e-Innovation in the e-Learning World

The Perspective

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Welcome

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Our Focus: Mobile technologies, social networking, and self-published content represent a few of the emerging trends which can significantly impact e-Learning. This edition of HREONLINE focuses upon these and other e-innovations which foster meaningful online learning environments.

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What is e-Innovation? Innovation represents a perceptual construct within which the functionality of an existing technology is transferred to an object or process thereby enhancing its efficiency and/or effectiveness. Under most circumstances, the application of new technologies to old problems enhances efficiency and/or effectiveness. As a result, [Read more]

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it’s necessary because . . . . .

. . . . . and change is inevitable!

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Innovation: White Papers & Videos

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About Me

. . . who I am . . . what I’ve done

. . . what I believe

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Technologies to Watch

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The Horizon Report: The annual Horizon Report describes the continuing work of the New Media Consortium’s Horizon Project, a research-oriented effort that seeks to identify and describe emerging trends likely to have a large impact on teaching, learning, or creative expression within higher education. The following links provide access to technologies, discussions, and papers relevant to emerging trends as identified in each year’s respective report.

The Horizon Report - 2007

The Horizon Report – 2008

The Horizon Report – 2009

Comparative Analysis of the Horizon Reports (2007 – 2009)

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Evaluations of Emerging Technologies

Scratch 1.4

Background: Scratch is a freely distributed object-oriented programming environment designed by the Lifelong Kindergarten group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Media Lab with support from the National Science Foundation, Microsoft, Intel, Nokia, and the MIT Media Lab research consortia. Officially, the program is designed to assist users (ages 8 and up) develop mathematical, computational, creative, reasoning and collaborative skills. [Read more]

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Podcast: Scratch in the Classroom

Hosted by Bob Sprankle

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Click here to view the geography project developed as part of my evaluation of Scratch.

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Windows Movie Maker

Background: Windows Movie Maker is a suite of tools that enable the creation and editing of video. The simplistic user interface affords a drag-and-drop storyboard platform for incorporating video clips, photos, graphics images, visual effects, transitions, titles/credits, audio tracks, and timeline narration. [Read more]

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Topics Relevant to e-Innovation

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Professional Development: The professional development link of the International Society for Technology in Education‘s (ISTE) website leads to an extensive array of resources that foster personal and career advancement. Institutes, training programs (online and face-to-face), and conference strands represent the vehicles ISTE commonly uses in skill and knowledge transference. [Read more]

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Diversity: The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines diversity as a condition of being distinct in terms of unlike elements or qualities (“diversity,” 2009). Within an online learning environment this may allude to nationality, race, gender, age, religious affiliation, learning style preference, cultural background, time zone, access to technology, or various other descriptors. [Read more]

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What is Web 1.0, 2.0, 3.0?

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In the Spotlight

BlogTalkRadio - (a Web 2.0 Technology)
e-Learning as a Service (a hypothetical Web 3.0 technology)

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Creativity & Innovation

Dr. Keith Sawyer

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