literacies, online learning, online media, online tutoring, personalized/customized learning, play, social learning / networks, social media, storytelling, streams of content, technologies for your home, technology (general), telecommunications, telepresence, television, training / L&D, transmedia, trends, user experience (UX), videoconferencing, virtual field trips, virtual K-12 schools, Virtual Reality (VR) / worlds / learning, virtual tutoring, web-based collaboration, by Daniel Christian

Intel predicts Smart TV is the device of the future — from nyxiotechnologies.com’s blog
Chipmaker Intel believes that the Smart TV is the electronic device of the future, in the living room anyway.

Excerpt:

The Smart TV is already upon us, in its various forms from various manufacturers. It has arrived with 3D capabilities, web browsing and social networking and applications. Currently Samsung and LG seem to be two of the big players pushing the Smart TV to consumers.

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University of Utah robotics camp a smash hit with kids [Fattah]

On 07/24/2011, in engagement / engaging students, engineering, K-12 related, motivation, robotics, student-related, by Daniel Christian

University of Utah robotics camp a smash hit with kids — from the Deseret News by Geoffrey Fattah

Also see:

GREAT (Graphics &and Robotic Exploration with Amazing Technology)

Tagged with: engagement • engaging students • engineering • K-12 • motivation • robotics • student-related

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K-12 to see double-digit growth in e-learning through 2015 [Nagel]

On 07/24/2011, in digital learning, elearning, future, higher education, K-12 related, trends, by Daniel Christian

K-12 to see double-digit growth in e-learning through 2015 — from The Journal by David Nagel

Excerpt:

Trends in preK-12
In the United States, preK-12 will dominate all other segments, including healthcare and higher education, in the growth of annual expenditures on e-learning technologies and services. According to a report released by market research firm Ambient Insight (“The Worldwide Market for Self-paced eLearning Products and Services: 2010-2015 Forecast and Analysis”), growth will continue at a compound annual rate of 16.8 percent–despite the elimination of the federal Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) program and despite an overall weakening of e-learning growth, particularly in the United States.

Spending on e-learning in preK-12 reached $2.2 billion in 2010, according to Ambient Insight. That will hit $4.9 billion in 2015, or 20.25 percent of the entire market for e-learning products and services in the United States (and 9.82 percent of total worldwide annual expenditures).

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Higher ed e-learning growth to continue at modest pace through 2015 — from The Journal by David Nagel
While electronic learning will continue to grow in higher education, that growth will be a bit slower than previously anticipated, according to a new report released this week. In fact, that slowing trend will be felt worldwide across nearly all segments–with a few notable exceptions.

Tagged with: digital learning • e-learning • future • higher education • K-12 • trends

Common-Core writers craft curriculum criteria [Gewertz]

On 07/24/2011, in assessment, curriculum, K-12 related, legislatures / government / legal, United States, by Daniel Christian

Common-Core writers craft curriculum criteria — from edweek.org by Catherine Gewertz

Excerpt:

New guidelines on crafting curriculum materials for the common standards in English/language arts are reigniting debate about how to ensure a marketplace of good instructional materials for the new standards without crossing the line into telling teachers how to teach.

Also see:

Tagged with: assessment • Common Core State Standards • curriculum • K-12 • legislation • standardized testing • United States

Teaching secrets: Teaching students how to learn [George]

On 07/20/2011, in digital textbooks, e-books, e-publishing related items (EPUB and more), e-readers, higher education, innovation, K-12 related, learning, learning theories, memory, metacognition / metacognitive skills, publishing, strategy, student teaching/teacher education, teachers, teaching & learning, by Daniel Christian

Teaching secrets: Teaching students how to learn — from Edweek.org by Cossondra George

Excerpt:

Awareness of common pitfalls and effective strategies can support your efforts to help students “learn to learn” throughout the school year…

From DSC:
I sure wish instructional designers, subject matter experts, professors and teachers could annotate their “books” to give concrete, practical ideas and strategies that would help students to better study, understand, and remember the relevant materials. My early take on this might be achieved via a multi-layered, digital textbook approach that would hopefully address metacognition and help students learn how to learn:

Tagged with: e-books • e-readers • higher education • innovation • K-12 • learning • learning and study strategies • learning theories • memory • metacognition • new publishing models • publishing • student teaching/teacher education • tablets • teachers • teaching & learning

Moodle Keynote by Martin Dougiamas — July 2011

On 07/20/2011, in CMS/LMS, corporate / business world, higher education, K-12 related, tools, by Daniel Christian

Tagged with: CMS/LMS • corporate / business world • higher education • K-12 • Moodle • tools

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My guess is that for many youth, this will blow traditional books out of the water (and for some of us adults as well)

On 07/14/2011, in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, 3D, A/V -- audio/visual, animation, Apple, art, changing business models, convergence, creativity, digital audio, digital learning, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, digital video, disruption, educational games / serious games, elearning, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, generational differences, human-computer interaction (HCI), innovation, interaction design, interactivity, K-12 related, learning ecosystem, love of learning, media/film, multimedia, new business models, new media literacies, publishing, quality, reading, storytelling, technologies for your home, tools, trends, user experience (UX), user interface design, using teams, by Daniel Christian

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Fantastic new children’s iPad book by author William Joyce — from curiositycounts.com as curated by Maria Popova

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From DSC:
This also nicely illustrates why I believe we need to use teams of specialists to create and deliver our learning materials (June 2009).

Tagged with: 21st century • 24x7x365 • 3D • A/V • animation • Apple • art • convergence • creativity • cross-disciplinary assignments • digital audio • digital storytelling • digital video • disruption • educational technology • elearning • emerging technologies • engagement • engaging students • generational differences • human-computer interaction (HCI) • innovation • interaction design • iPad • K-12 • learning ecosystem • love of learning • Media/film • multimedia • new business models • new publishing models • publishing • quality • story • technologies for the home • tools • trends • user experience • user interface design • Using teams

Tagged with: accessibility • K-12 • special needs

A nice way for kids to take part in philanthropy! FreshArtists.org

On 07/13/2011, in art, global / globalization, K-12 related, society, student-related, by Daniel Christian

“Fresh Artists is an innovative concept of child-centric philanthropy. We believe art is a canvas that provides hope, purpose and voice to future generations of creative thinkers.”

Tagged with: art • global • K-12 • society • student-related

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