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Mar
2014
Mar
2014
Guide on Teaching Students about The Research Process
categories: learning
Searching for "Search"
16
Jan
2014
Jan
2014
Social vs Search
Social Media can be excellent tool for research:
28
Dec
2013
Dec
2013
Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative —
https://www.facebook.com/NPR/posts/10152215227691756
Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative —
18
Nov
2013
Nov
2013
New Roles for New Times: Transforming Liaison Roles in Research Libraries
categories: Library and information science
23
May
2013
May
2013
your q/s, our a/s: filter and search for Quiz Submissions and Dropbox Submissions
| Question: How do I filter and search for Quiz Submissions and Dropbox Submissions?Answer: This has been confusing to users who expect the filter to run automatically after they select a filter option from the drop-down. It is necessary to click the Search icon/button to display the filter results.
See FAQ with screen shots at this link: How to perform Filter and Search in Quiz and Dropbox (FAQ of the Week links are also published at http://mnscuims.mnscu.edu ) |
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11
May
2022
May
2022
Real-World Thinking Skills
5 Ideas for Developing Real-World Thinking Skills
https://www.ascd.org/el/articles/5-ideas-for-developing-real-world-thinking-skills
IDEAS—Inquiry, Design, Evaluation, Argument, and Systems Analysis. Let’s unpack these processes:
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Inquiry is an investigative process that seeks out understandings and explanations—of observations, outcomes, concepts, and events. The process is driven by thoughtful questions that can be researched and explored in different ways—for example, by analyzing data or documents, generating models, or conducting experiments.
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Design is an iterative process that results in the development of a new product or process for addressing a need, solving a problem, or improving an existing product/process. It includes clarifying a problem or need, generating possible solutions, testing/evaluating solution options, and developing a plan for implementation.
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Evaluation involves selecting and applying appropriate criteria for assessing the quality, significance, or merit of something. Evaluation can be used to judge things like products (e.g., the strength of a bridge), outcomes (e.g., the accuracy of a stock market prediction), and processes (e.g., effectiveness of group work).
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Argumentation is a reasoning process for debating and supporting an idea or position. It involves making a claim and justifying it with reasons and evidence. It can also involve critiquing an argument by challenging its claim or the reasons or evidence given to support it.
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Systems Analysis is a process for understanding a system’s elements and how they interact. It includes analyzing the various elements in a system and predicting how changes to any part(s) of the system can have both short- and long-term consequences.
06
May
2022
May
2022
Framework for machine-learning model
categories: Digital literacy, technology literacy
Framework to describe individual machine-learning model decisions
https://techxplore.com/news/2022-05-framework-individual-machine-learning-decisions.html
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more on machine learning in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=machine+learning
06
May
2022
May
2022
the Platform Transparency and Accountability Act
Meta, TikTok and YouTube may finally have to start sharing data with researchers
A Senate hearing this week and a new law in Europe show how “transparency” advocates are winning
the Platform Transparency and Accountability Act, was introduced in December by (an ever-so-slightly) bipartisan group of senators.
“YouTube, TikTok, Telegram, and Snapchat represent some of the largest and most influential platforms in the United States, and they provide almost no functional transparency into their systems. And as a result, they avoid nearly all of the scrutiny and criticism that comes with it.”
When we do hear about what happens inside a tech company, it’s often because a Frances Haugen-type employee decides to leak it.
Cruz expressed great confusion about why he got relatively few new Twitter followers in the days before Elon Musk said he was going to buy it, but then got many more after the acquisition was announced.
The actual explanation is that Musk has lots of conservative fans, they flocked back to the platform when they heard he was buying it, and from there Twitter’s recommendation algorithms kicked into gear.
As usual, though, Europe is much further ahead of us. The Digital Services Act, which regulators reached an agreement on in April, includes provisions that would require big platforms to share data with qualified researchers. The law is expected to go into effect by next year. And so even if Congress dithers after today, transparency is coming to platforms one way or another. Here’s hoping it can begin to answer some very important questions.
05
May
2022
May
2022
MOUTH HAPTICS FOR VR HEADSETS
categories: VR
Mouth Haptics for VR Headsets Are Just Going To Be Used for Kissing
Scientists at the Futures Interfaces Group at Carnegie Mellon University added ultrasonic devices to a standard VR headset. They point at the mouth and target pulses and swipes at the lips, teeth, or tongue. Most haptic devices currently involve our hands and fingers, like cell phone menus and VR accessories. The mouth is the second most sensitive area, thus the researchers focus for enhancing VR. It also means their accessory mounts to the headset and doesn’t add any other equipment.
03
May
2022
May
2022
Learning in Metaverse
categories: VR
A new study co-authored by Richard Mayer,
The study took place with about 100 middle school students taking a brief “virtual field trip” to learn about climate science. Some students experienced the field trip while wearing a VR headset, while others watched the same material in standard video on a computer screen.
“higher ratings of presence, interest, and enjoyment,”
The paper noted an obvious logistical benefit to virtual field trips over getting on a bus for an in-person outing. “Virtual field trips make it possible to experience things that are too expensive, dangerous, or impossible in the real world,” it says. The experiment did not address the difference in educational value between a real-world field trip and a virtual one.
for programs like nursing, pharmacy and medicine, VR seems promising for teaching some skills, as a piece of a broader curriculum that includes in-person hands-on learning as well.