September 2014 archive

Reading Your Mind: IBM’s New Computer Chip Copies Brain Function

Reading Your Mind: IBM’s New Computer Chip Copies Brain Function

http://www.igi-global.com/newsroom/archive/reading-your-mind-ibm-new/1912/

Relying on densely connected webs of transistors similar to the brain’s neural networks, the chip, called TrueNorth, uses the power of an average hearing aid. According to the article, the invention is on a path to excel at calculations that stump today’s supercomputers. “It is a remarkable achievement in terms of scalability and low power consumption

25 Ways To Use Twitter In The Classroom, By Degree Of Difficulty

25 Ways To Use Twitter In The Classroom, By Degree Of Difficulty

http://www.edudemic.com/25-ways-to-use-twitter-in-the-classroom-by-degree-of-difficulty/

Please contact us (ims@stcloudstate.edu) and/or follow us on social media, if you need assistance with applying Twitter, social media and/or any other technology in your classroom and syllabi

25 Ways To Use Twitter In The Classroom, By Degree Of Difficulty

Please consider other IMS blog entries on the use of Twitter in education:

https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2014/07/12/why-and-how-teachers-are-using-twitter/

https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2014/05/22/the-teachers-guide-to-twitter/

https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2013/12/05/twitter-resources-for-its-use-in-education/

https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2013/11/26/twitter-grammar/

https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2013/11/03/10-twitter-tips-for-teachers/

please feel free to search (upper left corner) the IMS blog for further resources

 

 

How Open Badges Could Really Work In Education

How Open Badges Could Really Work In Education

http://www.edudemic.com/open-badges-in-education/

Higher education institutions are abuzz with the concept of Open Badges. The concept was presented to SCSU CETL some two years ago, but it remained mute on the SCSU campus. Part of the presentation to the SCSU CETL included the assertion that “Some advocates have suggested that badges representing learning and skills acquired outside the classroom, or even in Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), will soon supplant diplomas and course credits.”

For higher education institutions interested in keeping pace, establishing a digital ecosystem around badges to recognize college learning, skill development and achievement is less a threat and more an opportunity. Used properly, Open Badge systems help motivate, connect, articulate and make transparent the learning that happens inside and outside classrooms during a student’s college years.

Educational programs that use learning design to attach badges to educational experiences according to defined outcomes can streamline credit recognition.

The badge ecosystem isn’t just a web-enabled transcript, CV, and work portfolio rolled together. It’s also a way to structure the process of education itself. Students will be able to customize learning goals within the larger curricular framework, integrate continuing peer and faculty feedback about their progress toward achieving those goals, and tailor the way badges and the metadata within them are displayed to the outside world.

 

Math, Science, History: Games Break Boundaries Between Subjects

Math, Science, History: Games Break Boundaries Between Subjects

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/05/math-science-history-games-break-boundaries-between-subjects-interdisciplinary-learning/

possibilities for a formal Renaissance-Man-Liberal-Arts education remain limited to the elite. The average, or common, student is encouraged to choose majors and institutions that track into a specialized vocation.

MincraftEDU and SimCityEDU provide flexible options for integrating familiar games with traditional classroom curriculum.

The ability to apply knowledge across disciplines is important, but it is not enough. It is important to combine that knowledge with strong social and emotional skills that serve as the foundation for good citizenship in the 21st Century.

The MindShift Guide to Games and Learning

more on gaming in this blog: https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/?s=gaming

Two Ways to Explore the News Through Maps

Two Ways to Explore the News Through Maps

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2014/08/two-ways-to-explore-news-through-maps.html

Newspaper Map is a neat tool for locating and reading newspapers from locations all around the world.

Breaking News presents a constant stream of headlines from around the world.

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