Augmenting Education Presentation at VRA 2013

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This presentation explores augmented reality and potential uses within arts education. The presentation has been enhanced from the previous October 2012 presentation. Videos have been added, new examples have been provided, further explanations have been added to the notes, and the information has been tailored to the Visual Resources Association audience.

Presented as part the Visual Resources Association’s 31st Annual Conference session, “Enhancing Education Beyond the Classroom Experience via Visualization Technologies.”

The PowerPoint presentation with embedded videos can also be downloaded as a zipped file at http://bit.ly/AR_pptx_vra2013  [Note: Viewing the presentation with embedded videos has been known to be problematic.  Depending on your version of PowerPoint and your operating system, the videos may or may not play.]

Augmenting Education: The Collision of Real and Virtual Worlds [VRA] from Bryan Loar

Augmenting Education: The Collision of Real and Virtual Worlds

Augmenting Education: The Collision of Real and Virtual Worlds from Bryan Loar

This presentation explores augmented reality and potential uses within arts education.  It was presented as part the SECAC 2012 Visual Resources Curator Group session, "When the Past Collides with the Present: Moving Beyond the Single Classroom Experience via Digital Technologies."

Augmented Reality Resources

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I've compiled a number of nice resources and examples for my upcoming presentation on augmented reality in Diigo.  Check them out at bit.ly/secac12-AR.

(Note: This is a work-in-progress.  Collection is still ongoing and some cleanup of tags & descriptions before the conference need to take place.)

Upcoming SECAC Presentation on Augmented Reality

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I am very excited to be part of the upcoming session "When the Past Collides with the Present: Moving Beyond the Single Classroom Experience via Digital Technologies" at the Southeastern College Art Conference (SECAC) 2012.

My presentation focuses on augmented reality (AR) and how AR can enhance the educational experience.  Below is my abstract.

Augmenting Education: The Collision of Real and Virtual Worlds

Augmented reality contextualizes and gives deeper meaning to real-world objects, and it provides educators with a means to extend the classroom beyond traditional confines.  The technology uses mobile devices, head-mounted displays, or eyewear to produce an informational layer between the viewer and the viewed.  Unlike virtual reality, a completely simulated experience, augmented reality overlays virtual information over the real world.  Architecture, sculpture, and the visual arts in situ can be complemented with a rich layer of data.  Consequently, living labs may be constructed that enhance the educational experience and student engagement.  This paper explores current case studies, suggests practical applications, and speculates on the future of education-based augmented reality.

For more information on SECAC, please visit www.secollegeart.org.

2011 Engaging New Technologies: Productivity

2011 Engaging New Technologies: Productivity

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In March 2011, I had the privilege of presenting the following presentation with Meghan Musolff, Assistant Coordinator of Visual Resources at the University of Michigan.  We presented at the Visual Resource Society and Art Library Society of North America's joint 2011 conference, and we discussed current productivity technologies as well as potential future variations on today's technologies.  We tackled task, project, and information management.  In my section, I expanded on those three categories to envision future scenarios by mashing up the categories with artificial intelligence, simplicity & precise utility, simplified realities, dashboards, and ambient information.  It was a great experience, and I am very thankful for the opportunity.

Some of the categories, tools, and concepts discussed include the following: futurism, Dentsu London, BERG, project management, information management, task management, lifehacks, social bookmarking, diigo, delicious, aggregators, bloglines, google reader, onehub, doodle, teuxdeux, remember the milk, wunderkinder, evernote, wunderlist, microsoft surface, OLED displays, 5pm, basecamp, wrike, zoho projects, clarizen, artificial intelligence, readability, augmented reality, incidental media, mixing media, media surfaces, screen technology, ambient information, and rainmeter.