September 2011
419 posts
10 ways Twitter has added value…
Via Scoop.it - Making Learning Meaningful Dear Teacher who is still not on Twitter, Maybe you didn’t receive my previous mail. Just in case it didn’t convince you, here are a few more examples of the benefits of Twitter… 1. Co… Show original
1 tag
Amazon, the Company That Ate the World →
4 tags
Transforming Asia through Open and Distance... →
Google's Dead Sea Scrolls project: why putting...
Via Scoop.it - Informatics Technology in Education In bringing the Dead Sea Scrolls into the cloud via an interface so user-friendly that even a humanities professor can navigate it, Google has once again p… Show original
Chemistry of the future: 3D models and augmented...
Via Scoop.it - Informatics Technology in Education In a very cool video from Chemical and Engineering News, Art Olson of the Scripps Research Institute explains how chemists in his lab can predict how well the drugs they develop will work. Show original
How and why to create a class wiki | The Creative...
Via Scoop.it - Informatics Technology in Education some ideas and advice on how and why to set up a class wiki- a great way to encourage learner led independent and collaborative learning… Show original
Learning Reimagined: Participatory, Peer, Global,...
Via Scoop.it - Making Learning Meaningful This is a golden age for motivated self-learners, given the availability of open educational resources - from MIT’s OpenCourseWare, Wikipedia, Wikiversity, and YouTube EDU to the Khan Academy and Apple’s iTunes U, together with every possible… Show original
Re-Imagining Learning in the 21st Century
Via Scoop.it - Making Learning Meaningful In 2006, MacArthur launched the digital media and learning initiative to test the notion that public education would have to transform to prepare young peopl… Show original
Exploring Blogs during Silent Reading [Activity] -...
Via Scoop.it - Making Learning Meaningful I don’t have a ton of time to write tonight, but I wanted to fill you in on something I’m planning on rolling out on my academic team in the next few months. We do a daily sustained silent reading… Show original
4 tags
The Secret To Apple's Long-Term Success? It Always... →
the cultural studies reader: Foucault's concept of...
Via Scoop.it - Utopia and Its Derivatives Foucault’s concept of heterotopiaHeterotopia is a concept introduced by Michel Foucault in his 1966 book “Les mots et les choses” to describe the manner in which defined spaces which surround the subject in social existence can reduce his autonomy and even his sense of identity. According to Foucault a heterotopia is the manner in which...
Academic Writing Task 1: Input Types
Via Scoop.it - IELTS Writing Task 1 Practice In the IELTS exam, you may be asked to describe one of more of the following input types. Read about each one, and check that you know the meanings of the key words in bold. Pie charts Bar ch… Show original
Jamie Oliver's TED Prize wish: Teach every child...
Via Scoop.it - Reading News for IELTS TED Talks Sharing powerful stories from his anti-obesity project in Huntington, W. Va., TED Prize winner Jamie Oliver makes the case for an all-out assault on our ignorance of food. Show original
Optimizing Innovation in Praxis | Spaces for...
Via Scoop.it - Spaces for Innovation If we are to truly transform education, imagining new possibilities and realities, then we need to embrace different models of education, structuring our systems accordingly. What do these new models need to be like? What are the factors that will enable new possibilities to emerge? Show original
George Siemens - The role of management in...
Via Scoop.it - Digital Delights I recently spoke to George Siemens a leading theorist on the implications of technology and societal trends on learning and knowledge and key note speaker at both the education.au global conference and elearning06, (sponsored by the TAFE NSW management… Show original
Google+: The Dark Side of the Circle
Via Scoop.it - Digital Delights - Digital Learning Google’s social network is built on the idea of social stratification. How does this translate to the classroom? Show original
Powerful Learning Practice | Virtual professional...
Via Scoop.it - Digital Delights Show original
Kids Helping Kids
Via Scoop.it - Digital Delights - Digital Learning Show original
Cannelle et Vanille
Via Scoop.it - Digital Delights - Image Editing Show original
M Loves M
Via Scoop.it - Digital Delights - Image Editing Show original
Teens And Their Teachers At Odds Over Social...
Via Scoop.it - Digital Delights - Digital Learning Teens hate censorship—at least if they’re using social media. A new John S. and James L. Knight Foundation study claims that the more American teenagers use social media, the more they appreciate their First Amendment rights. Show original
New Technologies and the Future of Learning
Via Scoop.it - Digital Delights An invited presentation for the Learning Skills Group Conference, Olympia, London, on 14 June, 2011. Show original
New Technologies and the Future of Learning
Via Scoop.it - Digital Delights An invited presentation for the Learning Skills Group Conference, Olympia, London, on 14 June, 2011. Show original
The Future of Learning is Mobile
Via Scoop.it - Digital Delights The slides from the presentation I gave at the Becta LSIS Learning Innovation, Embracing Technology Conference at the NEC in Birmingham on the 20th October 2009… Show original
Future Mobile Learning (29 August 2011)
Via Scoop.it - Digital Delights Future technology that could influence mobile learning from workshop given 29 August 2011. Show original
The Future of Mobile Learning
Via Scoop.it - Digital Delights PowerPoint slides by Professor John Liao from Chinese Culture University (Taiwan). Show original
Mobile Trends 2020
Via Scoop.it - Digital Delights mobile trends for the next 10 a collaborative outlook… Show original
Education Technology - theory and practice: 5...
