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Can a computer program be sentient? Or is it all in our heads? And what does all this mean for ed tech? – Punya Mishra's Web

Can a computer program be sentient? Or is it all in our heads? And what does all this mean for ed tech? – Punya Mishra's Web | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Can a computer program be sentient? Blake Lemoine an engineer at Google believes so ..."

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What six colleges learned about improving their online courses 

What six colleges learned about improving their online courses  | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"High-quality digital courses can save students time and money,  but colleges have to invest in the right things, too ..."

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The psychology of 'Pokémon Go': What's fueling the obsession?

The psychology of 'Pokémon Go': What's fueling the obsession? | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"The augmented-reality game 'Pokemon Go' scratches some basic psychological itches ..."

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'Likes' this: Risks of large circle of online 'friends' revealed - Northamptonshire Telegraph

'Likes' this: Risks of large circle of online 'friends' revealed - Northamptonshire Telegraph | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"People who have large followings on social networks like Facebook are at greater risk of psychological and reputational harm than those with a close circle of online friends, research has suggested ..."

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The psychology of emojis

The psychology of emojis | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Emojis have taken over my communication—and I’m far from alone. According to Swyft Media, 74 percent of people in the U.S. regularly use stickers, emoticons or emojis in their online communication, sending an average of 96 emojis or stickers per day ..."

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The psychological comforts of storytelling - The Atlantic

The psychological comforts of storytelling - The Atlantic | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Why, throughout human history, have people been so drawn to fiction? ..."

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Mobile games can be reliable tools for conducting psychology experiments, UK ... - Wellcome Trust

Mobile games can be reliable tools for conducting psychology experiments, UK ... - Wellcome Trust | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Initial findings from one of the largest cognitive science experiments ever conducted have shown that mobile games can be used to reliably address psychology questions, paving the way to a better understanding of how cognitive function differs across populations ..."

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Survey: Online trolls are 'everyday sadists'

Survey: Online trolls are 'everyday sadists' | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"If you've ever complained that the trolls junking up online comment sections are a bunch of sadistic psychopaths, you might be onto something ..."

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The most popular online classes aren't what you'd expect - Quartz

The most popular online classes aren't what you'd expect - Quartz | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"More than a year since Coursera launched, the startup offers more than 400 free classes to reach 4 million students around the world..."

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The Psychology of Digital Storytelling

The Psychology of Digital Storytelling | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Using social psychology to enhance your digital storytelling is essential to succeed as a writer online. Find out how to implement it here..."

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A cooperative revolution in psychology – Letters - Blogs - The Chronicle of Higher Education 

A cooperative revolution in psychology – Letters - Blogs - The Chronicle of Higher Education  | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"To the Editor: “’I Want to Burn Things to the Ground’” (The Chronicle Review, September 11) generated considerable debate among psychological scientists about an ongoing methods revolution in the field ..."

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The disappearing dots on this optical illusion are driving the internet insane

The disappearing dots on this optical illusion are driving the internet insane | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"This is not a GIF. Repeat, this is not a GIF ..."

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Ten seconds at a time, a teacher tries Snapchat to engage students

Ten seconds at a time, a teacher tries Snapchat to engage students | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"With video of a girl balancing in a tutu and a crowd cheering at a soccer game, one college professor uses the social media app to personalize concepts for his psychology students ..."

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The science behind our obsession with liking things online - Entrepreneur

The science behind our obsession with liking things online - Entrepreneur | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"The fact that it's such a popular element of Facebook's functionality goes a long way in showing how important it is, both for the people clicking the button, and those on the receiving end ..."

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How to teach students to think critically

How to teach students to think critically | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"With most institutions listing among their graduate attributes the ability to think critically, Peter Ellerton asks what it is and how it can be taught ..."

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Wie kann man kritisches Denken fördern?

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The psychology of storytelling: What can e-learning creators learn from Star Wars? | The Marketers Mega Toolkit

The psychology of storytelling: What can e-learning creators learn from Star Wars? | The Marketers Mega Toolkit | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"In the last two post of this series, we discussed why stories present ideal contexts for learning and shared a helpful infographic about why e-learning provides more effective training and improves retention. ..."

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Psychology explains the power of storytelling

"Communication is a fundamental skill, but a difficult art. Storytelling is a marvelous tool to help getting yout point accross to others. Psychology explains ..."

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Una Meta-historia que explica y aplica los principios del Storytelling

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The Psychology of Video Game Avatars

The Psychology of Video Game Avatars | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Are you more dominant, kind, assertive, clever, or flirty depending on how your character appears in-game? Both new and old research has shown that the avatars we adopt can influence our behaviors ..."

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Why Education Needs More Radioactive Spiders - Scientific American (blog)

Why Education Needs More Radioactive Spiders - Scientific American (blog) | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Scott Barry Kaufman is a cognitive psychologist interested in the development of intelligence and creativity..."

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Teaching Generation Me | Research for the Advancement of Psychology Teaching

Teaching Generation Me | Research for the Advancement of Psychology Teaching | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"...Is there a generational gap between teachers and students and is this being magnified by the rapid changes in technology, culture and expectations of our learners?..."

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