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The Internet of Things (IoT), augmented reality, and advancements in online learning have changed the way universities reach prospective students, engage with their current student body, and provide them the resources they need.
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more on disruptive technologies in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=disruptive+technologies
Survey: IoT Overtakes Mobile as Security Threat
By Rhea Kelly 06/05/17
https://campustechnology.com/articles/2017/06/05/survey-iot-overtakes-mobile-as-security-threat.aspx
a report from ISACA, a nonprofit association focused on knowledge and practices for information systems. The 2017 State of Cyber Security Study surveyed IT security leaders around the globe on security issues, the emerging threat landscape, workforce challenges and more.
- 53 percent of survey respondents reported a year-over-year increase in cyber attacks;
- 62 percent experienced ransomware in 2016, but only 53 percent have a formal process in place to address a ransomware attack;
- 78 percent reported malicious attacks aimed at impairing an organization’s operations or user data;
- Only 31 percent said they routinely test their security controls, while 13 percent never test them; and
- 16 percent do not have an incident response plan.
- 65 percent of organizations now employ a chief information security officers, up from 50 percent in 2016, yet still struggle to fill open cyber security positions;
- 48 percent of respondents don’t feel comfortable with their staff’s ability to address complex cyber security issues;
- More than half say cyber security professionals “lack an ability to understand the business”;
- One in four organizations allot less than $1,000 per cyber security team member for training; and
- About half of the organizations surveyed will see an increase in their cyber security budget, down from 61 percent in 2016.
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IoT to Represent More Than Half of Connected Device Landscape by 2021
By Sri Ravipati 06/09/17
https://campustechnology.com/articles/2017/06/09/iot-to-represent-more-than-half-of-connected-device-landscape-by-2021.aspx
analysis comes from Cisco’s recent Visual Networking Index for the 2016-2021 forecast period.
- IP video traffic will increase from 73 percent of all internet consumer traffic in 2016 to 82 percent in 2021 (with live streaming accounting for 13 percent);
- Virtual and augmented reality traffic is expected to increase 20-fold during the forecast period at a compound annual growth rate of 82 percent; and
- Internet video surveillance traffic is anticipated to grow during the forecast period, comprising 3.4 percent of all internet traffic.
To learn more, view the full report.
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5 ways to use the Internet of Things in higher ed
By Danielle R. June 14th, 2017
1. Labeling and Finding
2. Booking and Availability
3. Preparation
4. Intervention
5. Research
Laboratories are often required to be completely controlled spaces with considerations made for climate, light, and sometimes even biometric data inside the lab.
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https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=internet+of+things
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=iot
Immerse Yourself in Learning
Realities360. The Enhanced Realities Conference
Augmented Reality
Augmented reality adds computer-generated content as a contextual overlay to the real world. This technology, often powered by devices we already carry, has enormous applications for training and development.
Virtual Reality
Virtual reality has existed for decades, but technology has finally emerged that makes it truly accessible. VR allows us to put learners in a truly immersive environment, creating entirely new opportunities for training and learning.
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more on VR, AR in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=virtual+reality
Leslie Fisher Thinks Augmented Reality First, Then VR in the Classroom
05/12/17
https://thejournal.com/Articles/2017/05/12/Leslie-Fisher-Presents-at-Ed-Tech-Conferences-for-a-Living.aspx
Most kids can’t afford to buy their own Oculus headset. Google Cardboard. Google Street View
If you search Twitter effectively, there are not only great resources but great people to help you teach differently and keep the classroom more entertaining. You can grow your own personal learning network.
Versal
Quizlet
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more on virtual reality in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=virtual+reality
Emerging Directions in Immersive Learning
Presented by: Maya Georgieva and Emory Craig, May 17, 1:00 – 2:00pm (EDT)
http://events.shindig.com/event/campus-tech
Digital Bodies cofounders Emory Craig and Maya Georgieva for an interactive session that will examine five developments in virtual, augmented, and mixed reality with the greatest potential to impact teaching and learning. Ask your questions live as they explore how groundbreaking developments in VR, AR, MR, and artificial intelligence will power immersive technologies and transform learning.
