Bloom's 2 Sigma Problem
I've been looking for another way of presenting evidence for instructional design that is more efficient than simple lectures. The data collected by Benjamin Bloom and published in 1984 seems useful and I've redrawn the graph so it looks more modern than the line drawings of the original. Learning...
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Day 1429 - #thecrapartist - view from Villa Inn Messinia up the hill. A bit of wide angle artistry incorporating the low
Day 1429 - #thecrapartist - view from Villa Inn Messinia up the hill. A bit of wide angle artistry incorporating the low terrace walls and balcony of one of the bedrooms. Much greenery has been painted and the purple-flowering plant has been attempted.
Day 1428 - #thecrapartist - View from Villa Inn Messinia across Kalamata Bay towards Kitries, Greece.
Day 1428 - #thecrapartist - View from Villa Inn Messinia across Kalamata Bay towards Kitries, Greece.
Day 1428 - #thecrapartist - Villa Inn Messinia, Petalidi, Greece with bather (pro artist). The crap artist is in the Mediterranean
Day 1428 - #thecrapartist - Villa Inn Messinia, Petalidi, Greece with bather (pro artist). The crap artist is in the Mediterranean sampling the burnt umber and sap green tones of the countryside and learning to speak in watercolour.
AI can detect early signs of Parkinson’s from brain scans alone: An AI could identify signs of Parkinson’s from brain
AI can detect early signs of Parkinson’s from brain scans alone: An AI could identify signs of Parkinson’s from brain scans alone. One day it could be used to spot the disease before physical symptoms show
Source: newscientist.com
India on brink of 'worst water crisis': Some 600 million Indians are facing an acute shortage of water, a new government
India on brink of 'worst water crisis': Some 600 million Indians are facing an acute shortage of water, a new government report says.
Source: bbc.co.uk
The Digital Future of Education: Heutagogy and the Digital Future of Education Presentation at DTCE Manchester University
The Digital Future of Education: Heutagogy and the Digital Future of Education Presentation at DTCE Manchester University This is an overview of Fred Garnett's work on digital projects since 1995 and how it might inform us about the future.
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Elderly social care should be 'free at point of need', says report: Report by IPPR and peers says reform would cut ‘catastrophic
Elderly social care should be 'free at point of need', says report: Report by IPPR and peers says reform would cut ‘catastrophic care costs’ of over £100,000 a year
Source: theguardian.com
Mediterranean diet is still good for you but only if you’re rich: A landmark study that touted the benefits of the Mediterranean
Mediterranean diet is still good for you but only if you’re rich: A landmark study that touted the benefits of the Mediterranean diet has been retracted, but eating more fresh fish and veg is still good for you, if you can afford it
Source: newscientist.com
Stanford Researchers Plan to Replace Progressive Lenses With 'Autofocals' - ExtremeTech: Death, taxes, and vision problems
Stanford Researchers Plan to Replace Progressive Lenses With 'Autofocals' - ExtremeTech: Death, taxes, and vision problems are all unavoidable, eventually. A team at Stanford is paving the way for a much better solution to the universal problem of a decrease in our eyes' ability to refocus as we age.
Source: extremetech.com
APOD: 2018 June 13 - Red Cloudbow over Delaware
APOD: 2018 June 13 - Red Cloudbow over Delaware
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After years of growth, the use of social media for news is falling across the world
But messaging apps are picking up the slack, the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism finds in its 2018 Digital News Report.
Source: niemanlab.org
Network theory links behavioral information flow with contained epidemic outbreaks: Over the last two decades, large-scale
Network theory links behavioral information flow with contained epidemic outbreaks: Over the last two decades, large-scale outbreaks of infectious diseases have resulted in high levels of morbidity, mortality, and overall economic burden for affected regions. As complex networks become increasingly popular...
Source: phys.org
Britain’s hedgehog population has fallen 66 per cent in 20 years: Britain only has 58 wild mammal species to start with,
Britain’s hedgehog population has fallen 66 per cent in 20 years: Britain only has 58 wild mammal species to start with, and many have declined sharply in number since 1995 – with hedgehogs suffering a particularly severe fall
Source: newscientist.com
WiFi Radio Signals Let MIT Researchers Track Movements of People |: Patients that wander away from their beds are a constant
WiFi Radio Signals Let MIT Researchers Track Movements of People |: Patients that wander away from their beds are a constant headache for nurses, while those that stay bedridden for too long can create problems of their own. New technology from MIT may soon allow hospital staff to see in real time the...
Source: medgadget.com
Medical Mystery: Something Happened to U.S. Health Spending After 1980: The spending began soaring beyond that of other
Medical Mystery: Something Happened to U.S. Health Spending After 1980: The spending began soaring beyond that of other advanced nations, but without the same benefits in life expectancy.
Source: nytimes.com
Faking Peer-Review: A major cancer journal retracted 107 papers in 2017 for faking peer-review, bringing the total for that
Faking Peer-Review: A major cancer journal retracted 107 papers in 2017 for faking peer-review, bringing the total for that publisher to 450. How did this happen, and how do we prevent it in the future?
Source: sciencebasedmedicine.org
Virtually Inspired: Showcasing Online Learning Innovation "From holographs and educational games, to drones and robots,
Virtually Inspired: Showcasing Online Learning Innovation "From holographs and educational games, to drones and robots, 21st century educators are forging new and amazing trails in technology-enhanced teaching and learning. Virtually Inspired is a place where educators can come for inspiration by perusing...
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A definitive playbook: How to DIY a local nonprofit news outlet: A decade ago, if you decided to create your own nonprofit
A definitive playbook: How to DIY a local nonprofit news outlet: A decade ago, if you decided to create your own nonprofit news outlet to focus on local issues, you were largely operating without a playbook as an early entrant to the local nonprofit news scene. Now, with dozens and dozens of local nonprofit...
Source: niemanlab.org
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