I was privileged recently to present at an “IgniteDC” venue, an interesting format where you provide 20 slides for a five minute talk. The slides are automatically advanced every fifteen seconds. The results can be interesting, occasionally disjointed, and occasionally memorable.
I don’t know where mine landed, frankly, but it led to great conversations [...]
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5 Minutes Regarding U.S. Education
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Learning in the Digital Age – John Seely Brown
Hat tip to Fred Zimny on finding this gem. I embed this video here because I wanted to also give some initial thoughts on what I’ve learned watching this. You may be tempted to skip the video once you see it will take an hour out of your life. This would be a mistake, but [...]
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All Learning is Personalized
Nothing that is worth knowing can be taught. — