"It grabbed children's attention and this carried on beyond the 3D episode, it seemed to trigger an interest in learning that maintained through the rest of the lesson, " said Prof Anne Bamford, who led the study.

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Internet-based initiatives from Khan Academy to MITx are poised to give greater access, very possibly altering the nature of education in some ways, but concurrently fueling interest for US education in general and the deep, interactive learning that only on-campus instruction can provide not to mention the unmatched networking opportunities of physical universities.

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It must have analytical depth, a professional culture built around experimental learning, and an appropriate scope of interest that cuts across the various departments that will have programs subject to testing.

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"The number of people learning Welsh in evening classes is increasing - there is such an interest, " she said.

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As the simple uses begin to drive use cases that shed increasingly rich data, there will be new opportunities to build businesses based on analytics and the meaningful presentation of rich new data to teachers, parents, students, and others who have an interest in teaching and learning.

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