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Surveying Social Media Art: 2004-2008 (Part 1 of 3) - 0 views

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      Always Social is a three-part series that explores the evolving character of social media Art. It contains links to very interesting examples of new forms of Art that grew out of social media and networks.
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The Pedagogy of Play and the Role of Technology in Learning | Mediashift | PBS - 0 views

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      Play, according to Levasseur has become a relevant pedagogical tool for education in the twenty first century as it allows learners to continually redirect their paths through experimentation, pattern recognition and making mistakes.
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Cartography: The true true size of Africa | The Economist - 1 views

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      Sir Ken Robinson retweeted this photo showing "the real size of Africa." I thought it was interesting because it illustrates in a slightly ironic fashion how we may have great misconceptions about the world and its "super-powers." How much does size matter after all?
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Excellent Guides To Help Students Make Appropriate Citations and Bibliographies ~ Educa... - 1 views

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    How do I cite a/an: tweet, youtube video, picture found on Google Images, PDF, infographic, etc...
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[Infographic] 10 Tips To Build Your Professional Learning Community - EdTechR... - 0 views

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    Cool infographic illustrating tips to build your Professional Learning Community
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Can a test measure your imagination skills? | ideas.ted.com - 0 views

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  • there is growing evidence that the capacity for imagination is tied to something called the “default mode network,
  • the default mode network
  • springs to life
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  • whenever you’re thinking about nothing in particular
  • our apparently mindless moments are actually humming with cognitive activity. Instead of letting moments of free time slip away, they say, our brains “capitalize on them to consolidate past experience in ways that are adaptive for our future needs.”
  • you have to think of intelligence — when defined as problem-solving ability — not as a singular quality but as a spectrum. On one end is deductive, rules-based reasoning and on the other is imaginative, possibilities-based improvisation
  • Universities, businesses and government agencies all compete for cognitive “talent,” and they frequently rely on intelligence testing to help them find it. Meanwhile, the evidence that intelligence testing may not work as advertised has been growing
  • Like any human performance metric — IQ, LSAT scores, batting averages — the imagination quotient is intended to predict a competitive advantage
  • “If you have an imaginative capability to envision future possibilities, alternatives and scenarios — that’s going to be predictive [of success] across the board,” he says.
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    Albert Einstein said: "Imagination is more important than knowledge." Hopefully there would be more scope in future educational systems to measure those skills. Can imagination be measured in all subjects? In the visual arts, I certainly think it could. Even just from observation in my art classes, it doesn't take much to see which students can "think for themselves" and come up with intelligent solutions to creative problems.
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FutureLearn - Learning for Life - 0 views

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    Free online courses from leading UK and international universities
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edX - online courses and classes from the world's best - 1 views

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    An alternative to "coursera," but a little less varied
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The GEDB Online Learning Platform - 0 views

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    "a free, simple, and quick way to learn new skills, find new education resources, and figure out how to do just about anything a modern teacher or student needs. " For those teaching in a 1:1 iPad learning environment, check out Adam Webster on "Integrating the iPad in the classroom."
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The best free cultural & educational media on the web - Open Culture - 0 views

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    List free online courses
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