tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6216030843422455763Thu, 20 Aug 2009 03:28:00 +0000http://www.cahlan.com/noreply@blogger.com (Cahlan)Blogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6216030843422455763.post-182643961425706018Thu, 13 Aug 2009 21:01:00 +00002009-08-19T21:28:00.619-06:00ConferenceseLearningEducationI'm excited to be presenting two sessions at the eLearning Guild's DevLearn 2009 conference in San Jose. Here are the sessions and links to their descriptions:Augmented Reality: An Overview of Applications for EducationHow to Build Real-time Social Learning … FastSee you in San Jose!http://www.cahlan.com/2009/08/devlearn-2009.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cahlan)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6216030843422455763.post-7989384931649160332Wed, 20 May 2009 14:41:00 +00002009-05-20T08:43:07.196-06:00Web analyticsI just published an article with O'Reilly's InsideRIA about web analytics in Flash and Flex applications. It's a pretty basic overview.Check it out: http://www.insideria.com/2009/05/web-analytics-and-flashflex-dr.htmlhttp://www.cahlan.com/2009/05/my-first-article-with-insideria-web.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cahlan)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6216030843422455763.post-4732768023944951588Thu, 07 May 2009 16:54:00 +00002009-05-07T10:55:06.863-06:00TechnologyEducationhttp://weblog.cahlan.com/2009/05/ar-and-flartoolkit-simple-application.htmlhttp://www.cahlan.com/2009/05/augmented-reality-for-interactive.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cahlan)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6216030843422455763.post-1250401057915082513Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:00:00 +00002009-04-13T10:01:57.976-06:00We just launched a new site for Sharp Media Interactive Development.http://www.sharpmedia.com/Post: http://www.sharpmedia.com/blog/2009/04/sharp-media-site-20-goes-live_13.htmlhttp://www.cahlan.com/2009/04/smid-20.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cahlan)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6216030843422455763.post-3682160863228066258Mon, 23 Feb 2009 15:34:00 +00002009-02-23T08:39:52.517-07:00New MediaTwitterSocial networksI'm fascinated by the social media stream. Twitter is the best platform or sandbox I know of for examining the masses' stream of consciousness.Thummit is right up this alley. They analyze the social media stream and make sense of it, parsing it into specific, real time 'ratings' of a sort by determining on a tweet level whether a comment about something or someone is negative or positive. I'd http://www.cahlan.com/2009/02/making-sense-of-social-stream-thummit.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cahlan)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6216030843422455763.post-7984229006094716024Fri, 06 Feb 2009 20:41:00 +00002009-02-06T13:51:16.224-07:00Web analyticsUsabilityCurrent Events/IssuesPost on the official Google blog about using eye tracking studies to best position search results.http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/02/eye-tracking-studies-more-than-meets.htmlAn interesting part of the article revealed that Google's researchers have found that a lot of decisions made on Google's searches are made unconsciously, after a preliminary scanning on results that happens almost http://www.cahlan.com/2009/02/google-eye-testing-for-usability-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cahlan)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6216030843422455763.post-2274816393453854118Tue, 13 Jan 2009 06:21:00 +00002009-01-13T10:33:01.997-07:00TeachingFlashI was approached not long before the start of 2009 about teaching an ActionScript 3.0 class at UVU. Besides the fact that it's pretty daunting to come up with a curriculum for a three credit class in only a couple weeks, I'm really excited.I made a wiki specifically for this class and classes like it, where I plan on posting all class resources (Syllabus, course materials, lecture outlines, http://www.cahlan.com/2009/01/teaching-actionscript-30-class.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cahlan)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6216030843422455763.post-3479741484500840612Thu, 11 Dec 2008 23:01:00 +00002008-12-11T16:03:30.524-07:00TechnologyWeb analyticsWeb 2.0Made a post in my programming blog today about WA.Why you need analytics in your Flash/Flex content.http://www.cahlan.com/2008/12/analytics-in-rich-media.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cahlan)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6216030843422455763.post-7036508544093949435Mon, 03 Nov 2008 04:24:00 +00002008-11-02T21:24:45.126-07:00Pardon the video game lingo.Below is the Google Docs presentation part of the class discussion I'm leading tomorrow in the "Advanced Topics in Flex" course at Utah Valley University. I struggled with trying to figure out what to talk about in such a short time with folks who are just getting started.See what you think. Let me know what you would have done differently.http://www.cahlan.com/2008/11/for-flex-noobs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cahlan)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6216030843422455763.post-627825829617814671Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:25:00 +00002008-10-29T12:26:25.355-06:00Data PortabilitySocial networksHopefully it won't be long before we don't have to create new accounts at the drop of a hat.http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/29/your-gmail-account-is-now-an-openid/http://www.cahlan.com/2008/10/good-news-for-data-portability.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cahlan)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6216030843422455763.post-5373206318745188437Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:52:00 +00002008-10-27T12:53:50.805-06:00Current Events/IssuesA really good take on Proposition 8 in California from a friend of mine who recently moved there and shares my faith:http://brammerbunch.blogspot.com/2008/10/war-of-ring-in-defense-of-proposition-8.htmlhttp://www.cahlan.com/2008/10/proposition-8.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cahlan)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6216030843422455763.post-1028354953697827631Wed, 15 Oct 2008 02:46:00 +00002008-10-14T21:45:05.783-06:00SchoolWeb analyticsOne of the things I found most difficult in analyzing raw web statistics with this course (and it seems that I would find this frustrating with any similar project) was that I felt like I was doing some guesswork without having spoken to the client.There are no goals set (perhaps that's part of the end assignment), and there is really no way for me personally to know what the client would like tohttp://www.cahlan.com/2008/10/analysis-of-distance-ed-course-with-web.