As part of the icollab12 international project, students in each participating country were required to move beyond the ‘classroom’ and use their skills in digital communications and social media content production to become transmedia reporters/citizen journalists. They were to work in groups to develop a series of reports for (and in collaboration with) an international audience. The main focus of the project was to produce rich media reports on Social Media in a) their local community, and b) their chosen industry (e.g. web, computing, creative, gigs). Their reports were then presented to students in Germany, Spain and New Zealand – in turn, their fellow #iCollab12 students overseas produced parallel content. At the end of the project, students in each country were asked to vote for the best “Social Media in ______” project, and the winners will receive an iTunes voucher.
Here's some example student reports:
The YouTube playlist for the project will be updated as reports come in: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4C72B10F1B2AC723
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11/15/2011
A Mobile Connectivity Example
A Twitter invite (networking) while in Melbourne for a conference - no idea of the location, but a Google Maps link is included in the tweet!
Link opens Google Maps on iPhone and provides directions to get there from my current position.
The venue!
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11/09/2011
Augmented Reality goes mainstream
The NZ Herald has just released their AR interactive app for iOS and Android making the TimeOut magazine supplement interactive.
Check out the overview at:http://offer.nzherald.co.nz/timeout/
Download the first version of the AR interactive TimeOut issue here: http://offer.nzherald.co.nz/timeout/pdf/TimeOut_3-9_November_2011.pdfCheck out the iPad/iPhone app at: http://itunes.apple.com/nz/app/timeout/id474689475?mt=8
10/05/2011
09/14/2011
Release the “Fizzy Beast” from the Can!
From Junaio:
Release the “Fizzy Beast” from the Can!: "
Ball Packaging Europe, one of the leading beverage can producers in Europe, has come up with a new marketing initiative for increasing the sales of soft drink cans using Augmented Reality with the help of junaio. The project was developed for Edeka Hessenring, a major German supermarket chain, for the new flavor “Cool Cola Orange” of their house own Perquell brand. Every can of the triangular Sixpacks by Smurfit Kappa Baden Packaging can be used as a marker to free the “Sprudeltier” (the “Fizzy Beast”) from inside the can. When holding the smartphone’s camera against the can, junaio recognizes the image of the brand and displays a funny, animated creature, which can be used to take a picture and place it in Facebook for one’s friends to admire.
“The Fizzy Beast promotion attracts attention and presents a real purchase incentive for a young audience”, says Frank Sasse, Retail Director Europe for Ball Packaging Europe.
Reception of the new can at the Edeka Fair in Melsungen was overwhelming, especially among the 12 to 18 year old. Kids were screaming with delight and even older people were hunting for the Fizzy Beast inside the can.
To note: no QR Code is being used. junaio’s image recognition capability uses the product itself as the marker. With this new technique, product marketers can create many distinctive new experiences for their clientele. More fun than advertizing.
(Via http://junaio.wordpress.com.)
08/31/2011
Add WiFi to any SD compatible digital camera
The Eye-Fi SD cards adds memory and WiFi with direct upload of pictures and video to Web 2.0 sites and also directly to iOS devices via a free Eye-Fi app. Lose the wires for transferring your photography! 4GB SD card with WiFi from $75NZ
http://www.expansys.co.nz/eye-fi-connect-x2-4gb-sdhc-wi-fi-retail-201025/
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- Journal PapersCochrane, T. (2005). Interactive QuickTime: Developing and evaluating multimedia Learning Objects to enhance both face to face and distance e-learning environments. Inter Disciplinary Journal of Knowledge and Learning Objects, 1(1), 32-54. Cochrane, T. (2007). Developing interactive multimedia Learning Objects using QuickTime. [Internet]. Computers in Human Behavior, 23, 2596-2640. Cochrane, T. (2009). Mobilizing Learning: Intentional Disruption. Harnessing the potential of social software tools in higher education using wireless mobile devices. International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation, 3(4. Special edition: Developing Themes in Mobile Learning), 399 - 419. Cochrane, T. (2010). Exploring Mobile Learning success factors. ALT-J, Research in Learning Technology, 18(2), 133-148. Cochrane, T., & Bateman, R. (2009). Transforming Pedagogy Using Mobile Web 2.0. International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning, 1(4), 56-83. Cochrane, T., & Bateman, R. (2010). Smartphones give you wings: Pedagogical affordances of mobile web 2.0. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 26(1), 1-14. Cochrane, T., Flitta, I., & Bateman, R. (2009). Facilitating Social Constructivist Learning Environments for Product Design Students Using Social Software (Web2) and Wireless Mobile Devices. [Journal]. DESIGN Principles and Practices: An International Journal, 3(1), 15pp. Flitta, I., Cochrane, T., & Bateman, R. (2009). Using Smartphones and Mobile Web 2.0 to Create a Mobile Computing Platform for Tertiary Education. Scope: Contemporary Research Topics (Learning and Teaching), November 2009, 18-27.
- Book ChaptersCochrane, T. (2007). B2.2 Mobile Teaching Styles. In A. Burns, J. Smith & S. Towers (Eds.), Creating Mobile Learning (pp. 15). New York: Peter Lang Publishers. Cochrane, T. (2009). Mobile Web2.0: Bridging Learning Contexts. In S. Caballe, F. Xhafa, T. Daradoumis & A. A. Juan (Eds.), Architectures for Distributed and Complex M-Learning Systems: Applying Intelligent Technologies (pp. 123 - 151). Hershey, PA 17033, USA: IGI Global. Cochrane, T. (2009). Contemporary Music Students and Mobile technology. In J. Odonoghue (Ed.), Technology Supported Environment for Personalised Learning: Methods and Case Studies (pp. 429 - 454). Hershey, PA 17033, USA: IGI Global. Cochrane, T. (2010). Exploring the Pedagogical Affordances of Mobile Web 2.0. In L. Chao (Ed.), Open Source Mobile Learning: Mobile Linux Applications (Vol. In Pre-Press). Hershey, PA 17033, USA: IGI Global.
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