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Which State is the Happiest?
The top state may surprise you...

WASHINGTON - People in sunny, outdoorsy states - Louisiana, Hawaii, Florida - say they're the happiest Americans, and researchers think they know why.

A new study comparing self-described pleasant feelings with objective measures of good living found these folks generally have reason to feel fine.

The places where people are most likely to report happiness also tend to rate high on studies comparing things such as:


* Climate

* Crime rates

* Air quality

* Schools

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"Learning to Hate Learning Objectives
By Mikita Brottman

Like many of my colleagues, I assume, I'm growing deeply frustrated with the need for "learning objectives"—that list of superficial projections and assumptions that most syllabi these days are required to contain ("Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to … "). Perhaps learning objectives make sense for most courses outside the humanities, but for me—as, no doubt, for many others—they bear absolutely no connection to anything that happens in the classroom."

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Assistant and/or Associate Professor for Learning Sciences and Technology
Date posted - Dec 07, 2009
For best consideration, submit applications prior to February 1, 2010.

Description:

The College of Information Studies (Maryland’s iSchool) and the College of Education (COE) invite highly qualified individuals to apply for newly established, jointly appointed junior and senior level tenured faculty positions in the interdisciplinary field of learning sciences. Successful candidates will work across the complementary fields of information science and education to advance research on learning in socio-cultural contexts with the coordinated goals of designing and integrating learning environments and technologies. These novel positions are founded on the premise that authentic learning environments must evolve in concert with the technology that continually transforms our world, a premise that is jointly promoted in the research strategies of our two colleges. We seek individuals who have established, or show potential, to develop dynamic sponsored research programs that emphasize the study and design of emerging technologies, new theories of learning, and innovative practices in teaching. We invite these exemplary individuals to join faculty from both colleges as we engage in a shared vision of teaching and research on the cognitive, social, and cultural aspects of learning that enhance education through the design of innovative technologies.

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A CRITICAL REVIEW OF ELABORATION THEORY

Elaboration theory (ET) is a model for sequencing and organizing courses of instruction. Developed by Charles Reigeluth and associates in the late 1970s (Reigeluth, Merrill, & Wilson, 1978; Reigeluth, Merrill, Wilson, & Spiller, 1979), ET drew heavily upon the cognitive research on instruction available at the time, in particular the work of Bruner, Ausubel, and Norman (Merrill, Wilson, & Kelety, 1981). Since then, Reigeluth has refined the theory by offering detailed procedures for the planning and design of conceptual (Reigeluth & Darwazeh, 1982), procedural (Reigeluth & Rodgers, 1980), and theoretical instruction (see Reigeluth and Stein, 1983 for an overview and Reigeluth, 1987 for a detailed example). ET has been one of the best-received theoretical innovations in instructional design (ID) in the last 15 years, and is heavily referred to and used by practitioners and researchers. At the same time, research in cognitive psychology has continued to shed light on relevant processes of learning and instruction. Just as models of learning change over time, models of instructional design also undergo regular changes (Merrill, Kowallis, & Wilson, 1981; Rickards, 1978). The purpose of this paper is to offer a critique of ET based on recent cognitive research, and to offer suggestions for updating the model to reflect new knowledge. We believe ID models should undergo such revisions every few years to stay current with the growing knowledge base in learning, instruction, and other areas of research.

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Wide collection of links to resources for learning theories.

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Use this as a search portal.

In the search field, enter "learning theories" and follow the resulting links

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"Assistant Professor Educational Technology Generalist"
Institution: University of Alaska Southeast
Location: Juneau, AK
Category: Faculty - Education - Instructional Technology & Design
Posted: 12/02/2009
Application Due: Open Until Filled
Type: Full Time

UAS is an open enrollment public university providing postsecondary education for a diverse student body delivered in the traditional classroom as well as through distance technology. The campus is located in Juneau, Alaska's capital, in a place of exceptional natural beauty, the centuries old home of a vibrant indigenous population. Please visit our website at uas.alaska.edu.

The primary focus of this position will be leadership of and teaching in a distance-delivered graduate educational technology program, advising students, coaching colleagues in integration of technology in instruction, working with public school personnel and other university colleagues, and providing leadership in educational technology for the school of education.

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"Assistant Professor of Instructional Technology"
Institution: Indiana University Northwest
Location: Gary, IN
Category: Faculty - Education - Instructional Technology & Design
Posted: 12/08/2009
Application Due: 01/15/2010
Type: Full Time

The School of Education seeks to fill a full-time tenure-track faculty position in Instructional Technology. The successful candidate will teach students in pre-service and graduate education courses in instructional technology. Conducting research, advising students enrolled in undergraduate and graduate programs, and service responsibilities are also primary responsibilities.

Candidates for this position must hold by August 1, 2010 an earned doctorate from an accredited university in instructional technology, information technology, educational technology, curriculum and instruction or related field.

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"LEAD INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNER (California State University, East Bay)
Title: LEAD INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNER
Job Type: Faculty/Instruction Positions
Organization: California State University, East Bay
Location: Hayward, CA (Western U.S.)
Carnegie Classification: MA I - Master’s Colleges and Universities I
Description:

#003095 - LEAD INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNER, (Information Technology Consultant - Expert Level), Online & Hybrid Center, Permanent, Full-time (1.0 time base, 40 hrs/wk), $6166-$9900/mo. PLEASE NOTE: It is anticipated the starting salary will be between $6,166.00-$8,828.00/mo."

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"The formula for the variance for a population using the deviation score method is as follows:"

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"The usual measure of the precision of a relation between two variables x and y is the correlation coefficient (rxy). It is calculated in part from the product of the deviation of each observation of x from the mean of the x values and the deviation of each observation of y from the mean of the y values—a quantity called the covariance of x and y (cov xy): "

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"Matrix Inversion: A Caution,
and a Sample Word Problem (page 2 of 2)

Warning: Not all matrices can be inverted. Recall that the inverse of a regular number is its reciprocal, so 4/3 is the inverse of 3/4, 2 is the inverse of 1/2, and so forth. But there is no inverse for 0, because you cannot flip 0/1 to get 1/0 (since division by zero doesn't work). For similar reasons (which you may or may not encounter in later studies), some matrices cannot be inverted."

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"Statistics, Probability, and Survey Sampling

This web site provides training and tools to help you solve statistics problems quickly, easily, and accurately - without having to ask anyone for help.

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Teach Yourself Statistics Online

Learn at your own pace. Free statistics tutorials cover statistics, probability, and survey sampling - all explained in plain English."

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Andrew Lumpe & David Wicks, Seattle Pacific University

Presentation at Sloan Conference, October 2009.

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