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SynergyNet at AERA
Dr Emma Mercier will be at AERA in San Francisco at the end of April presenting some of our recent work:
Mercier, E. & Higgins, S. (2013, May) Time And Space: Analyzing Multiple Levels of Collaborative Learning Across Time.
Groves, H., Higgins, S. & Mercier, E. (2013, May) Developing Adaptive Expertise through Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning.
Opening up the process
Tom Barrett took time out from teaching to visit us in Durham. It is exciting to discuss the potential for multi-touch desks in classrooms with somebody who understands and has experience of the technology. Tom has agreed to facilitate the open nature in which we want to run the project – both from a technology and a process perspective.
To this end, Tom has setup a flickr group where we are inviting educators to submit their ideas for applications of multi-touch in the classroom.
On his blog, Tom has also shared some of the video he took during our visit.
Lumin Tables
We have received two multi-touch surfaces from Lumin Visual Technologies AG. The TEL team has already developed the necessary component to interface this hardware with the software that will form a major delivery of the project.
TEL Project Award
The Technology Enhanced Learning Research Group was successful in its £1.5m application to the TLRP TEL fund. The project is a collaboration between researchers at Durham University from the departments of Computer Science, Education and Psychology.
