My Cregle iPen arrived in the mail today (ok it might’ve been delivered yesterday but it just made it through MIT mail to me today). This is the first project I’ve supported through Kickstarter — and things went well. Cregle did an admirable job of communications with their backers. Also, this was a relatively low… Continue Reading Cregle iPen First Look
I also shot some video using a 2011 iMac’s built-in HD FaceTime camera. I still think the Logitech HD Pro Webcam C910 is still a better choice. (Plus the iMac isn’t exactly portable.) 27″ iMac (2011) Built-in HD FaceTime Camera Here’s an example video captured through the Skype setup window on my 27″ iMac. The… Continue Reading Addendum: “Better” Web Video-Conferencing in a Medium Conference Room
This is a two part article, this one focuses on the problem and possible approaches to “better” quality. The next part focuses on video field of view and quality. TL;DR: On a Mac, use a Logitech HD Pro Webcam C910 for medium (14’x18′) conference rooms for 6-8 participants (at a 10′ long table). If you… Continue Reading Part 1: “Better” Web Video-Conferencing in a Medium Conference Room – The Contenders
This is a two part article, this one focuses on video field of view and quality. The previous part focuses on the problem and possible approaches to “better” quality. TL;DR: On a Mac, use a Logitech HD Pro Webcam C910 for medium (14’x18′) conference rooms for 6-8 participants (at a 10′ long table). If you… Continue Reading Part 2: “Better” Web Video-Conferencing in a Medium Conference Room – Video Quality and Field of View
As I was writing up my post about 6.002x videos, I ran across a number of nifty YouTube features, a couple of which have been available for about a year now. Here’s a quick rundown. HTML5 Video with Playback Speed Controls HTML5 Video-based YouTube videos offer a nifty feature to control the playback speed of… Continue Reading Tuesday Tips: Nifty YouTube Features
MITx launched it’s first course today, 6.002x. (You can still sign up through today or tomorrow based on what I saw in the Twitterverse, though I’m not seeing an enrollment close date on the website.)
What I’ll highlight today (maybe there will be more installments) is how they’re handling video content. Continue Reading 6.002x Video: First Impressions
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Recently, we engaged in discussion with how we might further encourage students to pursue degrees and careers in STEM. (There’s a little bit more back story and focus, but it’s not necessarily relevant to the idea.) Through discussions I think we came up with a really interesting approach for using analytics and historical data (on… Continue Reading A Thought for Connecting Students to Degree/Certification Pathways and Careers
A bajillion years ago, if you wanted a rounded corner on your web page, you’d have to fake it with an image. Now, just use css. The Border Radius website let’s you change the radii for the four corners of a rectangle. -webkit-border-radius: 5px; -moz-border-radius: 5px; border-radius: 5px; (StartupDigest, January 20, 2012)
How Many Faculty Discussion Posts Each Week? A Simply Delicious Answer: Cheryl Hayak at Faculty Focus provides a useful analogy. I’ve struggled with this in the course I ran last Spring, and this has proved useful for one of the classes I’m working with this Spring. The Dinner Party: The Host’s Actions…. Welcome EVERYONE personally… Continue Reading muraPOI: January 26, 2012