Apparently, Donchin and his associates conducted some research which appeared to show that more than 99% of our learning is nonconscious. Recently I've been reading Eric Jensen's book Brain-Based Learning , and this took me to some work done by Dr Emile Donchin at the University of Illinois in 1986. Jensen was interested in the implication for teachers: "Most of what's learned in your class is not in your lesson plan; in other words, there's a documented, enormous and profound differential between teaching and learning."

Hart Research Associates, more than a third (35 percent) of parents play computer and video games and 93 percent of these parents have children who also play them. A study conducted last year by KRC Research revealed that 70 percent of major employers utilize interactive software, including games, to train employees. Hart Research Associates reports that 80 percent play with their children and two-thirds of Here is a recap of some facts assembled by the Entertainment Software Association : A total of 254 universities and other institutions of higher learning in 37 states and the District of Columbia now offer courses and degrees in computer and video game design, programming, and art. California is home to 46 institutions of higher learning offering such courses or degrees.

When Benjamin Disraeli said there were three kinds of lies: 'lies, damn lies and statistics', he knew what he was talking about. There's more fuel to the informal learning fire from a survey of 2076 employees in the UK conducted by the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (NIACE). They asked employees to identify the activities that had been useful in helping them to do their job better.

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has released a research report on the use of online social networking by students, titled Creating and Connecting (caution: it’s a pdf file). While some of the findings are not surprising, some others are. Here’s a quick take on some of the findings. Overall, an astonishing 96 percent of students with online access report that they ever used any social networking technologies, such as chatting, text messaging, blogging and visiting online communities… Staggering as the 96 percent statistic is, it is intriguing to wonder what the other 4 percent is doing. The National School Boards Association in the U.S.

We have: Will Thalheimer, Work Learning Research Kevin Oakes, I4CP Claire Schooley, Forrester Chris Howard, Bersin Kevin Martin, Aberdeen Biggest trend is Learning 2.0 Statistics from ASTD research - 86% - web 2.0 What does research show? At a panel at DevLearn. trend.

Tags: Diffusion of Innovation Education Internet Learning Mobile Research Trend Thanks to Dr. Kim Foreman and the crew from San Francisco State University's #ITEC830 class for the opportunity to spend last Thursday afternoon with them. Dr. Foreman had

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Educational Games Research Research and discussion concerning instructional video games Home About The Top 5 Platforms for Creating Educational Video Games Several games out there claim to be educational. This list tends to focus on platforms for games created by university researchers and governmental organizations. Some are more or less so, depending on how one defines “educational.” The list of potential platforms for creating educational videogames is long.

Something I have to do quite a bit of is research. What happened in the past was that I had to hunt through shelves of books and piles of magazines trying to find that quote or statistic that I knew I'd read somewhere, often to no avail. There is a complication. It's interesting to reflect back on how much has changed in the past couple of years with regard to some of my core work activities. I