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cahlan)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6216030843422455763.post-5527135904844854114Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:10:00 +00002008-10-06T14:05:12.719-06:00FacebookSocial networksEducationI just finished reading my new Web 2.0 Bible: Here Comes Everyone.I don't want this to be too much of book review, but you can probably already tell that I give a lot of heed to Clay's analysis of the changing social landscape in large part because of the invention and proliferation of the internet. We're just starting to see the real societal evolution-type tools seeping through the floorboards http://www.cahlan.com/2008/10/learning-in-dense-distributed-social.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cahlan)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6216030843422455763.post-1036488085005506814Wed, 24 Sep 2008 03:21:00 +00002008-09-23T21:55:34.421-06:00Web analyticsEducationAfter an exhaustive 1/2 hour search (hey, everything happens at greater speeds nowadays, right?) for the uses of web analytics in education, I came across a gem of a starting point. The title: Using Log File Analysis to Evaluate Instructional Design — A PowerPoint presentation used in Ken Fanser and Rod Riegle's presentation at the 2003 Sloan-C International Conference on Online Learning.This http://www.cahlan.com/2008/09/educating-analysts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cahlan)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6216030843422455763.post-9175652771202900071Wed, 17 Sep 2008 04:14:00 +00002008-09-16T22:48:20.120-06:00New MediaWikipediaIn doing some research and digging around in Wikipedia (did I really need to link that?), I started thinking [again] about the power of tools like Wikipedia and what they represent in the age of New Media.Please, please, if you are at all interested in topics like New Media, "phenomena" like Wikipedia, or are wondering what in the crap everyone is talking about when they say things like "Web 2.0,http://www.cahlan.com/2008/09/wikipedia-and-elephants.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cahlan)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6216030843422455763.post-8745297969318243637Wed, 10 Sep 2008 06:16:00 +00002008-09-10T00:37:32.277-06:00Web analyticsSome quick thoughts on useful things to measure for web analytics:Number of unique visitors: I know most analytics programs or server-side analytics engines can track this, but one of the most important lessons I've learned in analytics is that hits != visitors! With education, just as important.Time spent on a page. Difficult to measure (how to determine whether someone is reading or taking a http://www.cahlan.com/2008/09/metrics-for-analytics.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cahlan)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6216030843422455763.post-3129565783099072098Wed, 10 Sep 2008 04:59:00 +00002008-09-09T23:49:16.583-06:00BlogsEducationSorry, I wanted a tantalizing post title to get your attention. I have a theory that everyone, including you, has a specific donut that resonates with your DNA. It will call to you like a siren. You can't resist it--there's no use even trying. It might even change from month to month.Now, how many calories is it going to take you to find it?This post is really about the educational uses of blogs.http://www.cahlan.com/2008/09/blogs-donuts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cahlan)9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6216030843422455763.post-4773704772197695096Wed, 10 Sep 2008 03:57:00 +00002008-09-09T22:42:46.061-06:00SchoolPersonalI've been planning on getting this blog up and going for some time, but two of my classes in my graduate program this semester provided me some extra incentive to finally get it together.One of the assignments mirrored in both classes is to introduce myself and explain some of my reasons for taking my two classes: "New Media, Social Media, & Learning," and "Web Analytics."Me in a nutshell: I'm http://www.cahlan.com/2008/09/hello-my-name-is.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cahlan)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6216030843422455763.post-7576263190021296947Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:53:00 +00002008-09-08T19:14:20.237-06:00GamingSporeReleased yesterday was Spore, the latest and greatest in what has been some of the most influential, creative--and yes--educational games made.Will Wright, the mastermind behind all of the Sim games (SimCity, The Sims, etc.), has gone above and beyond the traditional "Sim" games with the release of Spore.Spore is an ultimate creative tool. It allows the learner/gamer to design an almost infinite http://www.cahlan.com/2008/09/spore-and-science.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cahlan)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6216030843422455763.post-9089811736242072228Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:30:00 +00002008-09-08T19:15:31.278-06:00TechnologySocial networksEver heard the term "Six degrees of separation?" The phrase refers to the seemingly bizarre idea that each person on the earth can be connected through a maximum of six separate connections.This article talks a little about why the number is no longer six, and what that change is due to.http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/09/03/six-degrees-of-separation-is-now-three/http://www.cahlan.com/2008/09/small-world.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cahlan)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6216030843422455763.post-7066618139426846155Fri, 05 Sep 2008 05:16:00 +00002008-09-08T19:16:15.795-06:00ProgrammingI've been wanting to start this blog for a while—sort of make a central place where I can blog about something more than just programming or my work. Since I have two classes this semester that both have as their first assignment the creation of a blog, it was a good time to act.I love programming. Wait, maybe I said that wrong. You're probably thinking after reading that statement that I've http://www.cahlan.com/2008/09/confessions-of-tired-programmer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cahlan)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6216030843422455763.post-7009926626350640665Fri, 05 Sep 2008 04:45:00 +00002008-09-08T19:16:31.996-06:00HumorOne of my favorite movies of at least the last few years has be "Nacho Libre." Jack Black should have won an Oscar for the dozens of hilarious facial expressions he did in this movie.One of my favorites is the wide-eyed look he gives in this conversation with Encarnacion when he says "To tell you the truth . . . he was a luchador."I couldn't find a screen capture of that look, but this is a good http://www.cahlan.com/2008/09/nacho.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cahlan)0