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Pearl Phaovisaid

Tech Start-Ups Find a Home on the Prairie - NYTimes.com - 4 views

www.nytimes.com/...-root-in-the-great-plains.html

tech prairie nytimes start-up geography apps des moines

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  • Pearl Phaovisaid on 23 Nov 12
     
    Emerging technology has had a strong geographical component. With Google Fiber up and running in Kansas City and tech start-ups burgeoning in Des Moines, we may see yet another wellspring of innovation in the Midwest. This could have significant implications on rural education and agtech.
  • Danna Ortiz on 23 Nov 12
     
    There were numerous communities in Colorado that tried to lure Google Fiber; it looks like it's paying off for KC. It would be interesting to see the tech start-up numbers in comparison to other US locales. I would like more details as to why only two regions increased their share of angel investors.
  • Pearl Phaovisaid on 24 Nov 12
     
    My guess is that insufficient momentum or critical mass exists in other regions, Danna. The article mentions the Southwest and Great Plains as two regions with an increase in angel investors. The Southwest probably represents spillover from Silicon Valley, while the Great Plains benefits from large metropolitan areas, good universities, and a concentration of young professional residents. I also think that tech start-ups and VC firm naturally promote the growth of one another.
Roshanak Razavi

Clay Christensen: First the media gets disrupted, then comes the education industry - 7 views

gigaom.com/...n-comes-the-education-industry

MOOC emerging technology educational_technology

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  • Roshanak Razavi on 23 Feb 13
     
    A A Clay Christensen literally wrote the book on disruption, so it's worth paying attention to him when he talks about where the disruption fueled by the web is going to strike next.
Sunanda V

Idaho Voters Repeal Online Learning, Performance-Pay Measures - 1 views

blogs.edweek.org/..._performance_pay_measures.html

1-to-1 online education graduation politics technology voting

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  • Hannah Lesk on 08 Nov 12
     
    Voters in Idaho voted 2:1 to repeal a RTTT-inspired state law that would have brought 1:1 laptop programs to all high schools and required all students to take 2 online or blended courses in order to graduate from high school. The public felt that the law would have "diverted taxpayer dollars to technology corporations and marginalized teachers."
  • Sunanda V on 15 Nov 12
     
    Idaho voted down several education measures including one to require participation in an online course before high school graduation and a shift to 1-to-1 computing in schools.
Harvey Shaw

Western Governors University Online - 0 views

www.wgu.edu/...WGU_different

t561 educational_technology online outcomes

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  • Harvey Shaw on 22 Oct 12
     
    Western Governors University (WGU) is a hybrid inputs/outcomes model on online education. Each student has an adviser; competency is assessed initially; students can exit classes when ready; you pay one price ($5K/half year), and may consume as many classes in that period as desired.
Susan Smiley

Free Online Education is Now Illegal in Minnesota - 0 views

www.slate.com/...nd_against_free_education.html

Education learning online

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  • Chip Linehan on 19 Oct 12
     
    Thought it was April Fool's for a minute
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  • Cole Shaw on 19 Oct 12
     
    I just saw this and was about to post to Diigo--this is quite depressing! I don't understand people's logic, sometimes. Maybe the law should be changed instead of trying to enforce an antiquated rule on new technology...and so does that mean things like Open Course Ware are also illegal in Minnesota?!? Or even syllabi or any sort of "instruction"--web page, article, etc.? Craziness...
  • Susan Smiley on 20 Oct 12
     
    Wow, so online education is a political issue? How could Minnesota government think an arcane law to pay fees is going to deter anyone?
  • Hannah Lesk on 20 Oct 12
     
    Update: apparently this article went viral and the MN state government was so embarrassed by the outcry that they have backed off and said that they will introduce legislation to amend the 20-year-old law in question, noting that it "clearly didn't envision free online classes from accredited universities." Read more about it here: http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2012/10/19/minnesota_coursera_ban_state_won_t_crack_down_on_free_online_courses_after.html
Komal Syed

Powers of Video Based Instructions bridges distances - 2 views

nation.time.com/...lege-is-dead-long-live-college

educational_technology online

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  • Drew Nelson on 01 Nov 12
     
