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Category Archives: Multimedia
New Media Seminar Week 6: “The Medium is the Message”
This semester I have been participating in a seminar on new media, and we did an overview of the meme “The medium is the message” originated by Marshall McLuhan. I should admit up front that I only had time to… More On: New Media Seminar Week 6: “The Medium is the Message”
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New Media Seminar Week 5: Behold the Personal Computer
The good news is that I finally made it to a New Media discussion in ETS. This week’s discussion focused on the paper Personal Dynamic Media, a paper by Alan Kay and Adele Goldbergdating to the 1970s. This is a… More On: New Media Seminar Week 5: Behold the Personal Computer
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Periodic Table Design: The Good, the Bad and the Pretty?
One of the most unique reference tools people will use is the periodic table of chemical elements. This is a tool where not only each block in the table has information (about each element), but the layout also has a… More On: Periodic Table Design: The Good, the Bad and the Pretty?
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Unsual Online Graphic Tools
Here’s an interesting Web-based graphics tool I ran into very circuitously. It started out with a message about dueling church signson the theme of what happens to your canine companion in the after life. However, I checked Snopes.com and found… More On: Unsual Online Graphic Tools
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Book Review: Shut and Shoot Documentary Guide
My Video Angst So here’s my ongoing video dilemma – one I think shared by a lot of instructors and some instructional designers who are not video professionals share. While I think video is a powerful communication tool, and one… More On: Book Review: Shut and Shoot Documentary Guide
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iPad – Bigger is Better
I was finally able to obtain an iPad this week, and already I am in love with it. I’ll try not to overlap too much with comments from my colleagues Jeff Swain, Cole Camplese and other satisfied users. My main… More On: iPad – Bigger is Better
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iMix for Fun & Non-Profit Learning
Offering Cheap and Legal Files An issue that comes up in some classes is how to legally license music files for classes in foreign language, history/sociology or music. Traditionally instructional designers have recommended services such as ITS Streaming or one… More On: iMix for Fun & Non-Profit Learning
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Not sure about iPad, but that’s OK
We were having a discussion about the upcoming iPad and what it might mean for education. I admit to being very excited by it (to the point that I might actually BUY one). Reviewing the specs, I can see that… More On: Not sure about iPad, but that’s OK
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Montage-A-Google
A mashup tool I ran into a while ago is Montage-A-Google by Grant Robinson. This is a Flash-based app in which you enter a Google search term and it generates a montage of different images pulled up in the search.… More On: Montage-A-Google
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“Race” and Genetics Demo
How different are the “races” really? According to the graphic on http://www.understandingrace.org/humvar/race_humvar.html not that much. This is a great Flash demo that shows that while there is a relatively large amount of diversity in Africa, the home of homo sapiens… More On: “Race” and Genetics Demo
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