In Memoriam: Robin Williams
categories: media literacy
Author Archive
New terms and issues: Virtual Reality, Sim Sickness, Postural Sway…
Virtual Reality’s Next Hurdle: Overcoming ‘Sim Sickness’
One problem is the resulting “postural sway,” or postural instability and hand-eye coordination challenges.
Additional reading: http://www.augmentedrealitytrends.com/virtual-reality/sim-sickness.html
my note: similar issues with Google Glass. Here is some more info on the issue:
Rethinking Motion Sickness
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/09/23/rethinking-motion-sickness/
Pls have other IMS blog entries on Google Glass
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/?s=google+glass
10 Twitter Tactics to Increase Your Engagement
categories: social media, Twitter
10 Twitter Tactics to Increase Your Engagement
http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/twitter-tactics-to-increase-engagement/
#1: Keep Tweets Under 110 Characters
#2: Tweet During Daytime Hours
#3: Tweet on Saturday and Sunday
#4: Share Images
#5: Ask for Retweets
#6: Use Hashtags
#7: Include Links
#8: Stay Away From Lifestyle Tweets
#9: Use Strong Calls to Action
#10: Send One to Four Tweets a Day
What do you think? What Twitter techniques do you use to create engagement? Do you have additional advice for others? Please leave your comments below.
For Storytelling Projects, Cool New Multimedia Tools
For Storytelling Projects, Cool New Multimedia Tools
http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/04/for-storytelling-projects-cool-new-multimedia-tools/
Please check our other blog entries regarding digital storytelling:
TED-Ed’s super summer reading list: 40+ books
categories: Library and information science
TED-Ed’s super summer reading list: 40+ books recommended by our educators
Do you recognize any of the titles? Have you read any of the books? Would you like to share you impressions and opinions?
Do you have more titles to add?
Main Learning Theories: concept map
categories: learning
Main Learning Theories: concept map
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2014/08/excellent-visual-summarizing-main.html
Social Media Trivia in infographics
categories: social media
Time spent on social media
http://www.pinterest.com/pin/349169777330059067/
A brand’s story online is best framed online with photos and videos
http://www.pinterest.com/pin/349169777330065257/
Which content works on Facebook
http://www.pinterest.com/pin/400538960580457531/
What do you say on social media?
http://www.pinterest.com/pin/169588742193146407/
Re-purpose content for social media
http://www.pinterest.com/pin/460563499366503849/
Best time to be active on social media
http://www.pinterest.com/pin/258394097345660686/
Opinions: The Un-Fallacy of Balanced Literacy
categories: Digital literacy, information literacy
The Un-Fallacy of Balanced Literacy
http://www.edutopia.org/discussion/un-fallacy-balanced-literacy
is a respond to
The Fallacy of ‘Balanced Literacy’
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/07/opinion/the-fallacy-of-balanced-literacy.html
The dispute focus on the administration and its execution in public education.
I think, the dispute is important for educational institutions, libraries in particular, because it reveals the complexity of “traditional” literacy. The same complexity applies no less for other literacies, digital and information ones included.
The Top 10 Worst College Majors, Definitively Ranked
categories: Millennials
The Top 10 Worst College Majors, Definitively Ranked
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/05/worst-college-majors-hr-block_n_5455291.html
U.S. Education and Standarized Testing
categories: learning
Another interesting debate on Diane Ravitch’s blog concerning the heated debate about the reliance of US education on testing:
“Rather than administering field tests, schools should focus on spending more time in the classroom to improve performance and encourage students to reach their potential.”
What is your take on the issue? Are pro-test or anti-test?