    We know a good deal about the contents of this article arlready, but its a TIME article and it links to some interesting studies and polls. http://nation.time.com/2012/10/18/higher-education-poll/?pcd=teaser and this should encourage us, as we pay through the nose for this education: David Stavens (Udacity's co-founder, and Stanford alum) concedes. "I think the top 50 schools are probably safe," he says. "There's a magic that goes on inside a university campus that, if you can afford to live inside that bubble, is wonderful." ... I agree with Mr. Stavens . I hope you do too. See you in class!
Janet Dykstra

Minnesota Bans Free Online Education - Forbes - 0 views

www.forbes.com/...ota-bans-free-online-education

technology education t561 emerging technology

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  • Janet Dykstra on 23 Oct 12
     
    Invoking a decades old law that requires any degree granting academic institution to obtain a license to operate in state (and pay a hefty fee for said license), Minnesota has banned universities from offering free online courses through education site Coursera, prompting the site to issue this notice to all Minnesota users: Coursera has been informed by the Minnesota Office of Higher Education that under Minnesota Statutes (136A.61 to 136A.71), a university cannot offer online courses to Minnesota residents unless the university has received authorization from the State of Minnesota to do so.
Angela Nelson

Guess who's winning the brains race, with 100% of first graders learning to code? | VentureBeat - 1 views

venturebeat.com/...estonia-code-academy

Writing Code Tech Literacy K-12

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  • Angela Nelson on 05 Sep 12
     
    Program in Estonia designed to have all students age 7 to 16 learn to write code in a drive to turn children from consumers to developers of technology.
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  • Heather French on 05 Sep 12
     
    I just posted an article from Wired onto twitter about this! http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2012/09/estonia-reprograms-first-graders-as-web-coders/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=socialmedia&utm_campaign=twitterclickthru I wonder how deeply the program goes in coding or if it is more in line with applications like "Move the Turtle".
  • Angela Nelson on 05 Sep 12
     
    I am very curious, as well, and trying to find more information. I think it would necessarily be a program that expands with their comprehension and maturity... starting with very basic "Move the Turtle" applications and then grown with the student, hopefully to real world application, as they go until age 16!
  • Jeffrey Siegel on 06 Sep 12
     
    Who initiated this ProgreTiiger program? The Estonian government? Local IT companies? Concerned parents who disparately wanted their children to learn to code? Estonia is very wired country and it's economy has found a niche in IT services, so much so that it's even been dubbed "eStonia" (http://e-estonia.com/). This program seems to be an example of market forces guiding educational policy since there are clear incentives for it's population to be technologically literate to ensure it's competitiveness and dominance in the tech sector (see: The Many Reasons Estonia Is a Tech Start-Up Nation (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303734204577464343888754210.html) A little blurb on how "plug-in" Estonia actually is: "The geeks have triumphed in this country of 1.3 million. Some 40 percent read a newspaper online daily, more than 90 percent of bank transactions are done over the Internet, and the government has embraced online voting. The country is saturated in free Wi-Fi, cell phones can be used to pay for parking or buy lunch, and Skype is taking over the international phone business from its headquarters on the outskirts of Tallinn. In other words, Estonia - or eStonia, as some citizens prefer - is like a window into the future. Someday, the rest of the world will be as wired as this tiny Baltic nation." (http://www.wired.com/politics/security/magazine/15-09/ff_estonia) p.s. I hate sensational titles like "Guess Who's Winning the Brain's Race" Learning coding doesn't automatically make your brain bigger or necessarily increase your intelligence. Sure, it's a very useful skill, but I wonder what classes will be cut out to make time in the school day for coding. Coding vs recess: Tough call.
  • Irina Uk on 06 Sep 12
     
    Hmmm.... I read about Estonia being very plugged in as well. I wonder if there is research on whether the kids are actually learning better as a result. I think that you have a point Jeffrey. It depends what the cost is. If kids are missing some critical lesson because they are coding at such a young age, there may be a trade-off. On the other hand, maybe the skills they are obtaining from coding are more critical. I wonder...
  • Angela Nelson on 06 Sep 12
     
    Ideally, the tech skills would be used to enhance and deepen some of the other curriculum areas. But, yes, 7 years old may be young.
Rupangi Sharma

