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Aurasma

February 4, 2015 - Technology - by Mark - No Comments

Augmented reality is a concept which has fascinated me since I first learned about it a number of years ago. I was recently exposed to Aurasma by a colleague. This is an app which runs on iPhone and Android devices and allows you to scan an image to display additional […]

Amazon Echo

January 28, 2015 - Technology - by Mark - 2 Comments

This may come as a surprise to readers of this blog, but I do like to stay on top of technology. Recently, Amazon unveiled the Echo. Of course, I had to try one out. What is it? Good question. Think intelligent radio (on steroids). You interact with the device almost […]

What is web design?

December 31, 2014 - Technology , Web - by Mark - 4 Comments

I recently watched a new course on lynda.com – Mapping the modern web design process by Morten Rand-Hendriksen. In the initial chapter of the course, he makes an interesting observation. His thesis is that the term “web design” is evolving into an all encompassing term to cover the majority of […]

Adobe Premiere Clip

November 26, 2014 - Adobe , Mobile Apps , Technology - by Mark - No Comments

As we approach the holidays, I thought it might be appropriate to cover one of the relatively new Adobe apps – Adobe Clip (aka Adobe Premiere Clip). This was released along with a host of other apps on October 6, 2014. I previously covered these briefly in a weblog post. […]

Teaching a MOOC – results

November 12, 2014 - Adobe , Learning , Technology , Web - by Mark - No Comments

Now that the web design MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) is concluded, I wanted to share some final thoughts. I also thought it would be appropriate to indicate overall success rates.

Teaching a MOOC – technologies used

November 5, 2014 - Adobe , Learning , Technology - by Mark - No Comments

In my last weblog post, I focused on an overview of the Adobe Web Design MOOC which I recently taught. In this post, I thought I would focus on the technologies employed. One insight which came through loud and clear is that one must be highly fluent with a number […]

Teaching a MOOC

October 29, 2014 - Adobe , Technology , Web - by Mark - 2 Comments

I had the opportunity (and unique honor) to teach a MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) on Web Design recently. [Actually, the course is still in progress as final assignments are due on Nov. 2, 2014.] I wanted to share some observations and insights about the process as well as the […]

Premiere Elements Oveview

October 22, 2014 - Adobe , Technology - by Mark - No Comments

Last week, I had the honor of participating in a session on Premiere Elements taught by fellow Adobe Education Leader Sara Martin. She inspired me to further investigate this tool. Some of the ideas in this post came from her examples. As readers of this blog may recall, I am […]

Windows 10 First Look

October 15, 2014 - Technology , Windows - by Mark - 3 Comments

I recently installed Windows 10 Technical Preview in a virtual region on one of my computers (using VirtualBox). I thought readers might be interested in my first impressions of this operating system. The abridged version is – I like it. To me, this is what Windows 8 should have been […]

Latest Adobe apps

October 8, 2014 - Adobe , Mobile Apps , Technology - by Mark - No Comments

A large number of enhancements were featured in the initial keynote at AdobeMAX on Monday, October 6. Since there were such a large number of enhancements and new features, I thought I would focus on the mobile apps [there were a number of new apps (and enhancements to existing apps)]. […]

iOS 8 thoughts

October 1, 2014 - Apple , Technology - by Mark - No Comments

As many readers know, I have a number of Apple devices (in addition to Android devices and Windows devices). Apple recently released iOS 8 and I thought it might be appropriate to share some of my experiences. I know many others have also reported on similar issues. This is also […]

Luca

September 24, 2014 - Mobile Apps , Technology - by Mark - No Comments

Periodically, I come across something unexpected while searching for resources for my classes. I have been testing out one such app (iPad only – sorry Android). It is called Project Luca. I thought it might be worth mentioning this to others. I have plans to incorporate this into our CMWEB […]

Photoshop Mix

September 17, 2014 - Adobe , Mobile Apps , Technology - by Mark - No Comments

At our September Web Professionals and Adobe User Group meeting, Brian Anderson gave an excellent presentation on his Raspberry Pi Bramble (clustered computers). After the meeting, we had a follow on discussion about the need to teach how to develop applications to run on multiple computers at once. We also […]

Behind the Screen – Adobe Acrobat

September 3, 2014 - Adobe , Learning , Technology - by Mark - No Comments

When I have the time, I try to provide feedback in the way of audio comments on student assignments. As we started the fall, 2014 semester, I also did this. Comments I have received in past semesters (from students) indicated that they prefer this sort of feedback. They have told […]

Adobe Sketch

August 27, 2014 - Adobe , Technology - by Mark - No Comments

I recently reviewed the Adobe Ink and Slide hardware I obtained in June, 2014. I thought it might be appropriate to cover some of the apps which take advantage of this hardware in greater detail. For starters, I wanted to focus on the free Adobe Sketch app. While I certainly […]