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Don Doehla

Why Curiosity Enhances Learning | Edutopia - 0 views

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    t's no secret that curiosity makes learning more effective and enjoyable. Curious students not only ask questions, but also actively seek out the answers. Without curiosity, Sir Isaac Newton would have never formulated the laws of physics, Alexander Fleming probably wouldn't have discovered penicillin, and Marie Curie's pioneering research on radioactivity may not exist.
Pooja Runija

Windows10 Hidden Features - 0 views

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    The announcement of Windows 10 by Microsoft has raised the curiosity among the Windows users to know about the features in the Latest Edition. No doubt, it is a major release that will span all hardware from PCs to phones and try to address the ills that have dogged Windows 8. Here I am discussing the top most hidden features of windows 10. Read the post and find out what Windows 10 have for you in the box!
Michelle Krill

The Lost Lunchbox - an online educational, adventure game for kids who love math, readi... - 32 views

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    The Lost Lunchbox is the one of internet's first educational role-playing games (RPG) designed specifically for children in grades 3 -8. Conceived by Greg Nussbaum, creator of MrNussbaum.com, and designed by the team at igamestudio.com, The Lost Lunchbox is an unforgettable and exciting experience for students that incorporates critical thinking skills in multiple disciplines, problem solving, and a healthy dose of adventure and curiosity. The Lost Lunchbox is an outstanding, educational alternative to traditional video games that glamorize violence and promote mental stagnation.
Tony Searl

Political Debate In Australia - 0 views

  • community passivity
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      bred from learning passivity
  • The largest factor in the three, I believe, is community withdrawal and disillusion.
  • Despite the exponential increases in public education and access to information in the past century, the quality of political debate appears to have become increasingly unsophisticated, appealing to the lowest common denominator of understanding
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  • In 1860 the technology was primitive but the ideas were profound and sophisticated. In 2011 technology is sophisticated but the ideas uttered by presidential aspirants are embarrassing in their banality, ignorance and naivety.
  • In 2006 I suggested that it might be time to actually define ''Education'', something omitted in the draft bill, and to explore its role in personal and community life, but this was rejected as too ambitious.
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    This is by far the best-educated cohort in our history - on paper, anyway - but apparently lacking in courage, judgment, capacity to analyse or even simple curiosity, except about immediate personal needs.
Bo Adams

Weekly Wrap-up: Designing our Identity Unit | GHS Innovation Lab - 0 views

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    Design 3.0 curriculum by originating with challenges, opportunities, essential questions, and deep learning curiosities. Then, tag them with subject-area marks to help with the categorization of learning outcomes for those who need to "see the subjects." As opposed to starting with the subject siloes and looking for projects that will connect our disciplines. #Amen
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