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May
2016
May
2016
instructional design ideas
categories: educational technology, instructional technology
Searching for "screen"
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May
2016
May
2016
holography in education
DARPA’s holographic imaging system hopes to show objects behind a wall or around a corner – Eraser anyone?
04/28/2016 – 18:21 Kim Cobb
SMU’s Lyle School of Engineering will lead a multi-university team funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to build a theoretical framework for creating a computer-generated image of an object hidden from sight around a corner or behind a wall.
The core of the proposal is to develop a computer algorithm to unscramble the light that bounces off irregular surfaces to create a holographic image of hidden objects.
Similar technologies purused by MS Hololense as reported in this IMS blog entry:
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May
2016
May
2016
MS Hololens in nursing
Could HoloLens’ Augmented Reality Change How We Study the Human Body?
Case Western Reserve University is helping to revolutionize medical-science studies with a new technology from Microsoft.
D.Frank SmithMicrosoft’s forthcoming AR headset, HoloLens, is at the forefront of this technology. The company calls it the first holographic computer. In AR, instead of being surrounded by a virtual world, viewers see virtual objects projected on top of reality through a transparent lens.
“With a computer or tablet, we always have to look at a screen. … The technology is always in between the people. With HoloLens, the technology very quickly becomes invisible, and we have seen groups of people have very intense interactions around models that are completely digital — they aren’t really there.”
More on wearables in this IMS blog:
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=hololens
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2016
Apr
2016
The Amazing Human Body
The Amazing Human Body – Winner of the 2015 Prezi Awards – Best Educational Prezi
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More on effective presentations, rules for presentations and free visual resources in this IMS blog:
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Apr
2016
Apr
2016
Inquiry-Based Classroom
categories: Project Based Learning, student-centered learning
10 Tips For Launching An Inquiry-Based Classroom
http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2015/09/21/10-tips-for-launching-an-inquiry-based-classroom/
1. Don’t teach the content standards; help kids find their own path towards the information they need to know.
2. Don’t tell students what they should know; create the structure for them to experience it on their own.
3. Use class time to make connections between pieces of information.
4. Many kids struggle with reading, so hook them with the non-written word.
5. Stop giving struggling kids the most boring version of the work to repeat over and over again.
6. Surprise students.
7. The traditional model of imparting knowledge isn’t working very well, so don’t be afraid to try out inquiry.
8. Find the “bend” in the outcomes and abandon the prescriptive path.
9. Indulge interesting student questions even if it doesn’t fit the pacing guide.
10. Approach the practice of teaching with inquiry and use that meta-practice to improve.
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Apr
2016
Apr
2016
D2L Brightspace conference Normandale
categories: conferences and other events
Our discussion:
Faculty migration from text-based to media-rich content: crowdsourcing the meaningful application of LMS (D2L) quizzes from Plamen Miltenoff
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Main speaker: Ken Chapman
mapping what students are looking at the screen
intelligent agent: dancing hamster
immediate gratification – certification, this is practically badges
immediate gratification – certification, this is practically badges
story builder – D2L tool
D2L dropbox – look previous assignments and submissions within dropbox
time savers: 1. miss an assignment deadline – use agent. My note: how does it roll over? how much time and effort to condition it after it is rolled over?
text expanders: create codes in the browsers to evoke repetitions (;runon)
“Daylight Experience” is the D2L new look and feel put on D2L. nice clean modern looking.
assignment grader for Android has Daylight Experience. https://youtu.be/9B2EgPW_J38
PIE (Product Ideas Exchange) – https://community.brightspace.com/sharedresources/glossary/library/product_ideas_exchange_pie
Mobile First, API Access, Assessments, Advanced CBE (competency-based education programs), Predictive Analytics (recommendation system to pick right course, red flags, Dashboards,
Content:
interactive publisher material. Dates and Feeds on Mobile, Curriculum Planning
interactive publisher material. Dates and Feeds on Mobile, Curriculum Planning
Capture: my note – how does it fit with MediaSpace
ePortfolio my note – how does it fit TK-20
Repository – open content, publishers, how to bring easier into a course
Adaptive learning
D2L purchased a module. publisher packets, adaptive textbooks. D2L looks at it as an engine where faculty feeds the idea and the engine is making the links and structuring the ideas into content. It also the engine checks what learners already know and based on results finds knowledge gaps.
need well defined learning objective, good content and ways to assess the material.
Start with creating support course delivery, test preparation.
need well defined learning objective, good content and ways to assess the material.
Start with creating support course delivery, test preparation.
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Apr
2016
Apr
2016
download from MediaSpace
How to download videocapture from MediaSpace (AKA Kaltura)
- Login into MediaSpace: https://mediaspace.mnscu.edu/
- Record your lecture
screen recording
- Open the file you want to download in the player, by clicking on the file
- Click on the scroll down menu “Actions” and and choose “Edit”
actions_edit
- Click on the scroll down menu “Actions” and and choose “Edit”
- Click “Downloads”
downloads
- 1. Select HiDef MP4 file, 2. Click “download” and 3. click on “Download Media”
save
- save your file to a location of your choice
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Apr
2016
Apr
2016
digital literacy
categories: Digital literacy
Laura Devaney (@eSN_Laura). 4/12/16, 9:32 AM This is exactly why we need digital literacy: ow.ly/10zJeD #DigitalLiteracy #assessments #edtech
Online Testing Highlights the Need for Digital Literacy
Daily Exposure to Digital Devices
the Consortium for School Networking’s “Becoming Assessment Ready” initiative
Because online exams require students to have functional literacy with computing devices, such as switching between screens, opening drop-down menus and highlighting words, students should be using technology in their day-to-day classroom experience so they are building these digital literacy skills, he explains.
“The more often students use digital devices in their day-to-day learning, the more comfortable with those devices they become,” says Ribble, who has written a book about digital literacy and citizenship for the International Society for Technology in Education.
Younger Students Perform Better in Online Formats
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More on digital literacy in this IMS blog:
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=digital+literacy
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Apr
2016
Apr
2016
digital badges in education
Digital Badges in Education: Trends, Issues, and Cases.
https://www.routledge.com/products/9781138857605
In recent years, digital badging systems have become a credible means through which learners can establish portfolios and articulate knowledge and skills for both academic and professional settings. Digital Badges in Education provides the first comprehensive overview of this emerging tool. A digital badge is an online-based visual representation that uses detailed metadata to signify learners’ specific achievements and credentials in a variety of subjects across K-12 classrooms, higher education, and workplace learning. Focusing on learning design, assessment, and concrete cases in various contexts, this book explores the necessary components of badging systems, their functions and value, and the possible problems they face. These twenty-five chapters illustrate a range of successful applications of digital badges to address a broad spectrum of learning challenges and to help readers formulate solutions during the development of their digital badges learning projects.
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Badges and Leaderboards: Professional Developments for Teachers in K12
http://www.shakeuplearning.com/blog/more-ideas-for-badges-in-professional-learning/
Why should I bother earning badges?
http://www.connectededucators.org/cem-digital-badges-faq/
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Canvas Badges:
https://canvas.instructure.com/courses/904071
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Edmodo Badges:
http://www.helloliteracy.com/2012/09/technologically-speaking-currently.html
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issues to consider:
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More on badges and gaming in education in this IMS blog:
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Apr
2016
Apr
2016