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	<title>Brain Based Learning</title>
	<link>http://brainbasedlearning.lifelong-learner.com</link>
	<description>Where research and technology come together in support of education</description>
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		<title>Pros and Cons of Video in Education</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A video log post I created discussing using video as an educational tool.

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		<link>http://brainbasedlearning.lifelong-learner.com/pros-and-cons-of-video-in-education/</link>
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		<title>It&#8217;s not what you know, it&#8217;s how you know it</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s not what you know, it&#8217;s how you know&#8230;that you know it&#8230; (huh???)
What&#8217;s an educational technologist to do? Objectivism, constructivism, behaviorism, cognitivism, there are many isms that don&#8217;t seem to get along very well. Although each perspective seems to reflect at least some part of reality, there is little middle ground to reconcile all these [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://brainbasedlearning.lifelong-learner.com/its-not-what-you-know-its-how-you-know-it/</link>
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		<title>A new Web 2.0 epistemology?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In an Educause article from 2008 Chris Dede, the Timothy E. Wirth Professor in Learning Technologies at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, proposes that there has been &#8220;A Seismic Shift in Epistemology&#8221; since the introduction of the collaborative, user generated online communities called Web 2.0.
Originally, websites were simply informational sites published by one user [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://brainbasedlearning.lifelong-learner.com/a-new-web-2-0-epistemology/</link>
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		<title>Playing games CAN be educational</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A recent study has found that regularly playing the computer puzzle game tetris can boost planning skills, critical thinking, reasoning and language skills. The study followed a group of adolescent girls for a period of three months and also found growth in the brain cortex, which is a sign of increased grey matter.
Sounds interesting!
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		<link>http://brainbasedlearning.lifelong-learner.com/playing-games-can-be-educational/</link>
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		<title>Play First, Then Eat</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A recent article in the NY Times discusses the differences in childrens&#8217; behavior depending on the timing of  recess and lunch. It seems obvious, but apparently if they eat and then run out to play they rush through lunch, not necessarily finishing all their food, and many feel nauseous during recess and don&#8217;t run around [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://brainbasedlearning.lifelong-learner.com/play-first-then-eat/</link>
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		<title>Stem Cells Successfully Wired With Neurons</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Science News reported Sunday that researchers were able to grow neurons from embryonic stem cells that successfully connected with existing brain cells in newborn animals. Directing stem cells to grow into a specific kind of cell, in this case brain cells, is only the first step. Confirming that they can indeed be integrated into the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://brainbasedlearning.lifelong-learner.com/stem-cells-successfully-wired-with-neurons/</link>
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		<title>Does Age Matter When Learning Online?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So here’s an article that pretty much contradicts my last post &#8211; http://www.insidehighered.com/advice/instant_mentor/weir7
In it Rob Weir argues that older students tend to be more successful than younger ones and complete more online courses than his younger students, despite less familiarity with the technology. He claims that younger students love the idea of learning online but [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://brainbasedlearning.lifelong-learner.com/does-age-matter-when-learning-online/</link>
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		<title>Adapting to E-Learning &#8211; Generational Differences</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the hardest things about distance e-learning is trying to stay focused and motivated when sitting alone in front of a computer. There are several factors that can determine whether distance learning is appropriate for a particular student, including self motivation, ability to filter out distractions, and strong reading comprehension, among other skills. But [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://brainbasedlearning.lifelong-learner.com/adapting-to-e-learning-generational-differences/</link>
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		<title>WatchKnow.org &#8211; Videos for kids</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Watchknow.org is a website that aims to collect free, educational videos that can be used by teachers in schools and organize them by topic. This allows teachers to find pre-screened videos on specific topics instead of having to spend hours in front of Youtube to find appropriate materials.
WatchKnow is a non-profit online community where anyone [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://brainbasedlearning.lifelong-learner.com/watchknow-org-videos-for-kids/</link>
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		<title>Alice &#8211; Through the computer screen</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Alice is a 3D environment for easily creating animations using drag and drop tiles, where instructions correspond to standard programming statements. Students focus on understanding concepts behind what they are doing rather than memorizing syntax or debugging typos.
Alice is a free program developed by MIT in order to encourage beginning programming students to get past [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://brainbasedlearning.lifelong-learner.com/alice-through-the-computer-screen/</link>
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