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Educators sometimes use an instructional tactic they describe as think, pair, share. The idea is to get everyone to think about a topic, describe it to a partner, and after discussion share the combination of insights with everyone. The benefits … Continue reading →

I am not particularly interested in history and I don’t read many books on the history of much of anything but the history of digital technology. I am a fan of Jon Meachum and I follow what he has to … Continue reading →

I must say I am glad I am retired given the present situation in higher education. There seems a perfect storm of factors converging to make the future for the kind of institution I worked at quite bleak. I see … Continue reading →

I was interested in income inequality before the pandemic. It made little sense that with what was supposed to be the best of times, at least as judged by the stock market, a booming economy seemed to offer little benefit … Continue reading →

It is Earth Day. The environmental message of this day and the significance of observing this day for 50 years has been lost because of the pandemic. However, as any of us shelter at home, I have noticed that several … Continue reading →

TED talk from Margrethe Vestager explains the efforts of the European Commission for Competition. She explains the concept of competition on the merits and how it has been applied to big tech. There are insights here for capitalists who resist … Continue reading →

I was thinking about the issue of how important perspective is in interpreting situations. Take for example the new oil cartel made up of Russia, Saudi Arabia, and the U.S.. First, leaders in the U.S. ignore the cheap gas available … Continue reading →

This is another of those obvious positions some will twist themselves into pretzels trying to generate a counter-argument. The Republican faction on the Supreme Court was able to twist the law into a pretzel. They required Wisconsinites to vote at … Continue reading →

I have been a supporter of the Brave browser and more importantly the Brave effort to compensate content creators without ads that rely on the collection and sale of personal information for some time now. As I look at the … Continue reading →

It is easy to focus on the Coronavirus in the U.S. and forget about places in the world with far fewer advantages. We had the opportunity to recently spend time in southern Africa and had the opportunity to visit the … Continue reading →