Amazon Wants To Beam Augmented Reality Into Your Living Room
Aaron Tilley, Dec 1, 2015 @ 10:42 PM http://www.forbes.com/sites/aarontilley/2015/12/01/amazon-wants-to-bring-augmented-reality-into-your-living-room
Amazon has built up a nice little collection of devices at its Palo Alto, Calif.-based hardware division, Lab126.
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Colleges begin to take virtual reality seriously
http://www.ecampusnews.com/technologies/colleges-virtual-reality-941
the power of VR goes beyond simply recruiting. The University of Michigan uses the technology as a learning tool, and by instituting a virtual reality “cave” they’ve allowed engineering students to interact with virtual structures as they “come together, buckle and collapse.” Instead of relying on physical models—which tend to be large, expensive, and slow to build—a student using the MIDEN VR cave can fly around a virtual structure to study mechanical connections.
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http://k12.wiki.nmc.org/Augmented+Reality
Will Virtual Reality Stake Its Claim in K–12 Classrooms?
As the cost to install and support enabling technologies continues to fall, VR-based instruction will likely become a reality in K–12 schools.
More on virtual reality in this IMS blog:
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/?s=virtual+reality&submit=Search
Gamification and the Progressive Challenge Design Pattern
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/gamification-progressive-challenge-design-pattern-robert-bilyk
Director, Center for Online Learning at Metropolitan State University
Sebastian Deterding and his online portfolio at http://codingconduct.cc/
online instructors can use gamification to boost student interest in their content.
Educational games can ‘hook’ students through extrinsic motivators and gradually promote an appreciation of the content and a level of satisfaction from the pursuit of knowledge and the solution of problems.
Educational Technology and Faculty Development in Higher Education
The Potential of Mobile Devices for Teaching and Learning
Despite the near ubiquity of student laptops and smartphones, in-class BYOD is still an emerging practice.
EDAD 646 tech instruction with Dr. Roger Worner
Based on the documents attached above, and the discussion and work already surrounding these documents, please consider the following flowchart:
study >>> systems theory >>> cybermetrics >>>
SWOT >>> strategic planning >>> task force >>> architect >>>
CM >>> public adviser >>> public polling >>> referendum
During the exercises surrounding the documents above, you have been introduced to various speakers / practitioners, who presented real-life cases regarding:
- business
- transportation https://www.edulog.com/, http://www.tylertech.com/solutions-products/school-solutions/transportation, http://www.busboss.com/
- food service (http://www.foodservicedirector.com/research/big-picture/articles/impact-technology-foodservice)
- building grounds (http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED499142.pdf)
- HR (http://login.libproxy.stcloudstate.edu/login?qurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ebscohost.com%2flogin.aspx%3fdirect%3dtrue%26db%3dkeh%26AN%3d89941160%26site%3dehost-live%26scope%3dsite)
- others
– the first goal of this technology instruction is to figure out the current state of technology in K12 settings.
assignment:
* split in groups * using each group member’s information and experience about technology in general and technology in school settings, use the flow chart above and identify any known technology, which can improve the process of each step in the flow chart.
* reconvene and compare results among groups. Find similarities and discrepancies and agree on a pool of applicable technology tools and concepts, which can improve the process reflected in the flow chart.
Example how to meet the requirements for the first goal: 1. based on your technological proficiency, how can you aid your study using system thinking/systems approach? the work ahead of you is collaborative. What collaborative tools do you know, which can help the team work across time and space? Skype, Google Hangouts for audio/video/desktopsharing. Google Drive/Docs for working on policies and similar text-based documents.
Work on the following assignment:
Trends in technology cannot be taken separately from other issues and are closely intertwined with other “big” trends :
e.g., mobile workspaces (https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2015/12/03/mobile-workspaces-on-campus/ ) are part of the larger picture, namely active learning spaces (https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/?s=learning+spaces&submit=Search), which involves, furniture, building construction, etc.
keeping in mind this interdependence / balance, please work in groups on the following questions. Using the available links above and the literature they lead to, as well as your own findings, please provide your best opinion to these questions:
- when planning for a new building and determining learning spaces, what is the percentage of importance, which we place on technology, in relation to furniture, for example?
- how much do teachers have a say in the planning of the building, considering that they had worked and prefer “their type” of learning space?
- who decides what technology and how? how one rationalizes the equation technology = learning spaces = available finances?
- how much outsourcing (consulting) on any of the components of the equation above one can afford / consider? How much weight the strategic planning puts on the consulting (outsourcing) versus the internal opinion (staff and administrators)?
- how “far in the future” your strategic plan is willing / able to look at, in terms of technology – learning spaces?
How to stay current with the technology developments:
– the second goal of this technology instruction is to become acquainted with future technological trends and developments.
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2015/11/25/future-trends-in-education/
The New Horizon Report 2015 K12 Edition:
http://k12.wiki.nmc.org/
https://www.graphite.org/ – reviews and ratings for educational materials
ideas:
Are Schools Wasting Moneys on Computers?
