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A rare aha moment in 2011 set me chasing new problem-solving research. 
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This paper considers the experiences of teaching on a module where problem-solving is taught first, then programming. The main tools for the problem-solving part, alongside two problem-solving approaches, are tasks using Mindstorm (LEGO, Denmark) robot kits. This is being done as a foundation step before the syntax of a language (Java) is taught to enable a Graphical User Interface (GUI) emulation of a previous robot problem.
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Initially, the student blogs were nothing more than a class journal posted online. However, over time, they became a place for student voice. They evolved as my thinking about blogging evolved. So, here is what I've learned along the way: Via academiPad
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The Microsoft Research Connections Team Blog is a venue to share stories of building partnerships worldwide to advance the research process and its role in innovation.
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Direct question about changes to the economic model behind academia as we move towards open scholarship models. The author asks about the total cost of doing things differently. I think things like the Houghton report http://www.jisc.ac.uk/publications/reports/2009/economicpublishingmodelssummary.aspx modelled this sort of change, but we need more ... JISC is exploring how to model changes in economic structures to enable changes in practice. Gill Kirkup asks an important question that those of us advocating change need to articulate good answers for! Via amber thomas
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Colleges deploy unified communications technologies to save money and increase collaboration.
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Researchers at Michigan State University are exploring the use of Twitter in the classroom. The study suggests Twitter will change the way people (이걸 말고도 더 쓰임새가 많은 것 같은데
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A happy boy coloring walls (How to Make an Infographic in Five Steps | Social Media Today Via Dr. Susan Bainbridge
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In an effort to make school-based ICT more than a matter of "MS Word, clip art and web research" a central London primary school held a creative activity day at which 240 children aged five to 11 learnt to write computer code (RT @LGHDLD: Fantastic... Via Dr. Susan Bainbridge
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"I'm extremely pleased that the Queen will be using her Jubilee year to recognise the outstanding quality of teaching and research that UK higher education institutions can offer. " Results of the competition will be announced ...
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Do you have a funding story to tell?
In 2008 Ithaka S+R published "Sustainability and Revenue Models for Online Academic Resources" a report on the lessons learned from publically funded and commercial online projects. The report explored different possible revenue models that could be applied to digital content and showcased projects that were implementing them. They are now seeking new 'sustainability stories' and plan to publish an update in autumn 2012.
"Sustainability and Revenue Models for Online Academic Resources (http://www.sr.ithaka.org/research-publications/sustainability-and-revenue-models-online-academic-resources) Via tjorphd, @jiscdigital
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Peer code reviews have been successfully applied to the teaching of programming and can be applied to solo programming.
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Teachers all over the world are flipping their classrooms. Instead of doing homework and projects at home, students watch lectures and videos.
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Mural.ly is a new tool (still in beta, launched last week) that is a cross between Prezi and mind maps. It’s easy to use and share what you create (perfect for most students, teachers, and parents) but the real beauty of mural.ly is in its lack of structure. Via Baiba Svenca, João Carreira, academiPad
Ricard Garcia's curator insight,
March 11, 2013 9:09 AM
Nice and catchy way to get your students to defend and describe ideas... it can be turned into a highly powerful communicative environment... make students describe their Mural.ly in front of the class!
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Does OER reduce inequality between rich and poor? It doesn't harm the poor but does it reduce the gap? Read on ... Via amber thomas
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Children today are saturated in technology—from digital learning games to more advanced interactions like social networking and text messaging. The Internet has changed much about how young people today connect and receive information.
Via Dr. Susan Bainbridge
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Our live chat panelists from universities including Cornell, Bath, MIT and Glasgow Caledonia suggest how to successfully extend the classroom into virtual environments (20 tips and resources for using learning technology in higher education
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OneZoom Tree of Life Explorer... An excellent way of visualizing data... Good usage of fractals.
"Big data" is a growing issue in science and industry, as modern computing has enabled large amounts of data to be captured and stored, revolutionizing many branches of science. These advances, however, also lead to challenges, such as how to explore and visualize large data sets. The very first blue-skies idea that could have been identified with OneZoom was that of a mind map so vast that it could contain all human knowledge. The concept involved making the information easy to explore by laying it out in ever smaller bubbles using a fractal structure and a zooming interface so that the computer never runs out of space to put the information no matter how much there is. OneZoom is committed to heightening awareness about the diversity of life on earth, its evolutionary history and the threats of extinction. This website allows you to explore the tree of life in a completely new way: it's like a map, everything is on one page, all you have to do is zoom in and out. OneZoom also provides free, open source, data visulation tools for science and education. Via Lauren Moss
Edward C. Krug's curator insight,
August 19, 2013 1:38 PM
The mind map concept is also showing up in a project and upcoming conference and book for organizing and making available the diversity of research information in neurobiology. From the link below you can track down that information. Also you can go to newsroom.ucla.edu and search for Dr. Silva, below.
I believe that the visual representation of complex systems is going to percolate progressively into fields less friendly to or organized as a science.
"Alcino Silva, a professor of neurobiology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and professor of psychiatry at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA. " UCLA researcher invents new tools to manage 'information overload' threatening neuroscienceBefore the digital age, neuroscientists got their information in the library like the rest of us. But the explosion of neuroscience research has resulted in the publication of nearly 2 million papers — more data than any researcher can read and absorb . . .
Have fun, Ed
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The University of Chicago study that's "arousing interest" found that checking Facebook or Twitter is more alluring than sex for those immersed in the Internet age. Via Dr. Susan Bainbridge
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