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Teaching intangibles with technology

Technology / Software

created Jan 05, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Teach students some facts, and they learn for one exam at a time. Teach students to think and they learn how to learn for the rest of their lives. Ambitious work from European and Israeli researchers is making it easier to ...





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E-learning can have positive effect on classroom learning, scholar says

Technology / Internet

created Dec 09, 2008 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Traditional classroom teaching in higher education could learn a thing or two from online teaching, otherwise known as e-learning, according to a University of Illinois professor who studies computer-mediated communication, ...


Interactive animations give science students a boost

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Dec 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

For a generation of students raised and nurtured at the computer keyboard, it seems like a no-brainer that computer-assisted learning would have a prominent role in the college science classroom.


Greening university classrooms

Other Sciences / Other

created Sep 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In today's frenetic world, many urban dwellers spend more than 80% of the day indoors. Bringing nature in to living spaces by enhancing homes and offices with ornamental plants has become another popular facet of the move ...


Calculators Tell Teachers Which Pupils Need Help

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created May 15, 2007 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Texas Instruments, whose calculators helped make the company a household name, has found a way to help teachers quickly identify students who may be failing math, CEO Rich Templeton said on May 14.


 Teamwork increases student learning and career success

Teamwork increases student learning and career success

Other Sciences / Other

created Nov 02, 2007 | popularity 4 / 5 (10) | comments 0

A two-year study of college students at The Pennsylvania State University (PSU) proves that students learn better and develop higher-level skills by participating in cooperative (team) activities, compared ...


Education Budget Cuts to Cause Increase in Mobile Technology Use

Technology / Other

created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- As budget cuts in education continue, we will see more use of mobile technologies in the classroom in 2010, predicts Dr. Vivian Wright, a University of Alabama educator.


Human-like robot smiles, scolds in Japan classroom

Electronics / Robotics

created Mar 11, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

(AP) -- Japan's robot teacher calls roll, smiles and scolds, drawing laughter from students with her eerily lifelike face. But the developer says it's not about to replace human instructors.


The most effective teachers are in a class of their own

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jul 08, 2009 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

These are the latest findings of research funded in primary and secondary schools by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) into what makes good teachers even better.


Children with autism need to be taught in smaller groups, pilot study confirms

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jul 02, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Since the 1970s, there has been much debate surrounding the fact that individuals with autism have difficulty in understanding speech in situations where there is background speech or noise.


The sweet world of soil microbiology

Other Sciences / Other

created May 01, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Using classroom, hands-on activities can help instructors to communicate difficult scientific concepts and stimulate student thinking. Despite its importance, the diversity in soil microbes can conceptually be difficult to ...



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