Did You Know 3.0

The latest in the series of "Did You Know" videos is below. A lot of the material is recycled from past videos, but it's still a compelling illustration of how quickly things are changing in this world. Will those of us in higher education remain relevant? Only time will tell...

Visual Computing

I just read an interesting article about the NVision conference that happened this week in Silicon Valley. It focused on the changes that are happening in the computer industry that are putting more attention on a visual style interface. Here is a quote from Chris Malachowsky, a co-founder of a graphics card company:

"It used to be about the computing part, but the emphasis is shifting. It is not so much about the computation but how it is presented and seen by people."

At last! People are really starting to get it. We can create the greatest systems (or online courses) in the world, but if we make the interfaces difficult to use, then we won't be successful. It's not about the system, it's about how the system helps people. We won't help them if the system just gets in the way.

Check out the article - it reveals some fascinating trends