Tag: video

POV camera .. meets Taser !

Michael ChalkLeave a commente-learning, innovation

Great initiative via Leigh Blackall over in Otago, NZ. He and Michael and Alex have been experimenting with a wild new concept known as the Point of View (POV) camera. Worn on glasses, or on a head torch, the gadget allows you to video exactly what you’re doing, hands-free. Not sure whether it has audio recording built in yet. (Check: yes it does.) What also caught my eye (and my similarity radar) was an article on Wired, where the law enforcement agencies are investigating similar options .. a wearable computer, Read More …

Top 10 Tips – planning innovation (update)

Michael ChalkLeave a commente-learning, how to, innovation

Via amazing Rose inside the Australian flexible learning framework, a video with Top Ten Tips for success in e-learning innovations. (See my viewing notes further down the page.) Great to see Dora and Josie first up, and then Georgina coming in second, followed by Brad and Vanessa. All visionaries with the practical genius to get things done. Top Ten Tips for your E-learning Innovations Project in 2009 from E-learning Innovations on Vimeo. “Successful 2008 project participants share their advice on how to approach your 2009 Australian Flexible Learning Framework E-learning Read More …

death of education .. dawn of learning (?)

Michael Chalk2 Commentse-learning, technology

Some very good “video bites” in this short piece about how schools need to change. i like the way the video is put together – short, snappy and sharp; with plenty of good ideas about how young people are learning more outside of school these days, via the social networking sites – which are all blocked inside schools. But 21st century learning will need to dig deep into wider educational networking possibilities, say these talking heads. i spoke recently with someone from one of the bigger TAFE colleges .. who Read More …

infinite thinking mac .. goog .. machine

Michael ChalkLeave a commentadult literacy, e-learning

Infinite Thinking Machine .. i’ve just stumbled on this one somehow. Very snappy and engaging ideas for teachers. This crowd loves Google in a big way: they’re sponsored by google, but they talk about plenty of other things (social software, mashups, classroom ideas). This episode taken from chapter five of their blog, Calculate This, which has plenty of ideas for using spreadsheets in class. Watch out for the Grade 5 kids sharing their formulas, and getting totally social about feedback on their work. Anyway, their videos are good! Tight and Read More …

Video interviews on the beach, for ESL learners

Michael ChalkLeave a commentclassroom

Great to see this guy from an English school in France interviewing people on the street, and then adding captions to the video. This one is part of a series focussing on homeless people, on the beach in Miami. Interesting to compare the two women’s opinions here. Here’s the first in the series, with interviews of Santa Claus, whose residence is South Miami Beach. From (Real English MPG.)

Conversations in ACE: New ways to get audio and video online

Michael ChalkLeave a commentace, professional development

Have recently been working with the Conversations in ACE conference, Eastern Metro Region of "Adult Community and Further Education" (ACFE). Kerrin Pryor was presenting on her research into "New Literacies", where they are using "Squeeze Text" (or mobile SMS language) to explore literacy for young people.