Upwards social mobility reduces stress – Journal of Epidemiology & Community Heath http://j.mp/nJfdO9 UC Research Points to Best Practices to Reduce Recidivism http://j.mp/pQCNVc Socioeconomic status as child dictates response to stress as adult according to University of Minnesota http://j.mp/qDZRZ8 High technology, not low taxes, may drive states’ economic growth. Penn State research. http://j.mp/iqX536 Death by […]
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Some of the articles about play and games that I have seen in the last few weeks. Theory Online Games & Interest-Driven Learning are Transformative for Today’s Young Learners by @constances http://htn.to/anmyvV Three Qualities That Make Video Games Better Teachers Than Teachers from EdReach http://j.mp/lNARUV Gamification time: What if everything were just a game? From […]
Social Media articles
Some of the social media articles that have caught my eye in the last few weeks: Behaviour People will more pay for online privacy according Carnegie Mellon study. http://j.mp/rsLc9U Parents behaviour on Facebook no better than their children’s. University of Guelph http://j.mp/pqDxrI One-Fifth of Grandparents Use Social Networks [STUDY] from @mashable http://j.mp/jjiX1i Five ways to […]
Random articles
Some of the random articles I’ve encountered in the last few weeks: Star Wars Lightsaber Weapon, Science Fact, Fiction from Tech News Daily http://j.mp/l1da3p Something we’ve always suspected: the beautiful London tube map isn’t the best way to navigate. From NYU http://j.mp/iEkjI9 United Kingdom and Ireland as seen from ISS http://j.mp/lFxnwL 15 cool word illusions […]
Multiplatform & technology articles
Some of the recent articles I’ve seen about about multiplatform, transmedia and technology: Multiplatform Tools of attraction: creating multimedia content for games and TV shows. From the Guardian http://j.mp/ivcuIB #multiplatform Ed Cotton: We Need Creative Hybrids – Why Transmedia Is Becoming Mandatory http://j.mp/jHZLQv Transmedia Defining Transmedia http://j.mp/ljJ5by Jeff Gomez – Storyworlds: The New Transmedia Business Paradigm http://j.mp/lJQqyK […]
Psychology & neuroscience articles
A selection of the articles thatI’ve seen about psychology and neuroscience recently: Morality Changes in brain circuitry play role in moral sensitivity as people grow up – UChicago News http://j.mp/ih8rrU Violent video games reduce brain response to violence and increase aggression according to Uni Missouri http://j.mp/j7jSPs Relationships Don’t Believe Facebook; You Only Have 150 Friends : […]
Childhood articles
Some of the articles about children and childhood that I’ve seen in the last few weeks: Parents & preschool Wanted: More Playful Parents http://j.mp/mII7ph Supportive home learning experiences in the early years boost low-income children’s readiness for school. From NYU. http://j.mp/j3JmWs Parents prefer media content ratings system in national study led by Iowa State Uni […]
Social media articles
Some articles about social media from the last couple of weeks: Online relationships Don’t Believe Facebook; You Only Have 150 Friends : NPR http://j.mp/ljMBjP The way Facebook changes relationships by Benjamin Cohen from C4 news http://j.mp/k0T0re Dangers of social groupthink: A case study in Enterprise 2.0, Social CRM and Social Business | CustomerThink http://j.mp/lPberE Disconnecting 6 […]
Social justice articles
Some of the articles about social justice that I’ve noticed in the last couple of weeks: Not quite one person, one vote. Stanford paper on democratic discrepancies http://j.mp/kNIRg6 So much for digital democracy: New Berkeley study finds elite viewpoints dominate online contenthttp://j.mp/jaw6vm Prisoners give their time back to community in pioneering project http://tiny.cc/hu2d3 Death by […]
Learning articles
Some of the articles about learning that have caught my eye: How the Internet is Revolutionizing Education http://j.mp/kf5MlD A pedagogy of abundance. How HE might manage an abundance of content from @mweller http://j.mp/m5koEX 11 Great Reasons to Skip College http://j.mp/ku8UdA Storytelling in education and games http://j.mp/ktkVQQ Computer Games and the Future of Assessment by Gee […]