SmartClassroom :: Wednesday, October 18, 2006

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News & Product Updates

E-Book Explores Learning Spaces

EDUCAUSE has published a new e-book called Learning Spaces. It focuses on how learner expectations influence such spaces, the principles and activities that facilitate learning, and the role of technology from the perspective of those who create learning environments. Under the editorship of EDUCAUSE Vice-President Diana Oblinger, the book discusses design philosophies, links between physical and virtual space and learning, and offers an appendix of case studies...

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Web Site Offers Discussion on Transcending Biology

Ray Kurzweil was a featured speaker at the 2007 EDUCAUSE Conference. During his presentation, he spoke of transformational changes in the very near future for education and health care. His Web site offers debate and discussion on a variety of challenging ideas, including his speculation on when humans transcend biology: The singularity is near. This level of understanding the neurology of learning has obvious implications for how we educate students...

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Collaboration Opens Up Online Learning

The Common Cartridge initiative is a collaboration among publishers, course management system providers, and others interested in being able to easily move content from one electronic delivery system to another, while maintaining its structure and formatting. A working demonstration was provided at this year’s AltiLab conference in Indianapolis. The Common Cartridge initiative offers clear benefits to publishers for reducing their production costs and may also benefit faculty who wish to export their work from one course management system to another...

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Featured

  • From Fire TV to Signage Stick: University of Utah's Digital Signage Evolution

    Jake Sorensen, who oversees sponsorship and advertising and Student Media in Auxiliary Business Development at the University of Utah, has navigated the digital signage landscape for nearly 15 years. He was managing hundreds of devices on campus that were incompatible with digital signage requirements and needed a solution that was reliable and lowered labor costs. The Amazon Signage Stick, specifically engineered for digital signage applications, gave him the stability and design functionality the University of Utah needed, along with the assurance of long-term support.

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    Google Launches Its Most Advanced AI Model Yet

    Google has introduced Gemini 2.5 Pro Experimental, a new artificial intelligence model designed to reason through problems before delivering answers, a shift that marks a major leap in AI capability, according to the company.

  • Training the Next Generation of Space Cybersecurity Experts

    CT asked Scott Shackelford, Indiana University professor of law and director of the Ostrom Workshop Program on Cybersecurity and Internet Governance, about the possible emergence of space cybersecurity as a separate field that would support changing practices and foster future space cybersecurity leaders.

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    New Boston-Based Research Center to Advance Quantum Computing with AI

    NVIDIA is establishing a research hub dedicated to advancing quantum computing through artificial intelligence (AI) and accelerated computing technologies.