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Why Magic Bullets Don't Work - 0 views

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shared by Lorie Shuck on 10 Feb 12 - Cached

They begin by establishing the relevance of the material for students through explicit connections with their goals or interests.
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Lorie Shuck on 10 Feb 12

Change Magazine - March/April 2010 "We always tell our students that there are no shortcuts, that important ideas are nuanced, and that recognizing subtle distinctions is an essential critical-thinking skill. Mastery of a discipline, we know, requires careful study and necessarily slow, evolutionary changes in perspective. Then we look around for the latest promising trend in teaching and jump in with both feet, expecting it to transform our students, our courses, and our outcomes. Alternatively, we sniff disdainfully at the current educational fad and proudly stand by the instructional traditions of our disciplines or institutions, secure in our knowledge that the "tried and true" has a wisdom of its own."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Change Magazine - March/April 2010 "We always tell our students that there are no shortcuts, that important ideas are nuanced, and that recognizing subtle distinctions is an essential critical-thinking skill. Mastery of a discipline, we know, requires careful study and necessarily slow, evolutionary changes in perspective. Then we look around for the latest promising trend in teaching and jump in with both feet, expecting it to transform our students, our courses, and our outcomes. Alternatively, we sniff disdainfully at the current educational fad and proudly stand by the instructional traditions of our disciplines or institutions, secure in our knowledge that the "tried and true" has a wisdom of its own."</div>

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Will the iPad Make You Smarter? | Gadget Lab | Wired.com - 3 views

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shared by Lorie Shuck on 08 Jul 10 - Cached

newer mobile interfaces could foster focus and improve our ability to learn
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It is less likely to cause cognitive overload to the user, based on my studies
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Lorie Shuck on 08 Jul 10

"A growing chorus of voices argue that the internet is making us dumber. Web-connected laptops, smartphones and videogame consoles have all been cast as distracting brain mushers. But there's reason to believe some of the newest devices might not erode our minds. In fact, some scientists think they could even make us smarter."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"A growing chorus of voices argue that the internet is making us dumber. Web-connected laptops, smartphones and videogame consoles have all been cast as distracting brain mushers. But there's reason to believe some of the newest devices might not erode our minds. In fact, some scientists think they could even make us smarter."</div>

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