Social e-learning network

Last week, I posted a rebuttal to Ruth Clark’s claim that “Games Don’t Teach.” In that post, I shared several links to research about the effectiveness of games for learning...

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"When teaching search to students, chances are the first item on the agenda is “Google“. This is fair enough. Google is the dominant player in search and in my opinion, for general search, it does the best job round. But there are many, many more options out there. Each catering for a specific need and each offering a different experience, media and results for students searching online."

I would add instaGrok to the list provided (Qwiki, Wolfram Alpha, Topsy, DuckDuckGo) 

"iPads are a fantastic resource for learning – when used correctly. Unfortunately, in the haste to take advantage of this new tool, the initial enthusiasm of the sales force is often squandered by well-meaning but misguided approaches to learning. The following are the most common missteps we see and some tips on how to avoid them."

"Mobile learning, or m-learning, refers to any learning intervention that is carried out through the use of mobile devices and wireless technology.

Ever since the concept of mobile learning came into the picture, instructional designers have been coming up with innovative ideas to create effective and meaningful ways to harness the power of mobile learning. It started with focused efforts to convert existing e-learning to m-learning.

Subsequently, educational technology companies now design effective and meaningful mobile learning tools by addressing various challenges associated with delivering content on mobile devices. This article introduces these challenges and discusses some strategies to design effective m-learning."

The World Digital Library (WDL) makes available on the Internet, free of charge and in multilingual format, significant primary materials from countries and cultures around the world. These cultural treasures include, but are not limited to, manuscripts, maps, rare books, musical scores, recordings, films, prints, photographs, and architectural drawings. Items on the WDL may easily be browsed by place, time, topic, type of item, and contributing institution, or can be located by an open-ended search, in several languages. Special features include interactive geographic clusters, a timeline, advanced image-viewing and interpretive capabilities. Item-level descriptions and interviews with curators about featured items provide additional information.

The principal objectives of the WDL are to:

•Promote international and intercultural understanding;

•Expand the volume and variety of cultural content on the
Internet;

•Provide resources for educators, scholars, and general
audiences.

Re-thinking Risk Management: Why the Mindset Matters More Than the Model by Knowledge@Wharton, the online business journal of the Wharton School.

Many children today lack a connection to nature and schools need to help foster that connection, columnist Mark Phillips writes in this blog post.