This document provides an overview of e-learning, open educational resources (OER), massive open online courses (MOOCs), and quality. It discusses these topics and their importance. It also examines expectations for OER to solve global education issues and the variety of what can be considered open. In addition, the document looks at frameworks and recommendations for higher education, including exploiting MOOCs and ensuring teachers have strong digital skills.
Ebba Ossiannilsson from Mittuniversitetet discusses trends in e-learning, open education, and quality. She covers topics like individualization, research, quality measures, and innovation. Demographic and technological changes are driving factors for new skills like collaboration and learning anytime, anywhere. Open educational resources (OER) can enhance access and reduce costs. Ensuring quality involves perspectives from multiple stakeholders and moving beyond traditional metrics. Benchmarking is presented as a tool for self-assessment, comparison, and improving strategies through collaboration.
The document discusses the results of a study on the effects of exercise on memory and thinking abilities in older adults. The study found that regular exercise can help reduce the decline in thinking abilities that often occurs with age. Older adults who exercised regularly performed better on cognitive tests and brain scans showed they had greater activity in important areas for memory and learning compared to less active peers.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms for those who already suffer from conditions like anxiety and depression.
This document discusses user research methods like personas, scenarios, use cases, and hierarchical task analysis that are used to understand users and define requirements. It provides examples of a persona profile, scenario, use case, and hierarchical task analysis. The goal is to design for specific individuals with specific needs by understanding users through research and defining requirements based on the data collected.
This document summarizes the work of the OER Sverige partnership project. The project aimed to foster open collaboration on open educational practices among Swedish higher education institutions. It established a website that received over 12,000 unique visitors. The project held webinars to promote open learning and increase awareness of OERs. An evaluation found that the virtual organization and open webinars were effective at enhancing national collaboration on supporting teachers and students through improved access to high-quality OERs. Going forward, the project aims to establish networks and communities of practice to continue promoting OERs and open educational practices in Sweden.
This document provides an overview of e-learning, open educational resources (OER), massive open online courses (MOOCs), and quality. It discusses these topics and their importance. It also examines expectations for OER to solve global education issues and the variety of what can be considered open. In addition, the document looks at frameworks and recommendations for higher education, including exploiting MOOCs and ensuring teachers have strong digital skills.
Ebba Ossiannilsson from Mittuniversitetet discusses trends in e-learning, open education, and quality. She covers topics like individualization, research, quality measures, and innovation. Demographic and technological changes are driving factors for new skills like collaboration and learning anytime, anywhere. Open educational resources (OER) can enhance access and reduce costs. Ensuring quality involves perspectives from multiple stakeholders and moving beyond traditional metrics. Benchmarking is presented as a tool for self-assessment, comparison, and improving strategies through collaboration.
The document discusses the results of a study on the effects of exercise on memory and thinking abilities in older adults. The study found that regular exercise can help reduce the decline in thinking abilities that often occurs with age. Older adults who exercised regularly performed better on cognitive tests and brain scans showed they had greater activity in important areas for memory and learning compared to less active peers.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms for those who already suffer from conditions like anxiety and depression.
This document discusses user research methods like personas, scenarios, use cases, and hierarchical task analysis that are used to understand users and define requirements. It provides examples of a persona profile, scenario, use case, and hierarchical task analysis. The goal is to design for specific individuals with specific needs by understanding users through research and defining requirements based on the data collected.
This document summarizes the work of the OER Sverige partnership project. The project aimed to foster open collaboration on open educational practices among Swedish higher education institutions. It established a website that received over 12,000 unique visitors. The project held webinars to promote open learning and increase awareness of OERs. An evaluation found that the virtual organization and open webinars were effective at enhancing national collaboration on supporting teachers and students through improved access to high-quality OERs. Going forward, the project aims to establish networks and communities of practice to continue promoting OERs and open educational practices in Sweden.
Lavoro etica sviluppo è un'associazione culturale che si occupa di temi legati alla famiglia, allo sviluppo del lavoro e delle tematiche sociali sul territorio di Massa, in Toscana.
2010 engineering tocopherol biosynthetic pathway in arabidopsis leavesAgrin Life
This study genetically engineered the tocopherol biosynthetic pathway in Arabidopsis thaliana by overexpressing five genes (HPPD, VTE2, VTE3, VTE1, and VTE4) involved in tocopherol production, both individually and in combinations. The results showed that elevated expression of these biosynthetic genes affected total tocopherol content and composition. Additionally, engineering the tocopherol pathway also impacted endogenous ascorbate and glutathione pools in the leaves. Further analysis found that genes in the Halliwell-Asada antioxidant cycle were upregulated. These findings provide insight into the relationship between lipid-soluble vitamin E and water-soluble antioxidants vitamin C and
Digital Media for the Classroom: how to tell your story using film, photography, blogs and podcasts.
