Competing claims about the level of ignorance, or knowledge, among the current Nexus generation are addressed. The core of the paper is a theoretical analysis of ignorance in the knowledge society. Specifically, the knowledge-ignorance paradox suggests that the intense specialization…

“On Experience: L. Wittgenstein and C.I. Lewis”. This essay attempts to illustrate the parallelism –in spite of certain dissimilarities in their approach and conceptualization– between Wittgenstein’s thought at the beginning of the thirties and C.I. Lewis’ theory of knowledge. The…

This paper presents several computer related techniques that encourage EDG students to develop knowledge at levels 4 and 5 of Bloom's taxonomy.  These knowledge levels are associated with generalized problem solving in undergraduates and research capabilities in graduate students.  The…

The survey was conducted during the period of 2009-10 at various regions of Kolhapur city through personal interviews (549) to access region specific consumption rates by targeting the residence of the respondent. The relevant questions were asked to know knowledge…

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Recent research in early childhood education centres suggests that the classroom environment and educators' knowledge about computers are not at a level that would support computer learning opportunities. The purpose of the present study was to determine what…

A mudança de paradigma de uma escola mecanicista, que encara o saber como fragmentado e estanque, para uma escola interdependente e global, ou segundo Peter Senge, de "pensamento sistémico", pode ser mediada através da utilização das Tecnologias de Informação e…

We propose an organic approach to educational web-based systems where learning objects, operations on these objects, and actors that perform them are aggregated in meaningful ways. The users of a learning system must be able to observe it globally, at…

Nitrogen is a major element found in many of the simple compounds and nearly all of the complex macromolecules of living cells. Nitrogen can be obtained either from organic source or inorganic source but ultimately it is converted into ammonia…

Little attention has been given to involving the deaf community in distance teaching and learning or in designing courses that relate to their language and culture. This article reports on the design and development of video-based learning objects created to…

Historically, design representation and verification was relegated to engineering drawings and other manual methods that were used to convey information for product design, analysis, and manufacturing.  Because of the rapid development and implementation of relatively low cost and extremely powerful…