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Ubiquitous Learning Conference – Plenary Speaker Added

Published on May 5, 2009 in Conference. 0 Comments

Larry Shane Taylor, Appalachian State University, Boone, USA
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Larry Shane Taylor is a journalism instructor in the Department of Communication at Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina, USA. His teaching specialties include journalism, print media design, and web media. He received his BA and MA in English Literature from Western Carolina University, USA, and his PhD from the University of Tennessee, USA. He is the winner of the Common Ground Publishing Award for Excellence in the area of Learning and Education. More…

Ubiquitous Learning Conference – Plenary Speakers Added

Published on April 28, 2009 in Conference. 0 Comments

Allan Collins, Professor Emeritus, Education and Social Policy, Northwestern University, Chicago, USA.

Allan Collins is Professor Emeritus of Education and Social Policy at Northwestern University. He is a member of the National Academy of Education, and a fellow of the American Association for Artificial Intelligence, the Cognitive Science Society, the American Educational Research Association, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He served as a founding editor of the journal Cognitive Science and as first chair of the Cognitive Science Society. He has studied teaching and learning for over 30 years, and written extensively on related topics. He is best known in psychology for his work on how people answer questions, in artificial intelligence for his work on reasoning and intelligent tutoring systems, and in education for his work on situated learning, inquiry teaching, design research, and cognitive apprenticeship. More…

Ubiquitous Learning: An International Conference

Published on April 23, 2009 in Conference. 0 Comments

5-6 December 2009
Northeastern University, Boston, USA
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