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David Chen

Second Life Sued For Allowing Sale Of Impostor Virtual Goods - 0 views

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shared by David Chen on 16 Sep 09 - Cached
  • David Chen on 16 Sep 09
     
    Linden Research was sued on Tuesday for allegedly hosting a virtual Canal Street on Second Life. This is only tangentially related to the class, but I given that a lot of what we've seen in class covers Second-Life-like environments, I thought it might be good to keep up with what's going on with the actual Second Life.
Devon Dickau

Google Instant search feeds our real-time addiction - CNN.com - 0 views

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technology education Google search instant knowledge predictive customized

shared by Devon Dickau on 12 Sep 10 - No Cached
  • By providing results before a query is complete and removing the need to hit the "enter" key, Google claims users will save two to five seconds per search
    • Devon Dickau
      Devon Dickau on 12 Sep 10
       
      Two to five seconds to hit Enter?  In a society obsessed with saving time, even mere seconds are perceived as valuable.
  • Web connections have become significantly faster over time
  • Web connections have become significantly faster over time
  • ...5 more annotations...
  • quick status updates
    • Devon Dickau
      Devon Dickau on 12 Sep 10
       
      Are the speed and brevity of these messages bypassing the potential exploration of a certain topic area in-depth, or is very topic only superficial?
  • many social sites now use our social connections to recommend content to us without the need to seek it out
    • Devon Dickau
      Devon Dickau on 12 Sep 10
       
      Search engines do the work for us.  We don't even need to know how to find the information ourselves these days.
  • What's more, this feature enables truly personalized discovery by taking into account your search history, location and other factors -- Google is essentially emulating social networks by trying to predict what we're looking for without the need to submit a fully-formed search
  • The next step of search is doing this automatically. When I walk down the street, I want my smartphone to be doing searches constantly: 'Did you know ... ?' 'Did you know ... ?' 'Did you know ... ?' 'Did you know ... ?
    • Devon Dickau
      Devon Dickau on 12 Sep 10
       
      Constant delivery of knowledge.
    • Devon Dickau
      Devon Dickau on 12 Sep 10
       
      In thinking about evolving technology in terms of both formal and informal education, I question whether or not constant and immediate access to information is improving or harming individual knowledge.  By this I mean that because we can so easily search for something online, what motivation is there to actually know anything.  If we have Wikipedia on our phones, and know HOW to find it, can't we just spend 30 seconds finding the page and "know" something for topic of conversation, or a test?  What is the point, then, or learning, of retaining knowledge?  I feel that this may be a problem in coming generations.  What knowledge will our students actually feel they need to retain? I took solace in the fact that at least we have to learn and teach HOW to find the information, but with new technologies like predictive and instant searching, it almost seems like that is a skill that will soon become unneeded as well.  We might as well just be physically plugged in to the Internet with access to all information simultaneously. Thoughts from the group?
Ando Endano

YouTube - Second Life Avatar Enters the World - 0 views

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AR

shared by Ando Endano on 19 Sep 09 - Cached
  • Ando Endano on 19 Sep 09
     
    AR experiment by Georgia Inst. of Tech. superimposing Second Life Characters in a real life office environment.
  • Ando Endano on 19 Sep 09
     
    AR experiment by Georgia Inst. of Tech. superimposing Second Life characters in a real life office environment.
Jennifer Jocz

Virtual businesses: Going to the office in Second Life - CNN.com - 1 views

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shared by Jennifer Jocz on 08 Nov 09 - Cached
  • But if companies are to make the most of virtual collaboration, employees will have to learn that what works a bricks-and-mortar workplace may not be right for the virtual world.
  • Another issue is that virtual teams can't take advantage of the kind of impromptu "water cooler" conversations that occur in a real workplace, where colleagues can share information they may have forgotten to communicate in meetings.
  • Kahai says that lack of human contact can also lead to feelings of isolation, but adds that virtual worlds such as Second Life can help by recreating the water-cooler experience.
  • Jennifer Jocz on 08 Nov 09
     