Hololense $3000 and it is difficult to use outside. persistent digital objects
https://mixed.reality.news/news/whats-difference-between-hololens-meta-magic-leap-0171361/
https://events.google.com/io/
https://unity3d.com/sundance2017
education: new media, gaming
storytelling: immersive storytelling and AI
Jeremy Bailenson https://vhil.stanford.edu/
Julie Johnston – https://uits.iu.edu/learning-spaces
6 VR Trends to Watch in Education
By Sri Ravipati 05/16/17
https://campustechnology.com/articles/2017/05/16/6-vr-trends-to-watch-in-education.aspx
VR devices are expected to increase 85 percent by 2020, with gaming and educational applications driving most of that growth.
Maya Georgieva, an ed tech strategist, author and speaker with more than 15 years of experience in higher education and global education. Georgieva is co-founder of Digital Bodies, a consulting group that provides news and analysis of VR, AR and wearables in education
Emory Craig, currently the director of e-learning at the College of New Rochelle,
six areas with promising developments for educators.
1) More Affordable Headsets
the Oculus Rift or HTC Vive, which I really like, you’re talking close to $2,000 per setup. the 2017 SXSWedu conference,
Microsoft has been collaborating with its partners, such as HP, Acer, Dell and Lenovo, to develop VR headsets that will work with lower-end desktops. Later this year, the companies will debut headsets for $299, “which is much more affordable compared to HoloLens
many Kickstarter crowdfunding efforts are bound to make high-end headsets more accessible for teaching.
the NOLO project. The NOLO system is meant for mobile VR headsets and gives users that “6 degrees of freedom” (or 6 DoF) motion tracking that is currently only found in high-end headsets.
2) Hand Controllers That Will Bring Increased Interactivity
Google Daydream Samsung has also implemented its own hand controller for Gear VR
Microsoft new motion controllers at Microsoft Build
zSpace, with their stylus and AR glasses, continue to develop their immersive applications
3) Easy-to-Use Content Creation Platforms
Game engines like Unity and Unreal are often a starting point for creating simulations.
Labster, which creates virtual chemistry labs — will become important in specialized subjects
ThingLink, for example, recently introduced a school-specific editor for creating 360-degree and VR content. Lifeliqe, Aurasma and Adobe are also working on more interactive tools.
5) 360-Degree Cameras
6) Social VR Spaces
AltspaceVR h uses avatars and supports multiplayer sessions that allow for socialization and user interaction.
Facebook has been continuing to develop its own VR platform, Facebook Spaces, which is in beta and will be out later this year. LectureVR is a similar platform on the horizon.
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more on augmented reality in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=augmented
Survey: Augmented and Virtual Reality Yet to Gain Traction in K–12
By Richard Chang 04/21/17
https://thejournal.com/articles/2017/04/21/survey-augmented-and-virtual-reality-yet-to-gain-traction-in-k12.aspx
survey by the nonprofit organization Project Tomorrow.
annual Speak Up survey of more than 510,000 K–12 students, parents and educators
Middle school students seem to be the most excited about AR and VR in the school setting. Among students in grades 6 through 8, 33 percent said they would like to see augmented reality apps in their ultimate school, and 47 percent of those kids said they would like to see virtual reality experiences and hardware in their ultimate school.
teachers, principals and parents were more skeptical. Only 12 percent of parents and principals said they want to see AR apps in their ultimate school, while 13 percent of teachers said the same.
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more on VR in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=virtual+reality
more on AR in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=augmented+reality
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Immersive Tech Brings VR to Live Events
By Sri Ravipati 04/18/17
https://campustechnology.com/articles/2017/04/18/immersive-tech-brings-vr-to-live-events.aspx
Voke VR, a virtual reality (VR) company founded by two former Washington State University (WSU) professors, is working to build Intel-backed immersive tech for live events.
At the core of the platform is Voke’s TrueVR product, which delivers full stereoscopic 3D video that is integrated with augmented content in a 360-degree VR environment. It uses multiple camera angles with zoom capabilities and synchronized DVR, so that viewers can control what they want to watch. Additionally, with TrueVR, content is captured, encoded, synced with scores, metadata and audio and delivered in real time to multiple platforms.
