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Tom Woodward

Search the ALT Lab Constellation | Ram Pages - 3 views

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search vcu google custom alt lab ram pages

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  • Tom Woodward on 26 Sep 14
     
    This searches all the ALT Lab web spaces.
Tom Woodward

(Re)defining multimedia journalism - Medium - 3 views

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journalism multimedia medium weekly

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  • Tom Woodward on 09 Mar 15
     
    The entire article provides an interesting way to look at course design as well as ALT Lab website construction. "Grab the audience's attention visually. An enjoyable story offers a hook, a call to action, immediately, as soon as you open it."
Tom Woodward

How did they make that? | Miriam Posner's Blog - 4 views

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digitalhumanities examples tutorials tools weekly

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  • Tom Woodward on 14 Feb 15
     
    Maybe this is a framework/concept for doing some of the ALT Lab documentation. It mixes tutorial/tool guide/example in a way that works pretty well.
  • sanamuah on 14 Feb 15
     
    I like this concept we can show examples of various interesting things faculty are doing and explain the creation process. That way faculty work is always at the forefront of what we do
Enoch Hale

Active Learning with Technology (ALT) Classroom on Vimeo - 1 views

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learning space incubator active learning feed

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  • Jonathan Becker on 03 Oct 14
     
    "Active Learning with Technology (ALT) Classroom"
aagvcu

http://macyfoundation.org/docs/macy_pubs/JMF_ExecSummary_Final.pdf - 1 views

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  • aagvcu on 10 Jul 15
     
    The thumbnail came out too small to read on my computer. This is an excerpt from a white paper about technology in health profession education that speaks to the need for faculty development opportunities in the effective use of educational technologies. Thank you ALT lab and OLE for your work to meet this need!
William

MIT to offer free online courses in game design, ed tech - 0 views

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gaming games-educational play learning computer-games game-development

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  • William "Bud" Deihl on 15 Oct 14
     
    USA Today, "The place where the video game was invented more than 50 years ago now wants to teach teachers, entrepreneurs and students how to design games for learning - and it is hoping that the end result will be a new kind of tech tool for the classroom." The VCU ALT Lab now has an area for the exploration of games as a means of learning. The MIT online courses might be a good springboard for conversation and experiments in the ALTLab.
sanamuah

Rosetta Stone Comes to Your Xbox | Rosetta Stone® Blog - 1 views

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rosetta stone xbox language

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  • Playing video games is great cognitive exercise; it helps improve your focus, memory, and ability to multitask. And now with Rosetta Stone’s Discover Languages Xbox launch, you can also use a video game to learn a new language. Rosetta Stone’s new application teaches English and Spanish by way of immersive simulation. Virtual travel experiences teach you the vocabulary and grammar necessary for real-world interactions. So before you book a flight to a foreign destination, grab your controller.
Enoch Hale

Why 'Nudges' to Help Students Succeed Are Catching On - The Chronicle of Higher Education - 2 views

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students chronicle higher education articles

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  • It can also be used to redesign systems so that they’re easier to navigate in the first place.
  • A nudge, like the text-message reminders that helped students make the transition to college, offers a workaround to help people get through a complex system,
  • A nudge, they explained, encourages — but does not mandate — a certain behavior: think putting healthier options at eye level in the cafeteria.
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  • Researchers have used a series of text messages like this one to "nudge" students to complete important tasks like filing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. The researchers, Ben Castleman and
  • He says there are two aspects of behavioral work: trying to solve a behavioral problem, and doing so with a behavioral solution.
  • Social psychologists are interested in how people make sense of an experience, which can in turn direct their behavior.
  • "We begin a step back in the causal process," Mr. Walton says. As a result, social psychology’s interventions often strive to change how students see the social world around them, or actually change that world — for instance, by having teachers frame their feedback differently.
  • The approach is elegant, creative, and aligned with common sense.
  • It’s possible some people would argue that we act like completely rational beings, but probably not anyone who spends a lot of time around college students.
  • Given their low cost, behavioral solutions often appealing to funders and policy makers.
  • But the flip side of the coin is that such low-cost solutions cannot replace other, pricier efforts to improve college access and success.
  • Higher education presents a "perfect storm for the frailties of human reasoning," Mr. Kelly says. "The system often seems set up to frustrate people."
  • Critics of efforts to simplify or inform students’ choices often say that college isn’t meant to be easy. If someone cannot successfully apply for financial aid, maybe that person doesn’t belong in college. Researchers typically respond by saying they are working to help students through the pesky tasks on the periphery of going to college. Filing the Fafsa — which, incidentally, the most advantaged students don’t have to deal with — isn’t meant to be an admissions test.
  • Tom Woodward on 03 Feb 16
     
    I wish I could automate some things like this in rampages . . . like if you do a bare URL that doesn't link . . . I'd like to auto comment with some directions on how to make a link. Seems doable in terms of programming.
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