Central Ranges LLEN CEO Library

Wednesday, 9 August 2006

Embedding Plagiarism Education in the Assessment Process. Lessons on paraphrasing and citing sources can only be partially effective if they are not perceived as immediately relevant to the individual student. The authors used electronic plagiarism detection tools to help students understand correct academic practice in using source material. [Recents Items]
8:36:41 PM

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On Education: It Takes More Than Schools to Close Achievement Gap. What if the impediments to learning run so deep that they cannot be addressed by any particular kind of school or any set of in-school reforms? By DIANA JEAN SCHEMO. [NYT > Education]
8:32:53 PM

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Fuelling our future. A realistic look at the viability of ethanol and biofuels as potential substitutes for at least a part of our dwindling petrol supplies. [On Line Opinion]
8:30:28 PM

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"The New Creative" Learner. (via BoingBoing)

London's Ravensbourne College is creating a new program called the School of Computing for the Creative Industries. The whole of the coursewear is Creative Commons licensed and the school itself is organized via a wiki.

I love this description (pronoun disagreements aside) on the school site of what they define as "The New Creative":

The learner-practitioner is the heart and life-blood of the School. We recognise that the creative professional of the future - the new creative - has a distinctive skill-set and an easy relationship with technology. The new creative is a connected citizen, whose passions and campaigns, ideas and innovations appear first on their blog. The new creative uses the internet as an inspirational resource, drawing on that vast, interconnected meme-pool, but returning far more to it than s/he ever withdraws. Fundamentally, the new creative understands that s/he is defined by the impact and credibility of their online presence.

Think of this in a learning context. Learners whose passions and ideas appear first on their blogs, who use the Web as an inspirational resource, and who contribute more than they take. And that they are defined to some extent by the credibility of their online presence. That fits in my own experience, and, I would guess, it fits for many learner/bloggers.

[Source: Weblogg-ed News] [Bill: Online and E-Learning]
8:23:04 PM

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Joyce rejoices at biofuel backing. NATIONALS senator Barnaby Joyce said he was encouraged by reports senior Government ministers were trying to fast-track Australia's biodiesel industry. By AAP. [Herald Sun | Breaking News] [Central Ranges LLEN CEO Library]
8:20:27 PM

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