Miriam CLIFFORD

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Sep 29, 2012 ... Learning Environment: 20 Things Educators Need to Know about Learning Spaces. Posted by Miriam Clifford on Saturday, September 29, ......

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There is an age old adage that says “two heads are better than one”. Consider collaboration in recent history: Watson and Crick or Page and Brin (Founders of Google).
But did you know it was a collaborative Computer Club about basic programming at a middle school that brought together two minds that would change the future of computing? Yes, those two were of course, Bill Gates and Paul Allen, the founders of Microsoft.
Collaborative learning teams are said to attain higher level thinking and...

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Recently I blogged about the BYOD for Schools Whitepaper, where Bruce Dixon from the Anytime, Anywhere Learning Foundation and Sean Tierney from the Worldwide Microsoft Partners in Learning Programme set out to examine the potential deployment models from teaching, learning and IT management perspectives.
A recent article by Miriam Clifford and InformEd in Australia, has published 10 reasons why BYOD (Bring Your Own Devi...

Nov 26, 2012 ... Miriam Clifford holds a Masters in Teaching from City University and a Bachelor in Science from Cornell. She loves research and is passionate ......

It is an exciting time to begin a career as a paralegal. In recent decades, the paralegal profession has continued to grow and expand into new, nontraditional fields. As we discussed previously in our blog, the rate of paralegal employment is expected to grow 8% from 2014-2024.1
The emergence of new industries and increasing efficiency in the legal industry has led to a higher demand for paralegal services.2 This trend is not new. The National Federation of Paralegal Associations expressed th...

Editor’s Note: This is part two of Using Virtual Worlds to educate. You can find part 1 here.
You probably never thought you could attend a virtual lecture, discussion, exam, or lab in 3D. In fact, this is already possible. Virtual worlds have clear advantages over traditional classroom settings.
I once had to teach high school students the importance of safety precautions for a welding class. I presented several powerpoint presentations, a safety exam, and then allowed those who passed the e...

Editor’s Note: This is part one of Using Virtual Worlds to educate. You can find part 2 here.
It may sound like Science Fiction, but gone are the days when video games are the only way to experience a virtual reality. Today, many industries are changing the way they approach training. The futuristic worlds created by these environments replicate real life situations and provide unique teachable moments.
It shouldn’t surprise you that virtual worlds are becoming more sophisticated than ever be...