Presentation at the Association for Media Literacy (AML) - Spotlight on Media Literacy conference. October 23, 2010 at OISE in Toronto
This document discusses challenges and opportunities related to MOOCs and quality. It notes that MOOCs often have low completion rates and primarily reach already educated, digitally skilled students rather than new student groups. The document discusses different dimensions of MOOC quality and perspectives on how quality could be defined. It suggests that traditional higher education models will need to be rethought and redesigned to adapt to openness and lifelong learning in a networked context. MOOCs may help provide tasters of higher education and support national open courses and lifelong learning, but new business and funding models still need exploration.
Navigation is one of the most difficult and important aspects of web design. It allows users to understand where they are within a site, where they have been, and where they can go next. Effective navigation provides cues about scale, direction and location to avoid confusion and frustration. Key elements of navigation include identifying the current site, page and section clearly on each page and in browser tabs. Navigation should also include breadcrumb trails and either a structured top-down navbar or a bottom-up tag cloud for organizing content. Providing multiple navigation options can improve usability.
This document summarizes a presentation about the bibliographic management tool Zotero. It provides an overview of Zotero's features including collecting and organizing citations from websites and databases, storing PDFs and files, creating bibliographies, and sharing citations in groups. Examples are given for how libraries and librarians can utilize Zotero for collection development, book clubs, committee work, and teaching information literacy skills to students.
This document discusses findings from European benchmarking exercises on e-learning. It describes two benchmarking projects - the EADTU E-xcellence+ benchmarking tool and an ESMU e-learning benchmarking exercise involving nine European universities from 2009-2010. The author conducted case studies of these projects to analyze their values and impacts. Key findings included benefits like self-assessment, identifying best practices, and quality improvement. Limitations included issues like time commitment and varying interpretations of benchmarks.
The document summarizes information presented to teachers about plans for a new charter school in Ashland. It provides details about the history of planning for the school including board approval of the grant. It defines what a charter school is and isn't. Key details about the new school include it serving grades 3-5 with a maximum of 100 students, being housed in the third grade pod and using a project-based, advisory-based learning model. The roles of teachers and areas still to be determined are outlined. Teachers are invited to join the planning team or express interest in teaching positions.
Online dating has grown to a $4 billion industry, with 17% of married couples meeting online. It is most popular for ages 18-29 but seniors aged 55+ are the fastest growing segment. Motivations for online dating include convenience, eliminating geography barriers, and lessening rejection. However, up to 25% of online daters misrepresent themselves, most commonly being shorter, poorer, or posting older photos than reality. User behavior analysis shows that while all ethnicities are open to online dating, black females are most active but receive least responses and many users still prefer to date within their own race.
This document discusses quality assurance (QA) in e-learning and the E-xcellence instrument launched in 2007 to complement existing internal and external QA systems. The basic tool in E-xcellence is the quick scan, which can be done as a quick orientation, with a review at a distance, or with an on-site assessment. It aims to reward continuous educational improvement through the E-xcellence Associates label. QA agencies and universities need to cooperate on e-learning QA and work towards a common definition and understanding of e-learning standards. The SEQUENT project also aims to promote excellence in ICT use in higher education and prepare universities for cross-border collaboration.
The document examines whether traditional media still influences agenda setting on social media. It analyzes the number of social media posts about 13 restaurants before and after they were reviewed in the New York Times. A matched pairs t-test found no significant difference, likely due to the small sample size. However, the results suggest that newspaper reviews may still drive discussion on social media, showing that agenda setting theory applies to the modern media landscape.
This document discusses designing a cross-channel user experience for a supermarket client called "Arrow" that sells products through multiple media channels including print, in-store, website, email, and a mobile app. Guidelines are requested for creating a consistent experience across all of these different channels.
This document discusses open educational resources (OER) including definitions, practices, and quality considerations. It defines OER as teaching, learning and research materials that are in the public domain or introduced with an open license allowing free use, reuse, adaptation and distribution. Issues addressed include finding and sharing resources, open licensing models, the UNESCO Paris Declaration on OER, and ensuring quality through self-assessment, ratings, and review. Pedagogical and technical aspects of using and producing OER are also covered.
Consolato del Mare. Sesta Zona marittima Toscana. Associazione Non Profit a scopi sociali e umanitari, collabora con la Protezione Civile Nazionale, principalmente sul territorio Toscano e nel Mar Ligure.
Lavoro etica sviluppo è un'associazione culturale che si occupa di temi legati alla famiglia, allo sviluppo del lavoro e delle tematiche sociali sul territorio di Massa, in Toscana.
