Posts Tagged ‘Digital’
Learning Differently
Just what is personalized learning? It is a set of strategies that teachers can implement. The terminology sometimes changes to adaptive learning, but the distinction is like that of a tool and a teaching technique. The difference is necessary to the basic logic of how the various parts of any teaching intervention work together to…
Read MoreNew Digitization Project Increases Access
Northern Illinois University recently announced a new digitization project in their release,”University Libraries awarded more than $448,000 for digitization project.” The Council on Library and Information Resources has awarded the University Libraries, in collaboration with the Falvey Memorial Library at Villanova University, with a Digitizing Hidden Special Collections and Archives grant for $448,893 to digitize…
Read MoreHealth IT Content Strategies Gets Some Help
HIMSS Media recently launched the Media Lab to deliver content strategies for healthcare technology audiences. The Media Lab applies a scientific approach to better align clients’ content needs with distinct, data-supported Health IT buyer personas. This interesting information came to us from My San Antonio in their article, “HIMSS Media Lab is Launched to Lift Audience…
Read MoreTechnology in 2017
2017 promises to be an interesting arena for media technology. Incumbents and newbies both are predicted to challenge industry trends in an effort to enhance efficiency, reduce costs and maximize revenues. CXO Today brought this interesting news to us in their article, “Top Technologies Shaping Media & Entertainment.” One area where this will be very prevalent…
Read MoreDefine Ownership
When it comes to digital content, the ownership issue gets grayer and grayer. This interesting information came to us from Copyright and Technology in their article, “What Does Ownership Mean in the Digital Age?” When you purchase from a digital content retail service, do you actually own what you’ve paid money for? Most retailers’ terms of service…
Read MoreArchiving the Past for the Future
1.2 million volunteers worldwide contribute to the FamilySearch indexing program, which brings billions of historical records to life. NewsOK out of Oklahoma brought this information to our attention in their article, “Indexing projects make family records more accessible.” FamilySearch is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its web-based, volunteer-driven indexing initiative. Every week, FamilySearch publishes millions of…
Read MoreDigital’s Impact on Publishing
Few other industries have undergone as much change as publishing has in recent years. On top of that, customer service demands continue to rise. This interesting information came to us from EContent in their article, “A Guide to Digital Experience Management for Publishers.” Digital experience management (DXM) is all about providing superior customer experiences through a…
Read MoreDigital Data Growing in the White House
Based on the priorities that President-elect Donald Trump has laid out for his first days in office, one could reasonably expect that government operations will be subject to increased scrutiny as he looks to eliminate wasteful practices and run the government more like a business. Federal Times brought this news to us in their article, “Making…
Read MoreHistorical Archive Digitized
Gale has launched Making of Modern Law: American Civil Liberties Union Papers, 1912-1990 in what seems like a very timely digital archive. The collection includes records from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and focuses on civil rights, race, gender, and issues relating to the U.S. Supreme Court. Cengage brought this interesting information to our attention in…
Read MoreDigital vs. Paper Feud Continues
As digital devices and publications continue to be more popular at home and in school, some experts expected that print books would soon become relics—or at least fall out of favor with a generation growing up in an electronic world. However, that has not transpired yet. Education Week brought this news to us in their article, “Do…
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