This document contains information about 5 images of birds found on Flickr under Creative Commons licensing. The images are credited to claudiogennari, Genista, law_keven, and mikebaird and include URLs linking to different sized versions of each picture on Flickr.
This document describes using the virtual world Second Life to teach J.M. Coetzee's novel Disgrace. It outlines the rationale, objectives, implementation process and lessons. The lessons involve students taking on roles of characters from the novel and discussing apartheid and reconciliation in South Africa within virtual recreations of settings from the book. The role-plays and discussions allow students to gain experiential understanding of the unfamiliar context and apply their knowledge, while teachers can facilitate insights from analyzing the chat logs. Effectiveness is measured through students' nuanced essay responses drawing on different character perspectives.
The document discusses algorithms for batch querying large databases to retrieve records matching a list of keys. It proposes three algorithms that use cascading and Hadoop to perform the batch query in a distributed manner. The third and most optimized algorithm uses a bloom filter to filter out non-matching records before a join, improving performance when the number of keys is smaller than the number of records. The source code for implementing these algorithms will be released the next day.
This document provides a guide for new users on how to navigate and communicate within the virtual world of Second Life. It begins by explaining how to sign up for an account, download the Second Life program, and log into the Media PlayLab region. It then covers various movement options like walking, flying, zooming, and changing perspectives. Finally, it discusses communication tools like the main chat feature and how to add friends. The overall purpose is to help new users get acclimated to the basic functions for exploring and interacting on the Second Life platform.
The host invites the recipient to a barbecue at their rustic seaside property this weekend, providing directions and offering to pick them up by boat. They describe accommodation and recreational facilities at the location and request a response confirming attendance and number of guests.
Innova Junior College's General Paper educator, Ms Serene Tan and Ms Lee Rui Jun presented at the 2012 Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education Conference on Second Life on the topic 'Teaching Prejudice and Discrimination Using Second Life'.
Conference Abstract: Welcome to Maletopia, a Second Life build that seeks to facilitate students’ exploration of ideas in prejudice and discrimination, one of the topics in the General Paper (GP) curriculum. The presentation will cover the rationale, objectives and design of the lessons revolving around Maletopia, which will be implemented in April 2012, by the GP Unit from Innova Junior College (Singapore, Grades 11-12). Through adopting the identities of their avatars, it is envisaged that Maletopia provides a stimulating environment for students to ‘leave behind’ their actual identities and engage in fruitful dialogues for enhanced understanding of prejudice and discrimination issues.
Este documento presenta una lista de 34 nombres de estudiantes seguidos de la frase "6a A HQ – TURMA DA MÓNICA", lo que indica que es una lista de estudiantes de sexto grado que están leyendo la historieta brasileña Turma da Mônica.
This document contains information about 5 images of birds found on Flickr under Creative Commons licensing. The images are credited to claudiogennari, Genista, law_keven, and mikebaird and include URLs linking to different sized versions of each picture on Flickr.
This document describes using the virtual world Second Life to teach J.M. Coetzee's novel Disgrace. It outlines the rationale, objectives, implementation process and lessons. The lessons involve students taking on roles of characters from the novel and discussing apartheid and reconciliation in South Africa within virtual recreations of settings from the book. The role-plays and discussions allow students to gain experiential understanding of the unfamiliar context and apply their knowledge, while teachers can facilitate insights from analyzing the chat logs. Effectiveness is measured through students' nuanced essay responses drawing on different character perspectives.
The document discusses algorithms for batch querying large databases to retrieve records matching a list of keys. It proposes three algorithms that use cascading and Hadoop to perform the batch query in a distributed manner. The third and most optimized algorithm uses a bloom filter to filter out non-matching records before a join, improving performance when the number of keys is smaller than the number of records. The source code for implementing these algorithms will be released the next day.
This document provides a guide for new users on how to navigate and communicate within the virtual world of Second Life. It begins by explaining how to sign up for an account, download the Second Life program, and log into the Media PlayLab region. It then covers various movement options like walking, flying, zooming, and changing perspectives. Finally, it discusses communication tools like the main chat feature and how to add friends. The overall purpose is to help new users get acclimated to the basic functions for exploring and interacting on the Second Life platform.
