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Another critic of ed performance

CNN just carried this piece by Bill Bennett, an ex secretary of education, identifying the various low performance indicators of K-12 students. I personally cannot follow where this article goes – it mentions many issues and concerns and agendas, but … Continue reading

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Why is it always stem?

Let me begin with this. I have an undergraduate degree in biology and I got into educational research because I became interested in student learning through an original interest in teaching this subject matter. However, I have spent much of … Continue reading

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Too much work?

I think these are old data that the NY Times has now decided to report, but it appears teen interest in blogging is fading. Pew Research Center found that from 2006 to 2009, blogging among children ages 12 to 17 … Continue reading

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Revenue for content producers

A colleague who often talks with me about the music industry sent me this graphic concerning revenue sources in the music industry. It is from the UK (note the Spotify data), but it does provide data on revenue sources. I … Continue reading

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Learning in Real Time

Cindy and I often note that while we use various technology tools and the Internet almost continuously we do not take our experiences for granted. Things continue to amaze us. We learned about the earthquakes in New Zealand about hour … Continue reading

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Waiting for Readability App

I kind of need access to things from multiple places and platforms. This works with products such as DropBox. I had high hopes for Readability which I feel committed to use on ethical grounds. They promised that there would be … Continue reading

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