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NCWIT is the National Center for Women & Information Technology. We are a coalition of more than 160 prominent corporations, academic institutions, government agencies, and non-profits working to increase women's participation in information technology (IT). NCWIT is a 501(c)(3), established in 2004 with startup funding from the National Science Foundation, Avaya, Microsoft, Pfizer, Bank of America, Intel, HP, the Kauffman Foundation, and Qualcomm.

Women in Science: NCWIT is the National Center for Women & Information Technology. We are a coalition of more than 160 prominent corporations, academic institutions, government agencies, and non-profits working to increase women's participation in information technology (IT). NCWIT is a 501(c)(3), established in 2004 with startup funding from the National Science Foundation, Avaya, Microsoft, Pfizer, Bank of America, Intel, HP, the Kauffman Foundation, and Qualcomm.

Research shows that students have difficulty achieving deep understanding of many fundamental science concepts, for instance, the nature of matter, pressure, density, and electrical circuits to name but a few. After students have presumably learned the scientific explanations, they often revert back to their initial explanations. The Understandings of Consequence Project has demonstrated that part of the problem arises from differences in how students and scientists think about cause and effect. Scientific explanations often require students to structure knowledge in ways that contradict their expectations about the nature of how causes and effects behave. Such explanations can involve: causal mechanisms that are inferred or abstract; causal patterns that extend beyond linear and unidirectional to cyclic, reciprocal, and non-sequential; correspondences between causes and effects that are in various respects probabilistic; and causal agents that are decentralized and involve aspects of emergence. These are ways of thinking that students typically are not familiar with. Thus students attempt to assimilate information about complex concepts into simplistic causal structures which ultimately distort the information. In order to achieve deep understanding of scientific explanations, students need to learn the levels of these dimensions that fit the level of explanation needed. We have developed a taxonomy of causal models to guide these teaching and learning efforts. We have also developed a taxonomy of epistemological "moves", such as comparing more than one model and being alert to possible gaps in one's explanation, that serve scientific inquiry and lead to more complex conceptions.

Bright Hub's goal is simple: share knowledge about how the simplest scientific idea evolves into tomorrow's technology. With an expert writer network and an active community of life-long enthusiasts Bright Hub provides a level of technology transparency rarely seen in high tech. The team of writers and managing editors utilize deep domain expertise to focus on creating valuable information for both novice and advanced consumers. With a content inventory of thousands of science and technology articles, software and hardware reviews, buyer's guides, blog entries and forum discussions, Bright Hub is able to provide readers with a dependable resource to make informative technology decisions.

The International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments (IJVPLE) provides readers with comprehensive coverage of developments in learning technologies for an international readership of educators, technologists and trainers. The journal is a primary source for academics, professionals, corporate trainers and policy makers in information and communication technologies. The journal publishes high quality contributions (papers, book reviews) on a range of fields associated with Course Management Systems (CMS), Learning Management Systems (LMS), Virtual Learning Environments (VLE), Social Networking Sites (SNS), Personalized Learning Environments (PLE), and 3D virtual worlds, including for example Second Life (SL). Articles published in the journal cover education and training, concentrating on the theory, application, and development of learning technologies. There is a particular interest in the application of new and emerging information and communication technologies in education and training.

formal vs. informal learning flows

Internet Search Challenge: Demonstrates techniques to improve search results and find credible information & provides opportunities to practice

Internet Search Challenge: Demonstrates techniques to improve search results and find credible information & provides opportunities to practice

visualizing informaiton (scientific data)

Educational Research Newsletter: a consumer-level publication designed to inform educators about research on reading, math, behavior-management and raising student achievement.

Educational Research Newsletter: a consumer-level publication designed to inform educators about research on reading, math, behavior-management and raising student achievement.

Computer-Based Learning Strategies: "Notefish" - save info from the web into a single online page, organize, and share. Great for synthesizing information strategy.

Computer-Based Learning Strategies: "Notefish" - save info from the web into a single online page, organize, and share. Great for synthesizing information strategy.

A philosophy of technology re-alignment (as opposed to complete redesign) based on an adaptation of Edward Tufte's principles on the visual display of information.

How is this framework important to the socio-material theory and the evolutionary routine theory? How can this be applied as an edtech workshop, professional development experience, research problem and/or an online learning program?

runs uploaded documents through OpenCalais, giving you access to extensive information about the people, places, and organizations mentioned in each

This European project is working on strategies to facilitate the transition from primary to secondary foreign language teaching. Partners from seven European countries are developing material for language classrooms and teacher training. On this website you can get information on the transition situation in different European countries, get insights into primary and secondary language classrooms, download teaching materials and exchange your views on the topic of continuity with other teachers, students and teacher trainers.

Graphic Organizers: a variety of different charts and graphs and other visualization methods to present information better / differently.

Project Mobi: informal education on street corners + technology in the classroom!

CyberXtreme: a hacking forum / blog to find valuable information on privacy, security, hacking, programming, and digital life

The CLIVE presentation at this year's Sloan-C/MERLOT/Moodle-moot Emerging Technologies conference: The MERLOT Virtual Worlds Taskforce has been collaborating for the last year to develop the Center for Learning in Virtual Environments MERLOT presence in Second Life, Project Wonderland, and other 3D Virtual Worlds. Join members of the taskforce in unveiling the virtual worlds- and web-based-tools and infrastructure for content and virtual worlds education professionals to identify, share, and showcase high quality 3D learning assets. Jonathon Richter Research Associate University of Oregon Session Information Pre-Conference Workshop Pre-Conference Workshop (1/2 day) July 20, 2010 - 9:00am Garden Room

design imparts information, for good or ill.