Next Gen Learning

By Diane M. Reddy, Raymond Fleming, Laura E. Pedrick, Katie A. Ports, Jessica L. Barnack-Tavlaris, Alicia M. Helion, and Rodney A. Swain in EDUCAUSE Quarterly Magazine, Volume 34, Number 4, 2011. Authors describe the U-Pace instructional approach, started at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. U-Pace combines self-paced, mastery-based learning with instructor initiated "Amplified Assistance" (conveyed through e-mail).

Download (Microsoft Word format) of abstract for Do the Math! Do the Math is one of the Wave 1 winners in the Next Gen Learning Challenges project. Using the principles of course redesign, as set by National Center of Academic Transformation (NCAT), the four partners (Chattanooga State Community College, Jefferson Comunity and Technical College, University of Hawaii - Mauii College and Education Trust) have come together to redesign their developmental math courses.

By Malcolm S Knowles, New York: Association Press, 1975 (on Worldcat)

Home page for the National Science Foundation (NSF) Cyberlearning Transforming Education program's Summit. Summit organized by SRI International and the Lawrence Hall of Science, with key support from the National Geographic Society, to advance the vision of the future of learning with a goal towards scalable and sustainable development in STEM education. Mentioned in Deeper Learning thread in context of others using data mining approach and building models.