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ECAR 2010 (Student tech use survey)

26-Oct-10

The 2010 ECAR survey of 36,000+ college students has been published, and it’s here. Some of the highlights and trends that I keyed into include: Student tech use is socially-motivated (over 96% on Facebook) Attempts to bring in “academic tech” is a hard sell (less than 20% use clickers) They use what they’re already using (more [...]

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Winter Rig?

13-Oct-10

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Google Docs Storyboard template

27-Aug-10

Wanted to see how this looks embedded. It’s a storyboard template that I designed in Google Docs. I chose Google Docs for it because of Google Doc’s collaboration feature, which has become *really amazing* — if you haven’t tried collaborating on Google Docs lately (it used to sorta suck), you should try it now!

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Vzaar video test #2

10-Aug-10

Eventually, by hand-coding the html, I was able to get http://view.vzaar.com/405361.mobile embedded and running, on my iPad, within WordPress. This is a test to see what I missed in the default embed code, pasted (in html) here:

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Video Test (Vzaar and Kaltura)

09-Aug-10

I’m testing out the embed features of a few different online video tools. Today’s players are Vzaar.com and Kaltura.com. So here’s a few versions (hopefully) of an old video. Vzaar Version 0: .mobile Craig Sherman at Vzaar got back to me (very quickly) about my issues and helped me add the code that should make [...]

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GLS-ES Digital Storytelling Workshop

12-Jun-10

Chris Blakesley and I are running a 2-hour Digital Storytelling workshop this afternoon at the GLS-Educator Symposium. If all goes well with my new Google Docs WordPress plugin, a Google Document with resources and examples should show up below… if not, it’s here. I’ll keep it editable by everyone in the world until it gets spammed.

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Mobile Learning

21-Apr-10

Yesterday I presented to the University of Wisconsin System’s Learning Technology Development Council on Mobile Learning, and how the university-style of instruction must change to adapt to the style of learning that mobile technologies have made common-place. A few key points: With 24/7 access to trusted sources of information in their pockets, students no longer need to [...]

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iHibachi (App for that?)

07-Apr-10

My $1,000,000 App idea: Naturally, there’d be different modes for different meats, veggies, styles, etc. And if you didn’t watch and turn them on time, they’d all burn. It could be a veritable virtual grilling game.

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New Media and Traditional Education

02-Apr-10

Today I’m presenting at the PCA/ACA national conference in St. Louis. Although I’m not typically a “Popular Culture” or an “American Culture” researcher, per se, I guess my interest in New Media and Education/Learning overlaps both hugely. New Media and Education View more presentations from John Martin. From the Program: Majestic B (2nd Floor) 3278 [...]

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New Homeowner Advice

14-Mar-10

Things Needed: wheelbarrow keys hose fence renter for 2-BR Advice: um… (I guess this new “wiki” plugin still requires folks to login, get an account, etc. — pain in the butt. Just add comments below, and I’ll update. Thanks!)

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