I will be attending the upcoming ACM CHI 2012 conference in Austin, Texas, and plan to share information, pictures, and video clips from the conference each day on this blog.
I am on the organizing committee for the Education, Interfaces, Technology & Software workshop, which will be held on May 5th and 6th. My first two posts will be related to this workshop. I'll have lots of exciting things to share!
During the conference, I plan to attend presentations that relate to information/data visualization, use of technology for creative purposes, child-computer interaction, multimedia, and technology/interfaces that support people with special needs.
I've been thinking more about interactive data exploration interfaces lately, and what might be needed to support people who do not have technical or mathematical backgrounds. From time-to-time, I will share information related or somewhat related to this topic.
I came across a link to the Nextgov website in my FB newsfeed and thought I'd bookmark it for future reference. Although the Nextgov is geared for people who work as CIOs in government settings, it contains a lot of interesting food for thought if you happen to be a knowledge junkie or just want to be a a well-informed citizen.
Below is a quote from "About Nextgov" page of the website:
"Nextgov is the all-day information resource for federal technology decision makers. Through news, analysis and insights from our award-winning journalists and a nationwide community of expert voices, Nextgov provides the first word on technology and government."
"Nextgov’s editorial mission is to lead the national discussion about how technology and innovation are transforming the way government agencies serve citizens and perform vital functions. Central to this mission is the exploration of emerging technologies and their potential impact on government. Nextgov contributors include influential thinkers across government, academia and the private sector providing fresh and provocative insights on key federal IT topics."
Nextgov is produced by Government Executive Media Group...."
For your convenience, below are links to various sections of the Nextgov website:
News
CIO Briefing
Emerging Tech
Cloud
Cybersecurity
Mobile
Health
Defense
Big Data
I was disappointed that there wasn't a section about education, so I've some related links below:
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Big Data - Avalanch? Flood? Tsunami? What does big data mean for educators?
Evidence Framework for Innovation and Excellence in Education
Karen Cato, Director, Office of Educational Technology, U.S. Dept. of Education
The article contains a link to a draft of a related publication released for public comment:
Enhancing Teaching and Learning Through Educational Data Mining and Learning Analytics: an Issue Brief
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Technology
April 10, 2012
FYI: The above document was prepared by Marie Bienkowski, Mingyou Feng, and Barbara Means, under the guidance of Karen Cator and Bernadette Adams. A number of experts were interviewed for the report, including Shelby Andrews, Linda Chaput, Michael Freed, Dror Oren, Dave Gutelius, Michael Jahrer, Andreas Toescher, Jeff Murphy, Peter Norvig, Sunil Noronha, Ken Rudin, Steve Ritter, Bror Saxberg, David Niemi, and Chuck Severence. Others cited in the document include Ryan S.J. d. Baker, Gautam Biswas, John Campbell, Gredg Chung, Alfred Kobsa, Kenneth Koedinger, George Siemens, and Stephanie Teasly
SOMEWHAT RELATED
Nonprofit Data Visualization: a Gallery
Philanthropy: Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas
Nicole Wallace, 3/4/12
Below is an interesting infographic from Lumin Consulting that explains the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA). Thanks to Cathy Davidson for sharing this on Facebook!
Infographic designed by
Lumin Consulting
Children's self-portraits cover Buckingham Palace (News UK)
Children in the UK were asked to create self-portraits for a special arts project designed to celebrate the Queen's Jubilee. The self-portraits were digitized and transformed to create a media facade that was projected on Buckingham Palace. This example of digital art for public viewing was shared on a number of large screen displays in public spaces around the UK.
This project was part of Face Britain. All children in the UK were invited to submit a self-portrait in an attempt to create the largest on-line gallery of self-portraits in the world.
Below is a video about the media facade:
Photo credit: Face Britain
FACE BRITIAN video:
from
Children & the Arts on
Vimeo.
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Below are some examples of how BBC's large displays are used for interactive games in public spaces:
BBC's Big Screen Games in Public Spaces:
