Learning attitude
THING 1Learning attitude
Are you curious about emerging technologies and practices? Do you want to recharge your digital toolkit? Do you want to review your digital knowledge as an enabler of your work in higher education? Are you feeling energized, or are you feeling a bit confused? Whichever it is, thank you for bringing your learning attitude to 23Things for Digital Knowledge.
Visitors & Residents
THING 3Visitors & Residents
Visitors and Residents is a simple way of describing the range of ways individuals can engage with the Web. In short, visitors tend to look at the web as a tool that can be used to satisfy a goal, whereas residents use the web more as a place to interact socially. Where do you fall on the spectrum?
Copyright
THING 15Open Educational Resources
THING 16Open Educational Resources
Open Educational Resources (OER) are teaching and learning materials (quizzes, lesson plans, textbooks, media, etc.) that are made freely available on the internet through public domain or Creative Commons licenses. Will this movement change the economic aspects of learning?
Geospatial Data
THING 18Geospatial Data
You may think that you have no idea what geospatial data is, but did you know that you are using it every day? Did you ever wonder how the photos you take with your phone come with a location tag? Have you ever used Google Maps to find your way around town? Geospatial data is part of our lives!
Artificial Intelligence
THING 19Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence (“AI” for short) is a very broad term to describe any man-made system that can make decisions based on inputs. In its most broad definition, even a pinball machine is an AI because it “decides” when you get points based on the position of metal balls! But what is coming next…
Augmented Reality / Virtual Reality
THING 20Augmented Reality / Virtual Reality
Virtual Reality (VR) is any technology allowing you to experience an entirely simulated (virtual) world. Augmented reality (AR) is technology where users see the real world and 3D elements are incorporated into what you see via high-tech-glasses or on a phone screen. Let’s dive in!
Digital curation
THING 21Learning with games
THING 22Learning with games
This week we’re spending some time looking into the variety of fun and even game-based learning tools. 23 Things for Digital Knowledge is itself such an online learning tool, and there are countless others that can help you learn a range of new topics, from different languages to music to astronomy.