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Adaptive Mobile Online Platform for Faster Learning
Boston, MA (USA), April 2013 - If you've ever been in a course and struggled because you just aren't "getting it”, the reason might be less your ability than the way in which the material is being presented. New technology is now allowing online course environments to analyze how individual students learn, customizing instruction to individualized learning strategies. » more'Little’s Britain'
Rediscovering the value of cultural diversity
London (UK), February 2013 - (by Bob Little) New research from the University of Exeter Business School has revealed that corporate managers who’re widely exposed to more than one culture during their formative years (up until 23 years of age) are more likely to be confident taking difficult and risky (business) decisions. This is probably just as well because, apparently, there are 40 per cent more first-generation migrants living in the world today than in 1990 – so the global population is becoming more diverse.» moreOn Universities
Moodle App Experience Revealed by Mobile Learning Pilots
Horaplantsoen (NL), February 2013 - Initiated by Samsung Thailand, the Dutch-based company Smart Learning Apps and the Malaysia-based cloud company Anise Asia present the first Moodle Native App for Android tablets. Development started with several pilots at universities, using the Moodle platform on tablets. The Moodle Educloud Native App turns any Android tablet into a fully equipped learning device, offering flow-based HD video courses; social-media support like Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn; and current cloud-based file-storage technology. The iPad Moodle version will follow soon. » moreBabson Study
Over 6.7 Million Students Learning Online
Wellesley, MA (US), February 2013 - The 2012 Survey of Online Learning conducted by the Babson Survey Research Group reveals the number of students taking at least one online course has now surpassed 6.7 million. However, higher education adoption of massive open online courses (MOOCs) remains low, with most institutions still on the sidelines.» moreUsing Learning Potential
Finding the Balance between Virtual and Real Worlds
Mannheim (GER), December 2012 - "Digital Relevance: Why Learning on the Computer Has a Future ... and Critics Are Not Always Right," is the topic of the talk to be given at the LEARNTEC Congress by Prof. Dr. Peter Vorderer, Professor of Media and Communication Studies at the Philosophical Faculty of the University of Mannheim. Professor Vorderer recently sparred verbally with the psychiatrist Manfred Spitzer in the German newspaper die ZEIT about the question "Does the computer make us stupid?". He supported the thesis that computers possess great potential for learning. » moreAging Process
Learning Paradigms for the Elderly
Magdeburg, November 2012 - Prof. Dr. Emrah Düzel is Director of the Institute of Cognitive Neurology and Dementia Research (IKND) at the Magdeburg University Hospital and head of the working group "Clinical Neurophysiology and Memory" at the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London. His research focus is the improvement of memory functions that can be achieved through cognitive and physical training.» moreScreenplay Theory
New Dramaturgy for 3D Video Productions
Karlsruhe (GER), December 2012 – Two years ago, Prof. Ludger Pfanz founded the "Expanded Cinema 3Digital Laboratory", a research center for stereoscopic film and television content established in collaboration with the "3D Alliance Karlsruhe". Pfanz is a 3D thinker who - as a theater and literary critic as well as a director and author with competence in video, film, sound, 3D, multimedia, and stage studio – has thought intensively about all aspects of the topic and has developed a new script theory.» moreUOC
Conflictology Training for United Nations Workers
Barcelona (E), October 2012 - As of October, the UOC School for Cooperation will validate subjects on the Master's in Conflictology in English for United Nations personnel who are studying in any of the courses on the UNITAR training programme. Thanks to this institutional collaboration, many of the workers on peace missions will be able to gain a UOC university qualification.» moreAdded Value
The iPad Fosters Interaction and Creativity
Barcelona (E), October 2012 - Two studies by the Open University of Catalonia (UOC) show that use of the iPad takes it way beyond being a latest-generation technological tool. Among the uses of the Apple tablet, this research shows that it can help the elderly interact and foster their own creativity. It also provides support to police investigations. » moreNew Features
Webinar Series to Improve Student Outcomes
Longmont, CO (US), September 2012 - Sopris Learning, a provider of evidence-based assessments, supplemental materials, intervention solutions, positive behavior interventions and supports, and professional development offerings, has announced that it will host its fifth seasonal complimentary webinar series focused on ways to improve student outcomes and meet rigorous standards with robust, relevant, real-world solutions and classroom strategies. » moreResearch Paper
Adoption of eLearning Solutions – Criteria and Trends
Milan (IT), June 2012 – The LISP of the Department of Human Science for Education "R.Massa" University of Milan-Bicocca has published a new research paper on the trends and criteria of adopting eLearning solutions. Here are excerpts from the paper.» moreHand Held
University of Salzburg Launches Blackboard Mobile Learn
Salzburg (AT), April 2012 - With the start of the spring semester in March 2012, the University of Salzburg went mobile. The University selected Blackboard Mobile Learn to give students and faculty access to their courses, content, and organizations on a variety of mobile devices.» more