Embodiment - need is subject specific? Eg. math versus philosophy or language, interaction in close proximity is integral #mscidel

Embodiment - need is subject specific? Eg. math versus philosophy or language, interaction in close proximity is integral #mscidel

RT @librarianbyday: RT @onthemedia: Jonathan Franzen doesn't just dislike ebooks ...8<... http://t.co/h988INDU #mscidel #mscel

RT @librarianbyday: RT @onthemedia: Jonathan Franzen doesn't just dislike ebooks ...8<... http://t.co/h988INDU #mscidel #mscel

@OsbertL Doesn't only following people you know in RL somewhat limit the advantage of twitter? #mscidel

@OsbertL Doesn't only following people you know in RL somewhat limit the advantage of twitter? #mscidel

preparing for #mscidel online twitter session tomorrow, I discover that some publishers at least have made a complete hash of ebooks!

preparing for #mscidel online twitter session tomorrow, I discover that some publishers at least have made a complete hash of ebooks!

#mscidel First ever tweet. Test ready for tomorrow. Very uncomfortable with the 100% public nature of this.

#mscidel First ever tweet. Test ready for tomorrow. Very uncomfortable with the 100% public nature of this.

@lconnelly09 #mscidel any thoughts on the emptiness of the i and identity? :)

@lconnelly09 #mscidel any thoughts on the emptiness of the i and identity? :)

@jar #mscidel humm. blake accuses him of a lack of imagination. i think that's true. maybe dreyfus should visit the holodeck?

@jar #mscidel humm. blake accuses him of a lack of imagination. i think that's true. maybe dreyfus should visit the holodeck?

#mscidel What are the important features of "shared human space"? Eye contact? Synchronicity? Emotional investment? Material co-presence?

#mscidel What are the important features of "shared human space"? Eye contact? Synchronicity? Emotional investment? Material co-presence?

@websjapan Do you think Dreyfus would agree that telepresence = embodiment and "shared human space"? #mscidel

@websjapan Do you think Dreyfus would agree that telepresence = embodiment and "shared human space"? #mscidel

hi #mscidel - looking forward to 'learning bodies' tweets this week! Here's my first contribution: http://t.co/41AcvIEv

hi #mscidel - looking forward to 'learning bodies' tweets this week! Here's my first contribution: http://t.co/41AcvIEv

#mscidel blake: talks a bit like yoda. HE = developing higher cognitive abilities; writing is good at helping this, online = better for HE?

#mscidel blake: talks a bit like yoda. HE = developing higher cognitive abilities; writing is good at helping this, online = better for HE?

Links for 2012-01-29 [del.icio.us]

• College Readiness: Learning Collaboratively | Edutopia
  Cooperative learning is different from collaborative learning - here's how
• Assessment as Learning Overview
• Building the Curriculum 5 - Building the Curriculum series - Building your curriculum
  'Building the Curriculum 5' (2011) provides guidance for all teaching staff on the main areas of the assessment strategy for Curriculum for Excellence.
• Ofsted | Assessment for learning: the impact of National Strategy support
  This survey evaluated the impact of the National Strategies’ approaches to assessment for learning in English and mathematics lessons across a sample of primary and secondary schools.
• Introduction - Assessment as part of learning and teaching - Learning, teaching and assessment
• How we assess - Assessing progress and achievement - Learning, teaching and assessment

RT: #mscidel : perhaps drefus is out of date now. "telepresence" is common, augmented reality coming soon. i thi... http://t.co/Ve9OlFXa

RT: #mscidel : perhaps drefus is out of date now. "telepresence" is common, augmented reality coming soon. i thi... http://t.co/Ve9OlFXa

http://t.co/FAXsFvws - why be anywhere? this kind of interaction will allow multiple people to work on the same virtual object. #mscidel

http://t.co/FAXsFvws - why be anywhere? this kind of interaction will allow multiple people to work on the same virtual object. #mscidel

#mscidel : perhaps drefus is out of date now. "telepresence" is common, augmented reality coming soon. i think his argument is weak.

