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Daniel K. Schneider is a senior lecturer and researcher at [[TECFA]], a research and teaching unit in the faculty of psychology and education, University of Geneva. Holding a PhD in political science, he has been working in educational technology since 1988 and participated in various innovative pedagogical and technological projects. He has been a prime mover towards the introduction of creative pedagogical strategies and ICT technologies.  His current R&D interests focus on modular, flexible and open Internet architectures supporting rich and effective educational designs.  Within TECFA's "blended" master program in educational technology ([ MALTT]), he teaches educational information & communication systems, virtual environments and research methodology.
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Daniel K. Schneider was a former associate professor at [[TECFA]], a research and teaching unit in the faculty of psychology and education, University of Geneva. Holding a PhD in political science, he has been working in educational technology since 1988 and participated in various innovative pedagogical and technological projects. He has been a prime mover towards the introduction of creative pedagogical strategies and ICT technologies.  His long-term R&D interests focus on modular, flexible and open Internet architectures supporting rich and effective educational designs. His current interests include digital design and fabrication (e.g. [[3D printers in education|3D printing]]), collective intelligence, student monitoring/[[learning process analytics]], [[E-learning literacy|e-learning competency]] and learning with technology in informal settings (e.g. [http://citizencyberlab.eu/ citizen science]).  Within TECFA's "blended" master program in educational technology ([http://tecfa.unige.ch/maltt MALTT]), he taught educational information & communication systems, foundations of educational technology, "making", and research methodology. He retired in July 31 2020, but continues working as a consultant.
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* I am the coordinator / initiator of this wiki
* E-mail: ''Daniel.Schneider at unige.ch'' (E.g. if you have questions about the why and what of this Wiki)
* My "classic" [http://tecfa.unige.ch/tecfa-people/schneider.html HTML Home Page] (rarely updated)
* Classes in french: [[:fr:STIC:Cours STIC|Cours STIC]]: [[:fr:STIC:STIC I|STIC I]] - [[:fr:STIC:STIC II|STIC II]] - [[:fr:STIC:STIC III|STIC III]] - [[:fr:STIC:STIC IV|STIC IV]], [[:fr:Bases psychopédagogiques des technologies éducatives|BASES]]
* Classes in English: See [[:Category:Courses and workshops|Courses and workshops]]
* Talks: [http://tecfa.unige.ch/tecfa/talks/schneide/ some slides]


== Blog ==
I am the initiator and coordinator of this wiki and will continue this work after my retirement (July 2020).
 
== Very short resume ==
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* PhD in political science • June 26 1995
 
* Various jobs (assistant, systems engineer, lecturer) • 1978 - 2003
 
* Senior lecturer in educational technology • September 2003 - July 2014
 
* Associate professor in educational technology • August 2014 - July 2020
 
* Consultant (founder of [http://arbores.tech Arbores Tech Sàrl]) and resident in [http://faclab.ch FacLab UniGE] • October 2021 -


Last 10 posts from [[Blog:DKS]], my wikilog:
== Getting in touch / other landing pages ==


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* E-mail: ''Daniel.Schneider at unige.ch'' (E.g. if you have questions about the why and what of this Wiki)
* My "classic" [http://tecfa.unige.ch/perso/schneider/ HTML Home Page] (changed about every 10 years)


== Other ==
== Teaching ==


Needed a new desktop laptop
* Until spring semester 2020: Classes in educational technology ([http://tecfa.unige.ch/maltt Master of Science in Learning and Teaching technologies, MALTT] in french): [[:fr:STIC:Cours STIC|Cours STIC]]: [[:fr:STIC:STIC I|STIC I]] - [[:fr:STIC:STIC II|STIC II]] - [[:fr:STIC:STIC III|STIC III]] - [[:fr:STIC:STIC IV|STIC IV]], [[:fr:Bases psychopédagogiques des technologies éducatives|BASES]], [http://tecfalabs.unige.ch/maltt/programme/cours/methodo/ Méthodes]. STIC I and STIC II focused on developing ICT skills for future educational technologists and STIC III/IV on "making".
* It should be 3D enabled (both CAD and gaming 3D) and have both good Opengl and activeX support
* Classes taught in English: I taught 1-2 two classes per year at [http://www.webster.ch Webster University, Geneva]. See [[:Category:Courses and workshops|Courses and workshops]], but Webster somehow "let me go".
* Fast CPU, e.g. i7-2630QM (Quad procesor) or better
* Continuous training: [https://www.unige.ch/formcont/elearning/ CAS - Conception et développement de projets e-learning] (direction until 7/2020, University of Geneva), [http://mirrtice.org/theme/ecole-d%C3%A9t%C3%A9 Ecole d'été MIRRTICE] (co-direction), [http://tecfa.unige.ch/tecfa/teaching/acredite/ Master Acredite] (co-direction until 2015)
* Biggest possible display
* a SSD (for quick installs and project start)