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more on VR in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=virtual+reality
IM554 discussion on Game Based Learning
Here is the “literature”:
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2015/03/19/recommendations-for-games-and-gaming-at-lrs/
this link reflects my recommendations to the SCSU library, based on my research and my publication: http://scsu.mn/1F008Re
Here are also Slideshare shows from conferences’ presentations on the topic:
https://www.slideshare.net/aidemoreto/gamification-and-byox-in-academic-libraries-low-end-practical-approach
https://www.slideshare.net/aidemoreto/gaming-and-gamification-in-academic-and-library-settings
Topic :Gaming and Gamification in Academic Settings
- Intro: why is it important to discuss this trend
- The fabric of the current K12 and higher ed students: Millennials and Gen Z
- The pedagogical theories and namely constructivism
- Csikszentmihalyi’s “flow” concept (being in the zone)
- Active learning
- Sociocultural Theory
- Project-Based Learning
- The general milieu of increasing technology presence, particularly of gaming environment
- The New Media Consortium and the Horizon Report
Discussion: Are the presented reasons sufficient to justify a profound restructure of curricula and learning spaces?
- Definition and delineation
- Games
- Serious Games
- Gamification
- Game-based learning
- Digital game-based learning
- Games versus gamification
- Simulations, the new technological trends such as human-computer interaction (HCI) such as augmented reality (AR),virtual reality (VR) and mixed reality (MR) (https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2017/02/22/virtual-augmented-mixed-reality/ )
Discussion: Is there a way to build a simpler but comprehensive structure/definition to encompass the process of gaming and gamification in education?
- Gaming and Gamification
- Pros
- Cons
- Debates
Discussion: Which side are you on and why?
- Gaming and Gamification and BYOD (or BYOx)
- gaming consoles versus gaming over wi-fi
- gaming using mobile devices instead of consoles
- human-computer interaction (HCI) such as augmented reality (AR),virtual reality (VR) and mixed reality (MR) (https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2017/02/22/virtual-augmented-mixed-reality/ )
Discussion: do you see a trend to suggest that either one or the other will prevail? Convergence?
- Gaming in Education
- student motivation, student-centered learning, personalized learning
- continued practice, clear goals and immediate feedback
- project-based learning, Minecraft and SimCity EDU
- Gamification of learning versus learning with games
- organizations to promote gaming and gamification in education (p. 6 http://scsu.mn/1F008Re)
- the “chocolate-covered broccoli” problem
Discussion: why gaming and gamification is not accepted in a higher rate? what are the hurdles to enable greater faster acceptance? What do you think, you can do to accelerate this process?
- Gaming in an academic library
- why the academic library? sandbox for experimentation
- the connection between digital literacy and gaming and gamificiation
- Gilchrist and Zald’s model for instruction design through assessment
- the new type of library instruction:
in house versus out-of-the box games. Gamification of the process
http://web.stcloudstate.edu/pmiltenoff/bi/
Discussion: based on the example (http://web.stcloudstate.edu/pmiltenoff/bi/), how do you see transforming academic library services to meet the demands of 21st century education?
- Gaming, gamification and assessment (badges)
- inability of current assessments to evaluate games as part of the learning process
- “microcredentialing” through digital badges
- Mozilla Open Badges and Badgestack
- leaderboards
Discussion: How do you see a transition from the traditional assessment to a new and more flexible academic assessment?
Report: IT Professionals Worldwide Say It’s Still Early for AR Adoption
By Sri Ravipati 11/15/16
https://campustechnology.com/articles/2016/11/15/report-it-professionals-worldwide-say-its-still-early-for-ar-adoption.aspx
a new study from ISACA. The global business technology and cybersecurity association recently published a report of findings from its annual IT Risk/Reward Barometer survey, which asked nearly 6,600 business and technology professionals across 140 countries about the “risks and rewards of AR, and how organizations and individuals are beginning to use it,” according to the ISACA website.
Only 21 percent of the respondents believe the benefits of AR outweigh the risks. In the United States, IT professionals said that security concerns (18 percent) and insufficient ROI (18 percent) are the biggest barriers to AR adoption, followed by insufficient budgets (13 percent). Across all countries, about eight in 10 IT professionals think that organizations should be concerned about the privacy risks of AR, such as “virtual graffiti” attacks. These attacks use AR-enhanced Internet of Things devices “to virtually deface buildings, landmarks, signage or other workplace surfaces with negative, unauthorized imagery, and then share with others,” according to the report.
Overall, consumers are more optimistic about AR than IT professionals. Most Americans, for example, “see the value in the range of potential applications of AR that was presented,” according to the report. The report cites a recent analysis from a financial firm that estimates AR and VR (virtual reality) hardware and software markets will grow to $80 billion by 2025 in the U.S. – with education to grow to $700 million.
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more on AR in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=augmented+reality