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2015/12/04/computers-in-education/
Level up your Library Instruction through Games
Ally Addison Schauer, Elaine Settergren, LITA 2015
https://drive.google.com/file//0B_zfb_U6dSFJQVZuZlZ5Vk1NWnM/view
http://www.libraryinnovation.org/article/view/148
Learning Objectives
Primary
● Understand how Twine and Camtasia Studio softwares can be used for Library Instruction games
Secondary
● Understand game design process and strategies
http://twinery.org/
Apple developer
April 21, 2016
Culture and Education
Adobe Connect Recording http://scsuconnect.stcloudstate.edu/p53yxcavsih/
online discussions with faculty from School of Education at St. Cloud State University, faculty and students from Plovdiv University and faculty from New Bulgarian University.
http://www.stcloudstate.edu/sped/faculty-staff.aspx
John Hoover: jhhoover@stcloudstate.edu – SCSU
Martin Lo: hlo@stcloudstate.edu – SCSU
Kyounghee Seo: kseo@stcloudstate.edu – SCSU
Galin Tzokov: g_tzokov@mail.bg, Gal.tzokov@gmail.com g – Plovdiv
zlaty.sh@gmail.comg – Plovdiv
Vladimira Angelova: vladiang@abv.bg – Plovdiv
Ludmil Duridanov : duridanov@gmail.com – NBU
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community based learning, project based learning, personalized learning
Adobe Connect link: http://scsuconnect.stcloudstate.edu/ims/
Adobe Connect Recording from the December 10, 8AM (4PM local time in Bulgaria) with students and faculty from Plovdiv University and practitioners from K12 school in Plovdiv: http://scsuconnect.stcloudstate.edu/p20nzpx5g02/
online discussion with faculty, pre-service teachers and K12 teachers on the definitions and connection among these types of learning. Please share your questions and observations in the the comment section under the blog entry.
обучение в общности (community based learning), обучение базирано на проекти 9 project based learning ) и индивидуално обучение (personalized learning)
за краткото време от един час, ще се дискутираме дефинициите и връзката между три вида обучение, които са обект на внимание като част от реформата в американското обучение. Моля споделете мненията си и въпросите си в секцията за коментарии под блога
Constructivism: Lecture and project-based learning
Community-Based Learning (CBL)
CBL
http://www.swarthmore.edu/lang-center-civic-social-responsibility/community-based-learning-cbl
Community Based Learning (CBL) is a pedagogical approach that is based on the premise that the most profound learning often comes from experience that is supported by guidance, context-providing, foundational knowledge, and intellectual analysis.The opportunity for students to bring thoughtful knowledge and ideas based on personal observation and social interaction to a course’s themes and scholarly arguments brings depth to the learning experience for individuals and to the content of the course. The communities of which we are a part can benefit from the resources of our faculty and students, while the courses can be educationally transformative in powerful ways.
http://www.princeton.edu/cbli/
community based learning project based learning
The Community-Based Learning Initiative (CBLI) connects students’ academic work with their interest in and concern for the communities around the University. Working with local nonprofits, students develop research projects, collect and analyze data, and share their results and conclusions, not just with their professors, but also with organizations and agencies that can make use of the information. Working with CBLI, students can do community-based research in courses, as a summer research internship, and as part of their junior paper or senior thesis.
Community-Based Learning
http://nationalcenterforcommunityschools.childrensaidsociety.org/sites/default/files/community-based-learning.pdf
Introduction to community based learning
http://academics.holycross.edu/files/cbl/Introduction_to_Community-Based_Learning.pdf
another form of experiential learning. Wide variation of definitions: off-campus academic learning or service learning. Field work, internships, community based research etc. connects classroom learning objectives with civic engagement.
service learning
service learning
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Service-learning
Service-Learning must properly connect the traditional classroom experience with the real life lessons that come through service.
What is Project Based Learning (PBL)?
обучение базирано на проекти
http://bie.org/about/what_pbl
Project-based learning is a dynamic classroom approach in which students actively explore real-world problems and challenges and acquire a deeper knowledge. http://www.edutopia.org/project-based-learning
https://www.pinterest.com/rxinsider/experiential-learning-service-learning-experientia/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMCZvGesRz8
Project Based Learning Ideas, Lesson Plans, Examples, Templates
http://www.learningreviews.com/Project-Based-Learning-Lesson-Plans.html
Personalized Learning персонализирано обучение
http://edglossary.org/personalized-learning/
http://www.personalizelearning.com/
personalized-learning
student-centered learning
обучение фокусирано около студента
Socratic method
Socratic method, also known as method of elenchus, elenctic method, or Socratic debate, is named after the classical Greek philosopher Socrates. It is a form of inquiry and discussion between individuals, based on asking and answering questions to stimulate critical thinking and to illuminate ideas.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socratic_method
