MIL LESSON 7: CURRENT AND FUTURE TRENDS

• Ubiquitous Learning


  An everyday learning environment that is supported by mobile and embedded computers and wireless networks in our everyday life
• Massive Open Online Course (MOOC)


  • Anyone, anywhere can register for these courses
  • Coursework is delivered entirely over the internet
  • MOOC's is very similar to most online college courses
  • There may be a 1,000+ students in MOOC
• Wearable Technology


  • Refers to mobile electronic devices that are comfortably worn on the user's body or attached to their clothes
• 3D Technology


  • Technologies which utilizes 3D visual appearances to create real-life or different virtual experiences
• Paperless Society


  A society in which communication and record keeping (written documents, letters, etc.) with the use of paper is replaced by electronic communication and storage
• Identify parts of a MOOC:

  A) Course Title

  B) Course Provider

  C) Registration Link

  D) Other details about the course

  E) Course Description

  F) Course Objectives

  G) Host Institution

  
• Smart Watch

  Wrist-worn devices that connect to your mobile phone. As they are synced to your smartphone, it allows you to see notifications on your wrist at a glance.
• Fitness Tracker/ Sport Watch

  A wearable device or a computer application that records a person’s daily physical activity, together with other data relating to their fitness or health, such as the number of calories burned, heart rate, etc.
• Google Glass

  A wearable, voice- and motion-controlled Android device that resembles a pair of eyeglasses and displays information directly in the user's field of vision.
• Hearables

  A wireless in-ear accessory incorporating a computer or some other kind of technical gadget.
• VR Headsets

  A head-worn apparatus that completely covers the eyes for an immersive 3D experience.
• 3D Printing

  Also known as additive manufacturing, is a method of creating a three-dimensional object layer-by-layer using a computer-created design.
• What 3D Technology is this?

  3D printing

  
• Additive Manufacturing

  or Additive Layer Manufacturing (ALM), is the industrial production name for 3D printing
• 3D Pen

  A small tool in the shape of a pen which pushes plastic through a heated system to melt it, then extrudes it through a nozzle at the tip of the pen.
• What 3D Technology is this?

  3D Pen

  
• 3D Display

  A display which gives an effect of depth for the viewer. Technologies include holography, volumetric, multi-view and stereoscopic displays.
• What trend in media information is this?

  Paperless Society

  
• Text

  A simple and flexible format of presenting information or conveying ideas whether hand-written, printed or displayed on-screen
• Types of text

  • Hypertext
  • Plaintext or Unformatted Text
  • Formatted Text
• Design Principles and Elements

  • Emphasis (E)
  • Appropriateness (A)
  • Proximity (P)
  • Alignment (A)
  • Organization (O)
  • Repetition (R)
  • Contrast (C)
• Emphasis


  Importance or value given to a part of the text-based content
• Appropriateness


  How fitting or suitable the text is used for a specific audience, purpose or event
• Proximity


  How near or how far the text elements are from each other
• Alignment


  How the text is positioned on the page
• Organization


  Conscious effort to organize the different text elements on a page
• Repetition


  Consistency of elements and the unity of the entire design
• Contrast


  Creates visual interest to text elements
• What are the terms behind the boxes?

  A) Multimedia

  B) Text

  C) Audio

  D) Visual

  E) Manipulative

  F) Motion

  G) People

  
• Text Information and Media

  • Written Information
  • Appropriate to the language of the reader
• Creators of Text Information

  1. Author
  2. Writer
• Author

  • Academic Text
  • Formal Language
• Writer

  • Non-academic Text
  • Informal Language
• Typeface

  a representation or style of text in digital format
• Serif

  connotes formality and readability in a large amount of texts. This font is usually used for the body text of books, newspapers, magazines, and research publication
• Sans Serif

  brings a clean or minimalist look to the text. This font is used for clear and direct meaning of text such as road signage, building directory or nutrition facts in food packages
• Slab Serif

  carries a solid or heavy look to text
• Script

  draws much attention to itself because of its brush-like strokes
• Decorative

  caters to a wide variety of emotions (such as celebration, fear, horror, etc.) or themes (such as cowboys, circus, holidays, summer, kiddie, etc.)
• Five Types of Typefaces

  • Serif
  • Sans Serif
  • Slab Serif
  • Script
  • Decorative