Instructional Technology

Who would imagine putting military robots in a production of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream?  Evidently a band of performers from Texas A&M University would.  According to Wired’s Autotopia:
The play was a collaboration between the university’s computer science, electrical engineering and performance studies departments. Purists may balk at reworking one of Shakespeare’s most popular plays [...]

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Professor Lisa Daniels very graciously shared with us an article from the Wall Street Journal that’s sure to strike a chord with many both on and off campus.  Entitled “It’s a Free Country…” - and subtitled “…So why can’t I pick the technology I use in the office?”- the piece delves into the gap between [...]

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Have you heard of Courier?  No, not the font.  Courier is an interface and hardware concept from Microsoft’s R&D lab that seems to be the distillation of everything learned about desktop computing, tablet technology and mobile devices.  It’s also the first re-telling of the story laid down by traditional books that “gets it,” where “it” [...]

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Here’s a short, fifty second clip of an Augumented Reality concept from Symbian’s developers’ conference.  Don’t know who Symbian is?  They are the preferred mobile platform of Nokia, Sony Ericsson and others.  Pretty interesting in its blending of social networks we are already a part of with the physical space in which we exist.

I’d use [...]

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With the posting of Annette Gordon-Reeds celebratory talk and Dr. Richard DeProspo’s presentation to the American Corner in Baia Mare, Romania today, iTunes U has officially hit 300 pieces of audio and video content.  If you haven’t visited iTunes U or haven’t been in awhile, definitely make a point of checking out this unique repository [...]

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Vodafone New Zealand has produced a really clever little advertisement for themselves using only the text message alert notifications from hundreds of handsets.  The product?  Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture like you’ve never heard it before:

(Thanks, Engadget)

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Are we becoming a gadget addicted generation? (asks The Daily Mail)
Your answer may vary, of course, but I think we are all hooked on one gadget or another - whether it be your phone, your DVR, your keyless entry, etc. What’s your worst gadget crutch?

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Keeping your computer and gadgets current can be a real challenge, even with all the time in the world.  With a busy teaching schedule, it becomes next to impossible.  That’s why Instructional Technology within OIT has scheduled every Tuesday from 1:30 - 3:30 as a “Tech Tuesday.”  During these two hour timeslots, Beck Lab (on [...]

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Of course, digital artists have been painting with computers for years. The Amiga was demoed by Andy Warhol painting Debbie Harry in a famous clash of 80s art and technology:

However, artist David Hockney’s recent Tate & Royal Academy exhibitions were painted entirely using Brushes, an iPhone app. And the pieces he produces are [...]

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Did you know that you can access all of Washington College’s iTunes U content while you are out and about?
If you have an iPhone or an iPod Touch, you can browse iTunes U materials anywhere you have a data connection.  Just tap the iTunes Store app, then choose More.  Tap iTunes U and browse the [...]

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