Multimedia Presentation on Obsolete and Emerging Technologies (Final Project)

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Increasing Returns and Red Queens (Module 5 Blog Responses)

I posted to the following blogs in Module 5

Lewis Chappelear

http://lchappelear.blogspot.com/2011/08/red-queens-and-increasing-returns.html?showComment=1313286907526#c8220584452134184061

Maria Rodriguez

http://msrodriguez-design.blogspot.com/2011/08/next-wave-of-technology.html?showComment=1313286639963#c975889397349599126

EDUC-8848-2 Emerging and Future Technology-Technology

I rented Minority Report from Blockbuster. I am not a big home movie viewer so I did not want to open a membership with Netflix. I have an Internet television which should have made Netflix the best choice, but I did not want to commit to a service that I may not often use. I checked my cable subscription with Cox Cable but could not find one of the needed movies offered by video-on-demand.

The competition between DVDs and video-on-demand is not an example of increasing returns because the two technologies did not emerge at the same time. Thornburg (2009) has classified Red Queens as “huge competition between two technologies; in the process, all other competitors are left behind”. DVDs and video-on-demand are two technologies that lead the way for a means of watching movies. Video-on-demand can be accessed and used without leaving the home, but several consumers have not upgraded to the required hardware to use video-on-demand. I would relate Netflix and video-on-demand together, because they are new technologies that emerge with time.

References

Thornburg, D. (2008c). Red Queens, butterflies, and strange attractors: Imperfect lenses into emergent technologies. Lake Barrington, IL: Thornburg Center for Space Exploration.

Thornburg, D. (2009). Increasing returns. [Vodcast] Emerging and future technologyDVD produced by Laureate Education. Baltimore: Author

Thornburg, D. (2009). Red Queens. [Vodcast] Emerging and future technologyDVD produced by Laureate Education. Baltimore: Author

The Disruptive Power of Second Life (Module 4 Blog Responses)

I posted to the following blogs in Module 4

Wanda Ardoin-Bailey

http://ardoin-baileyedu7108.blogspot.com/2011/07/disruptive-technologies.html?showComment=1312034417594#c3241825500521145399

Dorothy Fernandes

http://studentofedtech.blogspot.com/2011/07/disrupted-by-my-second-life.html?showComment=1312037353943#c1635890155650228361

The Disruptive Power of Second Life (Module 4)

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Second Life provides the ability for people to get inside a computer through a virtual world and build stuff (Rosedale, 2008). Thornburg (2009) explains disruptive technology as “new technology with the same functionality of an existing technology, but it functions more efficiently, and then obsoletes that technology”. Second life has taken the use of the Internet to another level. The ability within Second Life to create multiple scenarios allows users to work under various conditions which promote collaboration and creative thinking. Second Life is growing similar to the Internet in the early 90’s. Second Life may replace the Internet as we know it today. I do not view Second Life as being replaced no time soon because of the current up growth.

Second Life has a universal function which sets the company apart from other companies such as Proton Media with similar products. Proton Media focal point is business collaboration whereas Second Life has a bigger concept that touches more than the business environment. The bigger concept that has a universal focus is one reason CEO Philip Rosedale was the system to be easier like the iPhone. One of the benefits of Second Life is the enhancement of education. Second Life adds personalization to education which is an upgrade from previous delivery methods of distance education. Second Life can be an option to enhance collaboration in my distance education program.

References

Rosedale, P. (2008). Philip Rosedale on Second Life [Video]. Retrieved from http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/the_inspiration_of_second_life.html.

Thornburg, D. (2009). Disruptive technology. (Vodcast) Emerging and Future TechnologyDVD produced by Laureate Education. Baltimore: Author.

Rhymes of History Technology (Module 3 Blog Responses)

I responded to the following post for Module 3

Wanda Ardoin-Bailey

http://ardoin-baileyedu7108.blogspot.com/2011/07/rhymes-of-history.html?showComment=1310876768183#c3286141335549548854

Brandy Lutz

http://lutzedu.blogspot.com/2011/07/lutz-mod-3-blog-post.html?showComment=1310876904911#c9048844767801795465

Rhymes of History Technology (Module 3)

The technology that I have chosen as a rhyme of history is the tape recorder. Tape recorders have been a means of recording lectures for a long time. The tape recorder is a simple device that was about the size of a book and required a tape. The advancement of technology with the tape allowed for longer recording. Today the tape recorder is digital and can fit in the pocket. The digital recorder is used by many learners to recorder lectures, conference breakout sessions, or meeting. Collins (2008) notes that taping a meeting allows an individual to focus on the meeting and not worry about trying to take notes during a meeting. The use of a digital recorder is simple and do not require proper lighting, tripod, or any of the proper environmental settings needed to ensure a good video session. Thornburg (2009) states “new technology is a fresh emergence of the impact felt many years before from another technology”. The tape recorder has made an impact for educational and business purposes in the past.

The digital voice recorders today have different options a buyer should consider that range from connectivity to a PC, ability to transcribe voice files, numerous hours of recording (500 plus hours), and huge data storage. A digital voice recorder with several features may compare to the Sony ICDUX512 Digital Voice Recorder.  The digital voice recorder may be a friendly technology device if you are in a lecture where the speaker is a fast talker.

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Reference

Thornburg, D. (2009). Six forces that drive emerging technologies. [Vodcast] Emerging and future technologyDVD produced by Laureate Education. Baltimore: Author