#mscidel : perhaps drefus is out of date now. "telepresence" is common, augmented reality coming soon. i think his argument is weak.

#mscidel games and forum posts/responses are emotional hooks for me. i think i feel that same way in meat space or virtual space.

#mscidel games and forum posts/responses are emotional hooks for me. i think i feel that same way in meat space or virtual space.

@websjapan Concentrate on the 'core', & sample the rest as seems interesting. And *I* would add 'Life on the Screen' by Turkle. #mscidel

@websjapan Concentrate on the 'core', & sample the rest as seems interesting. And *I* would add 'Life on the Screen' by Turkle. #mscidel

#mscidel lots of reading this week!

#mscidel lots of reading this week!

Links for 2012-01-28 [del.icio.us]

• Welcome to CDSM Interactive Solutions
  People & Places is a secure, moderated, social-networking website for people from vulnerable community groups. It is also for people who work and support people from these groups.
• Bustling Movement of Megacities - My Modern Metropolis

social media in the classroom http://t.co/Q7GIY6aY #mscidel

social media in the classroom http://t.co/Q7GIY6aY #mscidel

Links for 2012-01-27 [del.icio.us]

• Use Appointment Slots on a Google Calendar

Links for 2012-01-26 [del.icio.us]

• Education Think Tank at BETT hosted by Dell - London - a set on Flickr
  A small group of educators, principals, superintendents, IT administrators and community members all interested in and active in social media came together at the BETT education conference in London on Saturday, January 14th to discuss important technology trends in education.

“@brainpicker: Old but gold: Alter Ego – stride-stopping portraits of gamers next to their avatars http://t.co/2Hs8DMKA” #mscidel #mscel

“@brainpicker: Old but gold: Alter Ego – stride-stopping portraits of gamers next to their avatars http://t.co/2Hs8DMKA” #mscidel #mscel

“@khanacademy: RT @HarvardBiz - Learning on Speed - Joshua Gans - Harvard Business Review: http://t.co/oN4b2b70” #mscel #mscidel

“@khanacademy: RT @HarvardBiz - Learning on Speed - Joshua Gans - Harvard Business Review: http://t.co/oN4b2b70” #mscel #mscidel

Links for 2012-01-23 [del.icio.us]

• Zynga Loses An Estimated $150 Per New Customer | Ology
  If Zynga wants to survive, they need to accept that what worked once won't necessarily work the next time, because if they keep sticking to that same tired formula, they won't be able to do so for much longer.
• GBL Handbook (Schoolsnet)
• How are digital games used in schools
• Map Tunnelling Tool
  Have you ever wondered which part of the other side of the earth is directly below you? Find out using this map tunnelling tool.
• SOUL CONTROL
  THE WORLDS FIRST YOUTH-CREATED MEDIA RICH COMPUTER GAME
• ASC-Inclusion.eu
  The project aims to create and evaluate the effectiveness of such an internet-based platform, directed for children with ASC (and other groups like ADHD and socially-neglected children) and those interested in their inclusion. This platform will combine several state-of-the art technologies in one comprehensive virtual world, including analysis of users' gestures, facial and vocal expressions using standard microphone and webcam, training through games, text communication with peers and smart agents, animation, video and audio clips.
• Teacher Identity from a Bourdieuan point of view
  This paper draws on the work of Pierre Bourdieu to understand the resistance of teacher education graduates to their University learning and the alignment with the field of education. This is a perplexing and perennial problem in teacher education. Bourdieu’s theory offers concepts that allow this situation to be theorized through notions of identity and the wider social, cultural arena within which identity can be construed.
• Yosemite National Park in All of Its Time-Lapse Splendor | Open Culture
• The Canadian man behind the Scottish independence movement - The Interview - Macleans.ca
  Luke Skipper on independence, whisky, and why Scotland isn’t another Quebec
• Average Social Gamer Is a 43-Year-Old Woman — Tech News and Analysis