UNICEF Rapid Prototyping Lessons
Interesting lessons learned excerpted from UNICEF’s Stories of Innovation … This video is a synopsis of the projects, themes and trouble-shooting expressed at the Design Days event on May 10-11 at UNICEF NYHQ. We have edited down a conversation between UNICEF sponsored rapid design prototypers to profile what they have created in order to respond […]
Cloud-Based, Open-Source For Teachers?
A computing device for every teacher and student so they can access the Internet at school or at home? That, along with an embrace of cloud computing, Creative Commons, and open-source technologies is part of a new set of recommendations from the U.S. Department of Education.
Virtual Worlds as Scientific Tools
Virtual worlds have grown by leaps and bounds over the past few years, and their applications in expressing political messages and building competitive online-based businesses seem to expand with each new release. But what about scholars at universities and think tanks who hope to use virtual worlds and the social microcosms they create as part of serious academic study?
Why Mobile? Rick Rasansky and Roy Rosin
Mobile executives discuss why it is important for e-learning and web developers to be paying attention to mobile development (in the video below).
Google Labs + News = Living Stories
Google Labs always has something interesting for me to explore in online media. This time the guys at Google in conjunction with the Washington Post and The New York Times are tackling online news. I think this tool has allot of value, and if it is adopted widely it could change the way we discover, read and research news topics, using online news outlets.
A Wireside Chat with Lawrence Lessig
Lawrence Lessig, is the foundational voice and an advocate of the free culture movement, Creative Commons and Open Source. The Open Video Alliance will present a live webcast of a talk by Lawrence Lessig at the end of February.