I think a lot of posters here are hung on thinking that online learning == lecture notes, webcasts, and other non-interactive material. This project seems to be going a lot further... They're providing interactive cognitive tutors that are based on solid research into how people learn.
Unlike all of the projects that have been mentioned in this forum, the purpose of providing online courses here is not just to make the information available but to do research on how people learn.
The only online FPS that I play is the console version of HALO. You can use software like Xbox Connect (xbconnect.com) to link your Xbox to others on the Internet and then play via the system link. The games tend to be a bit smaller, but they're still fun.
You can use Xbox Connect to play a lot of other games online too, though I've only tried HALO.
There's an awful lot of bashing going on here about the quality of the research. Certainly it isn't all great (and some of it is probably re-hashed), but you've got to remember that this is being reported by the Seattle Times, not a research journal. The reporter is not necessarily going to report the research contribution of a particular project... They're going to report what their readers will understand. In my experience, these things are rarely the same.
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Agreed...the title should be changed.
Also, Brad's name is misspelled in the description. It's "Myers" not "Meyers".
I think a lot of posters here are hung on thinking that online learning == lecture notes, webcasts, and other non-interactive material. This project seems to be going a lot further... They're providing interactive cognitive tutors that are based on solid research into how people learn.
Unlike all of the projects that have been mentioned in this forum, the purpose of providing online courses here is not just to make the information available but to do research on how people learn.
The only online FPS that I play is the console version of HALO. You can use software like Xbox Connect (xbconnect.com) to link your Xbox to others on the Internet and then play via the system link. The games tend to be a bit smaller, but they're still fun.
You can use Xbox Connect to play a lot of other games online too, though I've only tried HALO.
There's an awful lot of bashing going on here about the quality of the research. Certainly it isn't all great (and some of it is probably re-hashed), but you've got to remember that this is being reported by the Seattle Times, not a research journal. The reporter is not necessarily going to report the research contribution of a particular project... They're going to report what their readers will understand. In my experience, these things are rarely the same.