News tagged with learning communities


Online educational empowerment

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 22, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Online learning communities flourish best if individual learners have self-governance. That is the conclusion of a US study published in the International Journal of Web Based Communities.





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Multilingualism brings communities closer together

Other Sciences / Other

created Feb 10, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Learning their community language outside the home enhances minority ethnic children's development, according to research led from the University of Birmingham. The research, which was funded by the Economic and Social Research ...


Can social networking help consumers get healthier?

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Oct 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Can social networking sites help people make wise health decisions? A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research says it depend on people's willingness to take action on the information they gain from the sites.


School children could lead the way on sustainability

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Many children are not only passionate about environmental issues, but more than capable of driving forward sustainability initiatives, argues new research into the role of schools in developing more sustainable communities. ...


Learning styles debunked

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (13) | comments 3

Are you a verbal learner or a visual learner? Chances are, you've pegged yourself or your children as either one or the other and rely on study techniques that suit your individual learning needs. And you're not alone— for ...


Internet emerges as social research tool

Other Sciences / Other

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

For the past two decades, the Internet has been used by many as an easy-to-use tool that enables the spread of information globally. Increasingly, the Web is moving beyond its use as an electronic "Yellow Pages" and online ...


It's all in your head. No, really: How mental imagery training aids perceptual learning

It's all in your head. No, really: How mental imagery training aids perceptual learning

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Practice makes perfect. But imaginary practice? Elisa Tartaglia of the Laboratory of Psychophysics at Switzerland's Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) and team show that perceptual learning—learning ...


Social media require 'Community Relations 2.0'

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Oct 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The rise of social media and real-time advocacy have re-written the community outreach rules companies followed for decades. But many American firms are dragging their feet as they approach "Community Relations 2.0," Boston ...


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New collaborative research reveals chimpanzees can sustain multiple-tradition cultures

Biology /

created Jun 08, 2007 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (19) | comments 0

Scientists have long wondered if local animal cultures exist, and now, based on findings by researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center at Emory University, the University of Texas and St. Andrews ...


Celebs spawn copycat suicides, study confirms

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 30, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Dr Alex Mesoudi, from Queen Mary's newly established Research Centre for Psychology, has found evidence that the increasing reach and influence of the media, combined with a growing number of people assigned celebrity status, ...


Experiential learning teaches change and adaptation

Other Sciences / Other

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Economics, environmental impacts, social dynamics, and production levels are all major factors that influence the overall success of an agroecosystem. Positive or negative, these factors enact change on the system, forcing ...



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