Archive for April, 2007
When do online/computer simulations add the most value?
By Gene Koo. A quick snippet from the Harvard Law blogs.
Some interesting ideas on how simulations add more value as compared to traditional teaching methods. They are (quote):
1. The subject is best learned through role-playing
2. The subject must be modeled using complex data and formulae
3. The subject is amenable to learning through exploration
Each are expanded [...]
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Podcasts transforming campus life
Students can view lectures anytime, anywhere
By Brian Lee
Nice and breezy intro to the success of using podcasting. It’s a news report so not academically in depth so to speak but it does have input from staff, students and principals together with brief outlines of examples. If you’re new to podcasting start here (remember there are [...]
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History of web 2.0
And another youTube video on web 2.0 . This presentation presents a narrated overview of the term and refers to its continuing redefinition. Although short the video looks at how the term now encompases podcasting, blogs, wikis and RSS in the context of the DIY web - in which content flows between websites (as opposed [...]
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