2010 engineering tocopherol biosynthetic pathway in arabidopsis leavesAgrin Life
This study genetically engineered the tocopherol biosynthetic pathway in Arabidopsis thaliana by overexpressing five genes (HPPD, VTE2, VTE3, VTE1, and VTE4) involved in tocopherol production, both individually and in combinations. The results showed that elevated expression of these biosynthetic genes affected total tocopherol content and composition. Additionally, engineering the tocopherol pathway also impacted endogenous ascorbate and glutathione pools in the leaves. Further analysis found that genes in the Halliwell-Asada antioxidant cycle were upregulated. These findings provide insight into the relationship between lipid-soluble vitamin E and water-soluble antioxidants vitamin C and
Digital Media for the Classroom: how to tell your story using film, photography, blogs and podcasts.
Presentation at the Association for Media Literacy (AML) - Spotlight on Media Literacy conference. October 23, 2010 at OISE in Toronto
This document discusses challenges and opportunities related to MOOCs and quality. It notes that MOOCs often have low completion rates and primarily reach already educated, digitally skilled students rather than new student groups. The document discusses different dimensions of MOOC quality and perspectives on how quality could be defined. It suggests that traditional higher education models will need to be rethought and redesigned to adapt to openness and lifelong learning in a networked context. MOOCs may help provide tasters of higher education and support national open courses and lifelong learning, but new business and funding models still need exploration.
Navigation is one of the most difficult and important aspects of web design. It allows users to understand where they are within a site, where they have been, and where they can go next. Effective navigation provides cues about scale, direction and location to avoid confusion and frustration. Key elements of navigation include identifying the current site, page and section clearly on each page and in browser tabs. Navigation should also include breadcrumb trails and either a structured top-down navbar or a bottom-up tag cloud for organizing content. Providing multiple navigation options can improve usability.
This document summarizes a presentation about the bibliographic management tool Zotero. It provides an overview of Zotero's features including collecting and organizing citations from websites and databases, storing PDFs and files, creating bibliographies, and sharing citations in groups. Examples are given for how libraries and librarians can utilize Zotero for collection development, book clubs, committee work, and teaching information literacy skills to students.
This document discusses findings from European benchmarking exercises on e-learning. It describes two benchmarking projects - the EADTU E-xcellence+ benchmarking tool and an ESMU e-learning benchmarking exercise involving nine European universities from 2009-2010. The author conducted case studies of these projects to analyze their values and impacts. Key findings included benefits like self-assessment, identifying best practices, and quality improvement. Limitations included issues like time commitment and varying interpretations of benchmarks.
The document summarizes information presented to teachers about plans for a new charter school in Ashland. It provides details about the history of planning for the school including board approval of the grant. It defines what a charter school is and isn't. Key details about the new school include it serving grades 3-5 with a maximum of 100 students, being housed in the third grade pod and using a project-based, advisory-based learning model. The roles of teachers and areas still to be determined are outlined. Teachers are invited to join the planning team or express interest in teaching positions.
Online dating has grown to a $4 billion industry, with 17% of married couples meeting online. It is most popular for ages 18-29 but seniors aged 55+ are the fastest growing segment. Motivations for online dating include convenience, eliminating geography barriers, and lessening rejection. However, up to 25% of online daters misrepresent themselves, most commonly being shorter, poorer, or posting older photos than reality. User behavior analysis shows that while all ethnicities are open to online dating, black females are most active but receive least responses and many users still prefer to date within their own race.
This document discusses quality assurance (QA) in e-learning and the E-xcellence instrument launched in 2007 to complement existing internal and external QA systems. The basic tool in E-xcellence is the quick scan, which can be done as a quick orientation, with a review at a distance, or with an on-site assessment. It aims to reward continuous educational improvement through the E-xcellence Associates label. QA agencies and universities need to cooperate on e-learning QA and work towards a common definition and understanding of e-learning standards. The SEQUENT project also aims to promote excellence in ICT use in higher education and prepare universities for cross-border collaboration.
The document examines whether traditional media still influences agenda setting on social media. It analyzes the number of social media posts about 13 restaurants before and after they were reviewed in the New York Times. A matched pairs t-test found no significant difference, likely due to the small sample size. However, the results suggest that newspaper reviews may still drive discussion on social media, showing that agenda setting theory applies to the modern media landscape.
This document discusses designing a cross-channel user experience for a supermarket client called "Arrow" that sells products through multiple media channels including print, in-store, website, email, and a mobile app. Guidelines are requested for creating a consistent experience across all of these different channels.
This document discusses open educational resources (OER) including definitions, practices, and quality considerations. It defines OER as teaching, learning and research materials that are in the public domain or introduced with an open license allowing free use, reuse, adaptation and distribution. Issues addressed include finding and sharing resources, open licensing models, the UNESCO Paris Declaration on OER, and ensuring quality through self-assessment, ratings, and review. Pedagogical and technical aspects of using and producing OER are also covered.
Consolato del Mare. Sesta Zona marittima Toscana. Associazione Non Profit a scopi sociali e umanitari, collabora con la Protezione Civile Nazionale, principalmente sul territorio Toscano e nel Mar Ligure.