Week 9 (11/14): Ed Tech

I. Preparation Before Class:

Updates on your progress.

II. In Class Discussion:

  • Guest: Clay Shirky

Clay Shirky is today’s leading voice on the social and economic impact of internet technologies. Considered one of the finest thinkers on the Internet revolution, Shirky provides an insightful and optimistic view of networks, social software and technology’s effects on society. Writing extensively about the Internet since 1996, he is the author of the best-selling “Here Comes Everybody” (Penguin Books, 2009) and “Cognitive Surplus” (Penguin Press, 2010).

Clay has taught at Huter College, NYU ITP, NYU School of Journalism and currently Associate Professor at NYU Shanghai.

 

 

Current Technologies:

  • Virtual Assistant hack
    • Amazon Echo
    • Siri
    • Google Home
    • cortana
  • Virtual Reality
    • Oculus Rift
    • Steam HTC Vive
    • OSVR
    • Daydream
    • Samsung VR
  • Augmented Reality
    • Microsoft Hololens
    • Computational camera
  • Performance Capture
  • Automation
    • Robotics
    • Self-driving
    • drones
  • Mobile Computing
  • Cloud computing
  • Sensors
  • Visualization
    • 4k – 8k
    • Oled
    • Big immersive screens
    • Hologram
    • Caves
  • New-media
    • Transmedia
    • 360 film
    • photogrammetry
    • depth sensing
    • spatialized audio
  • Biohacking / Cybernetics
  • Bluetooth LE  / Wifi
  • New Business Models
  • Physical Computing
  • Connected devices
  • Sound
    • Bone conduction
    • Music
    • Spatial sound
    • Directional sound
    • Podcasting
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Graph theory
  • Machine Learning
  • Neural Networks
  • Systems mapping and monitoring

III. Reflection / Assignment After Class:

Read/Listen/Watch:

Assignment:

Continue on your prototype / Final.  Post progress to conversation. Write about the learning space of the Simulation Center.