How computers change the way we learn
Can technology improve the way we learn and think? Google’s head of research argues we’re headed into a new era of education. Source: www.bbc.com See on Scoop.it – Applied linguistics and knowledge engineering
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The Neuroscience Behind Stress and Learning
The highest-level executive thinking, making connections, and “aha” moments of insight and creative innovation are more likely to occur in an atmosphere of what Alfie Kohn calls exuberant discovery, where students of all ages retain that kindergarten enthusiasm of embracing each day with the joy of learning. Source: www.edutopia.org See on Scoop.it – Applied linguistics … Read more
Designing the classrooms of the future
The results of the project have been published in a form of a magazine “Designing the future classroom” Nº2, available in five languages. The articles include stories from teachers and project partners, as well as a preview to the iTEC school pilot results and training activities, including the Future Classroom Scenarios course. Source: fcl.eun.org See … Read more
Beautiful Language families tree by Minna Sundberg
Source: http://mentalfloss.com/article/59665/feast-your-eyes-beautiful-linguistic-family-tree Page on Nordic languages by the same author: http://www.sssscomic.com/comic.php?page=195
Nov 10 CFP ENGCORPORA2015 Extended deadline
This Conference is intended as a gathering for corpus linguists working on any aspect of the English language and concerned with corpora issues. The main issues that this conference aims at debating are: – the use and reliability of a corpus in the hypothesis-building process – the use of corpora in linguistics courses or in … Read more