The host invites the recipient to a barbecue at their rustic seaside property this weekend, providing directions and offering to pick them up by boat. They describe accommodation and recreational facilities at the location and request a response confirming attendance and number of guests.
Innova Junior College's General Paper educator, Ms Serene Tan and Ms Lee Rui Jun presented at the 2012 Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education Conference on Second Life on the topic 'Teaching Prejudice and Discrimination Using Second Life'.
Conference Abstract: Welcome to Maletopia, a Second Life build that seeks to facilitate students’ exploration of ideas in prejudice and discrimination, one of the topics in the General Paper (GP) curriculum. The presentation will cover the rationale, objectives and design of the lessons revolving around Maletopia, which will be implemented in April 2012, by the GP Unit from Innova Junior College (Singapore, Grades 11-12). Through adopting the identities of their avatars, it is envisaged that Maletopia provides a stimulating environment for students to ‘leave behind’ their actual identities and engage in fruitful dialogues for enhanced understanding of prejudice and discrimination issues.
Este documento presenta una lista de 34 nombres de estudiantes seguidos de la frase "6a A HQ – TURMA DA MÓNICA", lo que indica que es una lista de estudiantes de sexto grado que están leyendo la historieta brasileña Turma da Mônica.
This document discusses designing for gender in the future and highlights three key points:
1. Gender boundaries will breakthrough our conceptions of emotional roles and norms.
2. Gender identity will transform to be defined more by individual preferences than predetermined roles.
3. Gender complexity will become more normalized and accepted as a casual lifestyle choice rather than a binary concept.
The document advocates for designing without predefined gender assumptions and focusing on emotion-driven goals, outsourced interactions, and empathic design.
This document discusses the value of using "real research" in the classroom rather than "pseudocontext" examples. It provides an example of a "real research" project conducted by students to investigate the effects of acid rain on snail shell strength. The students contacted snail farmers to identify a meaningful problem, researched the topic, designed an experiment to test different acid strengths and concentrations, and analyzed the results. The conclusions found shell strength varied by up to 15% depending on acid concentration. The document argues this type of authentic research helps students learn science processes and something new, rather than just solving contrived problems.
This video by The Joy Formidable features abstract and ambiguous imagery. It starts with an extreme close-up of a white face with black eyes. Scenes show the band members sitting at a table, passing a parcel in a robotic manner with blank expressions. When unwrapped, the parcel contains ambiguous items like stone or a paper mache walrus. Masks are also featured that add a sense of fear and mystery. Towards the end, the lead singer opens a box that emits light, and extras begin dancing in handheld camera shots that involve the audience.
Social Journal is a new platform that will help journalists create content for online newspapers. It provides multimedia tools for uploading photos, videos, and audio. Journalists can create and publish content from their web or mobile devices. Readers can follow their favorite journalists, comment on and share articles, and interact with other readers. The platform aims to engage readers more and help newspapers monetize traffic through advertising.
Introduction to Service Design for TranslinkCathy Wang
Introduction to service design for Translink - The South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority. Workshop presentation at summer 2012.
http://cathycracks.com/introduction-to-service-design-for-translink/
Summary:
- What is service design?
- Different ways of growing existing services and developing new ones.
- Translink future services inspirations.
Prepared by Cathy Wang & Bert Bräutigam
This document discusses case studies of two online communities, Guarida Azul on MTV and Toca Azul on MTV Brasil, created using the Looppa online community platform. It provides stats on user growth and engagement for each community within their first 90 and 60 days, respectively. It also outlines the key features provided by Looppa, including photo galleries, video sharing, polls, comments, and integration with social networks like Twitter and Facebook. Looppa is presented as a solution for networks to build customized online communities that fans and viewers enjoy participating in order to generate and share content.
The document summarizes the vision and activities of the Centre of Excellence for New Media at Innova Junior College in Singapore. The center spearheads research on using new media technologies in teaching and learning. It equips students with new media literacies and skills through facilities like a media center, studio, and installation space. Students gain hands-on experience creating podcasts, videos, and other new media projects. The center has conducted international conferences and partnerships to share best practices in virtual world education and integrating new media across disciplines.
