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Contents contributed and discussions participated by Elizabeth Koh

Elizabeth Koh

Languages smarten up your brain - Guardian Weekly - 11 views

  • a study of recent research into brain function reveals that students could be gaining a lot more from their pursuit of linguistic skills
  • It argues that there is a dovetailing of results between studies conducted over the last 40 years, including recent findings from the neurosciences
  • six areas in which the multilingual mind differs in some way to the monolingual mind
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  • enhanced capacity for learning whereby knowledge of languages can lead to superior memory function, especially short-term “working” memory
  • enhanced mental flexibility
  • Enhanced problem-solving capability
  • Greater understanding of how language functions and is used to achieve specific goals in life
  • slowdown of age-related mental diminishment
Elizabeth Koh

Collaboration 2.0? Twitter team-ups for fun and profit - 15 views

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    While offering only 3 concrete pointers for collaboration, the article does paint a positive future for twitter.
Elizabeth Koh

How Social Gaming is Improving Education - 28 views

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    Positive article about social gaming in education with several examples.
Elizabeth Koh

Teaching With Twitter: Not for the Faint of Heart - Technology - The Chronicle of Highe... - 8 views

  • Instructors in the classroom really have to teach toward their personalities
Elizabeth Koh

Gen Y Says: You Can Take Facebook, but Please Don't Take our Email! - 12 views

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    Email still seems to be important to 18-24 year olds.
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