Emerging Technology

Tech Spotlight: Gather Content

Gather Content is a publishing platform for non-traditional writing like website content, blog posts, help content, and product information. The platform brings the ethos of peer review to many other content types to help businesses ensure that the content they publish from every branch of their company is appropriate, legally

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Tech Spotlight: 60 Minutes 1997-2014

Did you know that 60 Minutes is the longest continuously running American network primetime show? Stony Brook students, faculty, and staff now have access to every episode of 60 minutes that aired between 1997-2014. This collection covers over 350 hours of high quality streaming-on-demand video and this collection is a

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Tech Spotlight: One Month

One Month wants to turn entrepreneurial dreams into reality with a capsule course model that delivers just enough information at just the right time. The courses are set up so that individuals or teams can, for a small fee and a one-month commitment, achieve a specific goal or project. Their

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Tech Spotlight: Lynda.com

Stony Brook University students, faculty, and staff have access to Lynda.com, a site that uses professionally produced video content to teach all kinds of skills. You’ll find classes targeted to specific technologies like Excel, Photoshop, and AutoCAD as well as skills based courses like teaching using blended learning and video

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Tech Spotlight: Learnstream

It can be difficult to keep track of the many open source tools for teaching and learning or to know where to start when you begin to learn about a new topic. Learnstream‘s solution to these problems is a platform for creating “playlists” of educational content around different topics. The

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Altmetrics As A New Research Impact Indicator

Altmetric is an innovative complementary measurement of scientific research impact within the social media arena. Unlike the traditional bibliometrics, which measure journals impact and research citations, altmetric assesses the influence of research in social media portals; such as, Twitter, Facebook, blogs, article downloads, etc. Altmetric is oriented towards societal impact and spread

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