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aria-label="visualization (6 items)">visualization</a> </div> </div> <div class="js-ajax-frame"> <section class="post-list"> <h3>Recent posts</h3> <article class="post"> <div class="article-footer"> <time datetime="2014">5 Mar 2014</time> <h4><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2014/03/05/gender-role-literacy-girls-in-science/">Gender role literacy: Girls in science?</a></h4> </div> <p>There are gender wars, and then there are casualties. It wasn’t until 2011 that the behemoth toymaker LEGO acknowledged girls’ desire to build with bricks, even though the company had long before made a seemingly effortless pivot to co-branding, video games, and major motion pictures. So it’s little wonder that girls face all-too-real obstacles when <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2014/03/05/gender-role-literacy-girls-in-science/">[…]</a></p> <a class="more" href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2014/03/05/gender-role-literacy-girls-in-science/">Read more</a> </article> <article class="post"> <div class="article-footer"> <time datetime="2013">9 Dec 2013</time> <h4><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/12/09/challenges-of-crowdsourcing-analysis-of-historypin/">Challenges of crowdsourcing: Analysis of Historypin</a></h4> </div> <p>Crowdsourcing can build virtual community, engage the public, and build large knowledge databases about science and culture. But what does it take, and how fast can you grow? For some insight, we look at a crowdsourced history site: Historypin is an appealing database of historical photos, with dates, locations, captions, and other metadata. It’s called History <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/12/09/challenges-of-crowdsourcing-analysis-of-historypin/">[…]</a></p> <a class="more" href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/12/09/challenges-of-crowdsourcing-analysis-of-historypin/">Read more</a> </article> <article class="post"> <div class="article-footer"> <time datetime="2013">18 Nov 2013</time> <h4><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/11/18/dinovember-creative-literacy-starts-young/">Dinovember: Creative literacy starts young</a></h4> </div> <p>“Uh-oh,” Refe Tuma heard his girls whisper. “Mom and Dad are not going to like this.” It’s Dinovember, and his family’s plastic dinosaurs have been getting into mischief all month. Every year, Tuma and his wife devote the month of November to “convincing our children that, while they sleep, their plastic dinosaur figures come to life. <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/11/18/dinovember-creative-literacy-starts-young/">[…]</a></p> <a class="more" href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/11/18/dinovember-creative-literacy-starts-young/">Read more</a> </article> </section> </div> </div> </div> </div> </header> <main role="main" id="main"><div id="twocolumns" class="full_width"> <div class="container default_page"> <div class="twocolumns-holder"> <section id="content" class="ajax-container"> <div class="title"> <h1>Tag: learning</h1> </div> <div class="post-4210 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-learning category-strategy tag-africa tag-classroom tag-education tag-free tag-higher-education tag-learning-2 tag-massive-open-online-course tag-mobile tag-mooc tag-online-course" id="post-4210"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/07/29/online-courses-for-developing-the-developing-world/" rel="bookmark">Online courses for developing the developing world</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/07/29/online-courses-for-developing-the-developing-world/" rel="bookmark">July 29th, 2013</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><img class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-4228" alt="Bangladesh laptop user" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Screen-Shot-2013-07-29-at-4.17.13-PM-150x98.png" width="150" height="98" srcset="https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Screen-Shot-2013-07-29-at-4.17.13-PM-150x98.png 150w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Screen-Shot-2013-07-29-at-4.17.13-PM.png 235w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" />Online education can have a real impact in the developing world. Last week, we needed to hire a programmer for a small freelance job. To my surprise, several candidates advertised they had completed programming <a title="Lessons to be learned from MOOCs, 2 years out" href="http://www.idea.org/blog/2013/04/22/lessons-to-be-learned-from-moocs-2-years-out/">MOOCs</a>. These were young programmers in their 20’s, in countries like Pakistan and Thailand, who lacked college-level coursework, but are trying to launch freelancing careers based on online courses.</p> <p>Online courses and MOOCs may be a poor substitute for in-person learning with a charismatic teacher, but they are light-years better than nothing, and are particularly relevant for higher education and specific skills, when students are self-motivated. <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/07/29/online-courses-for-developing-the-developing-world/#more-4210" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Online courses for developing the developing world">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/learning/" rel="category tag">Learning & access</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/strategy/" rel="category tag">Strategy</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/07/29/online-courses-for-developing-the-developing-world/#comments">1 Comment</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/africa/" rel="tag">Africa</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/classroom/" rel="tag">classroom</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/education/" rel="tag">education</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/free/" rel="tag">free</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/higher-education/" rel="tag">higher