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A 7th grade student gives a tour of her personal learning environment. This project was conducted as part of dissertation research implementing the use of ne...
Recently, many iPhone and iPad users were incensed to learn that Siri — the personal digital assistant for iOS devices — has an eerily long memory. Unbeknownst to Apple customer...
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Deborah is a sociologist in the department of Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Sydney she provides social commentaries on current issues, informed by key sociological writings. She...
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When using the SimAULA platform, the teacher in training controls an avatar that interacts with student avatars (controlled automatically by SimAULA) in a virtual classroom, where lessons are taught and a series of situations liable to arise in a face-to-face environment are played out. By way of a specific example, the first version of SimAULA features a simulated biology class in which the teacher avatar has to help student avatars fulfil various learning goals.
Via Nik Peachey, Jeffrey Earp, Jim Lerman, Kim Flintoff
The Duke Network Analysis Center (DNAC) brings together interdisciplinary expertise in the emerging field of network science from throughout the research triangle. Visit the site to find out what DNAC can do for you.
Researchers from the University of Hawaii at Manoa NASA Astrobiology Institute (UHNAI) have discovered high concentrations of boron in a Martian meteorite. When present in its oxidized form (borate...
Via Περικλής Δημ. Λιβάς
In a blog I wrote in November last year entitled “Moving-towards-a-more-distributed-innovation-model”( http://bit.ly/b38ixv) I outlined some thoughts on the flow of knowledge in a distributed inno...
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Written by Brad Hayward Stanford online coursework will be available starting this summer on a new open-source platform, OpenEdX, the university annou
"How can Twitter, which limits users to 140 characters per tweet, have any relevance to universities and academia, where journal articles are 3,000 to 8,000 words long, and where books contain 80,000 words? Can anything of academic value ever be said in just 140 characters? We have put together a short guide answering these questions...
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Last week I was in Chicago, at the Higher Learning Commission Conference, where over four thousand people discussed, for five full days, the future of Higher Education and accreditation, setting the course for America's youth and future.
Via Mark Smithers, catspyjamasnz
Digital citizenship is " the norms of appropriate, responsible behavior with regard to technology use." It is the combination of technical and social skills that enable a person to be successful and safe in the information age.
Via Tim Scholze, catspyjamasnz
In Chapter 1 of my 2002 book Living Networks I wrote:
When did you last say or hear someone say “what a small world”?
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London, 1772. I have been asked by my superiors to give a brief demonstration of the surprising effectiveness of even the simplest techniques of the …
Save the date for Udacity's 2nd Annual Global Meetup! Udacians worldwide will gather to celebrate our community and our mission to educate and empower people to advance their education and careers in technology.
If you're not an avid follower of #edchat on Twitter, you may be missing out on a great opportunity to learn about some new Web 2.0 tools that are currently being used in classrooms around the world.
Via Cindy Rudy, Carla Arena, Bhushan THAPLIYAL, KiwiBelma
Get junaio - Augmented Reality Browser on the App Store. See screenshots and ratings, and read customer reviews.
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