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Again, when things come together it is rather interesting Here is a video from Designing Digitally that combines the Kinect with instruction. It is a perfect fit for this instructional application and I am sure more “natural fits” will be found over time. Now here is one with some interesting augmented reality concepts from 2011. […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Here are some questions to consider about our current means of conducting elearning or even mlearning and our current level of interaction with computers. Let’s think about whether or not its possible to replace education with automation. Think of how a GPS replaces a map, how Quicken Tax software replaces an accountant. Not to mention […]
Continue Reading →Here are my slides from my Gadgets, Games and Google for Learning: How to Leverage the Latest Technologies for Learning and Performance Improvement. Given as part of the Training 3.0 pre-conference workshops. It was a great group with wonderful activity in the chat. Gadgets, Games and Google for Learning View more presentations from Karl Kapp […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Looking at the difference between old and new ways of thinking about knowledge, information, learning, video games and other critical concepts. Perception of… Old New Knowledge Structured (Books, Memos, SOPs) Unstructured (IM, Blog, email) Organizational Structure Hierarchical Team-based Structure Level Playing Field, Equality Communication Channels Formal (Face-to-Face, Phone Calls) Informal (Twitter, Facebook) Software Applications Interface […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Question: What can we do with mobile learning and smartphones? Answer: One application is that smartphones enable the concept of a Virtual Mentor to be employed to assist in a variety of settings. A virtual mentor is a live person who provides assistance to one or more individuals who are “on the ground” at a […]
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Leave a Comment (1) →EventAugmented Reality, the practice of overlaying digital images on top of the real physical world, has been used for everything from BMW repairs to iPhone apps like the one created by the MGM Mirage to applications for teaching Spanish. But now augmented reality is teaching people not to fear bugs, specifically Cockroaches. In a process […]
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Leave a Comment (1) →Interesting news, HP, the computer maker, has apparently decided to break into the smartphone business by agreeing to purchase the not-ready-for-prime-time Palm device maker…the pioneer who lost its way. Palm has agreed to be bought out by Hewlett-Packard Co. for about $1.4 billion in cash. The move means that HP doesn’t have to spend the […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →We all love the neat stuff an iPad can do but one questions keeps arising in social media sites, industry analyst calls and educational circles…will the iPad Blend? See for yourself. __Catalog of Recommended Books, Games and GadgetsRecommended Games and GadgetsRecommended BooksContent Guide
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Leave a Comment (0) →Image of a skin-based interface from Huffington Post Article on the subject. Being someone who is interested in gadgets (see Gadgets, Games and Gizmos for Learning) people are always asking me what is the next big thing. Well I can tell you that one of the next big things (5-10 year horizon) is body acoustics […]
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Leave a Comment (3) →Over at Money there is a great article titled The Great iPhone Death Watch which contains great quotes predicting the failure of the iPhone and how it will not be successful from some really informed and smart people. It just shows that one cannot predict the future with much certainty. Here are a couple of favorites: […]
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