Monthly Archives: February 2011
The flat world and education
This video is a chautuaqua speech by Linda Darling-Hammond entitled The Flat World and Education. Somewhere I am certain I have a book with the same title. Darling-Hammond typically speaks on the topics of equity and quality in education and … Continue reading
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Availability of the iPhone in North Dakota
The availability of the iphone in North Dakota is big news (at least in the GF Herald) “I’ve been doing this for 10 years, and I don’t think I’ve ever seen customers so excited,” a retail district manager for Verizon … Continue reading
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Ratings and Rankings
This piece from the NY Times (may have not register to view) offers comment on U.S. News and World Report’s plan to now rank education colleges and the resistance the magazine has encountered in the process.
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Considering the iPad for Schools
I have watched my wife recharge and load software on piles of iPad in my living room. I know there are practical issues those enamored of the iPad as potential learning tool have not considered (e.g., how do put software … Continue reading
Diigo Issue
I think the iPad is a great device for exploring my RSS feeds. However, quickly moving through the feeds is not the end of my personal process. What I want to do is to find the resources I think will … Continue reading
Open Courses on Your iPad
I recently wrote a post indicating that much online content was interesting but is not “deep” enough to encourage the understanding of a topic. This is not to say there are not exceptions and you may be lucky enough to … Continue reading
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