Hello everybody. Welcome to the Fall 2015 semester Learning Sciences course Diigo group. We have now 46 members in our group. I am looking forward to our conversation here on Diigo this semester. Students from prior semesters are welcome to join our conversation here.

Oh, thank you!!! Being with you is the biggest motivation for me indeed :)

This is a valuable discussion for our class tomorrow. Let's bring the question to class. Is it early to bring neuroscience findings into classrooms?

"Surprisingly, as little as 30 minutes of difference can have a major impact on mood and attentiveness," Honestly, I witness this with my classes that start early in the day. I see better performance in my afternoon classes, here we go, that's what neuroscience tells .)

This is interesting. I am curious however, how they integrate research findings of neuroscience into the training.

Betül, this is a great resource, I will definitely use it in my professional work. Thank you for sharing.

this is a thought provocative article on the flaws of our current education system. Similar critique is held on higher education. You might find these projects interesting:

Radical education projects: http://sociologicalimagination.org/a-work-in-progress

This is interesting. So we need a challenge. We will cover similar research findings at Neuroscience week. Thanks for sharing.

Great example. Could you play this in class today?

Hello everyone. I'd like to welcome the EDS-542 students of Fall 2014 semester to our Diigo group. With last year's course community, we had a very productive Diigo interaction and I hope to continue doing that this semester. I am also happy to bring these two groups together, as I believe knowledge grows when we share. Wish you all a productive semester.

Here are the reports mentioned at the end of Chapter 2 published by the National Academy Press. They have free access.
Knowing What Students Know: The Science and Design of Educational Assessment ( 2001 ): http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?isbn=0309072727
Learning and Understanding: http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=10129
Learning and Instruction: http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=10858

It is under week 3 at METU LMS.

Ibrahim. They were somehow hidden. Now you should be able to see them.