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LESTER (Learning Science and Technology Repository), an online community and database focused on innovations in learning science and technology (LST), profiles innovative research projects and researchers. Registered users can add, update, or modify records about their projects and organization, thereby keeping the information accurate and up-to-date. Registration is not required to search or browse the database.
Developed by Rice University's ETRAC with the support of Microsoft Research, LESTER supports the development and application of innovative learning methods and technologies. Users can search or browse the database of over 800 records, participate in online discussions, contribute new information, or read more about LESTER.
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EDUCAUSE Core Data Service Fiscal Year 2008 Summary Report
"The report presents aggregated data and time trends through more than 100 figures and tables and accompanying descriptive text in five areas relevant to planning and managing IT in higher education: IT Organization, Staffing, and Planning; IT Financing and Management; Faculty and Student Computing; Networking and Security; and Information Systems. Appendices include a brief historical context, a list of participating campuses, the 2008 survey instrument, a glossary of terms from the survey, and a crosswalk between survey questions and figures and tables in the report."
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Study Finds Educational Videos and Games Prepare Low-Income Preschoolers for Kindergarten
"Preschool children developed early reading skills when their teachers used videos and interactive games from public television shows in the classroom, according to a new study."
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ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology
"The ECAR [study] is based on quantitative data from a spring 2009 survey of 30,616 freshmen and seniors at 103 four-year institutions and students at 12 two-year institutions; student focus groups that included input from 62 students at 4 institutions; and review of qualitative data from written responses to open-ended questions. In addition to studying student ownership, experience, behaviors, preferences, and skills with respect to information technologies, the 2009 study also includes a special focus on student ownership and use of Internet-capable handheld devices."
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Research shows rewards reduce intrinsic motivation
Several studies show that offering rewards to pupils reduces their spontaneous-activity levels.
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Latest NAEP math scores show mixed results
"After two decades of slow and steady progress in math, U.S. fourth-graders made no improvement over 2007, according to nationwide test scores released Oct. 14. Eighth-graders made headway, posting gains for yet another year."
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Arizona expands K-12 online learning
"For the past 10 years, a pilot program allowed 14 Arizona districts, including Mesa, and charter schools to offer online courses to about 15,000 K-12 students.
Arizona's 227 school districts and 500 charter schools can create their own online program or buy one from a commercial company. Schools can offer online classes to their own students or any student in the state."
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Online High Schools Test Students' Social Skills
"As online high schools spread, educators are ramping up efforts to counter the social isolation that some students experience. At the same time, sociologists and child psychologists are examining how online schooling might hinder, or help, the development of social skills."
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Study: Students want more online learning
"Despite a growing interest in online learning among students, the availability of online classes in K-12 schools and districts hasn't kept pace with the demand, according to a new report from Project Tomorrow and Blackboard Inc.
According to the report, more than 40 percent of sixth through 12th graders have researched or demonstrated interest in taking a course online, but only 10 percent have actually taken an online course through their school. "
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Grants power research on gaming for education
"A research team at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has won $4.5 million in National Science Foundation grants to study the use of computer games for learning.
The largest of the grants, for $3.5 million, will create a research consortium of three universities to develop technology that will let computers teach real-world problem solving."
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Yale researchers examine online accreditation
Yale Law School researchers will team up with a tuition-free online university to study how online higher education is perceived worldwide and document what it takes for internet-based institutions to achieve accreditation.
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Training key to schools' digital media use
Educators need to embrace Web 2.0 technologies in schools, but they should be given adequate professional development to ensure they learn the proper ways to engage their students through digital media, said experts at a Sept. 21 Capitol Hill briefing.
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Tech helps students adopt good study habits
"Purdue University is using educational technology--and online "signals"--to warn some students that their grades are dropping, offer study-habit suggestions, and provide positive reinforcement to students who are acing quizzes and exams.
Signals doesn't just account for grades on homework assignments and exams, campus IT officials said. The program is a data-mining system that examines more than 20 factors that influence student grades, including whether each student is consistently reading online assignments, completing web-based practice tests, and putting in extra time for tutoring sessions and online class discussions with faculty members."
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Study Finds That Online Education Beats the Classroom
"Over the 12-year span, the report found 99 studies in which there were quantitative comparisons of online and classroom performance for the same courses. The analysis for the Department of Education found that, on average, students doing some or all of the course online would rank in the 59th percentile in tested performance, compared with the average classroom student scoring in the 50th percentile."
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Mobile for Museums
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"For many years, art museums have been at the forefront of offering their visitors learning experienc" (...)
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10/22/2009
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Versatile Digitisation Framework Project (VERDI)
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"This project (VERDI) will develop a technical framework for the digitisation, cataloguing and web p" (...)
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9/21/2009
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Principles in patterns
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"The aim of the Principles in Patterns project is to identify the key processes associated with the d" (...)
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9/21/2009
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ESCAPE
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"The ESCAPE project responds to National and Institutional concerns regarding assessment and feedbac" (...)
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9/21/2009
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Languages Open Resources Online
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"The LORO (Language Open Resource Online) project aims to provide an integrated digital repository b" (...)
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9/21/2009
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JISC Academic Networking
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"This project will develop a social networking for academics and students, integrated with our insti" (...)
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9/21/2009
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eXeLearning
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"The eXe project developed a freely available Open Source authoring application to assist teachers an" (...)
