I’m super keen on libraries evolving into makerspaces supporting learning and collaboration. Although libraries have traditionally always supported these activities, its being raised to a new level with the push for the ability to create using technology and leveraging knowledge of community members. Very cool!
Category Archives: Education
Collection of Links: 3D Printing
With 3D printing becoming ever more popular in the news, I thought I would post links to articles I found most informative about this emerging technology.
The EFF Needs Help Keeping 3D Printing Free from TechCrunch October 27, 2012
Kickstopped: Affordable 3D Printer Put on Hold from WIRED October 26, 2012
The Future of Higher Education: Reshaping Universities Through 3D Printing from Engadget October 19, 2012
Wired’s Chris Anderson: Today’s ‘Maker Movement’ Is The New Industrial Revolution [TCTV] from TechCrunch October 9, 2012
The Next Battle for Internet Freedom Could Be Over 3D Printing from TechCrunch published in August 2012
To Remain Relevant, Libraries Should Help Patrons Create – The Digital Shift from May 2012
This is your brain on Jane Austen, and researchers at Stanford are taking notes
This is your brain on Jane Austen, and researchers at Stanford are taking notes.
Quotable: “In an innovative interdisciplinary study, neurobiological experts, radiologists and humanities scholars are working together to explore the relationship between reading, attention and distraction – by reading Jane Austen.”
Huffington Post Books | The Blog — Why Preserving History Matters by Steve Berry
The Digital Shift — The Best Sites for Collaborative Online Studying
Stephen’s Lighthouse — Connected Learning Resources and Infographic
PCMag.com | News & Opinion — Harvard, MIT to Offer Free Online Classes
Harvard, MIT to Offer Free Online Classes | News & Opinion | PCMag.com.
Quotable: “EdX courses will be available to anyone with an Internet connection…The first set of courses will be announced this summer, and begin in the fall of 2012.”
Interaction-Design.org — Free Encyclopedia of Human-Computer Interaction
Interaction-Design.org — Encyclopedia of Human-Computer Interaction
Great resource with 25 different chapters so far ranging on topics such as User Experience and Experience Design, End-User Development and Semiotics.
Quotable from the Website: “We’re on a mission to make free and open educational materials: There are so many great minds in the Human-Computer Interaction and Interaction Design community and we want to empower these authors to reach all their interested readers around the world. We believe these authors have the minds to change the world and deserve a publishing venue truly designed for the author and the reader, not the publisher and the profit.”
iLibrarian » 5 Educational YouTube Channels for Librarians
5 Educational YouTube Channels for Librarians
via iLibrarian » 5 Educational YouTube Channels for Librarians.
I second Mashable! My favourite go to website for tech related information and tech trends to watch for on the horizon.
GTA Technology Topics, Tips & Tricks: Tools to Help Support Learning & Organization
Here are some great tools to think about using to help you learn and organize! There is of course the Google Apps suite but the recommendations posted below are out of the box type of tools!
Quizlets Flashcards help you study for final exams, languages, vocabulary, etc. and they can be shared. Web-based. (Free)
Index Card for Apple iPad lets you write index cards. Useful for those non-linear thinkers! ($4.99)
inClass for Apple iPad and iPhone is basically a digital planner, allowing you to store multimedia notes and organize your schedule (free)
Evernote for PC and Mac OS X. Amazing tool where you can tag notes and save web clips, text documents, pdfs, etc. Can be used in every aspect of your life and I think its a great tool for saving and organizing recipes. Their tagline is “Remember Everything” and there is a browser plug-in. Syncs across devices. (free)
iProcrastinate for Mac OS X and iPhone. Sync calendars, tasks and to do lists. You can break down tasks into components. (free)
bubbl.us is a brainstorming tool. Web-based. (free)
Diigo lets you bookmark, highlight and sticky note (annotate web) pages. Web-based and all platforms. (try for free = limited features)
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