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michele_rigolizzo

Emerald FullText Article : Factors that influence informal learning in the w... - 0 views

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engagement informal learning workplace organizational

shared by michele_rigolizzo on 01 Feb 10 - No Cached
  • michele_rigolizzo on 01 Feb 10
     
    Study of engagement with informal learning in the workplace
Scott Hertrick

Under Bloomberg, Some Big High Schools Are Taking Hard Falls - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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  • closing schools is not something anyone enjoys,” said Joel I. Klein, the schools chancellor. “By and large, what this is about is simply the fact that when you have many kids in a high-needs community, you find that the smaller schools, where they are highly personalized, where they have strong partnerships and involvement with various organizations, those things really have been a successful strategy for us.”
  • Scott Hertrick on 25 Jan 10
     
    Lack of opportunity for involvement and engagement (among other factors) dooms large schools.
Jennifer Jocz

Textbook Firms Ink E-Deals For iPad - WSJ.com - 0 views

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iPad e-textbooks

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  • a recent Kaplan study showed that students remain big fans of printed books but that they would be more receptive to e-textbooks on portable digital devices.
  • he iPad's lower-than-expected entry-level price of $499 will interest schools, but some of them may not be able to purchase the device right away if they've already purchased netbooks.
  • Jennifer Jocz on 04 Feb 10
     
    Some major textbook publishers are adapting their textbooks and other resources for the iPad and other digital devices.
Chris Dede

Body acoustics can turn your arm into a touchscreen - tech - 01 March 2010 - New Scientist - 1 views

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body touchscreen augmented reality

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  • Chris Dede on 09 Mar 10
     
    Turning your arm into a touchscreen
Soomi Hong

A virtual farm turns new ground for game developers | Reuters - 0 views

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virtual farm

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  • Soomi Hong on 26 Mar 10
     
    A virtual farm attracting up to 83 million aspiring farmers monthly has a video game developers scrambling to find ways to plough the booming popularity of games on the social networks.
Parisa Rouhani

GoDaddy.com plans to stop registering domain names in China - washingtonpost.com - 0 views

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ethics godaddy china google internet

shared by Parisa Rouhani on 24 Mar 10 - Cached
  • will cease registering Web sites in China in response to intrusive new government rules that require applicants to provide extensive personal data, including photographs of themselves.
  • effort by China to increase monitoring and surveillance of Web site content
  • follows Google's announcement
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  • company has answered the call to defend the rights of the Chinese people
  • Beijing government has sought to tighten its censorship policies and undermine the ability of U.S. companies to operate freely.
  • This is a way the Chinese government can send a chilling message to people that they shouldn't speak freely online.
Parisa Rouhani

Texas Conservatives Win Vote on Textbook Standards - NYTimes.com - 1 views

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conservative textbooks

shared by Parisa Rouhani on 12 Mar 10 - Cached
  • social studies curriculum that will put a conservative stamp on history and economics textbooks, stressing the role of Christianity in American history and presenting Republican political philosophies in a more positive light.
  • Republicans on the board have passed more than 160 amendments to the 120-page curriculum standards affecting history, sociology and economics courses from elementary to high school.
  • They are rewriting history, not only of Texas but of the United States and the world.
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  • reviewed every decade
  • conservative members maintain that they are trying to correct what they see as a liberal bias among the teachers who proposed the curriculum
Jennifer Jocz

Not Just Fun and Games -- Campus Technology - 0 views

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higher education games video games motivation

shared by Jennifer Jocz on 11 Mar 10 - Cached
  • He said playing the games allows students to dig down into the layers of information being put in front of them while playing, and in "real life," where students regularly partake in exercises like determining the reliability of scholarly journals and Web sites.
  • Jennifer Jocz on 11 Mar 10
     
    An example of how video games are being used in higher education
Chris Dede

Realityworks Teaches Business Ed with Online Simulation Games -- THE Journal - 0 views

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online simulation game business ed realityworks

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  • Chris Dede on 05 Apr 10
     
    business education for high school students via online simulation games
Chris Dede

D.C. students respond to cash awards, Harvard study shows - 1 views

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cash educational performance Harvard

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  • Chris Dede on 12 Apr 10
     
    Do cash awards motivate students for educational success?
Chris Dede

6 Technologies That Will Shape Education -- THE Journal - 2 views

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gaming horizon report

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  • Chris Dede on 15 Apr 10
     
    The horizon report annually lists top emerging technologies
Uly Lalunio

For hospitals, practice in the virtual world can have major benefits - WSJ.com - 0 views

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Virtual World Technology Innovation Virtual Learning Avatar

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  • Uly Lalunio on 19 Apr 10
     
    Healthcare facilities are discovering that practicing in the virtual world can have major benefits in real life. Doctors, nurses and students are using online community to learn how to cope with crises, boost clinical skills and make their facilities more efficient.
Soomi Hong

TypeFrag Selects Internap to Deliver High-Performance Network for Online Gaming VoIP - 1 views

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gamers communication

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  • Soomi Hong on 01 Apr 10
     
    Migration of TypeFrag's North American voice infrastructure to Internap's colocation and IP services provides superior communications for gamers
Aradhana Mudambi

Purdue U and PBS TeacherLine Team on STEM Training for Educators -- THE Journal - 0 views

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STEM professional development

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  • Aradhana Mudambi on 01 Apr 10
     
    Here's some more stuff on technology and STEM, but as it pertains to professional development. The question is how does this program motivate teachers other than the extrinsic reward of professional development points???
Chris Dede

usps-thinks-out-of-the-box: Personal Finance News from Yahoo! Finance - 1 views

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ups games driver training

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  • Chris Dede on 08 Apr 10
     
    UPS uses games to improve driver training
Kelsey Voigt

Study: Brain Exercises Don't Improve Cognition - 0 views

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games education cognition

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  • Kelsey Voigt on 21 Apr 10
     
    Implications for the number of "train your brain" video games on the market
Soomi Hong

5 Trends in Education Technology Leadership -- THE Journal - 0 views

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education technologies

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  • Soomi Hong on 28 Apr 10
     
    SETDA's "National Educational Technology Trends Report" spotlights state efforts to boost learning through the federal Enhancing Education Through Technology program
Soomi Hong

6 Technologies That Will Shape Education -- THE Journal - 0 views

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education technologies

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  • Soomi Hong on 28 Apr 10
     
    6 technologies that will transform K-12 schools & 5 critical issues facing education
Soomi Hong

Measuring the iPad's Potential for Education -- THE Journal - 1 views

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ipad

shared by Soomi Hong on 28 Apr 10 - Cached
  • Soomi Hong on 28 Apr 10
     
    Educators and analysts weigh in on how the iPad could infiltrate the hallways of K-12 schools nationwide
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