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Posted on February 5th, 2013 by Nigel Chaffey

As any self-respecting Frenchman (i.e. those who remain citizens of France and who pay their taxes) will tell you, the basis of a good wine is ‘terroir’, that mystical ‘je ne sais quoi’ that embraces the interaction of geography, geology and climate of a certain place with the grape vine’s genetics, and which is here [...]

Real education with virtual materials

Posted on February 5th, 2013 by AJ Cann

This paper, just published in the Journal of Biological Education, strikes me as having a lot of potential. The method would also be appropriate for online learning and in developing countries where facilities might be limiting. Why not give it a go?   Stephen P. Bonser, Patrick de Permentier, Jacinta Green, Gary M. Vela , [...]