education</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/learning-2/" rel="tag">learning</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/massive-open-online-course/" rel="tag">Massive open online course</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/mobile/" rel="tag">mobile</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/mooc/" rel="tag">MOOC</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/online-course/" rel="tag">online course</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-4153 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-learning category-strategy tag-access tag-distance-education tag-free tag-higher-education tag-interactivity-2 tag-learning-2 tag-mooc tag-online-course" id="post-4153"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/04/22/lessons-to-be-learned-from-moocs-2-years-out/" rel="bookmark">Lessons to be learned from MOOCs, 2 years out</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/04/22/lessons-to-be-learned-from-moocs-2-years-out/" rel="bookmark">April 22nd, 2013</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-4154 alignright" alt="Two Cheers for Web U!" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Screen-Shot-2013-04-22-at-2.10.16-PM-150x135.png" width="150" height="135" srcset="https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Screen-Shot-2013-04-22-at-2.10.16-PM-150x135.png 150w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Screen-Shot-2013-04-22-at-2.10.16-PM.png 159w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" />Online courses with very large enrollments have rapidly matured in the last two years, led largely by experiments outside mainstream academia by <a href="https://www.coursera.org/">Coursera</a>, <a href="https://www.udacity.com/">Udacity</a> and <a href="https://www.edx.org/">edX</a>. Ambitious educators, technologists, and funders have created courses on diverse topics, and over five million students worldwide have registered for classes. And 3% have completed the courses. What can we learn? <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/04/22/lessons-to-be-learned-from-moocs-2-years-out/#more-4153" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Lessons to be learned from MOOCs, 2 years out">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/learning/" rel="category tag">Learning & access</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/strategy/" rel="category tag">Strategy</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/04/22/lessons-to-be-learned-from-moocs-2-years-out/#comments">1 Comment</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/access/" rel="tag">access</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/distance-education/" rel="tag">distance education</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/free/" rel="tag">free</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/higher-education/" rel="tag">higher education</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/interactivity-2/" rel="tag">interactivity</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/learning-2/" rel="tag">learning</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/mooc/" rel="tag">MOOC</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/online-course/" rel="tag">online course</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-3882 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-business-management tag-education tag-educational-technology tag-innovation tag-learning-2" id="post-3882"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/10/11/how-for-profits-can-innovate-in-education-technology/" rel="bookmark">How for-profits can innovate in education technology</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/10/11/how-for-profits-can-innovate-in-education-technology/" rel="bookmark">October 11th, 2012</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><img class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-3883" title="profit" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Screen-Shot-2012-10-11-at-1.18.52-PM-150x109.png" alt="" width="150" height="109" srcset="https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Screen-Shot-2012-10-11-at-1.18.52-PM-150x109.png 150w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Screen-Shot-2012-10-11-at-1.18.52-PM-240x174.png 240w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Screen-Shot-2012-10-11-at-1.18.52-PM.png 260w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" />Can profits and kids mix? In a recent <a href="https://www.edsurge.com/n/incentivizing-innovation-in-education-or-a-role-for-for-profits-in-education">edSurge article</a>, Tom Segal argues for the role of the “for-profit” entrepreneurship in the development of educational technology. Profit motives are what spur innovation at the technological level and therefore schools should look to for-profit businesses to further advancements in education-related technology. <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/10/11/how-for-profits-can-innovate-in-education-technology/#more-3882" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading How for-profits can innovate in education technology">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/business-management/" rel="category tag">Business</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/10/11/how-for-profits-can-innovate-in-education-technology/#respond">No Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/education/" rel="tag">education</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/educational-technology/" rel="tag">educational technology</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/innovation/" rel="tag">innovation</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/learning-2/" rel="tag">learning</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-3683 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-interactivity category-learning tag-access