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9/21/2009
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Math and Science Partnership Projects
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"The MSP projects are a program funded by the NSF as part of the NCLB drive. MSPs are organized acros" (...)
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9/21/2009
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eduTecher
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"eduTecher is a non-profit web resource that was created in 2008. The website’s sole purpose is to h" (...)
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7/29/2009
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Open Video Project
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"The purpose of the Open Video Project is to collect and make available a repository of digitized vid" (...)
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7/22/2009
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Visible Knowledge Project
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"The Visible Knowledge Project was a collaborative scholarship of teaching and learning project explo" (...)
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7/22/2009
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Online Educa Berlin 2009
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"Welcome to the ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN 2009 website where you can find all the information you need to t"(More Info)
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ACRL/NY Annual Symposium
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"The 2009 ACRL/NY Annual Symposium, “Emerging Leadership in Academic Libraries” focuses on the import"(More Info)
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5th International Conference on Civic Education
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"For a country to flourish and grow, and for a democracy to sustain liberty and justice, the next gen"(More Info)
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Digital Art and Culture 2009
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"Digital Art and Culture 2009 is the 8th in an international series of conferences begun in 1998. DAC"(More Info)
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Second International Conference on Interactive Digital Storytelling
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"Interactive entertainment, including novel forms of edutainment, therapy, and serious games, promis"(More Info)
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AACE Global U - Social Media Seminar Series
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"The seminar series, led by George Siemens and David Cormier, is without fee and will include live in"(More Info)
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K12 Online Conference 2009
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"The K-12 Online Conference invites participation from educators around the world interested in innov"(More Info)
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Spatial Literacy in Research and Teaching
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"Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and other spatial technologies such as GPS and virtual globes"(More Info)
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First International Conference on Computational Creativity
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"Although it seems clear that creativity plays an important role in developing intelligent computatio"(More Info)
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World Universities Forum
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"The World Universities Forum is held annually in different locations around the world. The inaugural"(More Info)
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First International Conference on Computational Creativity
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"Although it seems clear that creativity plays an important role in developing intelligent computatio"(More Info)
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First International Conference on Computational Creativity
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"The purpose of this conference is to facilitate the exchange of ideas on the topic of computational"(More Info)
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Electronic Resources & Libraries 2010 Conference
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"The ER&L10 Conference provides useful sessions on managing, promoting and assessing electronic resou"(More Info)
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2010 Ohio Educational Technology Conference
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"It is a dedicated time when Ohio educators, (teachers, faculty, librarians, instructional designers,"(More Info)
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29th Annual Conference on The First-Year Experience
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"The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition has as its mis"(More Info)
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The Handheld Librarian 2010
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"The Handheld Librarian II will continue the dialog with a 2-day online conference scheduled for Febr"(More Info)
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International Conference on Digital Libraries 2010
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"The theme of ICDL 2010 is ‘Digital Libraries: Shaping the Information Paradigm’ and the conference w"(More Info)
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FLAT CLASSROOM WORKSHOP (Mini-Conference) AT ASB UNPLUGGED
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"The Flat Classroom Workshop is a 2.5 day strand of the ASB Unplugged Conference. The aim of the work"(More Info)
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ASB Un-Plugged 2010
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"Our three day conference is designed for educators to share ideas and strategies that enhance learni"(More Info)
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International Conference on Digital Libraries
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"The theme of the conference is ‘Digital Libraries : Shaping the Information Paradigm’ and the focus"(More Info)
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code4lib conference
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"The Code4Lib conference is a relatively new introduction to the world of library conferences but it"(More Info)
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International Conference on Digital Libraries
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"The theme of the conference is ‘Digital Libraries : Shaping the Information Paradigm’ and the focus "(More Info)
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World Universities Forum
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"The Forum examines the role and future of the University in a changing world. With the interests of "(More Info)
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Computer-Using Educators Annual Conference 2010
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"Welcome are educators, technology coordinators, administrators and those who are looking to see how "(More Info)
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NERCOMP 2010 Annual Conference
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"This year's conference, "The Next-Generation University: Rethinking IT in Disruptive Times," will ex"(More Info)
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Academic Librarian 2
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"Academic Librarians face unprecedented challenges to their role, to how they manage their collection"(More Info)
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SITE 2010
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"SITE 2010 is the 21st annual conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Educat"(More Info)
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LOEX 2010
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"considered for presentation at the 38th Annual LOEX Conference, April 29 – May 1, 2010 in Dearborn, "(More Info)
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Networked Learning Conference 2010
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"The Networked Learning Conference is an international, research-based conference. Since its inceptio"(More Info)
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Academic Libraries 2010
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"This event will showcase state and national cutting-edge trends, identify Michigan's unique issues, "(More Info)
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eLearning Africa 2010
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"eLearning Africa is delighted to announce that next year’s conference, the fifth in the highly succe"(More Info)
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4th International Conference & Festival of the Electronic Literature Organization
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"We welcome papers and presentations on a broad range of topics. The conference will focus on the the"(More Info)
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Digital Humanities 2010
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"Digital Humanities is the annual international conference of the Alliance of Digital Humanities Orga"(More Info)
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IMETI 2010
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"Engineering activities are based on the development of new Knowledge (scientia), new 'made things' ("(More Info)
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International Conference on Information and Communication Technology for Development
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"ICT4D is an international conference focusing on Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in"(More Info)
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