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Facilitating social constructivist learning environments for product design Students using social software (Web2) and wireless mobile device.
It is well understood and has been well documented that there is much to gain by using social software in creating
collaborative learning communities. However little is known about using a context independent interactive collaborative
environment with an emphasis upon sharing, ease of use, customization and personal publishing (MobileWeb2). This paper
describes an innovative and integrated MobileWeb2 technology in a product design live project setting, that assists product
designers to solve a real problem to serve a real client. Students and teaching staff use a smartphone to capture design decisions
and prototypes and collate and share these via an online eportfolio. From the data collected from staff/students
surveys it was found that this method provided a stimulating collaborative environment that develops personal skill to bring
out their latent creativity in such a way that these will become part of their project. Opportunities for mobile web2 product
design projects are outlined. The logistics of providing access to appropriate hardware and software for all students are
also discussed
Open Educational Content for Digital Public Libraries
If the production of digital content for teaching -- particularly free content -- is to expand substantially, there must be mechanisms to establish a link to fame and fortune that was not perceived in a pre-digital world. How that might be done is the central question this report addresses, in the context of examining the movement for open educational content. Understanding that movement requires delving into the history of what may seem, on first pass, a totally unrelated field of endeavor. The reader's patience is requested....
Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practices in Online Learning: A Meta-Analysis and Review of Online Learning Studies
A systematic search of the research literature from 1996 through July 2008 identified more than a thousand empirical studies of online learning. Analysts screened these studies to find those that (a) contrasted an online to a face-to-face condition, (b) measured student learning outcomes, (c) used a rigorous research design, and (d) provided adequate information to calculate an effect size. As a result of this screening, 51 independent effects were identified that could be subjected to meta-analysis. The meta-analysis found that, on average, students in online learning conditions performed better than those receiving face-to-face instruction. The difference between student outcomes for online and face-to-face classes—measured as the difference between treatment and control means, divided by the pooled standard deviation—was larger in those studies contrasting conditions that blended elements of online and face-to-face instruction with conditions taught entirely face-to-face. Analysts noted that these blended conditions often included additional learning time and instructional elements not received by students in control conditions. This finding suggests that the positive effects associated with blended learning should not be attributed to the media, per se. An unexpected finding was the small number of rigorous published studies contrasting online and face-to-face learning conditions for K–12 students. In light of this small corpus, caution is required in generalizing to the K–12 population because the results are derived for the most part from studies in other settings (e.g., medical training, higher education)
Exploring the impact of authentic assessment on sustainability literacy through reflective and action-oriented tasks: A roundtable podcast
Business schools must engage in fundamental change to retain their legitimacy and position themselves as providers of solutions to urgent economic, social, and environmental crises. To this end, we need pedagogy that enables students to become sustainability literate graduates and thus develop appropriate knowledge, skills, and mind-sets. This roundtable discussion podcast comprises six colleagues engaged in conversation and reflection around a pedagogical initiative designed with the broad aim of enhancing sustainability literacy among business students using innovative digital tools as part of an authentic assessment strategy. The pedagogical approaches we discuss engage students with learning across several different modes and in a ‘deep’ reflective manner (Meyers & Nulty, 2009). We discuss our use of the UN supported Sulitest platform, specifically our use of the Sulitest quiz tool. The podcast transcript has been annotated through footnotes to direct the listener/reader to further reading on the various topics that emerge in our discussion
Using “Hi-Tech” Tools In A Traditional Classroom Environment — A Two Semester Experiment
The most amazing thing is that we are all using computers, learning, and trying but the majority of us are not computer geeks. We are a group that is willing to learn and help. Whether we like it or not, technology has become an integral part of our lives and affects virtually every aspect of the legal profession — from the solo practitioner in northern Minnesota to the partner in a 400-person Wall Street firm. Technology has transformed how lawyers communicate, manage files, present cases to juries, and handle their professional and personal activities. It has been warmly received by the practicing bar
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Law Ethics Professor Accused of Misusing Funds by Spencer Busby
Weckstein calls Scholarship Committee member Paranoid by Spencer Busby
Letters to the Editor
Leaving USO (or) Taking Heroin and Finding God by Spencer Busby
Alternative Summer School - Camp USD by Amy Wrobel
Defense of a Federal Criminal Case by Marry Steele
Establishing Financial Need by Jim Poole
Calendar: April 29 – May 20
Supreme Court Problems – Due to Ex-Law Review Clerks? by Jim Poole
Law Review Controversy Continues by Maria Meyer and Darla Anderson
USD Visitors Challenge USD Admissions Criteria by Steve Chaffin
Sports Forum by Mark Speck
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