Reminds me of A Clockwork Orange (*not* my favorite movie).
Curt
On Fri, Mar 29, 2013 at 7:34 PM, Jack Stafurik <jstafu...@earthlink.net>wrote:
> Here is a link to a Washington Post article on mooc:
>
>
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/on-innovations/in-education-innovatio
>
> n-moocs-are-only-the-beginning/2013/03/29/88d77ae6-97ef-11e2-814b-063623d80a
> 60_story.html?wpisrc=nl_tech
>
> At friam this morning we talked about whether this approach could be used
> to
> develop a "best" teaching approach. The last three paragraphs of this
> article gave an interesting perspective on how this can be done. It's
> copied
> below:
>
> "But is there a method of detecting whether a student has learned anything?
> Quizzes and tests are imperfect measures. Enter, sensor-based technology,
> which could detect the interest, learning, and emotion of the student.
>
> For example, NeuroSky markets a headset called MindWave that the company
> says measures brainwave signals and transmits them via Bluetooth to a
> mobile
> device. The $99 device, according to the company, detects the attention
> level of students as they learn mathematics, science, or any other
> pattern-recognition disciplines. Affectiva is developing a biosensor
> bracelet called Q Sensor to measure electrodermal activity, which changes
> based on one's emotional state. Ideally, the sensor would detect when a
> student is anxious, bored or excited.
>
> Now, imagine the digital tutor of the future. If a child likes reading
> books, it teaches mathematics and science in a traditional way. If that
> doesn't work, the tutor tries videos. If that's too boring, it switches to
> games or puzzles. The digital tutor takes the student into holographic
> simulations to teach history, culture, and geography. It teaches art and
> music through collaboration. The tutor, via sensor data, knows what the
> child has learned and the time of day when he or she learns the most. It
> asks experts from all around the world the questions it can't answer. It
> tells the parents how the child is doing whenever they want to know. It
> becomes the child's trusted guide - a teacher tailor-made to fit them."
>
> This could probably be adapted to determine if a student is cheating on a
> test!
>
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