Via Scoop.it - Digital Delights Show original
Education Technology - theory and practice: 5...
Via Scoop.it - Digital Delights Show original
free university lectures - computer science,...
Via Scoop.it - Digital Delights for Learners free university lectures online - computer science, mathematics, physics and more… Show original
400 Free Online Courses from Top Universities |...
Via Scoop.it - Digital Delights for Learners Free online courses from the world’s leading universities. Download 400 free courses from Stanford, Yale, MIT, Harvard & Berkeley to your computer or mp3 player. Show original
Zombie uprising in Vienna: BRAAAINS - Times LIVE
Via Scoop.it - Everything goes sci-fi A zombie flashmob arose in Vienna to coincide with the Slash Film Festival which showcases horror, fantasy, animation and science-fiction movies. The film festival is running until September 30. Show original
Welcome To Microeconomics 101!
Via Scoop.it - Teaching Economics “Below you will find an outline of the videos and other content that pertain to a typical introductory microeconomics course. I hope you will peruse at your leisure and hopefully learn something in the process! I welcome comments and suggestions, so please leave them below if you have them. This course follows Greg Mankiw’s Principles of Microeconomics...
Extreme Creativity Lessons from "Cake Boss" | The...
Via Scoop.it - Spaces for Innovation What creativity and innovation lessons can we take away from “Cake Boss” starring Buddy Valastro and his cake baking family at Carlo’s Bakery? Show original
Science fiction author talks artificial...
Via Scoop.it - Everything goes sci-fi Vernor Vinge, award-winning author and professor at San Diego State University Department of Computer Science, discussed how science fiction writing can influence and shape the future as part of the third installment in this years honors… Show original
The cloud’s the limit
Via Scoop.it - Digital Research for Humanities Ozark senior Daniel Epler sits in English class reading teacher critiques on his latest essay. He’s using a school netbook, but he could just as easily be working from home—getting new critiques, making revisions, even submitting it for a grade. Show original
Solve Puzzles for Science | Foldit
Via Scoop.it - Digital Delights for Learners Server status… Show original
The Digital Promise Must Be a Total...
Via Scoop.it - Digital Delights By Frank B. Withrow Ipads, Ipods, smart phones and the Internet give educators new tools to rethink learning and schools. Today there are many learning places that our children engage in daily f… Show original
Helping Foster Digital Learning: What's In It For...
Via Scoop.it - Digital Delights Self-interest is the fundamental driver for investors in the “saving the world” business. Companies want to help educate people in remote corners of the U.S. Show original
CristinaSkyBox: The Power of Stories
Via Scoop.it - Digital Delights for Learners Show original
CristinaSkyBox: 106 Interesting Things
Via Scoop.it - Digital Delights for Learners Show original
CristinaSkyBox: 106 Interesting Things
Via Scoop.it - Digital Delights for Learners Show original
CristinaSkyBox: All About Alice
Via Scoop.it - Digital Delights for Learners Show original
CristinaSkyBox: Pics4Learning, Yearbooks and...
Via Scoop.it - Digital Delights for Learners Show original
Mind Mirrors
Via Scoop.it - Digital Delights Minds, mirrors and reflections. All come together in weaving digital strands when crossing borders, melting boundaries, connecting minds; so it is only appropriate that this blog will hopefully ref… Show original
Cloud.cm - Connect.Collaborate.Share
Via Scoop.it - Digital Delights for Learners Collaboration tools for individuals and global companies alike. Cloud simplifies online file storage, replaces FTP and connects teams in online workspaces. Show original
PdfMasher
Via Scoop.it - Digital Delights for Learners Show original
PdfMasher
Via Scoop.it - Digital Delights for Learners Show original
Mashing newspaper PDFs for ebooks with PdfMasher
Via Scoop.it - Digital Delights for Learners (Sorry about the glitch. It’s youtube’s fault, it lasts 11 seconds.) The new Page tab in PdfMasher 0.4.0 finally allows to mash complex layouts like newspape… Show original
Let's Make a Puzzle To Share!
Via Scoop.it - Digital Delights - Image Editing Puzzle… Show original
