Monthly Archives: January 2011

So, here is the scenario. My wife is in Russia for a couple of weeks. She normally pays the bills. I am capable of writing out checks and addressing envelopes, but she has a system I can’t understand. MCI has … Continue reading →

I have been reading Bonk’s “The world is open”. It is well written, but much like too many other books I have read lately – a mash-up of “The world is flat”, “Wikinomics”, “Here comes everybody”, and perhaps a bit … Continue reading →

<p><a href=”http://openinternet.gov/read-speech.html”>FCC Chairman on net neutrality</a> proposing that ISPs not be able to filter or block by content type. Propose same guidelines for smart phones.</p>

<blockquote><p>The typical 2030 faculty will likely be a collection of adjuncts alone in their apartments, using recycled syllabuses and administering multiple-choice tests from afar.</p></blockquote><p>This quote is from a Washington Post article on the “<a href=”http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/11/AR2009091104312.html”>brewing virtual revolution in education</a>”. I … Continue reading →

I just finished writing about new ways to process aggregator content and I learn that there is something more to explore. Google has released a new service called “Fast Flip” that offers a new way to “flip” through content from … Continue reading →

A very well presented analysis of the trade-offs between abundant information and limited attention (Globe and Mail). Just what are the demands of 21st Century Learning? We tend to encourage a shift from having information to thinking skills. However, other … Continue reading →