tag-culture tag-google tag-google-art-project tag-khan-academy tag-learning-2 tag-museum tag-outreach tag-visitors tag-youtube tag-zoom" id="post-3683"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/04/04/google-expands-art-project/" rel="bookmark">Google Expands ‘Art Project’</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/04/04/google-expands-art-project/" rel="bookmark">April 4th, 2012</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-3707" title="Google Art Project" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Screen-Shot-2012-04-04-at-1.57.25-PM2-240x61.png" alt="" width="240" height="61" srcset="https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Screen-Shot-2012-04-04-at-1.57.25-PM2-240x61.png 240w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Screen-Shot-2012-04-04-at-1.57.25-PM2-150x38.png 150w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Screen-Shot-2012-04-04-at-1.57.25-PM2.png 277w" sizes="(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" />Over 30,000 objects are now available for anyone to savor and study online, for free, in impressive high resolution, in Google’s ‘Art Project.” This is 30x expansion from the thousand objects in the first version launched in February 2011. See our prior article, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/02/14/the-amazing-giga-resolution-images-of-google-art-project/">The virtual vs. the real: Giga-resolution in Google Art Project</a>. The project now has 151 partners in 40 countries; in the U.S., the initial four museums has grown to 29 institutions, including the White House and some university art galleries.</p> <p><strong>See the site: <a href="http://www.googleartproject.com/">Google Art Project </a><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/04/04/google-expands-art-project/#more-3683" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Google Expands ‘Art Project’">(more…)</span></a></strong></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/interactivity/" rel="category tag">Interactive experiences</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/learning/" rel="category tag">Learning & access</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/04/04/google-expands-art-project/#respond">No Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/access/" rel="tag">access</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/culture/" rel="tag">culture</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/google/" rel="tag">google</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/google-art-project/" rel="tag">Google Art Project</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/khan-academy/" rel="tag">Khan Academy</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/learning-2/" rel="tag">learning</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/museum/" rel="tag">museum</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/outreach/" rel="tag">outreach</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/visitors/" rel="tag">visitors</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/youtube/" rel="tag">YouTube</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/zoom/" rel="tag">zoom</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-3411 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-learning tag-access tag-education tag-google tag-khan-academy tag-learning-2 tag-online-course tag-sebastian-thrun tag-stanford tag-stanford-university tag-teaching tag-udacity" id="post-3411"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/01/31/higher-ed-courses-with-massive-enrollments-a-revolution-starts/" rel="bookmark">Higher-ed courses with massive enrollments: A revolution starts</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/01/31/higher-ed-courses-with-massive-enrollments-a-revolution-starts/" rel="bookmark">January 31st, 2012</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><img class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-3502" title="Video still of Andrew Ng" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Screen-Shot-2012-01-31-at-1.46.12-PM-150x143.png" alt="" width="150" height="143" srcset="https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Screen-Shot-2012-01-31-at-1.46.12-PM-150x143.png 150w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Screen-Shot-2012-01-31-at-1.46.12-PM-300x287.png 300w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Screen-Shot-2012-01-31-at-1.46.12-PM.png 341w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" />“Being able to teach machine learning to tens of thousands of people is one of the most gratifying experiences I’ve ever had,” says Stanford University computer science professor <a href="http://www.cs.stanford.edu/people/ang//index.html">Andrew Ng</a>.</p> <div id="attachment_3483" style="width: 125px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Screen-Shot-2012-01-31-at-12.33.26-PM.png"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-3483 " title="Statement of accomplishment" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Screen-Shot-2012-01-31-at-12.33.26-PM-115x150.png" alt="" width="115" height="150" srcset="https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Screen-Shot-2012-01-31-at-12.33.26-PM-115x150.png 115w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Screen-Shot-2012-01-31-at-12.33.26-PM-231x300.png 231w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Screen-Shot-2012-01-31-at-12.33.26-PM-790x1024.png 790w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Screen-Shot-2012-01-31-at-12.33.26-PM.png 801w" sizes="(max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Over 12k students received a 'statement of accomplishment' from Ng’s Fall 2011 course.