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Impact of Games on the Economy, the World and Schools

Posted on 26. Mar, 2012 by .

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Here are some interesting facts about the video game industry in terms of the impact on society from The Entertainment Software Association web site. A study, “Video Games in the 21st Century: The 2010 Report,” detailed the impact that computer and video game companies have on America’s economy. The report stated:From 2005 to 2010, the [...]

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TED Gets into Education in a Much Bigger Way!

Posted on 13. Mar, 2012 by .

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TED, the organization that brings thought provoking and exciting talks to the web and around the world (a group is doing a TEDx event to Bloomsburg..more later) is launching the idea of TEDEd. It’s a wonderful idea. They are teaming up animators with master instructors to create engaging content to teach specific targeted concepts. The [...]

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What Happened to the Promise of One-to-One Online Learning?

Posted on 22. Feb, 2012 by .

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One early claim of the advantage of computer-based instruction was that the computer could adapt to the individual learner and provide her or him with instruction customized to their individual needs. This does not seem to be happening in the world of e-learning. This adaptation to individuals is a missing ingredient in training and education. [...]

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Instructional Game Projects

Posted on 21. Dec, 2011 by .

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As I begin to reflect upon this year coming to a close, I have to admit that I am pretty excited about two instructional game projects of which I have been involved. Here are videos describing each project. You can link here for additional information. You can link here for additional information.

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Great TED Video by Salman Khan

Posted on 16. Dec, 2011 by .

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The man who created Khan Academy talks about education in this thought provoking video.

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The Dis-Integration of Learning

Posted on 23. Aug, 2011 by .

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For a while now, new technologies have been made available to help deliver training in small chunks, little bits of information delivered just when they were needed…just-in-time training. These are great but, they have their limits. I am speaking with more and more people who tell me that employees go through all kinds of training [...]

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A Text-Book App for Facebook well…mostly for iPad

Posted on 11. Aug, 2011 by .

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Kno (pronounced “Know”) is a company that produces an application to for digital text books for downloading onto iPads, eReaders, the web and now for Facebook. The application allows you to Highlight any text on a page. Zoom in on any picture by double-tapping (iPad only).Create stickies for a highlight or any page. Preview any [...]

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Advantages/Disadvantages of Online High Schools

Posted on 06. Jul, 2011 by .

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Online high schools are not without challenges. Elizabeth Birr Moje, a professor of education at the University of Michigan who has studied online learning, says “there are some huge advantages” to online high schools, including an individualized pace and better access to multimedia content. But she points out disadvantages as well…”The disadvantage is that you [...]

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Powerful Message about Funding Public Education

Posted on 10. Jun, 2011 by .

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This video makes a powerful argument against all the crazy budget cuts forced upon our educational systems…at all levels.

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Bandura’s Social Learning Theory

Posted on 23. May, 2011 by .

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Here are some thoughts and ideas related to Albert Bandura’s social learning theory. Bandura’s social learning theory indicates the effectiveness of human social models in influencing another to change behaviors, beliefs or attitudes, as well as social and cognitive functioning. Through processes such as observation, vicarious experience (experience gained by observing another) and social interaction, [...]

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