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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 →

Here is the text of the speech to be given Sept. 8. So what is the problem here? Perhaps comments made by the Secretary of Education did not set the proper tone. He was attemping to encourage students to watch … Continue reading →

The Grand Forks Schools have decided not to carry the President’s message to kids. Evidently, administrators were intimidated by calls from local conservatives. In my opinion, a really bad decision and poorly handled. Why let the conservatives turn this into … Continue reading →