10 Emerging Education and Instructional Technologies that all Educators Should Know About (2012) - 1 views

www.emergingedtech.com/...ucators-should-know-about-2012

technology education augmented reality learning Emerging Technology online educational_technology Social

shared by Rupangi Sharma on 09 Sep 12 - No Cached
  • focused on enhancing learning outcomes by leveraging data
  • Tomoko Matsukawa on 09 Sep 12
     
    The author has updated his list that he made a yr ago. Comparing to that, he has kept the below 4 from last year's list. (apple ipad&other tablet devices, gamification of education (although last year he used the phrase ''gradually taking hold'' for this), student response systems and other synchronous tools, open educational resources).  He seems to be  an advocate of 'flipped classroom' but as mentioned within the article 'Educators Evaluate ''Flipped Classrooms'' posted by Prof Dede on Aug 29th, whether all of these 10 are 'transformative' is a different question. They are 'emerging' though. Some of the new entrants for this year include those everyone else here has been sharing such as free online courses with potential for credentials, BYOD move within classroom and effective data usage in learning settings. To me it seems like he is closely paying attention to the emergence of the last category. 
  • Rupangi Sharma on 10 Sep 12
     
    The technologies that can have the best impact on education are evolving quickly from year to year, and the pace seems to be quickening.
Hongge Ren

Pranav Mistry: The thrilling potential of SixthSense technology - 3 views

www.youtube.com/watch

sixthsense technology MIT Media Lab TED Pranav Mistry

shared by Hongge Ren on 14 Sep 12 - Cached
  • Hongge Ren on 14 Sep 12
     
    http://www.ted.com At TEDIndia, Pranav Mistry demos several tools that help the physical world interact with the world of data -- including a deep look at his SixthSense device and a new, paradigm-shifting paper "laptop." In an onstage Q&A, Mistry says he'll open-source the software behind SixthSense, to open its possibilities to all.
  • Matthew Ong on 16 Sep 12
     
    Hi there Hongge, thanks for sharing this amazing video. He's managed to bridge certain key technologies and made them more intuitive for the daily user. It's great that he's made it open-source too! Maybe we could pay a visit to MIT to check it out? I wonder though, whether such a device would in the future not only project thoughts and programs but also capture user data and begin to 'suggest' or advertise certain things to you. Scary but the potential is enormous. Again, thanks!
  • Hongge Ren on 16 Sep 12
     
    Thanks, Matthew. That video was actually filmed three years ago (yes, even before iPhone 4) and I wonder if Pranav is still at MIT Media Lab. Maybe Karen knows more about him and could make an introduction for us? Machine learning and personalizing content for us is already happening. Personally, I like the idea of personalized content simply because nowadays we can be so easily info-overloaded. It is quite normal for CEOs and political leaders to digest pre-screened/selected info by their secretaries and/or advisers, right? And Google has been doing this for advertising to consumers. I don't mind the right ads appear at the right time when I need the product or service. What really strikes me about Pranav's idea is that it reminds me about the movie Inception, where you can transplant an idea into someone's mind and the distinction between reality and the virtual world is so blurry.
Tommie Anthony Henderson

Grading the Digital School - 3 views

topics.nytimes.com/...index.html

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  • Tommie Anthony Henderson on 10 Dec 11
     
    In recent years there has been a major push to equip classrooms with technology, including laptops, overhead projectors, interactive white boards and tablets. It has become big business. But there are questions about whether the investment is paying off. This series explores the push to digitize the American classroom and whether the promises are being fulfilled.
  • Kasthuri Gopalaratnam on 10 Dec 11
     
    This comment from a reader on one of the articles (Inflating the Software Report Card) sums it up rather nicely: "Data-driven, individualized instruction aimed at identifying a student's strengths and weaknesses, is not perfect, nor can it replace great teachers. But it can and does allow gifted students to zoom ahead, average students to keep up, and struggling students to catch up. If we really want math education to become part of the fabric of our kids' lives, not just raising their scores on a standardized test, but helping them become more competent and effective adults, we need to take advantage of all of the technology available".
Kasthuri Gopalaratnam

Online Textbooks Aim to Make Science Leap From the Page - NYTimes.com - 2 views

www.nytimes.com/...cience-leap-from-the-page.html

online textbooks science

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  • Kasthuri Gopalaratnam on 18 Dec 11
     
