Fibre on a copper budget

Self serving 'independent study' released today has me shouting profanities at the radio. All you have to do to save a few billion dollars and still deliver fibre is change the termination box inside the user's premise.

Watch this 20 minute video presentation

Bloom's 'Digital' Taxonomy

Since its publication in 1956, Bloom's Taxonomy has been a foundation of most modern education systems. While the overarching principles have remained the same, changes in understanding, experience and technology have seen the Taxonomy take on a number of different forms, for a number of different purposes and applications.

The below overview shows the progression of Bloom's Taxonomy, how each thinking skill applies in practice, and examples of activities using digital tools.

Get your printable hi-res version at https://www.fractuslearning.com/2014/08/18/blooms-digital-taxonomy-overview/

Beyond Knowing Facts, How Do We Get to a Deeper Level of Learning?

As educators across the country continue to examine the best ways of teaching and learning, a new lexicon is beginning to emerge that describes one particular approach —deeper learning. The phrase implies a rich learning experience for students that allows them to really dig into a subject and understand it in a way that requires more than just memorizing facts.

The elements that make up this approach are not necessarily new — great teachers have been employing these tactics for years. But now there’s a movement to codify the different pieces that define the deeper learning approach, and to spread the knowledge from teacher to teacher, school to school in the form of a Deeper Learning MOOC (massive open online course), organized by a group of schools, non-profits, and sponsored by the Hewlett Foundation.

Read more at MindShift: blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/02/how-do-we-create-rich-learning-opportunities-for-all-students

MOOC lecture archive: http://dlmooc.deeper-learning.org/live/archives/

The Ultimate DIY Product Photography Tutorials

Are you running an online shop and want to display your products in the most appealing manner? Are you considering hiring a professional photographer for that purpose? Well, if your answer is yes, we would request you to first take a look at this compilation where we are sharing 40 excellent tutorials that will teach you how to shoot perfect product photos for your online shop. After going through these tutorials you will not need the help of any professional photographer.

Read more: http://www.smashingapps.com/2014/08/18/the-ultimate-diy-product-photography-tutorials-for-your-online-shop.html#ixzz3BALRacHv

Peer to peer network app allows group chat

FireChat is a group chat application that works without cell service

Read more at http://gigaom.com/2014/08/21/firechats-new-update-makes-it-easier-for-burners-to-chat-their-friends-in-the-wifi-less-desert/

RØDE microphone for smartphones and tablets

Highly recommended although I wish the cable were another metre longer 

http://www.smartlav.com/

Inexpensive boxes could help bring mobile coverage to the billion people who lack it

The innovation comes in a gray box roughly the size of a microwave oven. It has solar panels on the outside to power cellular equipment inside, along with the software for management functions like billing and analytics. Secure the box somewhere and link it via satellite to a voice-over-IP network, and you’re ready to open shop as a mobile service provider. 

Read more at www.technologyreview.com/lists/innovators-under-35/2014/humanitarian/kurtis-heimerl

Mobilise Your Workplace

By example, the transformative power of digital media in the workplace. If you'd like to talk about mobilising your business, leave a comment below.

http://www.zdnet.com/plumber-flushes-away-paper-blockage-with-mobility-tools-7000032412/?utm_source=taboola&utm_medium=referral