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Digital assignments: How shall we grade them?

Learning with e's

Many of the modules I teach at my university deal with alternative methods of learning and teaching, and focus a great deal on new and emerging technologies. Over the next few academic years I predict that submitting assignments in alternative digital formats will become the norm. Then they won''t be ''alternative'' any more.

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Asynchronous and online should be the default to argue against

Clive on Learning

But what held true 10,000 years ago does not have to hold true now, because now we have some very credible alternative options. This is no different than suggesting that the default way of listening to music should be from recordings and the default way to consume drama or sports should be on the TV. In fact we take that for granted.

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e-Clippings (Learning As Art): Alternative and Activist Search Engines

Mark Oehlert

wisdom » June 22, 2007 Alternative and Activist Search Engines So a post here lays out what it would be like to live for a day without using Google for searching. The value is that it lists 100+ alternative search engines that you may not even be aware of. | Main | Avanoo.a new twist on surveys and collective (or collected?)

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: The Auditory Advantage

Learning Visions

Here are a few things that I’ve tried in the last couple of years that I’ve pinched directly from my years in front of the Playstation: The use of music to change emotional state; to bypass conscious processing of information. The use of music in e-Learning? Whos really used music in e-Learning to good effect?

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10Q: Helen Keegan

Learning with e's

In today's 10Q interview, Helen answers questions about her philosophy on learning, social media and her current projects in higher education, including alternate reality games: Who are you? What is an Alternate Reality Game (ARG)? I changed the focus from VLEs to open blogs, wikis etc. I’m Helen Keegan a.k.a.

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e-Clippings (Learning As Art): Dissertation: The Effective Integration of Digital Games and Learning Content by M.P.J. Habgood

Mark Oehlert

However, this thesis proposes an alternative viewpoint that identifies gameplay mechanisms or game mechanics as more critical to effective integration than fantasy. We are plainly witnessing a restructuring of the music and newspaper businesses, but their suffering isn’t unique, it’s prophetic."--Clay books futures Web 2.0

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e-Clippings (Learning As Art): Avanoo.a new twist on surveys and collective (or collected?) wisdom

Mark Oehlert

e-Clippings (Learning As Art) Home Archives Subscribe About My Social Networks « Alternative and Activist Search Engines | Main | If there are Digital Natives does that mean there is no Digital Ellis Island? We are plainly witnessing a restructuring of the music and newspaper businesses, but their suffering isn’t unique, it’s prophetic."--Clay

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