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Anushka Fernando

BRAZIL: Young Indigenous Hero Teaches History in Video Game - IPS ipsnews.net - 0 views

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shared by Anushka Fernando on 30 Jan 11 - No Cached
  • The idea is to strengthen the role of virtual tools as a teaching resource, which can even be used in distance education and digital inclusion initiatives
  • new cultural industry as a medium for education and cultural awareness as well as to foster the development of multidisciplinary projects in universities
  • e game was developed with the support of the Secretariat of Culture of the state of Rio de Janeiro.
  • Anushka Fernando on 30 Jan 11
     
    a video game that teachers colonization. it has been developed by the ministry of Culture in Brazil with other collaborators. It is viewed as a tool for distance learning
Jerald Cole

Engagement Theory: "Greg Kearsley & Ben Shneiderman" - 1 views

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shared by Jerald Cole on 09 Mar 12 - Cached
  • Jerald Cole on 09 Mar 12
     
    This is an interesting piece by Ben Shneiderman, the reigning authority on graphical user-interface design, and Greg Kearsley, an authority on distance education.
Chris McEnroe

Northern Valley Regional High School district using new technology to improve learning,... - 0 views

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shared by Chris McEnroe on 26 Apr 12 - No Cached
  • Having students use electronic devices is one part of a broader plan for the two high schools, which will eventually include other areas of focus such as distance learning, student assessments, infrastructure, teacher observation and evaluation, course management systems and instructional tools.
  • "Bring Your Own Model"
  • Chris McEnroe on 26 Apr 12
     
    Seems like a lot of experimentation in this implementation. Unusual.
Tom Keffer

Educating Harvard, MIT - and the world | Harvard Gazette - 0 views

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  • Tom Keffer on 02 May 12
     
    The focus appears to be how people learn online, and not just getting content up. MIT is obviously a great partner, and a natural one for Harvard, especially in a venture like this.
Chris McEnroe

Open Wonderland to be used as catalyst for African education - Hypergrid Business - 1 views

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shared by Chris McEnroe on 25 Mar 12 - No Cached
  • We need technologies that are simple to teach and learn for both teachers and students alike.
  • interactive and fun to encourage their interest
  • 3D virtual world technology as a catalyst
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  • 3D immersive education environments will offer significant improvements over the normal face-to-face, traditional teaching and learning styles
  • real-time collaboration across geographical distance,
  •  Virtual Technology for Education (VT4E) will study, implement, operate and support 3D virtual world environments for schools in Nigeria and other regions of Africa, using collaborative, state-of-the-art platforms and toolkits.
  • immersive audio
  • share live desktop application
  • Chris McEnroe on 25 Mar 12
     
    Using open source Virtual World software to intentionally disrupt an education system. A bold vision and I think an opportunity for bold research.
Tracy Tan

A teacher can be just one click away; Online tutoring is growing in popularity with par... - 0 views

(Restricted access only to subscribers, so I'm posting the article here. This is possibly the new face of tutoring,) When finding a local tutor to come in and help her daughter Mith with her Engli...

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Leslie Lieman

MIT's New Free Courses May Threaten (and Improve) the Traditional Model, Program's Lead... - 0 views

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shared by Leslie Lieman on 07 Feb 12 - No Cached
  • Leslie Lieman on 07 Feb 12
     
    A brief interview with L. Rafael Reif, MIT's provost, and Anant Agarwal, director of MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory about MITx, a new/developing online certificate program. Interesting how much they can not anticipate how/what this will impact (re: education, jobs, higher ed market).
Vanessa M

Absent Students Want to Attend Traditional Classes via Webcam - 1 views

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  • Vanessa M on 05 Feb 11
     
    The article points to the fact that professors and teachers already invite special guests using the same technology, so why not have absent students still be present in the same way? So, where should the line be drawn?
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