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All due respect to forums, Facebook and Twitter, a recent conference discussed using computer games for education. The January 30 issue of the “International Herald Tribune” reports from the Learning Without Frontiers conference in London. Bristol Univrersity neuroscientist Paul Howard-Jones presented his research into “teaching with immersive games” or TWIG. The IHT writes that...
One of the first assignments for the course in Social Media I am currently taking from Umeå University is to blog about the uses of microblogging in education. My first reaction was there wasn’t a whole lot, depending on your definition of microblogging. Webopedia,...
There will be some different posts on this blog over the next few months. While here on my leave of absence in Strasbourg I’ve been taking distance courses from Swedish universities. I took advantage of the course I took from Gotland University last semester...
The pundits seem surprised about Rick Santorum’s close second place finish in the Iowa caucuses, but someone had to pick up all the Tea Party/Evangelist votes. All the alternatives managed to take turns as the flavor-of-the.week before disintegrating. Michele Bachmann fell apart after gaffs...
Church of St. Pierre, November 27, 2011. The annual First of Advent service held by the Swedish Club of Strasbourg for the Nordic community. Lucia is actually December 13, so this has to be one of the earliest Lucia processions every year. Share and...
The Christmas markets of Strasbourg have opened, originally uploaded by radiowood2000. The Capital of Christmas, Strasbourg, France, November 26, 2011. One of a dozen themed Christmas markets around the city, this one at Place Benjamin Zix, in La Petite France (the Old Town). Share...