Customer Experience driven services and productsCathy Wang
There are many KPIs to determine the success of a product, and customer experience plays a pivotal part in that. Understanding the customer journey allows companies todevelop new services. Customer experience can be the main driving force in shaping the product and innovating services.
In this session, we take a look at what customer experience means and why focus on it. Understanding the shift in customer behaviour in order to adopt to it. What are the ways and steps to use customer insight in driving better products / services?
Character Development, for students, by students!mediaplaylab
Cyberwellness has always been a ministry initiative, but in recent years has increasingly gained importance nation-wide as the evolving Internet and media landscapes bring about various issues with it.
Innova JC’s JC1 Cyberwellness Civics Lesson was done in collaboration with Media Development Authority (MDA), to bring about character development to IJC students.
All JC1 New Media Arts CCA students (known as NMA Cyberwellness Ambassadors) researched on cyberwellness topics that interest and benefit them as youths (social networking and gaming addiction). The students then collated materials (videos, case studies) to be used in the lessons.
They then leveraged on the weekly Civics Programme to extend its reach to the entire JC1 cohort of students. This programme is also part of Innova New Media Education Programme where students equip Innovians with the skills to be safe and responsible users of the Internet.
Want to know more about social networking and gaming addiction? Read Up! on the pertinent issues now!
The document discusses strategies for using social media effectively for business purposes. It recommends starting with a clear strategy and objectives, finding an authentic voice, and being patient as it can take time to build an online presence. Specific social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, blogs, YouTube and Flickr are examined and tips are provided on how to use them strategically for goals like marketing, branding, customer relations and thought leadership. The importance of engaging in conversations and communities online is emphasized.
This document summarizes the agenda and presentations for the 2009 Toledo Harbor Dredging Summit. The summit focused on addressing the current dredging situation in Toledo Harbor and finding long term solutions. Key topics included the environmental and economic impacts of the current situation, balancing environmental protection with economic needs, and promoting beneficial reuse of dredged materials through projects like habitat restoration and brownfield redevelopment. Presenters represented various stakeholders including the US Army Corps of Engineers, Ohio EPA, ODNR, dredging contractors, and local governments. The goal was to have an open dialogue around developing a sustainable 30-year sediment management plan.
This keynote presentation by Dr. Steven Zuiker explores new media in education by looking back at technological frontiers in Singapore's history, looking around at current trends in emerging technologies, and looking forward at increasing access to and use of digital media. The presentation aims to provide one perspective on new media and its implications for learning and teaching both in Singapore schools and in informal settings.
Performance of investment funds berhmani frigerio panBERHMANI Samuel
1. The document discusses investment funds, focusing on mutual funds. It provides statistics on the size and prevalence of mutual funds globally.
2. It compares mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), noting key differences like costs, tax efficiency, and trading. ETFs have lower fees but must be purchased through brokers.
3. The literature review section previews that many studies have examined whether active mutual fund managers can consistently beat market indexes after accounting for their higher fees compared to passive funds. The results are often in line with the efficient market hypothesis.
Ignore the "Experts": Using Social Media to Build Influence NaturallyAaron Hockley
The document discusses building influence on social media through natural conversations rather than focusing on self-promotion. It recommends being helpful to others, making connections, and building trust over time by contributing as part of conversations rather than treating social media as a platform only for broadcasting information. Experts should be ignored in favor of a genuine approach.
Este documento presenta la metodología del proyecto STARS (Sustainable Travel: Active, Responsible, Safe), cuyo objetivo principal es aumentar el número de estudiantes que utilizan la bicicleta y caminar para ir a la escuela. Describe los participantes clave del proyecto, los objetivos, los beneficios para las ciudades y los pasos iniciales para su implementación. El proyecto se basa en dos enfoques: la acreditación de escuelas primarias y el compromiso entre pares en escuelas secundarias.