I finally got a DELL M6600 with a M4000 Graphics card (DELL gives universities huge bargains for some models). See an [http://forum.notebookreview.com/dell-latitude-vostro-precision/597919-m6600-owners-review-warning-large-pics-personal-opinions.html owners review] at notebookreview.com. So far, I am happy with it, except for its low "HD" 1920x1080 screen resolution and the impossibility to connect it to our HD projector via HDMI. I'll have to investigate the latter - 18:32, 29 March 2012 (CEST).
== Writing, talks, plans, supervising ==


Alternatives I considered:
* [[User:Daniel K. Schneider/Writings by Daniel K. Schneider|List of writings]] (not complete). See also what web sites like [https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Daniel_Schneider3 Research Gate] collect.
* [[User:Daniel K. Schneider/List of BA, MA and PhD thesis supervised by Daniel K. Schneider|List of MA and PhD thesis I supervised]]
* [[User:Daniel K. Schneider/List of conference talks by Daniel K. Schneider|List of conference talks]] (slides)
* [[User:Daniel K. Schneider/Activity plan for Daniel K. Schneider|Activity plan]]
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* [[User:Daniel K. Schneider/Testing and scribbling|Testing and scribbling]]
* [[User:Daniel K. Schneider/Gear|Gear]]


; Gaming/multimedia laptops (can do for the little CAD I do)
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* Alienware M17x (too heavy, good gaming 3D Radeon HD 5870 , good screen)
* Asus G73 series, e.g. G73JW (cheap, only hdtv 1080p, quite heavy, ok screen, good gaming 3D NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M)
* Acer Aspire Ethos (cheap, slim, slow 3D, bad screen)
* Apple MacBook Pro (slim, don't trust win drivers, slow 3D Radeon 6750M)
* Clevo (also sold as Sager or XMG Schenker, plus other brands) 17 in. and above series. Flexible configurations. Probably the fastest laptops, various i7 chips, GeForce GTX 560M/580M for the high-ends, 18.4 in FHD (1920x1080). No better resolution ? Cheaper than comparable "brands". Resellers in Germany: Schenker Notebook, Deviltech, Notebookguru.de
* Samsung Series 7 Gamer Notebooks, in various variants. 700G7A with  Radeon HD 6970M, 4GB, is about Euros 2000, 4kgs and higher.
* Sony Vaio, VPC-F22S1E or similar.


; Cad Laptops (certified, also better OpenGL support)
Last 10 posts from [[Blog:DKS]], my not frequently used wikilog:


* DELL Precision M6600, Nvidia Quadro 4000M or 5010M (too expensive!), HD (1900x1080), CPU: I7-2720QM (or better).
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* HP EliteBook 8740W, 8760W (UWVA-Display, starts at 3.5kg, Various Nvidia Quadro (e.g. Quadro 4000M), various CPU, e.g. i7-2630QM
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* Xirios W series from Schenker. Various configurations. An almost top W701 mobile Workstation model with a GTX 580M, Intel i7-2760QM, 8GB RAM, 300GB SDD etc. is about Euros 2500 (or about 2800 CHF). Schenker used to sell much more expensive Quadro-based models, e.g. the W710 (can't find them anymore).


None has what I would call a decent screen resolution. The actual trend is in fact towards less (i.e. HDTV 1900x1080 or 1900x900). There seems to be a fair market for custom-built laptops that may include larger screens, but I won't trust any that is not local (in case I have to return the unit for some quick repair)
== Other ==


* [http://www.notebookcheck.net/Comparison-of-Laptop-Graphics-Cards.130.0.html Comparison of Laptop Graphics Cards]
* [[User:Daniel K. Schneider/dataphys_book]]
* [http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/video_lookup.php?cpu=Quadro+FX+3800M Passmark Video Card Benchmarks]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_display_standard Computer display standard]


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Latest revision as of 14:14, 14 July 2022

About myself

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Daniel K. Schneider was a former associate professor at TECFA, a research and teaching unit in the faculty of psychology and education, University of Geneva. Holding a PhD in political science, he has been working in educational technology since 1988 and participated in various innovative pedagogical and technological projects. He has been a prime mover towards the introduction of creative pedagogical strategies and ICT technologies. His long-term R&D interests focus on modular, flexible and open Internet architectures supporting rich and effective educational designs. His current interests include digital design and fabrication (e.g. 3D printing), collective intelligence, student monitoring/learning process analytics, e-learning competency and learning with technology in informal settings (e.g. citizen science). Within TECFA's "blended" master program in educational technology (MALTT), he taught educational information & communication systems, foundations of educational technology, "making", and research methodology. He retired in July 31 2020, but continues working as a consultant.

I am the initiator and coordinator of this wiki and will continue this work after my retirement (July 2020).

Very short resume

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  • PhD in political science • June 26 1995
  • Various jobs (assistant, systems engineer, lecturer) • 1978 - 2003
  • Senior lecturer in educational technology • September 2003 - July 2014
  • Associate professor in educational technology • August 2014 - July 2020

Getting in touch / other landing pages

  • E-mail: Daniel.Schneider at unige.ch (E.g. if you have questions about the why and what of this Wiki)
  • My "classic" HTML Home Page (changed about every 10 years)

Teaching

Writing, talks, plans, supervising


Other