Indahnya Matematika

28 Oktober, 2009 in Uncategorized with 1 Comment

Silahkan cermati keteraturan matematika berikut ini.

• 1 x 8 + 1 = 9;
• 12 x 8 + 2 = 98;
• 123 x 8 + 3 = 987;
• 1234 x 8 + 4 = 9876;
• 12345 x 8 + 5 = 98765;
• 123456 x 8 + 6 = 987654;
• 1234567 x 8 + 7 = 9876543;
• 12345678 x 8 + 8 = 98765432;
• 123456789 x 8 + 9 = 987654321

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Gibraltar Airport : Bandara Terunik Di Dunia

28 Oktober, 2009 in Uncategorized with 5 Comments

Silahkan nikmati dimana kira-kira keunikannya……, kalau saya sih membayangkannya dengan lintasan kereta api di negara kita ini. Kalau saja Airport ini ada di Indonesia, mungkin angka kecelakaan akan semakin bertambah…..!

Gibraltar  airport adalah bandara yang berada di semenanjung Iberian dan termasuk dalam wilayah persemakmuran Inggris. Airport ini memiliki landasan yang berpotongan dengan jalan utama yang menghubungkan antara wilayah Gibraltar dengan Spanyol. Setiap tahunnya Airport ini melayani lebih dari 300.000 penumpang dan termasuk dalam katagori Airport kelas A.

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Penelitian Bidang E-Learning

28 Oktober, 2009 in Uncategorized with 1 Comment

Salah satu bidang yang menjadi fokus penelitian di Puslatif adalah E-Learning. Walaupun maish dalam tahap awal, namun aktivitas di Puslatif diarahkan pada sebuah kerangka penelitian besar di bidang e-learning. Berikut ini adalah gambaran umum penelitian yang dapat dilaksanakan pada bidang e-learning. Menurut Tony Bates, secara garis besar, tema utama penelitian di bidang e-learning dapat dibedakan menjadi 3 bagian yaitu :

• Management of e-learning

• Teaching and learning online

• e-learning technology: design, development dan evaluation.

Selanjutnya Bates melakukan katagorisasi topik sebagai berikut :

The management of e-learning

• The design of virtual institutions. Dengan Output: classification system/definitions; success measures; understanding of relationship between political and social environment and policy-making; boundaries/niches for virtual learning; organizational strategies to support virtual learning.

• The costs and benefits of e-learning. Dengan Possible outputs:international standards/agreed methodology for cost-benefit analysis of e-learning; improved business plans for cost-recovery/for-profit operations; better internal budgeting and accounting; activity-based costing; better information for internal evaluation of programs and initiatives; improve a department’s/institution’s positioning for future investment.

• Best practices in the institutional planning and management of e-learning. Possible outputs: more selective use of e-learning in conventional institutions; performance measures for the operation and management of e-learning; higher quality learning as a result of better-prepared and supported teachers/ professors; more effective use of resources; deeper and more extensive change within an institution; identification of unpredicted side-effects of e-learning (good and bad).

• Best Practices in system-wide or national planning and management of e-  learning. Possible outputs:identification of government strategies/gaps in strategy; advice to governments on their roles (and when not to get involved) in supporting e- learning; performance measures for national investment in e-learning Research into the planning and management of e-learning will require a time commitment from senior management as well as researchers. It will be necessary also to identify local, national and international partners for such research. However, research into the planning and management of e-learning has not received much attention in academic circles (i.e. there is little competition), and such research should yield quick and substantive results in an area where there is considerable interest by policy-makers. Such research will position an institution well as a leader in the field of e-learning.

Teaching and learning

• Methods of course design.Possible outputs: guidelines on designing effective e-learning; development of theories of instruction; suggestions for training faculty and instructional designers; input to the design of programs; new designs for e-learning based on measures of learning outcomes

• Quality assurance. Possible outputs: better acceptance of e-learning by professional associations and professors; strengthening of internal processes; international standards/ processes for quality assurance of e-learning; improvement to  accreditation processes.

• Collaborative learning, critical thinking, problem-based learning and knowledge construction: Possible outcomes: better course design; better student engagement; higher quality learning outcomes; guidelines for online designers and instructors; unexpected consequences (good and bad)

• Synchronous web teaching: Possible outcomes: a theory for selective use of synchronous and asynchronous communications technologies; innovative software development and course designs integrating synchronous and asynchronous communications technologies; commercial spin-off companies and partnerships

• ‘Virtual students’ and ‘digital natives’Possible outcomes: improved marketing; higher completion rates; better or improved learner support/student administrative services; development of theory about those studying in virtual environments. It can be seen that there is a wide variety of possible research in the areas of teaching and learning, and many other potential competitors or partners. Some of these topics are related to possible studies in both planning and management, and research into e- learning technologies. It will be important for a department or research centre to focus on those areas of research into e-learning teaching and learning where it has unique advantages or can provide unique resources for research.

Technology research

• Content maagement and design: New developments in e-learning such as learning objects, learning resource management platforms, and e-portfolios are forcing a re-examination of course design and delivery methods. Possible outcomes: policies and a methodology for content management; development of theory and practice in digital content management; the creation of an archive of searchable digital learning resources; commercial spin-off companies and partnerships; a global network of resource sharing.

• Web services: Possible outcomes: better services to students and staff; new software development; innovative services; spin-off consultancies and marketing of U of G products and services.

• Web 2.0 tools. Possible outcomes: new designs for learning; more precision in choice of Web 2.0 tools; better understanding of the market for Web 2.0-based learning; identification of areas where learner support is most needed (and not needed).

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