Martin Luther began developing his own theology and protested the use of indulgences with his 95 Theses. He believed in freedom of Christians which led to ideas of freedom in politics, economics, and individuals. John Calvin was dedicated to reforming the church and shaped social organization on biblical principles, creating Calvinism and transforming Europe. William Tyndale translated the Bible into English and inspired others to translate it into other languages.
Este documento presenta una lista de estudiantes de la clase 6B que están leyendo historietas de la Turma da Mônica. La lista incluye los nombres completos de varios estudiantes.
This document lists names and dates that appear to be related to individuals. It includes the names Clayton, Davi Henrique Lopes dos Santos, Clayton Rudy de Almeida Mariano alongside dates from 2010 to 2011 that may be associated with those individuals.
This document discusses designing for gender in the future and highlights three key points:
1. Gender boundaries will breakthrough our conceptions of emotional roles and norms.
2. Gender identity will transform to be defined more by individual preferences than predetermined roles.
3. Gender complexity will become more normalized and accepted as a casual lifestyle choice rather than a binary concept.
The document advocates for designing without predefined gender assumptions and focusing on emotion-driven goals, outsourced interactions, and empathic design.
This document discusses the value of using "real research" in the classroom rather than "pseudocontext" examples. It provides an example of a "real research" project conducted by students to investigate the effects of acid rain on snail shell strength. The students contacted snail farmers to identify a meaningful problem, researched the topic, designed an experiment to test different acid strengths and concentrations, and analyzed the results. The conclusions found shell strength varied by up to 15% depending on acid concentration. The document argues this type of authentic research helps students learn science processes and something new, rather than just solving contrived problems.
This video by The Joy Formidable features abstract and ambiguous imagery. It starts with an extreme close-up of a white face with black eyes. Scenes show the band members sitting at a table, passing a parcel in a robotic manner with blank expressions. When unwrapped, the parcel contains ambiguous items like stone or a paper mache walrus. Masks are also featured that add a sense of fear and mystery. Towards the end, the lead singer opens a box that emits light, and extras begin dancing in handheld camera shots that involve the audience.
Social Journal is a new platform that will help journalists create content for online newspapers. It provides multimedia tools for uploading photos, videos, and audio. Journalists can create and publish content from their web or mobile devices. Readers can follow their favorite journalists, comment on and share articles, and interact with other readers. The platform aims to engage readers more and help newspapers monetize traffic through advertising.
Introduction to Service Design for TranslinkCathy Wang
Introduction to service design for Translink - The South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority. Workshop presentation at summer 2012.
http://cathycracks.com/introduction-to-service-design-for-translink/
Summary:
- What is service design?
- Different ways of growing existing services and developing new ones.
- Translink future services inspirations.
Prepared by Cathy Wang & Bert Bräutigam
This document discusses case studies of two online communities, Guarida Azul on MTV and Toca Azul on MTV Brasil, created using the Looppa online community platform. It provides stats on user growth and engagement for each community within their first 90 and 60 days, respectively. It also outlines the key features provided by Looppa, including photo galleries, video sharing, polls, comments, and integration with social networks like Twitter and Facebook. Looppa is presented as a solution for networks to build customized online communities that fans and viewers enjoy participating in order to generate and share content.
The document summarizes the vision and activities of the Centre of Excellence for New Media at Innova Junior College in Singapore. The center spearheads research on using new media technologies in teaching and learning. It equips students with new media literacies and skills through facilities like a media center, studio, and installation space. Students gain hands-on experience creating podcasts, videos, and other new media projects. The center has conducted international conferences and partnerships to share best practices in virtual world education and integrating new media across disciplines.
Customer Experience driven services and productsCathy Wang
There are many KPIs to determine the success of a product, and customer experience plays a pivotal part in that. Understanding the customer journey allows companies todevelop new services. Customer experience can be the main driving force in shaping the product and innovating services.
In this session, we take a look at what customer experience means and why focus on it. Understanding the shift in customer behaviour in order to adopt to it. What are the ways and steps to use customer insight in driving better products / services?
