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Hanna Wiszniewska

The Frontal Cortex : Unstructured Play - 0 views

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    Play actually appears to make kids smarter. In a classic study published in Developmental Psychology in 1973, researchers divided 90 preschool children into three groups. One group was told to play freely with four common objects--among the choices were a pile of paper towels, a screwdriver, a wooden board and a pile of paper clips. A second set was asked to imitate an experimenter using the four objects in common ways. The last group was told to sit at a table and draw whatever they wanted, without ever seeing the objects. Each scenario lasted 10 minutes. Immediately afterward, the researchers asked the children to come up with ideas for how one of the objects could be used. The kids who had played with the objects named, on average, three times as many nonstandard, creative uses for the objects than the youths in either of the other two groups did, suggesting that play fosters creative thinking.
Michael Johnson

Apprehending the Future: Emerging Technologies, from Science Fiction to Campus Reality... - 5 views

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  • The environmental scan method offers several advantages, starting with the fact that drawing on multiple sources and perspectives can reduce the chances of bias or sample error. The wider the scan, the better will be the chance of hitting the first trace of items that, although small at the moment, could expand into prominence. A further advantage is pedagogical: trying to keep track of a diverse set of domains requires a wide range of intellectual competencies. As new technologies emerge, more learning is required in subfields or entire disciplines, such as nanotechnology or digital copyright policy.
  • Disadvantages of this method start from its strengths: environmental scanning requires a great deal of sifting, searching, and analyzing. Finding the proverbial needle in the haystack isn't useful if its significance can't be recognized. Furthermore, the large amount of work necessary for both scanning and analyzing can be daunting, especially for smaller schools or enterprises.
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  • That complexity demands non-simple responses. Each of the techniques sketched above offers one way of helping groups to think through these emergent forces and to apprehend the future. Crowdsourcing, scenarios, prediction markets, the Delphi method, and environmental scanning are complementary strategies. Using several of these methods can teach us to learn about the future in more sophisticated, pro-active ways. If the methods appear strange, resembling science fiction, perhaps that is a sign of their aptness for the future, since the future often appears strange just before it becomes ordinary—or, in our case, just before it becomes a campus reality. As higher education budgets clamp down and the future hurtles toward us, we need these methods and techniques as allies that can help us to survive . . . and to learn.
  • Crowdsourcing, scenarios, prediction markets, the Delphi method, and environmental scanning are complementary strategies. Using several of these methods can teach us to learn about the future in more sophisticated, pro-active ways. If the methods appear strange, resembling science fiction, perhaps that is a sign of their aptness for the future, since the future often appears strange just before it becomes ordinary—or, in our case, just before it becomes a campus reality. As higher education budgets clamp down and the future hurtles toward us, we need these methods and techniques as allies that can help us to survive . . . and to learn.
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    Alexander discusses methods for keeping up with the future of technology and its use in higher education.
zebrians

The Talk Room - 0 views

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    Check the rules for the choice of topic and other criteria here. 1. Any student, young professional or employee, aged between 13 to 30 years of age is eligible to participate. 2. The Topics chosen must be non-political in nature, avoiding any use of vulgar slangs or any kind of offensive language. 3. The Content must be intriguing, preferably relevant to the current scenarios in the world or the society at large and must be spoken from a neutral point of view, backed by facts and statistics instead of mere opinions. 4. A time slot of maximum 9 minutes is available for each speaker. 5. A panel of 3 judges will be adjudging the participants based on the following criteria- Content, Expression, Body Language and Grammar. 6. In the Second Round, the selected candidates will be required to visit the main office for their video to be shot while speaking. 7. The best out of the selected participants will be chosen based on the engagement received on their respective videos, in addition to the aforementioned criteria. 8. The Best Speaker will be awarded. The candidates selected in the second round also get a chance to work with the entire Let's Talk team for future events and projects. Break a leg! For any queries, contact- 7409468668 You may also drop a mail at- thetalkroom13@gmail.com
chakri_seo

Video conferencing - How it can help reduce your business costs? - 0 views

*Video conferencing can help your business get people virtually at one place at the same time and in an efficient manner. *Where traveling was a necessary part of business before, this has now been...

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Syed Amjad Ali

E-Learning and Blended Learning - 0 views

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    It is difficult to find one simple solutions for a complex issues. The expectations with regards to performance at work place or at home are complex; we need a blend of various learning solutions to resolve these complex issues. In such a scenario, Blended learning offers a greater chance of success.
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