    Discusses the use of virtual worlds for business collaboration
Parisa Rouhani

Going to the virtual office in Second Life - CNN.com - 1 views

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shared by Parisa Rouhani on 11 Nov 09 - Cached
  • Parisa Rouhani on 11 Nov 09
     
    Using second life to facilitate business meetings is an indicator of how virtual collaboration is becoming more prevalent in the business world.
Chris Dede

Sept 2012 - ISTE -SIGVE Events - 0 views

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Chris Dede second life talk EcoMUVE EcoMOBILE

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  • Chris Dede on 15 Sep 12
     
    I am giving a talk in Second Life this week, if any of you are interested in seeing how that works.
Cole Shaw

MOOC feedback - 3 views

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MOOCs

shared by Cole Shaw on 15 Dec 12 - No Cached
  • Cole Shaw on 15 Dec 12
     
    The Knight Center's MOOC on data visualization was a bit smaller than traditional MOOCs (it actually capped enrollment at 2000), but the second version of the same class already has 4000 students registered. It sounds like the professor gave a lot of attention to the students and the projects, and the fact that the numbers went up is a good sign.
Malik Hussain

Augmented reality and mobile learning: the state of the art from Liz FitzGerald - 1 views

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AugmentedReality

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  • Malik Hussain on 16 Oct 12
     
    Got 60 seconds? Have a at-a-glance, punchline view of AR. Dive into slide deck for details.
Hongge Ren

The 100-Second Guide To Gamification In Education - 2 views

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shared by Hongge Ren on 06 Sep 12 - No Cached
  • Laura Johnson on 06 Sep 12
     
    Linked to the "game-based learning" technology outlined in the NMC Horizon Report 
  • Hongge Ren on 01 Dec 12
     
    This infographic is probably the most dense I've ever seen so I won't waste your time (it's the school year, no one has a spare minute) with my blabber. Enjoy the graphic and be sure to share it with your fellow gamification-loving colleagues!
Stephen Bresnick

3 Remarkable Apple Videos Predicting The Future Of Education - 2 views

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  • Stephen Bresnick on 07 Dec 11
     
    Check out these old videos from the '80s in which Apple predicts the future of education. First thought is that the technologies they show in these videos seem quite pedestrian in today's world. Second thought is that they got it right- many of these things that they show in these videos have come to fruition. Very cool look back.
Adrian Melia

The MakerBot Replicator 2 Prints A Bigger, More Detailed Chunk of Your Creative Genius - 0 views

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technology DIY Make Movement 3D Printing

shared by Adrian Melia on 21 Sep 12 - No Cached
  • Adrian Melia on 21 Sep 12
     
    MakerBot just came out with its second generation or 3D printers--MakerBot Replicator 2.
Emily Watson

Coursera announces second wave of partnerships - 1 views

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shared by Emily Watson on 19 Sep 12 - No Cached
  • Emily Watson on 19 Sep 12
     
    More universities get on board with Coursera and MOOC's.
Luke Mondello

Vine in Education - Online Universities.com - 0 views

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vine edtech

shared by Luke Mondello on 04 Sep 13 - No Cached
  • Luke Mondello on 04 Sep 13
     
    A consideration of using Vine, Twitter's 6 second video platform, in the classroom. The embedded video is the most helpful bit.
Margaret O'Connell

Second Thoughts on Online Education - 3 views

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online

shared by Margaret O'Connell on 09 Sep 10 - No Cached
  • Certain groups did notably worse online. Hispanic students online fell nearly a full grade lower than Hispanic students that took the course in class. Male students did about a half-grade worse online, as did low-achievers, which had college grade-point averages below the mean for the university.
  • A policy issue raised by the study, Mr. Figlio said, was whether a shift to online education will serve to widen the achievement gap between the best students and others.
  • “But what we are saying is that there’s no free lunch” in the drive to online education, he said.
  • Maura Wolk on 09 Sep 10
     