Character Development, for students, by students!mediaplaylab
Cyberwellness has always been a ministry initiative, but in recent years has increasingly gained importance nation-wide as the evolving Internet and media landscapes bring about various issues with it.
Innova JC’s JC1 Cyberwellness Civics Lesson was done in collaboration with Media Development Authority (MDA), to bring about character development to IJC students.
All JC1 New Media Arts CCA students (known as NMA Cyberwellness Ambassadors) researched on cyberwellness topics that interest and benefit them as youths (social networking and gaming addiction). The students then collated materials (videos, case studies) to be used in the lessons.
They then leveraged on the weekly Civics Programme to extend its reach to the entire JC1 cohort of students. This programme is also part of Innova New Media Education Programme where students equip Innovians with the skills to be safe and responsible users of the Internet.
Want to know more about social networking and gaming addiction? Read Up! on the pertinent issues now!
The document discusses strategies for using social media effectively for business purposes. It recommends starting with a clear strategy and objectives, finding an authentic voice, and being patient as it can take time to build an online presence. Specific social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, blogs, YouTube and Flickr are examined and tips are provided on how to use them strategically for goals like marketing, branding, customer relations and thought leadership. The importance of engaging in conversations and communities online is emphasized.
This document summarizes the agenda and presentations for the 2009 Toledo Harbor Dredging Summit. The summit focused on addressing the current dredging situation in Toledo Harbor and finding long term solutions. Key topics included the environmental and economic impacts of the current situation, balancing environmental protection with economic needs, and promoting beneficial reuse of dredged materials through projects like habitat restoration and brownfield redevelopment. Presenters represented various stakeholders including the US Army Corps of Engineers, Ohio EPA, ODNR, dredging contractors, and local governments. The goal was to have an open dialogue around developing a sustainable 30-year sediment management plan.
This keynote presentation by Dr. Steven Zuiker explores new media in education by looking back at technological frontiers in Singapore's history, looking around at current trends in emerging technologies, and looking forward at increasing access to and use of digital media. The presentation aims to provide one perspective on new media and its implications for learning and teaching both in Singapore schools and in informal settings.
Performance of investment funds berhmani frigerio panBERHMANI Samuel
1. The document discusses investment funds, focusing on mutual funds. It provides statistics on the size and prevalence of mutual funds globally.
2. It compares mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), noting key differences like costs, tax efficiency, and trading. ETFs have lower fees but must be purchased through brokers.
3. The literature review section previews that many studies have examined whether active mutual fund managers can consistently beat market indexes after accounting for their higher fees compared to passive funds. The results are often in line with the efficient market hypothesis.
Ignore the "Experts": Using Social Media to Build Influence NaturallyAaron Hockley
The document discusses building influence on social media through natural conversations rather than focusing on self-promotion. It recommends being helpful to others, making connections, and building trust over time by contributing as part of conversations rather than treating social media as a platform only for broadcasting information. Experts should be ignored in favor of a genuine approach.
Este documento presenta la metodología del proyecto STARS (Sustainable Travel: Active, Responsible, Safe), cuyo objetivo principal es aumentar el número de estudiantes que utilizan la bicicleta y caminar para ir a la escuela. Describe los participantes clave del proyecto, los objetivos, los beneficios para las ciudades y los pasos iniciales para su implementación. El proyecto se basa en dos enfoques: la acreditación de escuelas primarias y el compromiso entre pares en escuelas secundarias.
Martin Luther began developing his own theology and protested the use of indulgences with his 95 Theses. He believed in freedom of Christians which led to ideas of freedom in politics, economics, and individuals. John Calvin was dedicated to reforming the church and shaped social organization on biblical principles, creating Calvinism and transforming Europe. William Tyndale translated the Bible into English and inspired others to translate it into other languages.
Este documento presenta una lista de estudiantes de la clase 6B que están leyendo historietas de la Turma da Mônica. La lista incluye los nombres completos de varios estudiantes.
This document lists names and dates that appear to be related to individuals. It includes the names Clayton, Davi Henrique Lopes dos Santos, Clayton Rudy de Almeida Mariano alongside dates from 2010 to 2011 that may be associated with those individuals.