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Social constructionism involves the need for collaboration. People learn by expressing something for others to see, understanding the context of others, and observing their peers. Traditional e-learning courses do not facilitate social interaction with other learners. We can now fill this void by connecting learners on social media or social learning platforms to discuss application of the e-learning course content. Using these platforms, learners can communicate with each other instantly, and reach a broad audience. We can design our e-learning to use social media as part of our activities, interactions, and research. By embracing social media as a tool for e-learning collaborative efforts, we can continue to improve the learning experience of online learners. Read more, very interesting...: http://www.scoop.it/t/voices-in-the-feminine/p/3086539363/connecting-social-learning-to-e-learning
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October 25, 2012 5:07 AM
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Brian Yanish posted a great case study on his blog on how to use Content Curation as a secret weapon to market your business. As a consultant helping clients market themselves online, Brian has a lot of experience with various marketing strategies and it's great to see his angle on how content curation can help. As he summarizes it after having been a Scoop.it user for quite some time (and testing lots of curation services), Content Curation "can drive traffic and help to show the world, yes the world that your business knows your market." Must-read with very interesting data for business content curators. (And by the way, if you're looking to hire Brian, he gave his contact details on the original post here: http://sco.lt/5BybWD)
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October 24, 2012 5:46 PM
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Kids science, math, social studies, history, geography and other educational videos, lessons, quizzes and educational games for K-12 grade kids that make learning fun and interesting. Read more, a MUST: http://www.neok12.com/
A study in 1985 “On the Brain of a Scientist: Albert Einstein” found that Einstein’s brain was actually not significantly different from others. As an Organization Development blogger put it: ===> what made Einstein different was his mind. <===
His thinking and passion for learning were the basis of his genius. His brain was the same, but his intellect was markedly different. He was often humble about his intellect, and instead said that learning relied on working hard and imagining the impossible. So what made his learning so different? What can we learn from Einstein?
Read more, very interesting, a MUST: http://newsroom.opencolleges.edu.au/features/how-to-ignite-passion-in-your-students-8-ways-educators-can-foster-passion-based-learning/
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October 23, 2012 11:48 AM
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October 23, 2012 9:25 AM
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The Center for Internet Security... The volume of cyber threats targeting governments, businesses, schools, home users ...essentially anyone who is online...continues to increase. Did you know? Cyber Crime is big business costing 24 countries $388 billion in 2011 Cybercrime has affected 431 million adults around the world in the past year Forty-Four percent of all online adults have experienced cyber crime in the last year Forty-two percent of younger children (grades 4-8) have been cyber bullied In the face of these online dangers it is important that we remind ourselves of the importance of following good cyber security practices. Cyber Security Is Our Shared Responsibility and by taking proactive steps every day, we can improve our ability to stay safe. Read more, a MUST: https://msisac.cisecurity.org/cyber-pledge/
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From OMG to LOL, there’s no denying that texting has changed the way we communicate with each other. Look no further than the fact that you don’t need clarification of what OMG or LOL means as proof that our written communication is evolving. Though acronyms aren’t a new part of our language (the military has used them for years), the way we are using them in daily conversation with each other is a relatively new phenomenon. It’s safe to say that a new language has been born: text talk. This language is so widely used that it’s now infiltrating everyday life. Read more, a MUST: http://edudemic.com/2012/10/how-texting-is-changing-your-grammar/
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October 22, 2012 10:21 AM
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The Open University offers undergraduate courses, Distance Learning and Home Study qualifications including degrees, diplomas and certificates.
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October 21, 2012 11:59 AM
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Assistant Professor of Education at Michigan State University, Christine Greenhow, conducted a study titled “Twitteracy: Tweeting is a New Literary Practice.” In it, she found that college students who tweet as part of their instruction are more engaged with the course content, the teacher, other students, and they have higher grades. “Tweeting can be thought of as a new literary practice,” said Greenhow, who also studies the growing use of social media among high-schoolers. “It’s changing the way we experience what we read and what we write.” “The students get more engaged because they feel it is connected to something real, that it’s not just learning for the sake of learning,” Greenhow said. “It feels authentic to them.” “One of the ways we judge whether something is a new literary form or a new form of communication is whether it makes new social acts possible that weren’t possible before,” Greenhow said. “Has Twitter changed social practices and the way we communicate? I would say it has.” ===> The study appears in the research journal Educational Forum. <=== Read more, a MUST: http://edudemic.com/2012/10/its-official-using-twitter-makes-students-more-engaged/
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October 25, 2012 5:10 AM
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If you're not convinced yet, freelance Content Marketer and blogger Mike Farmer has some interesting points for you. One thing I would add to his post is the importance of creating a Content Curation hub to really capture the benefits of your Content Curation efforts. Sharing links is just not going to be enough: in a world where tweets have a very short lifetime, you need to give your curated content a second chance by putting it on a curation layer where it can be discovered from search and from people with similar interests. This can be a blog, a site or a Scoop.it page but if you're going to make content curation part of your content marketing strategy, you will need that long term repository that social networks don't bring.
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October 23, 2012 12:26 PM
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Effortlessly convert world time, schedule conference calls, webinars & online meetings, plan travel and track flight arrival time across time zones. Gust MEES: very interesting and useful! Perfect to follow Chats on Twitter...
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Creativity is often associated with elementary students who are encouraged to draw or color as a means of self-expression. ===> If you learn how to tap into your creative side you will likely find a new source of ideas and inspiration for your schoolwork. <===
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October 22, 2012 5:29 PM
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by Marilyn Price-Mitchell, Ph.D. This article shows how learning from mistakes is good for children, examines research, and provides helpful guidelines to parents. Mistakes and misjudgments are a normal part of kid's lives. Adults understand that making mistakes is part of life. ===> What’s important is how we learn from them. <===
Yet, many children are growing up in a society that pressures them to be perfect – to get the highest SAT scores, to land prized scholarships, to get into the best universities. Some parents complete or correct children’s homework to get them a better grade. So how does all this focus on testing and perfection affect kid’s learning?
===> And how can we help them learn from mistakes? <=== ============================================= Gust MEES: NOT ONLY 4 KIDS ;) ============================================= Read more, a MUST: http://rootsofaction.com/blog/learning-from-mistakes-helping-children-see-the-good-side-of-getting-things-wrong/
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October 22, 2012 10:57 AM
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Learning basics of Cyber-Security: What kind of Cyber-Attacks? FireHost announced the findings of its latest web application attack report, which provides statistical analysis of the 15 million cyber attacks blocked by its servers in the US and Europe during Q3 2012. The report looks at attacks on the web applications, databases and websites of FireHost’s customers between July and September, and offers an impression of the current internet security climate as a whole. XSS is now the most common attack type in the Superfecta, with CSRF now in second. FireHost’s servers blocked more than one million XSS attacks during this period alone, a figure which rose 69 percent, from 603,016 separate attacks in Q2 to 1,018,817 in Q3. CSRF attacks reached second place on the Superfecta at 843,517. Read more, a MUST: http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=13809
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