</p></div> <p>Over 100,000 students signed up for his free, <a href="http://www.ml-class.org/course/auth/welcome">fall 2011 course</a> on machine learning. The impacts were huge. <a href="http://lobotomys.blogspot.com/2012/01/online-courses.html">Over 12%</a> of the students completed the course, and received a statement of accomplishment. Ng says he “heard many stories from students about how they’re using it at work, about how it’s inspired them to go back to school, and so on.” In contrast, Ng’s normal, for-credit course at Stanford, one of the most popular on campus, would enroll <a href="http://jan2012.ml-class.org/">350 students</a>.</p> <p>It’s part of a new revolution in higher education, and it’s serious learning. They deliver complete courses where students are not only watching web-based lectures, but also actively participating, doing exercises, and deeply learning the material. Students are expected to devote ~12 hours a week to the course, to read and watch course materials, complete assignments, and take quizzes and an exam. <img class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-3526" title="Stanford" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Screen-Shot-2012-01-31-at-1.10.49-PM1-150x39.png" alt="" width="150" height="39" srcset="https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Screen-Shot-2012-01-31-at-1.10.49-PM1-150x39.png 150w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Screen-Shot-2012-01-31-at-1.10.49-PM1-300x78.png 300w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Screen-Shot-2012-01-31-at-1.10.49-PM1.png 339w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" />Online students did not receive one-on-one interaction with professors, the full content of lectures, or a Stanford degree — those who completed the course received a statement of accomplishment. Course materials include prerecorded lectures (with in-video quizzes) and demos, multiple-choice quiz assignments, automatically-checked programming exercises with an interactive workbench, midterm and final exams, a discussion forum, optional additional exercises with solutions, and pointers to readings and resources.</p> <p> <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/01/31/higher-ed-courses-with-massive-enrollments-a-revolution-starts/#more-3411" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Higher-ed courses with massive enrollments: A revolution starts">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/learning/" rel="category tag">Learning & access</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/01/31/higher-ed-courses-with-massive-enrollments-a-revolution-starts/#comments">3 Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/access/" rel="tag">access</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/education/" rel="tag">education</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/google/" rel="tag">google</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/khan-academy/" rel="tag">Khan Academy</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/learning-2/" rel="tag">learning</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/online-course/" rel="tag">online course</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/sebastian-thrun/" rel="tag">Sebastian Thrun</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/stanford/" rel="tag">Stanford</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/stanford-university/" rel="tag">Stanford University</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/teaching/" rel="tag">teaching</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/udacity/" rel="tag">Udacity</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-3248 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-learning category-strategy tag-access tag-classroom tag-community tag-distance-education tag-education tag-gamification tag-higher-education tag-learning-2 tag-mobile tag-museum tag-online-course tag-teaching tag-virtual-school" id="post-3248"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/01/11/what-is-an-online-course/" rel="bookmark">What is an online course?</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/01/11/what-is-an-online-course/" rel="bookmark">January 11th, 2012</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-3335" title="Online course robot" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Screen-Shot-2012-01-06-at-12.51.19-PM.png" alt="" width="121" height="142" /></p> <p>“The debate about which is better, face-to-face learning or online learning is fast becoming obsolete,” says <a href="http://learningdesign.psu.edu/index.php/section/staff/jennifer_berghage">Jennifer Berghage</a>, an instructional designer at Pennsylvania State University. The common goal is that “an online course should be, above all, <em>engaging</em>, so that the learner enjoys the learning and is able to not only assimilate it but retain it and apply it.”</p> <p>Online courses are revolutionizing formal education, and have opened a new genre of outreach on cultural and scientific topics. These courses deliver a series of lessons to a web browser or mobile device, to be conveniently accessed anytime, anyplace. <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/01/11/what-is-an-online-course/#more-3248" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading What is an online course?">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/learning/" rel="category tag">Learning & access</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/strategy/" rel="category tag">Strategy</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/01/11/what-is-an-online-course/#comments">8 Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/access/" rel="tag">access</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/classroom/" rel="tag">classroom</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/community/" rel="tag">community</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/distance-education/" rel="tag">distance education</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/education/" rel="tag">education</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/gamification/" rel="tag">Gamification</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/higher-education/" rel="tag">higher