    Digital only textbook. Students pay for permanent Internet access.
  • Billie Fitzpatrick on 19 Dec 11
     
    Interesting -- and I like the direction, of course -- but one quote is a bit concerning: "but if the best way to learn is to see something moving" . . . that's a fairly big "if" and one that is not necessarily accurate
  • Kasthuri Gopalaratnam on 19 Dec 11
     
    Right! But he is saying that they if the best way is to see something moving they do it that way and if quiz is the best way to do it, they use a quiz. And I suppose, audio can be used when it is appropriate. The question though is 'who decides what is the best way?' and on what basis. And it will be great if there is also a simulation component, so the user can do some 'what-if' scenarios.
Kasthuri Gopalaratnam

Mooc rival OERu puts accreditation on menu - 0 views

www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/...2008571.article

MOOC t561 online learning course credit

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  • Kasthuri Gopalaratnam on 01 Nov 13
     
    Students who complete an Open Educational Resources University course will be able to pay a fee to have their work assessed for academic credit, which would then be recognised by all the universities participating in the OERu. In theory, the students could approach any of the partner institutions with evidence of the credits they have amassed and apply for degrees.
Julie Golden

Have you taught online? Your opinion is needed! - 0 views

www.surveymonkey.com/WKZGXX6

education technology learning educational_technology online eLearning web2.0 community collaboration faculty emerging technology social

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  • Julie Golden on 20 Sep 15
     
    https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WKZGXX6 Please consider taking my survey. It is anonymous, so I won't be able to send a proper thank you. Please know that I will pay your kindness forward to another doctoral student in need and will send warm thoughts out into the universe for you. Thank you for your consideration and for passing this on to eLearning faculty!
Jennifer Hern

If You're Not Seeing Data, You're Not Seeing | Gadget Lab | Wired.com - 0 views

www.wired.com/...augmented-reality

AR augmented_reality

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  • “augmented reality,” where data from the network overlays your view of the real world
    • Jennifer Hern
      Jennifer Hern on 22 Sep 09
       
      I knew that.
  • developers are creating augmented reality applications and games for a variety of smartphones
    • Jennifer Hern
      Jennifer Hern on 22 Sep 09
       
      Who are these developers? Lots of $$ backing them?
  • embraced a version of the technology to enhance their products and advertising campaigns.
    • Jennifer Hern
      Jennifer Hern on 22 Sep 09
       
      Of course AR has been used to enhance private $$ making industries.
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  • Tom Caudell, a researcher at aircraft manufacturer Boeing, coined the term “augmented reality” in 1990.
  • head-mounted digital display
  • was an intersection between virtual and physical reality
  • he wants to be able to point a phone at a city it’s completely unfamiliar with, download the surroundings and output information on the fly.
    • Jennifer Hern
      Jennifer Hern on 22 Sep 09
       
      Called Anywhere Augmentation.
  • stifled by limitations in software and hardware
  • requires a much more sophisticated artificial intelligence and 3-D modeling applications
  • must become affordable to consumers
  • early attempts have focused on two areas
  • your computer is prominently appearing in attention-grabbing, big-budget advertisements
  • Mattel is using the same type of 3-D imaging augmented reality in “i-Tag” action figures f
    • Jennifer Hern
      Jennifer Hern on 22 Sep 09
       
      Mattel is experimenting with AR... can I get a job there?
  • isn’t truly useful in a static desktop environment, Höllerer said, because people’s day-to-day realities involve more than sitting around all day
    • Jennifer Hern
      Jennifer Hern on 22 Sep 09
       
      Okay... so desktop computers are not for AR tech. People are mobile, so AR should be mobile. But what about people stuck sitting at a desk all day?
  • And that’s why smartphones, which include GPS hardware and cameras, are crucial to driving the evolution of augmented reality.
  • Ogmento, a company that creates augmented reality products for games and marketing
    • Jennifer Hern
      Jennifer Hern on 22 Sep 09
       
      Ogmento... see if they want to hire me, too.
  • movie posters will trigger interactive experiences on an iPhone, such as a trailer or even a virtual treasure hunt to promote the film.
    • Jennifer Hern
      Jennifer Hern on 22 Sep 09
       
