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Experimenting at the intersection of environment and performance Advances in neuroscience are revealing […] Explore Altered Bodies
DRIVERS OF CHANGE are major forces of transformation that will shape our efforts to remake learning. They represent the convergence of several trends into emerging ideas that will disrupt traditional assumptions about learning.
Transparency, collaboration, and rapid iteration create a beta culture displaying open critique and reflective […] Explore Beta Building
Personal data trails about preferences, attributes, and performance shape an evidence-based culture. […] Explore Personal Metrics
TRENDS are distinct directions of change that will shape the future of learning.
The field of gene therapy has been advanced by scientists at the Universities of Michigan and Minnesota […] Explore Gene Therapy Advanced by Heart Treatment
Noonan's occurs in only 1 in 1,000 or 2,000 people. Yet research into a gene found mutated in 50% of […] Explore Research on Noonan's Syndrome Produces Learning Insight
SIGNALS are examples, or early indicators, of the changes described by the trends and the drivers of change.
Learning fitness instructors will help learners build and strengthen the basic cognitive, emotional, […] Explore Learning Fitness Instructor
Learning journey mentors will work with personal education advisors, learning fitness instructors, community […] Explore Learning Journey Mentor
LEARNING AGENTS suggest new roles and functions that might emerge in the future ecosystem of learning.
Zenobia, cofounder of the Center for Ecoliteracy, says schools are not just buildings, but networks of […] Expand for Continued Reading
Zenobia, cofounder of the Center for Ecoliteracy, says schools are not just buildings, but networks of relationships.
Associated Topic: Altered Bodies > Cognitive Modification > Sharp Brains
Tags: community, eco-schools, environment, learning, resilience, sustainability,
Added: January 23, 2009
This community is devoted to providing an opportunity for those who care about education to share their […] Expand for Continued Reading
This community is devoted to providing an opportunity for those who care about education to share their voices and ideas with others. It's a place for thoughtful discussion on an incredibly important topic.
Associated Topic: Amplified Organization > Beta Building > Transliteracy
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In a concession to pediatricians who doubt the drugs do much good and worry about risk, drug companies […] Expand for Continued Reading
In a concession to pediatricians who doubt the drugs do much good and worry about risk, drug companies recently said children under 4 should not be given over-the-counter cough and cold remedies. The voluntary change in advice to parents comes less than a week after federal health officials said they also saw little evidence that the drugs work. Government officials were afraid that taking the medicines off store shelves might prompt parents to give their children adult medicines. The drug makers said they will also add a warning that parents should not give antihistamines to children to make them sleepy. These are allergy-relief medications often found in medicines that combine several ingredients to treat a variety of symptoms. The new measures "reflect industry's overall commitment to the continued safe and appropriate use of children's oral OTC cough and cold medicines," Linda Suydam, president of the Consumer Healthcare Products Association, said on behalf of the companies. Problems with OTC cough and cold medicines send over 7,000 children to hospital emergency rooms each year, with hives, drowsiness, or unsteady walking. Many kids overdose on medicines when their parents aren't looking. Since a majority of the problems involve 2- to 3-year-olds, the industry's new instructions, if followed by parents, should help. Pediatricians still support recalling the medicines for children under 6, and the Food and Drug Administration is studying their effectiveness for children under 12. But federal health officials say it could take them a year or more to make a final decision and order changes. Leading cough and cold brands include Dimetapp, Pediacare, Robitussin, Triaminic, Little Colds and versions of Tylenol that have ingredients to treat cold symptoms.
Associated Topic: Altered Bodies > Enabled Innovation
Tags: children,
Added: December 9, 2008
This website from the University of Texas at Dallas, offers students a chance to major in a field called […] Expand for Continued Reading
This website from the University of Texas at Dallas, offers students a chance to major in a field called Cognitive Science – “an interdisciplinary field whose focus is upon the issue of understanding intelligent systems such as animals, people, societies, web search engines, computers, robots, and the many other intelligent biological and mechanical entities which co-exist in today's society”. The site also explains how majoring in Cognitive Science can provide a strong foundation for a number of 21st century careers.
Associated Topic: Altered Bodies > Cognitive Modification
Tags: cognitive science