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Study: Stanford Center for Interactive Learning
http://www.elearningpost.com/archives/cat_cool_stuff.asp schrieb / wrote: This IDEO case study shows the research behind the design of the center. Note the emphasis on informal learning. Some nice ideas here: http://www.ideo.com/case_studies/scil/ phpBB(Topic343|Post453)
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Article: University of Miami Online High School
http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/et/archive/2004_03_07_archive.html#107891927603923976 schrieb / wrote: At the Copper Bowl tournament here in January for 1,270 of the nation’s top junior tennis players, the main commercial sponsor wasn’t a sneaker maker or a racquet company. It was an online high school. http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/et/archive/2004_03_07_archive.html#107891927603923976 phpBB(Topic342|Post452)
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Artikel: Aktuelle Trends im E-Learning
Die Learntec 2004 thematisierte – traditionell – die gesamte Prozesskette des E-Learning aus Pädagogik-, Wirtschafts-, Anwendungs-, Angebots- und Forschungssicht in Kongress und Fachmesse. Die Themenbreite sorgte – ebenso traditionell – für Unübersichtlichkeit: Was sind wirklich neue Trends und was ist alter Wein in neuen Schläuchen? Detecon ging dieser Frage nach und analysierte die Top-Themen. Das…
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Article: The High Cost of Not Finding Information
http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/archives/001548.html schrieb / wrote: The High Cost of Not Finding Information: (Innovation Blog): ‚The very complexity of the decisions we make and the products we manufacture makes it impossible to check, test and retest them adequately enough to be sure that they will function properly in any circumstance. Information disasters are a growing threat, and…
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Forschung: Schnittstelle zum Gehirn
Das Fraunhofer-Institut für Rechnerarchitektur und Softwaretechnik präsentiert auf der CeBIT 2004 ein Brain-Computer-Interface (BCI), das in Kooperation mit der Klinik für Neurologie der Freien Universität Berlin entwickelt wurde: http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/45416/ phpBB(Topic339|Post449)
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Article: Our Brains Cheat During Learning
http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/archives/001545.html schrieb / wrote: Learning as object-related pattern finding: Our Brains Cheat During Learning: ‚Researchers have shown that our brains might cheat when learning, switching to ‚automatic pilot‘ mode whenever it’s possible. Instead of trying to answer a question by reasoning, our brain explore a catalog of previous answers to similar questions just to save…
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Business: Blackboard files for $75 million in IPO
(2004/03/09) WASHINGTON, March 5 (Reuters) – Educational software company, Blackboard Inc., filed with U.S. regulators on Friday for an initial public offering worth an estimated $75 million. Source: http://www.forbes.com/markets/newswire/2004/03/05/rtr1288641.html phpBB(Topic336|Post446)
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Service: Multimedia-Zentrum der BTU Cottbus
Das Multimediazentrum als zentrale wissenschaftliche Einrichtung der Brandenburgischen Technischen Universität Cottbus arbeitet mit dem Hauptziel, den Einsatz der Neuen Medien und der multimedialen Kommunikation in allen Bereichen der Universität – insbesondere in der Lehre, Forschung und in der Außendarstellung – permanent zu intensivieren, um dadurch einen hohen Innovationsgrad und qualitative Verbesserungen zu erreichen. In diesem…
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Initiative: Plagiarism Resource Site
Plagiarism Resource Site (via Kairosnews): ‚Intended to serve as a clearinghouse for information on plagiarism, this site is especially concerned with news and developments that relate to undergraduate teaching and learning.‘ http://leeds.bates.edu/cbb/ phpBB(Topic334|Post443)
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Initiative: Kids can take virtual field trips
From the comfort of her Orion Oak Elementary School classroom, Jordan Sweat learned about Michigan’s Native Americans from a staff presentation at Cranbrook Science Institute in Bloomfield Hills. ‚It was cool because you could talk and see them without going anywhere,‘ said 9-year-old Jordan: http://www.detnews.com/2004/schools/0403/01/c04-78092.htm phpBB(Topic332|Post440)