Archive of ‘information technology’ category

digitized court cases

Thousands of 16th, 17th and 18th century court cases – including witchcraft, missing children and swan thefts – are coming to light for the first time thanks to a Cambridge University Library archives project from r/books

https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/Ely_Assizes2

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

Digital Storytelling and AR in museums

Storytelling and Content presentation with the Virtual Showcase in a museum context

https://www.academia.edu/29362004/Storytelling_and_Content_presentation_with_the_Virtual_Showcase_in_a_museum_context

This paper gives an overview of the Virtual Showcase as an augmented reality display system for museums. It explains about different hardware prototypes, interaction tools as well as several software techniques to utilize the features of the Virtual Showcase. It also presents two case studies, one from paleontology and one from archeology.

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EUROGRAPHICS 2003

Alternative Augmented Reality Approaches: Concepts,Techniques, and Applications

https://www.academia.edu/2742594/Alternative_Augmented_Reality_Approaches_Concepts_Techniques_and_Applications

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more on Digital Storytelling in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=digital+storytelling

on AR in education in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=Augmented+reality+education

VR in Assisted-Living Facilities

Virtual Reality Brings Joy to People in Assisted-Living Facilities

Studies show improved emotional health among residents who watch VR images

https://www.wsj.com/articles/virtual-reality-brings-joy-to-people-in-assisted-living-facilities-11616760002

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more on VR in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=virtual+reality

virtual tools to remain

Will this semester forever alter college? No, but some virtual tools will stick around

Conceiving, planning, designing and developing a genuine online course or program can consume as much as a year of faculty training and collaboration with instructional designers, and often requires student orientation and support and a complex technological infrastructure.

If anything, what people are mistaking now for online education — long class meetings in videoconference rooms, professors in their bathrobes, do-it-yourself tools made of rubber bands and cardboard — appears to be making them less, not more, open to it.

Terrible Internet speed?

https://www.pcmag.com/news/got-terrible-internet-speeds-the-fcc-wants-to-hear-about-it

The FCC is accepting data via an online form, where you can presumably talk about anything, whether it be slow speeds, lack of providers, data caps, or high costs. The FCC is asking you to describe the problem in three to five sentences, and provide your name, the state where you live, ZIP code, phone number, and any attachments you’d like to include.

The FCC has currently been using its own broadband maps

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

OLC Online Learning Consortium

Delivering High-Quality Instruction Online in Response to COVID-19

Faculty Playbook

https://onlinelearningconsortium.org/tools/delivering-high-quality-instruction-in-response-to-covid-19-faculty-playbook/

OLC Ideate—Virtual Salon Series

https://onlinelearningconsortium.org/learn/olc-ideate-virtual-events/

OLC Quality Scorecard Suite

https://onlinelearningconsortium.org/consult/olc-quality-scorecard-suite/

Angela Gunder: http://angelagunder.com/ 

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more on OLC in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2019/04/03/olc-collaborate/

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