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Coping With Rapid Change
New Interface Technologies
Technology and Pedagogy
The end of an era?
http://starringthecomputer.com/feature.php?f=4
Technology and Pedagogy
The end of an era?Have the keyboard, mouse and desktop metaphor outlived their usefulness?
http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/survey-says-smartphones-outsold-pcs-for-the-first-time-ever/
Technology and Pedagogy
The end of an era?Even the new Mac OS is using a new metaphor.
http://www.dynastii.com/05/mac-os-x-lion-latest-update-for-mac-by-apple-available-at-mac-app-store/
Technology and Pedagogy
The end of current pedagogy??
http://prestonrizer14.wordpress.com/2011/04/14/why-we-should-be-able-to-us-cell-phones-in-school/
The New and Now
What have we come to?Horizon Report (2011)Mobile devices of all kindseBooks – standard and new approachesMulti-touch whiteboards
The New and Now
Mobile DevicesPhoneTextVideoPicturesGPSApps… and much more
The New and Now
Do we carry our left brain in our pockets?NotesRemindersGoogle for factsDictionaryCalculators
The New and Now
Do we make use of all the potential?Do we only find ‘likes’?Who here often:listens to more than 4 radio stations?Watches more than 4 TV channels?Gets news from more than 2 sources?
The New and Now
Students limit themselves to:FacebookA few fav web sitesTexting only friendsWatching the shows their friends watchHaving access to variety does NOT mean we choose varietyWe prefer affirmation.
The New and Now
eBooksAmazon and HarperCollins sell more eBooks than hard coversA growing trend – even in textbooksBut is this what students want?
The New and Now
eBook Readers
The New and Now
What Students Want?digital texts to enable communication (audio and video), personalize their education, be interactive relevant more game-like learning situations.
The New and Now
eBooks are NOT there yet, but there are new ideas.Ex. Our Choice by Push Pop Pressmanipulable images, video, interactive statistics, Interactive maps AND …
The New and Now
the option to blow your breath across the screen to ‘power’ a virtual windmill.
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/mike_matas.html
The New and Now
eBooks are developing rapidly and will have more appeal for studentsEducators need to learn how to best use this this new integrated form We also need to learn more about how to reference this source material.
The New and Now
These new ‘books’ are missing some of the physical cues that we use for memoryOur sense of near the beginning or end is not thereThe ‘placing’ of left side or right side of a page is also missingWhere are the memory cues in eBooks?
The New and Now
Interactive Whiteboards – becoming a standard feature in many schoolsNot used well by mostMulti-touch boards – teachers need to tie in the pedagogy
Source: Prometheanworld.com
The New and Now
Teacher training matters!There is research to support IWB use – when done well!!!
Source: Smarttech.com
The Near Future
Augmented Reality (AR) adds a layer of information on top of what the person sees in realityWordLens translates signs for you, but you might want to double check ….
The Near Future
http://www.techi.com/2010/12/image-translating-iphone-app/
The Near Future
http://www.pranavmistry.com/projects/sixthsense/#PICTURES
The Near Future
Students creating AR games and toursStudents do research about locationsGPS function for locationsAdd images, video, tokens, audio, text
Picture of ARISPicture of Moveable Feast
The Near Future
Gesture based computing – the beginningsMulti-touch type devicesTouch, swipe, pinch, tap
http://www.kobobooks.com/touch
The Near Future
Gesture based computing – the beginningsBody ControlWii
Source: http://www.gameconsoleworld.co.uk/official-remote-controller-p-8.html
The Near Future
Gesture based computing – the beginningsBody ControlKinnect
Source: http://www.videogamesblogger.com/2010/08/24/kinect-will-extend-the-lifecycle-of-the-xbox-360-five-more-years-says-microsoft.htm
The Near Future
Gesture based computing – the Absurd??Body Control – Google Motion (April Fools)
Source: http://mail.google.com/mail/help/motion.html
The Near Future
Gesture based computing – the Absurd??Body Control – The Actual (USC lab)
Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lfso7_i9Ko8
The Far Off (?)
Control byVoice (why has this been so slow Scotty?)latex glovesbrain waves SixthSense
The Far Off (?)
Dragon Naturally Speaking has added interface controlsDragon Search app for the iPhone allows users to speak their search terms into their phoneAndroid - speaking, tracing, tapping and writing to take your ideas and turn them into text.
The Far Off (?)
The Far Off (?)
Microsoft (Clarke, 2010) acoustic skin interface where sensors react to different vibrations on your arm and can be programmed to respond to these. The sensors can be trained to respond to different input, like you might tap your middle finger to open your mail. A small projector can also be added so you can see, on your arm, all the buttons you want to ‘click on.’
The Far Off (?)
A small projector can also be added all the buttons you want to ‘click on’ are on your arm
Source: http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/innovation/06/18/natural.user.interface.mouse/
The Far Off (?)
Manipulate virtual 3D objects
Source: http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/innovation/06/18/natural.user.interface.mouse/
The Far Off (?)
Sixth Sense
Source: http://www.ted.com/talks/pranav_mistry_the_thrilling_potential_of_sixthsense_technology.html
The Far Off (?)
Sixth Sense – take a picture
Source: http://www.ted.com/talks/pranav_mistry_the_thrilling_potential_of_sixthsense_technology.html
The Far Off (?)
Sixth Sense – make a call
Source: http://www.ted.com/talks/pranav_mistry_the_thrilling_potential_of_sixthsense_technology.html
The Far Off (?)
Eye Control – great for the disabled, but will have broader uses
Source: http://kanderson-teachingblog.blogspot.com
The Far Off (?)
Brain Waves Neurosky – tracks attentiveness and frustration
Source: http://www.neurosky.com/Academics/Education.aspx
The Far Off (?)
Brain Waves – Controlling virtual objects
Source: http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/tan_le_a_headset_that_reads_your_brainwaves.html
The Far Off (?)
Brain Waves – Brain cap tracks your brain as you scan the screen
Source: http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/innovation/06/18/natural.user.interface.mouse/
The Far Off (?)
Augmented reality in your contact lens
Source: http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/innovation/06/18/natural.user.interface.mouse/
The Far Off (?)
Augmented reality on your dashboard
Source: http://gizmodo.com/5800154/this-augmented-reality-dashboard-may-save-you-from-painfully-real-crashes
The Far Off (?)
Corning’s View of the Future
Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Cf7IL_eZ38 (5:33 minutes)
The Far Off (?)
The Paper PhoneBend the phoneto use it.
Source: http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/05/05/technology-paperphone-thin-smartphone.html
The Far Off (?)
Data Manipulation – The Allosphere
Source: http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/joann_kuchera_morin_tours_the_allosphere.html
The Far Off (?)
Data Manipulation – Oblong’s Glove
Source: http://oblong.com/#!/offerings/platform
The Far Off (?)
Data Manipulation – Students Collect and SharePachube (for example) is a web site designed to collect data from amateursBut they want to collect enough so it has its own checks and balances
The Far Off (?)
3D Printing – not an interface, but it will spawn change as laser printers did.
Sourcehttp://bu-construction-industry.co.cc/3d-printer.htm
