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<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 →

Personal cyberinfrastructure (from Educause). I like this idea. I also liked it 5-10 years ago when most operating systems (even Windows) come with an easy to implement web sharing option. Apple still has it and I have lost track of … Continue reading →

So this guy with an impulse control issue, Rep. Joe Wilson, shouts at President Obama during the President’s address on health care. The event has set off a secondary battle at wikipedia. What is at stake is what can be … Continue reading →

I read this post from David Warlich with interest because I find myself in a similar situation with similar questions. Warlich is working on a book and describes an exchange with another potential author regarding public sharing of a future … Continue reading →