Archive of ‘instructional technology’ category

multimedia books

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2018/03/5-tools-for-creating-multimedia-books.html

5 Tools for Creating Multimedia Books – 2018-25eo7ji

LucidPress https://www.lucidpress.com/

https://www.apple.com/ibooks-author/

https://www.writereader.com/en

Book Creator

Book Creator – the simple way to create beautiful ebooks

MadMag

https://madmagz.com/

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added Oct. 30, 2018

5 Ways to Make Multimedia Books

Storybird provides templates and artwork for creating digital stories.

Alphabet Organizer is a great little tool from Read Write Think

Widbook is a platform designed to help people collaboratively create multimedia books.

Book Creator

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more on ebooks in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=electronic+books

more on OER in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=OER

student inquiry

Type of Student Inquiry

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/50620/how-to-ease-students-into-independent-inquiry-projects

The excerpt below is from the book “Inquiry Mindsets: Nurturing the Dreams, Wonders, and Curiosities of Our Youngest Learners,” by Trevor MacKenzie with Rebecca Bathurst-Hunt, published by EdTechTeam Press.

student inquiry

Scaffolding is critical to our inquiry journey. Too often teachers enter the inquiry pool in the deep end, heading straight to Free Inquiry

power of provocation

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more on student inquiry in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=student+inquiry

 

library role in digital learning innovations

#DLNchat: What Is the Role of Libraries in Digital Learning Innovation?

By Michael Sano     Mar 1, 2018

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2018-03-01-dlnchat-what-is-the-role-of-libraries-in-digital-learning-innovation

special guest Steven Bell, Associate Librarian at Temple University Libraries
Tuesday, February 27 when the #DLNchatcommunity got together to discuss: What Is the Role of Libraries in Digital Learning Innovation?

“it will definitely be a more sustainable initiative if it is collaborative—-whether it’s OER, open access journals, etc…if the library wants to go alone it will go fast but if it goes with others it will go much further.”

The #DLNchat community concurred there are ample opportunities for library-led collaborations in digital learning across campus. “Curation is key

OER = “Faculty + Librarians + Digital Media Experts = Engaging Content 4 learners.”

considering exactly that-how to create “librarians on demand” to meet students and faculty in dining halls, coffee shops, study lounges or wherever they may be conducting their scholarly work.

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more on #library and #digital and #innovations in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=digital+learning+innovations

audio recording and editing

5 Audio Recording Tools Compared – 2018 Chart-13pizlw

Anchor.fm

vocaroo.com  (creates QR code to the recording session)

audacityteam.org

apple.com/mac/garageband/

twistedwave.com

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more on audio recording in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=audio+recording

https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=audio+edit

https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=podcast

 

quantum computing

Alibaba puts quantum computing in the public cloud, follows Intel and IBM’s lead

Alibaba has just announced an 11 qubit quantum computer as part of its cloud offerings, making it the second-fastest public quantum computing platform in the world.

https://www.techrepublic.com/videos/the-5-basics-of-quantum-computers/

Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba, in partnership with the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has added quantum computing to its cloud service. Alibaba Cloud now hosts a superconducting cloud computer offering 11 quantum bit (qubit) speed, making it the second fastest in the world behind Intel and IBM’s 20-qubit cloud computer.

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https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=quantum

assessment learning outcomes

The Misguided Drive to Measure ‘Learning Outcomes’

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