“Online gamers have solved the structure of a retrovirus enzyme whose configuration had stymied scientists.”
Month: September 2011
Michael Hart, Who Defined the Landscape of Digital Publishing, Dies at 64
“Michael Stern Hart, the single-minded visionary from Illinois who created and promoted the groundbreaking online library Project Gutenberg, died September 6 at age 64.”
New Campaign Gives Us All a Chance to Thank a Teacher
Video-game studies have serious flaws
Video-game studies have serious flaws : Nature News:
“Research showing that action video games have a beneficial effect on cognitive function is seriously flawed, according to a review published this week in Frontiers in Psychology”
Cheating Is Now Only a Click Away, So Professors Reduce Incentive – Technology – The Chronicle of Higher Education
“Clickers—and the cheating problems that accompany them—have become a lot more common since that day, many instructors say. Today, more than 1,000 colleges in the United States use the devices, which look like TV remotes.”
Technology in Schools Faces Questions on Value – NYTimes.com
Technology in Schools Faces Questions on Value – NYTimes.com:
“In a nutshell: schools are spending billions on technology, even as they cut budgets and lay off teachers, with little proof that this approach is improving basic learning.”