Category Archives: Informatics

Culturomics Analyzes Online News Worldwide

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Robert Heiny

Kalev Leetaru describes a summary of the emerging field of Culturomics. It gives priority to analyzing the context and tone ofthe imperfect information available to people at the time we take social action, especially as news media capture a snapshot of the real–time … Continue reading →

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Calculating Learning Efficiency: NESI Conversation 3

Posted on April 1, 2009 by Robert Heiny

This third conversation with Dr. W.E. Doynit extends a series of short descriptions of how to accelerate learning dramatically by increasing learning efficiency rates with and without Tablet and other mobile PCs. This conversation introduces a sample of ways learning … Continue reading →

Posted in Future Classrooms and Schools, Informatics, Learning Efficiency, New Era School Initiative (NESI), Visions of Education | 1 Comment

Informatics Literacy for the 21st Century

Posted on February 14, 2007 by Robert Heiny

Arizona State University launched the School of Computing and Informatics. The rapidly emerging field of informatics far transcends computer literacy. “Computer literacy is about knowing how you get a computer to do the things you want it to do,” says … Continue reading →

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