Author: Phil Brown
Foreign Language Apps, Tools and Resources
VR on the March!!!!
Shooting Film During the Pandemic
Interesting article here about how filmmakers are having to figure out how to shoot and edit film in our pandemic situation.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/shooting-pandemic-producers-worldwide-find-ways-work-1292591?fbclid=IwAR1KBsRbZuYUhD99rxuRo8jbyV0TsQlgEhz70YvI5d11aWwtu1WBWdInz28
Memory
The article addresses things about memory and forgetting that we have long known, but the link to TalentCards is well worth looking into. It is free and easy to use. I’ve been playing around with it. Lots of features to create, in essence, flashcards. And what’s cool about these cards is you can upload images, links, videos and record your own sound.
https://www.thetechedvocate.org/dont-forget-about-it-how-spaced-repetition-and-microlearning-boost-memory/
Oculus AR Glasses
Why E-Textbooks Haven’t Taken Over Schools
Interesting. I’ve been seeing a bit of this of late. Are we experiencing a backlash? Each of these cautionary tales reference the same reasons as to why e-texts “haven’t taken over.”
4 Ways Colleges Are Embracing VR
Automated Speech
Universities Invest in VR to Extend Research Potential
Nice article here by Eli Zimmerman that shows the different benefits of using VR in Higher Education contexts.
https://edtechmagazine.com/higher/article/2018/11/universities-invest-vr-extend-research-potential