Author: tchabolla

  • NMC Horizon Report on higher ed and technology

    The NMC Horizon Report > 2013 Higher Education Edition “describes annual findings from the NMC Horizon Project, a decade-long research project designed to identify and describe emerging technologies likely to have an impact on learning, teaching, and creative inquiry in higher education.” The report is available here, as well as the working “short list” from…

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  • US Holocaust Museum’s digital collection

    The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s digital collection — so far, that’s 217,630 records — is available to search online. There are some useful searching tips on the online collection homepage or try browsing within the three set “facets”: record type (e.g., oral history, photograph, document), language, or special collection. Other special features include links…

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  • New online resource for Gothic architecture

    The team at the Media Center for Art  History at Columbia University have, over the past five years, put together a wonderful catalogue of photos, drawings, and plans of French Gothic architecture.  The site, Mapping Gothic France, lets the end user explore the content through the dimensions of Space, Time and Narrative.  The site also…

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  • 3D printing to produce … a house?

    Red Dot does not pretend to understand how 3D printers work, although we’re trying hard.  It’s just all so sci-fi. Using this additive process, designers have figured out ways to apply the technology to clothing and jewelry design, industrial design, medical and dental devices, and much more.  You can see many applications, from simple to…

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  • Thinglink – a new way to make images interactive

    Thinglink is a new tool that lets you add multiple interactive elements to an image or page.   It could be very useful, for example, in linking websites, photos or events to a map (click the map below for an example).   It is used a lot in filmmaking and advertising, but has potential in educational…

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  • The ABC of Architects

    Enjoy! [vimeo http://vimeo.com/56974716] hat tip to archdaily

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