Stewart Cheifet, Host of TV’s ‘Computer Chronicles,’ Dies at 87

He spent two decades hosting the PBS series, during the formative years of personal computing. It was seen in more than 300 ...
Tech Xplore on MSN

Ten steps to designing more empathetic, human and effective educational video games

Video games have come to be regarded as valuable educational resources. Through a combination of interactive environments and ...
eLife

Perceptual predictions track subjective, over objective, statistical structure

This important study reports three experiments examining how the subjective experience of task regularities influences perceptual decision-making. Although the evidence linking subjective ratings to ...
Purdue University

Outcomes and Objectives

Learning outcomes and objectives are the fundamental elements of most well-designed courses. Well-conceived outcomes and objectives serve as guideposts to help instructors work through the design of a ...
sec-ed

Learning objectives, lesson objectives and success criteria

What are the differences between lesson objectives, learning objectives and success criteria and how can we sharpen our lesson planning and pedagogical choices? Helen Webb offers some practical ...
BMJ

The hidden cost of digital learning: a cross-sectional study assessing the prevalence of computer vision syndrome (CVS) among medical students in Jordan

2 The University of Jordan School of Medicine, Amman, Jordan Objective Increased screen time has resulted in widespread computer vision syndrome (CVS) in the digital era. Medical students, who rely ...
Education Week

Rick Hess Straight Up

Rick: A lot of parents and educators may be familiar with the phrase “mastery learning” but not have a clear idea what it means in practice. What is it exactly? Scott: My journey began in 2012 when I ...
Chicago Sun-Times

UIC opens state-of-the-art computer science center

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acm.org

Beyond Learning Objectives: Reflections on What We Teach and How We Teach It

The Centre for Advanced Research Computing (ARC) of University College London (UCL) designs and delivers continuing professional development offerings in digital research practices to colleagues and ...
Wired

Pioneers of Reinforcement Learning Win the Turing Award

In the 1980s, Andrew Barto and Rich Sutton were considered eccentric devotees to an elegant but ultimately doomed idea—having machines learn, as humans and animals do, from experience. Decades on, ...
Forbes

Revolutionizing AI Learning: The Role Of Passive Brain-Computer Interfaces And RLHF

Artificial intelligence (AI) is fundamentally changing how we interact with technology, increasing productivity and expanding capabilities. As this transformation unfolds, it presents both potential ...