    I get really nervous about these "shifts" when they become sensationalized. Despite our insistence that students are not created equal, we keep searching for the one-size-fits-all solution to education, and in this era that solution is bolstered by anything containing the word DIGITAL. How much socioemotional development will students lose if this trend increases over time? How do we provide for human relationships, mentors, even confrontation and conflict resolution when we are all hiding behind computer screens? It has to be about more than convenience.
Chris Dede

The End of the Virtual World -- THE Journal - 3 views

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shared by Chris Dede on 02 Sep 10 - Cached
  • Chris Dede on 02 Sep 10
     
    What happens to your teen avatar when the plug is pulled on your virtual world?
  • Margaret O'Connell on 02 Sep 10
     
    That looks like a tragedy that's rooted in bad software architecture - having the Teen software be so different from the main Second Life software that it now has to be shut down ... tsk tsk. I hope Linden Labs has learned from this. It was really interesting to learn how this has been used in education (with specifics about hurdles the teachers had to jump to get it into the curriculum).
Jennifer Jocz

University World News - GLOBAL: Virtual simulation in classroom - 0 views

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Second life MUVE games simulation hospital health care

shared by Jennifer Jocz on 19 Oct 09 - Cached
  • "It was funny because the [preference for Second Life] were in the female group, which means the females found the experience more useful than males; that is really interesting because we are working on a game-based approach and we tend to think that games are for boys and not for girls."
    • Jennifer Jocz
      Jennifer Jocz on 19 Oct 09
       
      It would be interesting to investigate what aspects of the experience appealed to females.
Jeffrey Siegel

Emerging Technologies Conference at MIT - 1 views

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shared by Jeffrey Siegel on 24 Sep 12 - No Cached
  • Jeffrey Siegel on 24 Sep 12
     
    A heads up for any one who is interested in EmTech, the premier conference focused on emerging technologies and their impact.
  • Cole Shaw on 24 Sep 12
     
    They also have a session on Emerging Technology in Education--second to last day, I think. edX, One-laptop-per-child, Institute of Play will be represented.
Hannah Lesk

Karen Cator Stepping Down as U.S. Ed-Tech Chief - Digital Education - Education Week - 5 views

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shared by Hannah Lesk on 17 Nov 12 - No Cached
  • Pearl Phaovisaid on 19 Nov 12
     
    I would be interested to know why she is stepping down - the article doesn't address her reason for leaving. In fact, based on another article from last week, I got the impression that she would be serving in this position for at least a couple more years: https://www.edsurge.com/n/karen-cator-doe-is-ready-for-second-term
Kasthuri Gopalaratnam

We know diversity in tech is a problem, but what's the solution? | VentureBeat - 3 views

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shared by Kasthuri Gopalaratnam on 28 Nov 11 - No Cached
  • Kasthuri Gopalaratnam on 28 Nov 11
     
    "This is our second Sputnik moment. At a time when women hold only 24 percent of STEM jobs and blacks and Hispanics also fare poorly in these fields, we better get this argument about diversity of talent right or else it's going to be a very expensive moment, indeed."
  • Allison Browne on 28 Nov 11
     
    I like the ethic and attiude that this article promotes. I have seen this gap for a long time and I have heard the meritocracy argument as well. The fact is that people who benefit from a system want to believe that they inherently earned their spot due to superior intellect, personality, etc. It is difficult to believe that you are a member of an organization because others feel you belong there and your presence reinforces the establishd culture of power.
Eric Kattwinkel

Testing, the Chinese Way - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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shared by Eric Kattwinkel on 15 Sep 10 - No Cached
  • In Asia, such a march of tests for young children was regarded as normal, and not evil or particularly anxiety provoking.
  • Professor Cizek, who started his career as a second-grade teacher, said the prevailing philosophy of offering young children unconditional praise and support was probably not the best prescription for successful education. “What’s best for kids is frequent testing, where even if they do badly, they can get help and improve and have the satisfaction of doing better,” he said. “Kids don’t get self-esteem by people just telling them they are wonderful.”
  • Eric Kattwinkel on 15 Sep 10
     
    A mother from New York who raised young children in China argues that the high-pressure testing that made them "feel bad" about themselves at the time was a good thing in the long run.
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