http://www.smete.org Newest 10 learning objects added at SMETE.ORG http://www.smete.org/smete/public/learning_objects/summary/?lo=93641925-07D2-40FC-AEE7-7865E69FBC71 This is the Google campus version of Stats 202 which was taught at Stanford invsummer (2007). The material can be found at www.stats202.com. The main topics are exploring and visualizing data, association analysis, classification, and clustering. The textbook is Introduction to Data Mining by Tan, Steinbach and Kumar. Googlers are welcome to attend any classes which they think might be of interest to them. Credits: Speaker:David Mease Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:30:00 GMT David Mease http://www.smete.org/smete/public/learning_objects/summary/?lo=93641925-07D2-40FC-AEE7-7865E69FBC71 David Mease 2010-03-10T15:30:00Z http://www.smete.org/smete/public/learning_objects/summary/?lo=4312CB51-F0B8-4AB8-B93E-890ACC5489DF This review introduces the concepts of gender bias and technology in education. It discusses the interaction between the two in the educational setting and the effects this interaction may have on teachers, students and materials used in the classroom. It is argued that areas in the educational setting that have been focused on as materials and practices that are biased have also been translated into the use of educational technology that is biased. This review makes the point that biases that have been pointed out and studied within the educational system have not been solved by the use of technology (as some had hoped). In fact, the biases have simply been converted into a new form and may have actually served to undo some the bias-eliminating practices that had been starting to take place in classrooms. Implications and suggestions for change are discussed. Citation: Computers & Education, Volume 50, Issue 3, April 2008, Pages 1052-1068. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:21:09 GMT Karyn M. Plumm http://www.smete.org/smete/public/learning_objects/summary/?lo=4312CB51-F0B8-4AB8-B93E-890ACC5489DF Karyn M. Plumm 2010-03-10T00:21:09Z http://www.smete.org/smete/public/learning_objects/summary/?lo=5DDB1BB2-CFB6-4A86-B0C9-3CA41DCBB051 Interactive visualizations combined with online inquiry and embedded assessments can deepen student understanding of complex ideas in science. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:16:42 GMT Marcia C. Linn, et al. http://www.smete.org/smete/public/learning_objects/summary/?lo=5DDB1BB2-CFB6-4A86-B0C9-3CA41DCBB051 Marcia C. Linn, et al. 2010-03-10T00:16:42Z http://www.smete.org/smete/public/learning_objects/summary/?lo=CB15B701-C1B2-43A3-BC0A-D504F318D0AF Union College hosted a symposium on Engineering and a Liberal Education in May, 2008. This Symposium brought together scholars and administrators from several academic institutions interested in better integrating engineering and the liberal arts. One of the trends discussed at the symposium was a move away from a focus on content ¨C specific knowledge that a student should learn ¨C and toward a focus on abilities or capabilities. A second Symposium is scheduled for June, 2009. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:30:13 GMT Cherrice Traver http://www.smete.org/smete/public/learning_objects/summary/?lo=CB15B701-C1B2-43A3-BC0A-D504F318D0AF Cherrice Traver 2010-03-09T22:30:13Z http://www.smete.org/smete/public/learning_objects/summary/?lo=3ED134DC-F890-4FD8-8236-427BB95F61C5 Partnering Middle School Teachers with Undergraduate Computer Science Teams to Bring Computing to Underrepresented Youth. Goals: We embrace the challenges in broadening participation of computing in middle schools in underserved communities as opportunities for university computer science students to develop valuable technical and communication skills. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:09:36 GMT Lori Pollock http://www.smete.org/smete/public/learning_objects/summary/?lo=3ED134DC-F890-4FD8-8236-427BB95F61C5 Lori Pollock 2010-03-08T21:09:36Z http://www.smete.org/smete/public/learning_objects/summary/?lo=DE1B0D25-068B-428A-AC0D-C9EDDEAC7113 We characterize the future of engineering education in three aspects: Technology advancement, Globalization, and Sustainability. We present the challenges and propose solutions in each section. Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:52:56 GMT Qu Jin http://www.smete.org/smete/public/learning_objects/summary/?lo=DE1B0D25-068B-428A-AC0D-C9EDDEAC7113 Qu Jin 2010-03-07T21:52:56Z http://www.smete.org/smete/public/learning_objects/summary/?lo=F0A45CD7-553D-4E26-8158-27D1E9458898 Community website with blog, twitter, news and resources. "The rapid advance of biotechnology is outpacing our ability as a society to absorb the effect it will have on our lives. Real life scenarios that were beyond our collective imagination a decade ago leave many of us today struggling to comprehend and evaluate the implications that they may have on daily life. From stem cell research to the Schiavo case to the recent media frenzy around "Octomom," it is a whole new world. These issues affect women in profound ways because of how directly their bodies and roles are touched by them. Women carry babies, live longer, and predominately provide care for children, the sick, disabled, and elderly. Moreover, globally, women are more likely to be impoverished, and unable to access health care. Many new technologies are still in their infancy. Debate about them is just beginning. Now is the time for women to weigh in on these issues." Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:33:15 GMT Women's Bioethics Project http://www.smete.org/smete/public/learning_objects/summary/?lo=F0A45CD7-553D-4E26-8158-27D1E9458898 Women's Bioethics Project 2010-03-07T20:33:15Z http://www.smete.org/smete/public/learning_objects/summary/?lo=EEE00EDD-8840-47AF-8459-BC9A6CDF0F4F "This is not your typical blog. We have recruited scholars and public policy analysts from around the world to provide daily news and commentary on the implications of bioethical issues for women. We hope you’ll bookmark this page and let us know what you think: just click on the comment link at the bottom of each post to join the discussion. To sign up for the WBP newsletter, visit our homepage at www.womensbioethics.org or follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/khinsch" Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:19:33 GMT Women's Bioethics Project http://www.smete.org/smete/public/learning_objects/summary/?lo=EEE00EDD-8840-47AF-8459-BC9A6CDF0F4F Women's Bioethics Project 2010-03-07T20:19:33Z http://www.smete.org/smete/public/learning_objects/summary/?lo=B07E6C30-471D-4B53-8052-65AC0C5509EE Blog associated with ResearchEthics.ca. "Research ethics, as that term is usually used, is the study of the appropriate ethical standards for research involving humans and the establishment of appropriate governance mechanisms for such research. Though traditionally biomedical in its focus, research ethics is now understood properly to apply to human-subjects research of all kinds. (There are also ethical standards that apply to the use of animals in research, but those standards are typically not part of what we mean by the term "research ethics." Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:11:59 GMT Nancy Walton http://www.smete.org/smete/public/learning_objects/summary/?lo=B07E6C30-471D-4B53-8052-65AC0C5509EE Nancy Walton 2010-03-07T20:11:59Z http://www.smete.org/smete/public/learning_objects/summary/?lo=02FE7570-6910-4E2B-B879-3E737E770D87 Founded in 1993 as the first bioethics website, bioethics.net and The American Journal of Bioethics (AJOB) have grown to become the most read source of information about bioethics, visited millions of times every month by readers from around the world and every walk of life. Today, AJOB is published in print and online by Taylor & Francis Group and housed at bioethics.net. Its editorial offices are part of the Bioethics Education Network (bene) are available by telephone (888-360-AJOB) or email (editor@bioethics.net). The Editorial Group is comprised of Editor-in-Chief Glenn McGee, Ph.D., Associate Editors David Magnus, Ph.D. and Paul Root Wolpe, Editor for Neuroscience Judy Illes, and Executive Managing Editor for Bene Summer Johnson, Book Review Editor Stephen Latham, and Contributing Editors Ricki Lewis and Olivette Burton. Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:50:35 GMT Journal of Bioethics http://www.smete.org/smete/public/learning_objects/summary/?lo=02FE7570-6910-4E2B-B879-3E737E770D87 Journal of Bioethics 2010-03-07T18:50:35Z