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How the OLPC Version 3 Predicts the Future of PCsOLPC One can easily argue that Nicholas Negroponte's OLPC XO computer predicted the entire netbook phenomenon. Now the company's revealed its vision for the OLPC XO3 in 2012--Is it similarly visionary? You betcha.
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"Queremos Uruguai cheio de engenheiros, filósofos e artistas" - Pepe MujicaO presidente eleito do Uruguai, José "Pepe" Mujica, reuniu-se com um grupo de intelectuais em dezembro de 2009 e fez alguns pedidos a eles: que contagiem todo o povo uruguaio com o olhar curioso sobre o mundo, que está no DNA do trabalho intelectual, e com o inconformismo. Mujica propõe também ...
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Reading in the Brain -The Science and Evolution of a Human InventionA French cognitive scientist explains the phenomenon of literacy and its effects on the mind. We are born with a highly structured brain. But those brains are also transformed by our experiences, especially our early experiences. More than any other animal, we humans constantly reshape our ...
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Critical thinking - How to Train the Aging BrainJack Mezirow, a professor emeritus at Columbia Teachers College, has proposed that adults learn best if presented with what he calls a “disorienting dilemma,” or something that “helps you critically reflect on the assumptions you’ve acquired.” Dr. Mezirow developed this concept 30 years ago ...
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WatchKnow - Bill Nye the Science Guy: Inventions 2/3Bill Nye the Science Guy: Inventions 2/3 ...
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How the iPhone Could Reboot Education | Gadget Lab | Wired.comHow the iPhone Could Reboot Education How do you educate a generation of students eternally distracted by the internet, cellphones and video games? Easy. You enable them by handing out free iPhones — and then integrating the gadget into your curriculum. That’s the idea Abilene Christian ...
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Big PictureBig Picture November 3, 2009 email print In his new book the world is open, author Curtis J. Bonk makes bold predictions about a more personalized age of learning. Below are a few highlights. THE EMERGENCE OF LIFELONG SUPER E-MENTORS AND E-COACHES Everyone will need and likely have ...
Jonathan Decker
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National strategies for implementing lifelong learning - Jarl BengtssonThe paper addresses some of the critical issues and problems facing the implementation of life long learning at national levels. It ends with some possible scenarios for the future of LLL.
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The Learning Brain - Understanding the Brain: the birth of a Learning ScienceAfter two decades of pioneering work in brain research, the education community has started to realise that “understanding the brain” can help to open new pathways to improve educational research, policies and practice. This report synthesises progress on the braininformed approach to learning, ...
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DOLCETA - Online Consumer EducationDOLCETA – Online Consumer Education” is a European Commission initiative financed by DG SANCO (Directorate General for Health and Consumer Protection), aimed at developing a website on consumer issues with lots of educational material and interactive tools. Consumer education is a part of the EU ...
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