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This study explored how students viewed the role of ideas for knowledge work and how such view was related to their inquiry activities. Data mainly came from students’ online interaction logs, group discussion and inquiry, and a survey concerning the role of ideas for knowledge work. The findings suggest that knowledge building was conducive to […]
MIT Professional Education has announced the introduction of a new online course, Internet of Things: Roadmap to a Connected World. Making its debut on April 12, this first-of-its-kind digital course will teach key IoT concepts including identification, sensors, localization, wireless protocols, data storage, and security. Designed for technical professionals across all industries, the innovative, six-week […]
The Californian institution said it will recruit top-performing graduates from the online university Times Higher Education
Today, D2L, a global edtech leader and the creator of Brightspace, releases The Learning Analytics Blueprint, a visual guide to rolling out a successful Learning Analytics solution organization-wide. The Learning Analytics Blueprint provides organizations with a best practice framework for optimizing learning data. The Learning Analytics Blueprint is supported by D2L’s team of experts in change management, data […]
University of California, Irvine is launching a new e-sports initiative this fall, which it’s describing as “the first of its kind at a public research university.” Campus Technology
Historically, much of education research has focused on exploring the classroom as a context for learning, explaining the learning processes that occur in the classroom, and designing lessons that help students learn. e past decades have seen considerable research on the various social factors that a ect learning; they have also seen increasing research into […]
Prospective online learners have many free and paid options in the increasingly popular and relevant field. US News & World Report
What is on the five-year horizon for higher education institutions? Which trends and technology developments will drive educational change? What are the challenges that we consider as solvable or difficult to overcome, and how can we strategize effective solutions? These questions and similar inquiries regarding technology adoption and educational change steered the collaborative research and […]
This paper argues that previous Twitter research has mainly employed a “broadcast perspective” by focusing on follower relations and concepts such as popularity, reach, or influence. But the microblogging platform is also a tool for users to combine a personalized set of sources. We propose the concept of “Twitter friend repertoires” and present a novel […]
Although problem-based learning (PBL) has many advantages, it often fails to connect to the real world outside the classroom. The integration with the laboratory setting and the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) have been proposed to address this deficiency. Multi-user virtual environments (MUVEs) like Second Life (SL) are 3D collaborative virtual environments that […]