Visual Communication: From zoopraxiscope to YouTube
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This document discusses the history and development of visual communication technologies from the zoopraxiscope in 1879 to modern platforms like YouTube. It provides examples of early visual devices from the 18th and 19th centuries like the thaumatrope in 1825 and phenakistoscope in 1832. It then outlines current and potential educational uses of visual communication technologies in areas like teaching, conferencing, and virtual worlds. Key factors for successful implementation are highlighted like appropriate instructional design and pedagogical support.
Visual Communication: From zoopraxiscope to YouTube
- 1. Visual Communication: from zoopraxiscope to YouTube Carol Skyring LearnTel, Australia cskyring@learntel.com.au
- 2. 1 point if you know what it is OR 2 points if you’ve used • uStream • Animoto • echo • Wordle • Slideshare • Vidyo • YouTube • iTunesU • Direct Visual • Second Life • Flickr • Oovoo • Skype • Jing • Videoconferencing • Presentations 2go • Teacher Tube • Vodcast • TANDBERG • Web conferencing
- 3. Where are we from? Wales Netherlands USA Australia Rest of UK Rest Europe Canada Other
- 4. A picture is worth a thousand words
- 5. 24 June 24 June Qld, Australia Abers, Wales Winter Summer 22C 22C
- 6. Where have we been? Where are we now? Educational uses Where is it heading? Key factors for success
- 10. Mid 1800s prediction Telephonoscopique kiosks are to be found on every street- Frustrated and enraged at corner in the better obtaining so many crossed neighbourhoods throughout visual lines, a man hurls his France in the mid-twentieth chair at le tele. An century. Not only can you observation by Robida that speak with your distant while tremendous strides may friends and loved ones in all be made in technology, human the corners of the Empire, behaviour changes not in the you can also see them at the slightest. same time. An intriguing forecast and aptly titled le tele.
- 11. Mid 1800s prediction Frustrated and enraged at obtaining so many crossed visual lines, a man hurls his chair at le tele. An observation by Robida that while tremendous strides may be made in technology, human behaviour changes not in the slightest.
- 13. Education & Training • Everyone from schools to polytechnics to universities to corporate to ambulance…. • Everything from nursing to hairdressing to science to art to dance….
- 14. Latest VC Developments • High Definition (HD) • Telepresence
- 15. Telepresence Telepresence refers to a set of technologies which allow a person to to feel as if they were present, to give the appearance that they were present, or to have an effect, at a location other than their true location. Wikipedia
- 16. (Tele)Presence • A group of 'presence' technologies & standards that let applications know: - where you are - what you're doing - what kind of communications you're prepared to receive.
- 17. What does this mean for students? • Rich learning environment • Lots of interaction • Instant responses to queries • Anywhere & anytime
- 18. Higher Ed • Today students choose: - The courses they study - The campus they attend • Tomorrow courses will be accessible from anywhere • In the future students will choose with whom they study NOT where
- 19. Schools • Global connections with other classes • Content from sources around the world • Virtual excursions
- 20. What does this mean for teachers? • New ways of teaching • New ways of structuring learning • Always on? - Anywhere - Anyone - Anytime - 24/7
- 21. Where is it heading? Online Social Mobile Virtual Worlds Networking
- 23. Virtual Worlds If you're not in Second Life go there NOW & find out what is happening: - Total accounts: over 15 million - Users last 60 days: 1,399, 211 - Online yesterday: 55, 930 - Over 300 universities have campuses
- 24. Click on the video screen below to access a video introduction or the weekly podcast.
- 25. Videoconference from real life to 2nd life
- 26. Key factors for success • Appropriate and effective use: - Is this the RIGHT tool - A combination • Pedagogical issues: - How can I BEST teach this - Instructional design • Room set-up - Right size - Ease of use • Support for instructors and students: - Professional development
- 27. What’s important? • Provide learning solutions NOT technological ones • Technology is your slave - not your master • Design great learning experiences