SECTtOR Exhibit (Work in Progress)
I was honored to design an exhibit with my colleague for the incoming SECTtOR (Support Early Career Teacher through Online Resources) event at TC which will be attended by President Susan Fuhrman and a few professors in the teacher education programs at TC. The whole album so far can be viewed here. Special thanks to … Read more
Anglo- and Asian-American Users Overpresented on Facebook
Interestingly, before Christmas, the Facebook Data Team issued a report named How Diverse is Facebook, which gives me a new perspective to think about “digital divide”. The report estimates the racial makeup of Facebook population in the U.S. (as an example) from 2006 to 2009. In trying to measure race/ethnicity of its users without having … Read more
Trends in Ed. 11. 10. 09
Is Internet Really Causing Social Isolation? Although technology and the Internet have been argued to limit people’s social interaction, a new study from the Pew Research Center has found that the opposite might be true. According to a survey which polled 2,512 adults, the dawn of new technology and the Internet has not caused people … Read more
Trends in Ed, 11.06.09: Transliteracy
The Importance of Transliteracy Gena Hasket, a library professional, made an excellent presentation post on BlogHer to share with educators, learners, librarians and parents on the importance of transliteracy – the ability to read, write and interact across a range of platforms, tools and media. Gena’s post pushes graduate students today to think more about … Read more
Trends in Ed, 11.03.09
The World’s Deepest Bin?– A Practice of “The Fun Theory” FunTheory.com just issued an interesting clip about how to change people’s behavior in a simple and fun way, which provides a fresh perspective to think of planning actions to bring behavioral changes. FunTheory.com is an organization dedicated to “the thought that something as simple … Read more
Trends in Ed, 10. 27. 09
Economy and Internet Trends Mary Meeker delivered a presentation to Web 2.0 conference recently looking at the state of the economy and the Internet. This presentation quickly looks back over the last few years: 2004 – China Internet – Opportunity is Immense 2005 – Broadband – Becoming Pervasive, Driving Growth in Communications / UGC 2006 … Read more
Trends in Ed, 10.20.09
ScribbleLive, is a free tool for live blogging with audio and video embeddings. This tool can be accessed via any of your accounts in Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, MSN, etc. The content of live blogging can be further embedded on multiple interfaces such as personal blog site. Mobile Blogging in WordPress Writing and viewing blogs have … Read more
Trends in Ed, 10.13.09
Solar Powered E-book Developed by LG After the release of the world’s first solar powered cell phone (by Sharp), LG has recently unveiled the world’s first solar powered e-book reader. Parallel Archive – A Place for Digital Scholarship Parallel Archive is a space where scholars and students in the humanities and social sciences can upload, … Read more
The Release of New ELA & Math Standards
The new standards for English language arts (ELA) and mathematics were announced last week: The Common Core State Standards Initiative is a joint effort by the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) in partnership with Achieve, ACT and the College Board. Governors and … Read more
Digital Storytelling Update
Digital Storytelling Webinars Free Digital Storytelling Webinars will be offered by TechSoup as follows: Event Schedule: 9/30: Event Day 1 – TechSoup forums event discussions and expert webinars 10/1: Event Day 2 – TechSoup forums event discussions and “How to Create a Digital Story” webinar 10/1: Digital Storytelling Challenge kickoff webinar 10/1-10/16: Digital Storytelling Challenge … Read more
Future Publishing: E-Book Builder Trials
I have been trying several e-book building tools this week at the lab, including formal online publishing tools and informal personalized tools. I want to pull them out here to initiate some comparisons. MagCloud — The above four-page trial magazine was created via MagCloud, incorporating partial material from the TC Assets Project. It is actually … Read more
President Obama’s Speech to Students
The white house has released president obama’s prepared remarks that he will deliver to school children today. Overall it seems very much in line with Obama’s campaign speeches and recent statements on education, in which he urges individual responsibility and innovation. But there are a few interesting points which should be pointed out here, like … Read more
Book Trailers: Moving toward the Future of Digital Publishing
Have you ever seen a book trailer? Nowadays, the traditional book selling activities such as book talks in multiple cities are not very attractive. Instead, with the advances in technology and the belt-tightening economy, publishers and authors are actively looking for web alternatives to promote their books. Especially in the world of children’s literature, things … Read more
Newly Issued Pearson Film Series: Visionaries in 21st-Century Education
The film series newly issued by the Person Foundation, named “A 21st Century Education,” highlights twelve innovative and compelling school-reform leaders from around the world and cases they presented in the field of education. The series was produced by the Mobile Learning Institute, a co-funded effort by Nokia and the Pearson Foundation. All movie series … Read more
