Underwater VR Headset
We Tried an Underwater VR Headset, and it Worked
http://uploadvr.com/tried-vr-headset-underwater-worked/
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more on VR in this blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=vr
Digital Literacy for St. Cloud State University
http://uploadvr.com/tried-vr-headset-underwater-worked/
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more on VR in this blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=vr
http://www.muskingum.edu/~psych/psycweb/history/adler.htm
Adler examined personality around the same time as Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud. They worked on some theories together until Adler rejected Freud’s emphasis on sex, and maintained that personality difficulties are rooted in a feeling of inferiority deriving from restrictions on the individual’s need for self-assertion.
by Saul McLeod published 2007, updated 2016
http://www.simplypsychology.org/maslow.html
http://www.simplypsychology.org/carl-rogers.html
agreed with the main assumptions of Abraham Maslow, but added that for a person to “grow”, they need an environment that provides them with genuineness (openness and self-disclosure), acceptance (being seen with unconditional positive regard), and empathy (being listened to and understood).
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more about psychology in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=psychology
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more on net neutrality in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=netneutrality
Shindig Interactive Video Chat for Canvas LMS, February 6, 2:00 – 3:00pm (EST)
Shindig recently announced its integration with Canvas by Instructure, bringing the former’s video chat platform to the learning management system.
Attend this webinar to learn how instructors can instantly schedule, customize and launch Shindig sessions directly from within the Canvas LMS, as well as automatically add the video chat sessions to students’ schedules.
Learn about the positive impact of collaborative and interactive learning environments on student success first-hand from educators and instructional technologists from leading universities. This session will highlight different use cases Shindig can be utilized for, including course delivery, office hours, guest speakers, workshops and more.
Early adopters of the Shindig platform will also be sharing highlight videos of their use of the platform and answering questions attendees may have.
Shindig Early Adopter Guest Speakers:
Note: Watch the brief tutorial video, Canvas for Shindig
The Shindig Canvas plugin is available for free on a public GitHub Repo. Once the plugin is installed in the university’s LMS, IT administrators can contact Shindig for an API key to enable the creation of on-demand Shindig sessions in Canvas. The company is offering each Canvas client institution 10 free Shindig sessions of up to 1,000 attendees.
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First-time users: upon entering the room, click “Allow” to the Flash prompt requesting access to your webcam. (Chrome users may need to click Allow a second time).
Note: The Shindig app currently only supports interacting with the featured speakers through text. To fully enjoy the Shindig experience and be enabled to ask video chat questions of the speaker or video chat privately with other participants, please log in from a computer with webcam and microphone capabilities.
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more on social media in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=social+media
Jacob Siegal http://bgr.com/2016/12/12/netflix-hbo-vr-android-apps/
The content itself isn’t VR, just the digital venue.
Along with these three apps, Google has also brought NextVR to Daydream, which is the only app of the bunch that actually offers 360-degree, 3D video. With Netflix VR, HBO VR, NextVR, Hulu VR and Google Play Movies & TV, Daydream has suddenly become the undisputed leader of VR video.
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More on on VR in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=vr
Emanuel, J. (2013). Digital Native Librarians, Technology Skills, and Their Relationship with Technology. Information Technology & Libraries, 32(3), 20-33.
The article focuses on a study that examined the technology skills of millennial academic librarians and their attitudes toward technology. The results of a three-part survey indicated that the respondents were most comfortable with technologies that are used rather than those that enable people to create content. There was also a lack of understanding about relational databases among the respondents.
more on technology events in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/files/2016/04/paper-handout-spring-2017-workshops-IMS-instruction-technology-sessions-29yngkf.pdf
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a moment when the U.S. decided to go one way and the rest of the world went another
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more on Internet Access in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=internet+access