      This is going to bring out the inner nerd in everyone....
  • The Layar browser (video above) looks at an environment through the phone’s camera, and the app displays houses for sale, popular restaurants and shops, and tourist attractions
    • Jennifer Hern
      Jennifer Hern on 22 Sep 09
       
      Where does this information come from? Who creates this information? Selected sources/companies who pay to have their information posted? A whole new competitive marketing strategy in the making.
  • it’s not truly real-time: The app can’t analyze data it hasn’t downloaded ahead of time.
    • Jennifer Hern
      Jennifer Hern on 22 Sep 09
       
      I can only imagine crowds of people walking the streets staring at their apps, running into people and lamp posts, not to mention getting run over by cars... I think this technology might weirdly affect the health insurance industry.
  • You know more, you find more, or you see something you haven’t seen before.
    • Jennifer Hern
      Jennifer Hern on 22 Sep 09
       
      this is supposed to be the advantage of using AR from a commercial perspective... it is still self-centralized.
  • Nokia is currently testing an AR app called Point & Find, which involves pointing your camera phone at real-world objects and planting virtual information tags on them
    • Jennifer Hern
      Jennifer Hern on 22 Sep 09
       
      This can be a really cool feature for teachers if they have a closed-group option. If you are part of the large network, there is all sorts of things people might plant that you don't want to see or know about... Another thought, if there is a closed-group option, perhaps this will create a whole new way of drug trafficking and helping illegal organizations hide information from authorities.
  • the hardware is finally catching up to our needs
  • Nvidia Tegra, a powerful chip specializing in high-end graphics for mobile devices.
  • place (real) Skittles on the physical map and shoot them to set off (virtual) bombs
    • Jennifer Hern
      Jennifer Hern on 22 Sep 09
       
      Are you kidding me? Marketing Skittles within an AR game?
  • open API to access live video from the phone’s camera
    • Jennifer Hern
      Jennifer Hern on 22 Sep 09
       
      Need this technology in order to produce AR. iPhone does not have it. Wonder why.
  • live tweets of mobile Twitter users around your location.
    • Jennifer Hern
      Jennifer Hern on 22 Sep 09
       
      I can just imagine what a nightmare this app would be in a classroom full of students with handhelds....
  • Jennifer Hern on 22 Sep 09
     
    Background on Augmented Reality. Reading for 9/14.
Uche Amaechi

Making the web pay | The end of the free lunch-again | The Economist - 0 views

www.economist.com/...displaystory.cfm

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  • Uche Amaechi on 27 Aug 09
     
    article
quintintanderson

Excellent resource for those interested in learning Flash, Python, Maya, Etc... - 0 views

www.digitaltutors.com/...index.php

Digital Tutors Flash Python Maya

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  • quintintanderson on 01 Sep 10
     
    Digital tutors is a fairly robust tutorial website that gives members (yeah, ya gotta pay) access to a variety of platforms, based on your interests!
Margaret O'Connell

The Khan Academy Brings Disrupting Class to Life - 0 views

www.huffingtonpost.com/...academy-brings-d_b_764562.html

Khan Disrupting

shared by Margaret O'Connell on 23 Oct 10 - No Cached
  • Lastly, toward the end of the video Khan talks about his surprise that it's not just him and other math geeks who want to learn and understand these concepts -- and get pleasure from it. He reads a letter about someone who solves a derivative and smiles. This resonates and matches our new chapter in the new edition of Disrupting Class -- that a fundamental job people have to do is to feel successful and achieve.
  • Margaret O'Connell on 23 Oct 10
     
    Check out the video at http://vimeo.com/11731351 (It's the same info Cameron posted a while ago but this time it's made the widely read Huffington Post ... and I think it's a good repeat post since I, for one, didn't pay enough attention to this the first time I heard about it.)
Garron Hillaire

Kno Tablet to Debut at $599 - NYTimes.com - 2 views

bits.blogs.nytimes.com/...-at-599-embargo-until-midnight

kno tablet technology education college

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  • We already knew that the Kno, a tablet computer designed for college students, would be bigger and heavier than Apple’s iPad. It will also be pricier.
  • “When you do the math, it actually pays for itself and still saves $1,300 in digital textbook costs,” he said.
  • To be sure, the Kno is not just a fancy e-reader. It is also a platform that will allow students to take notes, manage projects and organize their college lives.
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