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Comment on Games animals play by Jinsoo An

Jinsoo An — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 22:41:08 +0000

Thanks for sharing this insight. I’m glad that there are global efforts like this to shed some light into this area of research that’s often overlooked.

Here’s the PDF of our paper if you’re interested (no ACM): http://db.tt/w5VTJVhI

Here’s a playlist I’ve created on YouTube on the subject of pet interaction:
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLABC22CC00A536DD3&feature=plcp

Comment on Games animals play by Ernest Winters

Ernest Winters — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 04:37:40 +0000

This is interesting in that the animals seemed interested without the need for a reward or treat. Could open more understanding between the species.

Comment on Games animals play by David

David — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:28:44 +0000

I’ve found this really interesting! It reminds me of Montessoris “human tendencies” thing where through play different behaviours were identified as driving children at different stages of their development. I guess this is along the same lines and an interesting way to start understanding what drives something.

Not entirely related, but I’m always fascinated by robo-roach
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwZD59Ic9T8

Comment on JISC Assessment and Feedback Programme by Technologies in use in the JISC Assessment and Feedback programme Strand B (evidence and evaluation) « Rowin’s Blog

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:32:02 +0000

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Comment on Deterrents don’t deter? by Fiona

Fiona — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:13:21 +0000

Totally agree with you. As a lecturer I’ve come across all four types you describe. I think this reinforces the need for formative assessment.

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Deterrents don’t deter? « Rowin’s Blog — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:32:58 +0000

[…] that plagiarism only occurs through a deliberate desire to cheat, and as I’ve argued before, positions all students as potential cheats rather than as developing academics who may be in need […]

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Deterrents don’t deter « Rowin’s Blog — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:19:38 +0000

[…] the assumption that plagiarism only occurs through a deliberate desire to cheat, and as I’ve argued before, positions all students as potential cheats rather than as developing academics who may be […]

Comment on Evaluating feedback for elearning: centralised tutors by Rowin’s Blog: Evaluating feedback for elearning: centralised tutors |

Rowin’s Blog: Evaluating feedback for elearning: centralised tutors | — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:01:43 +0000

[…] Via Scoop.it – Innovatieve eLearning“Providing fast, focused feedback to a cohort of 200 busy professionals undertaking vocational distance learning with tuition provided by a diminishing number of tutors, a number of whom are part-time, is definitely a challenging undertaking, and one for which the TQFE-Tutor system at the University of Dundee provides an innovative centralised approach. The Evaluating Feedback for eLearning: Centralised Tutors (EFFECT) project, part of the JISC Assessment and Feedback programme Strand B, will be exploring the impact of this system and considering ways of further refining the process to maximise efficiency and student benefits.” This post provides an overview of a centralised tutor support system and apparent benefits, such as supporting independent learning, peer interaction, streamlining the assessment process and reducing administrative workloads.Via blogs.cetis.org.uk […]

Comment on 2011: a CETIS year in blogging by Author not found

Author not found — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:47:50 +0000

[…] No matter how carefully planned a move may be there are always unfinished fragments – the paper you’ll need to shelve for a while, the draft blog posts which either never quite got finished or never got beyond the record of a neat idea. As a way of rounding of my time with CETIS I wanted to mention some of the more recent blog posts which never quite made it (with apologies if this is more waffle than normal). [Rowin’s blogged about all of our most popular and favourite published posts of 2011]. […]

Comment on 2011: a CETIS year in blogging by Lorna’s JISC CETIS blog » Bye bye Kavubob!

Lorna’s JISC CETIS blog » Bye bye Kavubob! — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:58:01 +0000

[…] an interest in open educational resources. In fact as Rowin’s recent post reviewing CETIS Year in Blogging showed, it was one of John’s OER posts that attracted more readers than any […]