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Stephanie Fitzgerald

Next Generation Learning Challenge: Simulating Teaching (EDUCAUSE Quarterly) | EDUCAUSE - 0 views

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simulation motivation education teaching

shared by Stephanie Fitzgerald on 04 Mar 12 - No Cached
  • Stephanie Fitzgerald on 04 Mar 12
     
    I saw connections between this and Betty's Brain, though SimSchool is intended for actual teachers, rather than motivating students by placing them in the role of teacher. The "How does simSchool work..." and Academic sections were particularly interesting to me. For the teachers in the course, would you find this simulation motivating?
Leslie Lieman

Badge-Based Learning Competition Names Winners - Wired Campus - The Chronicle of Higher... - 1 views

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education technology badge-based-learning

shared by Leslie Lieman on 05 Mar 12 - No Cached
  • Leslie Lieman on 05 Mar 12
     
    The growing badge-based-learning movement, which provides students with digital credentials that challenge traditional measures of achievement like college degrees, got a boost yesterday. Winners of the Badges for Lifelong Learning Competition, which began in September, were announced at the Digital Media and Learning Conference, in San Francisco.
Jennifer Jocz

Computer games should be used to assess pupils' ability instead of traditional tests - ... - 1 views

www.telegraph.co.uk/...tead-of-traditional-tests.html

computer games assessment flow World of Warcraft WoW

shared by Jennifer Jocz on 27 Feb 10 - Cached
  • games provide information when it is needed, rather than all at once in the beginning, and also provide an environment that is "pleasantly frustrating" because the tasks are challenging but achievable.
  • "We tend to teach science, for example, by telling you a lot of stuff and then letting you do science. Games teach the other way. They have you do stuff, and then as you need to know information, they tell it to you."
  • Jennifer Jocz on 27 Feb 10
     
    One professor's take on why computer games should be used to assess students
Parisa Rouhani

FOXNews.com - How to Map the Human Brain - 0 views

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neurons mapping human brain

shared by Parisa Rouhani on 11 Mar 10 - Cached
  • But as many as 10 people must trace each neuron to catch errors, out of a team of several dozen.
  • no single wiring diagram looked the same for any animal. The wiring diagrams for the left and right ear muscles of the same animal also looked different, despite the muscles having an identical purpose.
  • hey represent simple challenges compared to the brain. They also know the exact purpose of the neurons and their connections in those cases
  • ...1 more annotation...
  • memories are written in connectomes," Seung explained. "We may also be able to find connectopathies, or miswirings of the brain that cause mental disorders."
Kellie Demmler

JOLT - Journal of Online Learning and Teaching - 1 views

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mobile technologies handhelds e-learning m-learning professional development PD

shared by Kellie Demmler on 28 Apr 10 - Cached
  • Kellie Demmler on 28 Apr 10
     
    mobile technologies, handhelds, e-learning, m-learning, professional development, PD
Amanda Comperchio

Untapped Opportunity: Exploring the Arab Video Game Market - 2 views

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shared by Amanda Comperchio on 06 Mar 11 - No Cached
  • Amanda Comperchio on 06 Mar 11
     
    If anyone is interested in using games for education and learning in the Middle East, this short article provides a some information on the current state of the Arab video game market - challenges/opportunities/history.
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