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"Dr. Alice Christie's "Virtual Field Trips" Resource Guide     Virtual field trips (VFTs) are alternatives to more costly real-world field trips. In addition to being inexpensive, they are engaging to students becasue they enable students to make connections between themselves and the wide-ranging environments they can explore virtually. They also offer authentic, inquiry-based learning experiences to students.     This Resource Guide provides links to numerous: profesionally-created VFTs tools to create VFTs teacher-created VFTs other resources helpful to teachers wishing to use VFTs in their classrooms"

"We've got some folks engaged... so we're on. I've got two blog posts running now that give a description of both what the course is 'for' and what it might look like. Wander over and give them a gander. http://davecormier.com/edblog/2013/12/29/unravelling-a-model-for-an-open-course/ http://davecormier.com/edblog/2013/12/27/rhizomatic-learning-an-open-course-rhizo14/ Rhizomatic Learning posits, among other things, that the community is the curriculum. That being able to participate with and among those people who are resident in a particular field is a primary goal of learning. In each of my classes the curriculum is, of course, filled with the ideas and connections that pre-exist in the field but the paths that are taken by the students are as individual as they are, and the path taken by the class is made up of the collected paths chosen by all the students, shaped by my influence as an instructor and the impact of those external nodes they manage to contact. Course starts January 14th [2014]. tweet at #rhizo14"

eLearning Papers nº 33 [May 2013] "...This issue aims to shed light on the way MOOCs affect education institutions and learners. Which teaching and learning strategies can be used to improve the MOOC learning experience? How do MOOCs fit into today's pedagogical landscape; and could they provide a viable model for developing countries? We must also look closely at their potential impact on education structures. With the expansion of xMOOC platforms connected to different university networks-like Coursera, Udacity, edX, or the newly launched European Futurelearn-a central question is: what is their role in the education system and especially in higher education? This special issue of eLearning Papers brings together in-depth research and examples from the field to generate debate within this emerging research area." Author(s): Yishay Mor, Tapio Koskinen Anche in italiano e altre lingue

"What is artificial intelligence, and why do so many smart people warn about it? Does it pose an existential threat to humanity? Transcript ------------------- In 2015, an open letter was signed by Elon Musk, Stephen Hawking, Steve Wozniak and hundreds of artificial intelligence experts. It discussed the growing impact AI will have over our lives, and the importance of safety research in this field. In addition, Elon Musk called it "summoning the demon" and bill gates said he "doesn't understand why some people are not concerned". And yet others like Paul Alan expressed some skepticism. what is all the fuss about? (...)"

"Videogames are one of the fastest trending topics in media, education, and technology. Research across fields as disparate as science, literacy, history, visual processing, curriculum, and computer science suggests that videogames aren't just fun - they can actually be good for your mind as well. In this course, we will discuss current research on the kinds of thinking and learning that goes into videogames and gaming culture. We'll investigate the intellectual side of digital gameplay, covering topics that range from perception and attention in Left 4 Dead 2 to the development of historical understanding in Civilization to collaborative learning in massively multiplayer online games like World of Warcraft. Throughout the course, we examine the inherent tensions between contemporary youth culture and traditional education and new developments in games for learning that promise to help bridge that growing divide."

"How can we help you? TELeurope offers you an ideal platform for engaging with dialogues with some of your peers, with TEL researchers, and with TEL providers and for seeking ways to jointly promote the progress of learning technologies. We want to provide you with information about on going research efforts in the academia related to your field and offer possibilities of collaboration with senior researchers, as well as with promising students and young researchers. Here is a list of key documents and activities you might be interested in:"

"Cinematic Montage II from GameOvais 1 day ago All Audiences The second cinematic montage created by me. Over 300 movies used. I hope you enjoy the video as much as I enjoyed making it. Movies used are: 21 300 2012 12 Years a Slave 3:10 to Yuma 300 Rise of an Empire A Christmas Carol A Few Good Men A Good Day to Die Hard A League of Their Own A Little Princess Abraham Lincoln - Vampire Hunter Alien Aliens Aliens vs Predator American Beauty American Gangster American History X Angels and Demons Apocalypse Now Apocalypto Avatar Back to The Future I,II & III Bad Boys II Bambi Bangkok Dangerous Beauty and the Beast Ben Hur Berverly Hills Cop III Big Fish Big Hero 6 Black Hawk Down Blade Trinity Blood Diamond Braveheart Bridge on the River Kwai Brotherhood Captain America: Winter Soldier Cars Casino Royale Cast Away Catch Me If You Can Chronicles of Narnia Cleopatra Constantine Cool Hand Luke Crimson Tide Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Defendor Deja Vu Despicable Me II Die Hard District 9 Donnie Darko Drive Eagle Eye Edward Scissorhands End of Days Enemy of the State Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer Fast & Furious Field of Dreams Fight Club Forrest Gump Gangs of New York Ghosbusters GI Joe: The Rise of the Cobra Gladiator Godzilla Gone Baby Gone Gone With The Wind Good Will Hunting Goodfellas Gran Torino Grease Harry Potter: The Complete Saga High Plains Drifter Hitman Home Alone I & II Hook How to Train Your Dragon I Robot Ice Age Immortals In The Heart of The Sea Inception Independance Day Indiana Jones: Quadrilogy Inglorious Basterds Inside Man Into The Woods Iron Man I, II & III Jack the Giant Slayer James Bond: The Franchise Jaws John Carter Jonah Hex Jumanji Jurassic Park: The Trilogy Jurassic World Kick Ass Kill Bill: Vol 2 Kindergarten Cop King Kong Kingdom of Heaven Kung Fu Panda Lawrence of Arabia Leon: The Professional Little Miss Sunshine Live Free or Die Hard Lockout Loncoln Lone Survivor Lord of The Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Lord of The