Progressive enhancement is dead but also progressive enhancement is faster. PE, by the way, is the idea of ensuring that a web application is usable across a broad range of browser environments, most recently (and in the linked articles) in the case where JavaScript can’t be used.
“Kids can’t use computers” and why we should be worried. “Tomorrow’s politicians, civil servants, police officers, teachers, journalists and CEOs are being created today. These people don’t know how to use computers, yet they are going to be creating laws regarding computers, enforcing laws regarding computers, educating the youth about computers, reporting in the media about computers and lobbying politicians about computers. Do you thinks this is an acceptable state of affairs?”
Australian and New Zealand virtual worlds scoping study: Final report available for download – In 2010-12, with colleagues from Charles Sturt University (CSU), the University of New England (UNE), and the University of Southern Queensland (USQ), I worked on a project that involved conducting an Australia and New Zealand-wide scoping study on the use of virtual worlds for learning and teaching in higher education. The final report from the project is now available as an open-access publication.
MOOCs Meet the Zombie Apocolypse –
How do you get thousands of people excited about an online course in math, physics, and public health that will not earn them formal credit or any kind of certificate?
First, make it a MOOC.
Second, make the central text a popular TV show.
Third, add zombies.
Down the Road, But In the Works: 3-D Video Calls From Skype –
Skype has confirmed it has developed 3D video calls.
The news was revealed by a senior executive in an exclusive interview with the BBC to mark Skype’s 10th anniversary.