education</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/learning-2/" rel="tag">learning</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/mobile/" rel="tag">mobile</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/museum/" rel="tag">museum</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/online-course/" rel="tag">online course</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/teaching/" rel="tag">teaching</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/virtual-school/" rel="tag">Virtual school</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-2688 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-learning tag-award tag-learning-2 tag-library tag-spicynodes tag-teaching" id="post-2688"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/06/30/ideas-spicynodes-wins-award-for-teachinglearning/" rel="bookmark">IDEA’s SpicyNodes wins award for teaching/learning</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/06/30/ideas-spicynodes-wins-award-for-teachinglearning/" rel="bookmark">June 30th, 2011</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p>Last weekend, IDEA’s <a href="http://www.idea.org/about/spicynodes.html">SpicyNodes</a> project received a “Best Websites for Teaching and Learning” from <a href="http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/index.cfm">American Association of School Librarians</a> (AASL), a division of the <a href="http://www.ala.org/">American Library Association</a> (ALA). Here’s a three minute video of our acceptance speech from the conference… <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/06/30/ideas-spicynodes-wins-award-for-teachinglearning/#more-2688" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading IDEA’s SpicyNodes wins award for teaching/learning">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/learning/" rel="category tag">Learning & access</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/06/30/ideas-spicynodes-wins-award-for-teachinglearning/#respond">No Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/award/" rel="tag">award</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/learning-2/" rel="tag">learning</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/library/" rel="tag">library</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/spicynodes/" rel="tag">SpicyNodes</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/teaching/" rel="tag">teaching</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-831 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-learning tag-access tag-blockbuster tag-exhibits tag-funding tag-journals tag-learning-2 tag-museum tag-open-access tag-staff" id="post-831"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/04/25/science-museums-are-disconnected-from-new-science-research/" rel="bookmark">Science museums are disconnected from new science research</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/04/25/science-museums-are-disconnected-from-new-science-research/" rel="bookmark">April 25th, 2011</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-2431" title="Science journals" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Screen-shot-2011-04-25-at-1.34.25-PM.png" alt="" width="102" height="83" srcset="https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Screen-shot-2011-04-25-at-1.34.25-PM.png 182w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Screen-shot-2011-04-25-at-1.34.25-PM-150x121.png 150w" sizes="(max-width: 102px) 100vw, 102px" />The system of getting knowledge about science to the public is broken. One major crack in the system is a disconnect between science museums and new science research.</p> <p><strong>Science museums matter</strong></p> <p>Aside from the news media, which now has less science coverage as the journalism business contracts, museums play a vital role in how the public learns about science outside of school. New data show that science museums play an <a href="http://oregonstate.edu/ua/ncs/archives/2011/apr/surveys-confirm-enormous-value-science-museums-%E2%80%9Cfree-choice%E2%80%9D-learning">important part</a> in this informal learning.</p> <p>Despite enthusiastic scientists who are using social media, leading citizen science, and supporting other kinds of outreach, the vast majority of scientific information is ensconced in journals and conferences.</p> <p>To connect this knowledge to the public, it’s common practice for closed-access journals to give journalists free (advance) access to new articles. But the same courtesy is not provided to science museums that would also benefit from new articles, as well as a back library of older articles. And science museums rarely budget for journal subscriptions. <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/04/25/science-museums-are-disconnected-from-new-science-research/#more-831" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Science museums are disconnected from new science research">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/learning/" rel="category tag">Learning & access</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/04/25/science-museums-are-disconnected-from-new-science-research/#comments">5 Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/access/" rel="tag">access</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/blockbuster/" rel="tag">blockbuster</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/exhibits/" rel="tag">exhibits</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/funding/" rel="tag">funding</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/journals/" rel="tag">journals</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/learning-2/" rel="tag">learning</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/museum/" rel="tag">museum</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/open-access/" rel="tag">open access</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/staff/" rel="tag">staff</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-2155 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-interactivity category-learning tag-classroom tag-flash tag-funding tag-games tag-learning-2 tag-obama tag-sbir" id="post-2155"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/04/07/you-make-me-sick-online-game-teaches-science-to-middle-schoolers/" rel="bookmark">You make me sick! Online game teaches science to middle schoolers</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/04/07/you-make-me-sick-online-game-teaches-science-to-middle-schoolers/" rel="bookmark">April 7th, 2011</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-2169" title="You make me sick!" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Screen-shot-2011-04-07-at-12.44.19-AM.png" alt="" width="140" height="91" />“This is your target” the game says, pointing at an ordinary looking cartoon woman in a T-shirt and track pants. “If you pay close attention to the host’s weaknesses, you can make a disease that will get the host super duper sick!” <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/04/07/you-make-me-sick-online-game-teaches-science-to-middle-schoolers/#more-2155" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading You make me sick! Online game teaches science to middle schoolers">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/interactivity/" rel="category tag">Interactive experiences</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/learning/" rel="category tag">Learning & access</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/04/07/you-make-me-sick-online-game-teaches-science-to-middle-schoolers/#comments">2 Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/classroom/" rel="tag">classroom</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/flash/" rel="tag">flash</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/funding/" rel="tag">funding</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/games/" rel="tag">games</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/learning-2/" rel="tag">learning</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/obama/" rel="tag">Obama</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/sbir/" rel="tag">SBIR</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-135 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-learning category-research tag-constructivism tag-education tag-interactivity-2 tag-learning-2" id="post-135"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2006/06/01/hard-to-teach-need-to-engage-your-audience/" rel="bookmark">Hard to teach? Need to engage your audience?</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2006/06/01/hard-to-teach-need-to-engage-your-audience/" rel="bookmark">June 1st, 2006</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p>Enriching the learning experience with interactivity. Students become disengaged and learn less when information is presented passively, such as through lectures or static text. Although your web site may contain a wealth of educational information, the way the information is presented may not be engaging your visitors. When learners aren’t engaged, they don’t assimilate the</p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/learning/" rel="category tag">Learning & access</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/research/" rel="category tag">Research</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2006/06/01/hard-to-teach-need-to-engage-your-audience/#respond">No Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/constructivism/" rel="tag">constructivism</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/education/" rel="tag">education</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/interactivity-2/" rel="tag">interactivity</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/learning-2/" rel="tag">learning</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <nav class="navigation pagination" role="navigation"> <h2 class="screen-reader-text">Posts navigation</h2> <div class="nav-links"><span aria-current='page' class='page-numbers current'>1</span> <a class='page-numbers' href='https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/learning-2/page/2/'>2</a> <a class="next page-numbers" href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/learning-2/page/2/">Next page</a></div> </nav> </section> </div> </div> </div> </main> <footer id="footer"> <div class="container"> <nav class="page-nav"> <ul> <li id="menu-item-4498" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-home menu-item-4498"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/">Home</a></li> <li id="menu-item-4497" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-4497"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/about/">Mission & history</a></li> <li id="menu-item-4499" class="popup menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-4499"><a title="popup" class="js-btn-show-popups" href="#wrapper">Browse topics</a></li> <li id="menu-item-4666" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-4666"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/contact/">Contact IDEA</a></li> <li>Copyright © 2024 <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog">IDEA</a></li> </ul> </nav> </div> </footer> </div> <script type='text/javascript'> /* <![CDATA[ */ var wpcf7 = {"apiSettings":{"root":"https:\/\/www.idea.org\/blog\/wp-json\/contact-form-7\/v1","namespace":"contact-form-7\/v1"},"cached":"1"}; /* ]]> */ </script> <script type='text/javascript' src='//www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/plugins/contact-form-7/includes/js/scripts.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript' src='//www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/themes/ideaorg/js/jquery.main.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript' src='//www.idea.org/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js'></script> </body>  <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-Y68B45MT0H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-Y68B45MT0H'); </script> </html>