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Roland Gesthuizen

One to One Computing: A Summary of the Quantitative Results from the Berkshire Wireless... - 1 views

  • The results found that both the implementation and outcomes of the program were varied across the five 1:1 settings and over the three years of the student laptop implementation. Despite these differences, there was evidence that the types of educational access and opportunities afforded by 1:1 computing through the pilot program led to measurable changes in teacher practices, student achievement, student engagement, and students’ research skills.
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    "This paper examines the educational impacts of the Berkshire Wireless Learning Initiative (BWLI), a pilot program that provided 1:1 technology access to all students and teachers across five public and private middle schools in western Massachusetts. Using a pre/post comparative study design, the current study explores a wide range of program impacts over the three years of the project's implementation."
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    Reading an interesting tertiary summary report of a 1:1 pilot computer progrqam.
Roland Gesthuizen

Harvard Study Finds Teens Online Lack Ethics - 0 views

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    "The online behaviors of youth and how to improve and correct them are part of how James feels new media can be used to address the world's challenges .. In their research, the team has found that most young people are devoid of ethical thinking or consideration for others when using the web."
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    Interesting article, are the youth really devoid of ethical thinking when using the web? Is this because there are no adults around to correct or give feedback to their behaviour?
Roland Gesthuizen

Choose a Showcase - eLearning ICT - DEECD - 3 views

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    Gallery of learning technology ideas by some Victorian DEECD schools including planning, classroom case studies, stories and research.
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    Of interest perhaps to QLD learning technology coordinators.
Roland Gesthuizen

CEGSA (The Computers in Education Group of South Australia | LinkedIn - 0 views

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    " The Computers in Education Group of South Australia is a professional association of educators that promotes and supports teaching and learning with Information and Communication Technologies and the study of Information Technology as a discipline. "
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    If any teachers are interested what our sister group in SA are doing.
E Pringle

TED-Ed | How algorithms shape our world - Kevin Slavin | Jul 2011 - 0 views

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    "Kevin Slavin argues that we're living in a world designed for -- and increasingly controlled by -- algorithms. In this riveting talk from TEDGlobal, he shows how these complex computer programs determine espionage tactics, stock prices, movie scripts, and architecture. Slavin also warns that we are writing code we can't understand with implications we can't control."
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    An thought-provoking talk that could be used in study of social and ethical issues embedded in algorithms topics in Information Processing and Technology.
Jodie Riek

Finnish educator offers suggestions for American schools - Marin Independent Journal - 0 views

  • the government has set standards high for elementary and high school teachers, ensuring that only the very best candidates ever reach the classroom.
  • "Finland has one of the most competitive teacher-education systems in the world, and the teacher training program is more difficult to get into than the schools of law or medicine," Sahlberg said. "Many young people in Finland go on to study law because they cannot get into the primary school education program."
  • We want to put our money not into administration, but into supporting those people who need it."
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  • "We have to continue to learn from one another," Sahlberg said. "We must make a difference (in education), and learning from one another is our only hope.
  • Scheidt said. "Until we deal with a lot of social issues like equity, health and just being able to have enough food for our children to eat, our kids can't learn.
psychologymajor

Psychology Colleges- Top Colleges For Psychology - 0 views

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    15 Top Psychology Colleges / Schools / Universities in the World Psychology is one of the most popular subjects that students want to pursue as their career choice. With completion of the high school in excellent grades, starts the hunt for the best psychology colleges where one can go for higher studies to do psychology major.
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