Where is Technology Leading Higher Education? Culture Digital Tools Teaching Strategies By Doug Ward The rush to create large, free online classes has generated anxiety at universities around the country. With finances already tight and with a surge of movement toward online learning, universities are being forced to move quickly to change centuries-old models of learning. Terms like historic, seismic and revolutionary now pop up in descriptions of the challenges that higher education faces in the coming years. Many institutions have been preparing for these changes for years, building infrastructure and expertise, experimenting and recruiting, and integrating online learning into long-term strategies. This point of dramatic — and traumatic — change didn’t swoop in unannounced. Internet connections, computers and cellphones have become faster and cheaper, providing easier access to online material and creating the potential to speak with, work with, and learn from nearly anyone in the world. It’s also changing the way they learn. This
E-Assessment - Telearn Thesaurus From Telearn Thesaurus Draft 1 Editor: Valerie Shute and Yoon Jeon Kim, Florida State University Contributors: …/… Definition e-assessment refers to assessment methods and practices that emphasize the role of information technology relative to measuring students’ learning. The use of computer technology in educational assessment has a decades-long history. Although advancements in computer-based assessment provide the technological foundation for e-assessment, the current focus in e-assessment is in exploring the possibilities of the increasingly popular rich digital media, such as web 2.0 tools and video games. Related terms Computer-based assessment (CBA), computer-assisted assessment (CAA), computer-aided assessment (CAA), computer adaptive assessment (CAA), computer adaptive testing (CAT), online assessment, technology-enabled assessment, technology-enhanced assessment, technology-embedded assessments, technology-based assessment, Internet-based testing, web-based assessment Key references
Through the clouds – Amazing Sun Rays Photography digg Sun Rays Photography is definitely one of the most inspiring and vivid. Being the simple natural phenomenon that we observe every day, it brings hope and warmth in our hearts. Today, I have collected 30 examples of amazing sun rays photography. If I have missed something let me know via comment section at the end of the post. Enjoy and Good Luck! 1. blue rays by Slgado 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. rays of dew by PatrickRuegheimer 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. god rays by JCapela 12. fall on fire by LarsVanDeGoor 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. rays of light by Hartmut-Lerch 29. 30.
Nature is a crackjack: Artistical field landscapes digg Sharedigg As you know Nature is a best designer and creator. It supplies us with inspiration throughout the World in every tiny corner. Certainly, not everyone can see all facets of its beauty and do justice to. But those who have an opportunity to stop by and enjoy all the delights of Mother Nature even simple planted fields will occur to be masterpieces. Today, I have collected 25 examples of artistic field landscapes. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. Venture Lab: Learn, Collaborate, and Create! What constitutes learning in the 21st century? Should reading, watching, memorizing facts, and then taking exams be the only way to learn? Or could technology (used effectively) make learning more interactive, collaborative, and constructive? Could learning be more engaging and fun? Schedule The course runs from Oct 15 - Dec 20, 2012.Workload 4 hours a week.Technical Requirements You need a computer that allows you to watch the video lectures, and the ability to upload your assignments which will be digital artifacts such as powerpoint or video presentations.Statement of Accomplishment Subject to satisfactory performance and course completion, you will receive a statement of accomplishment signed by the instructor. « Less
The World’s Most Powerful Digital Camera Snaps Its First Photos On a mountaintop in Chile is the most powerful digital camera mankind has ever constructed. Called the Dark Energy Camera, the phone booth-sized device shoots 570-megapixel photographs using an array of 62 separate CCD sensors and a 13-foot light-gathering mirror. Planning and building the thing took 120 scientists from 23 international organizations a whopping 8 years. This past week, the researchers behind the project announced the first fruits of their labor: massive photographs that show patches of the sky 20 times the size of the moon (as seen from Earth). The photographs are so big and so sensitive that each one shows over 100,000 separate galaxies that are up to 8 billion light years away. Over the next five years, scientists plan to create these massive color photos of 1/8th of the night sky, capturing 300 million galaxies, 100,000 galaxy clusters, and even 4,000 supernovae. A glimpse into the heart of this massive camera that shows its 62 CCD sensors (via Phys.Org)
The Evolution Of School Supplies School has been around for a couple thousand years, give or take, and thus, in some form or another, so has an incarnation of what we now call the “Back to School season”. Now, students and their parents flock to stores with credit cards at the ready, prepared to purchase all the trimmings of a successful school year. Carts are filled with new clothes, sneakers, notebooks, pens and pencils, and other accoutrements. As they purchase these items for their kids, many parents reflect what was different when they were returning to school as children. Many note all of the new technologies the students currently have access to, like laptops , iPads , and smartphones . Take a look at this handy infographic from Red Leaf Loans and see how our school supplies have evolved over time.
10 Educational Facts You Probably Don't Know It’s the weekend. That means it’s time to relax, unwind, and learn something. In that vein, I thought it might be fun to recap one of my favorite posts of all time from Buzzfeed. They compiled a lengthy list of facts that will ‘blow your mind’ and I wanted to share both the post and some of my favorites. What follows are 10 factoids that I didn’t know but feel a teensy bit smarter for now knowing. I hope you also feel similarly enhanced thanks to the following facts. The “YKK” on your zipper stands for “Yoshida Kogyo Kabushikigaisha:” 3.14 is PIE backwards: Cashews grow like this: Pineapples grow like this: Here’s what velcro looks like close up: Here’s what chalk looks like under a microscope: Here’s what sand looks like under a microscope: A Blue Whale’s heart is so big, a small child can swim through the veins: There’s enough water in Lake Superior to cover all of North and South America in one foot of water:
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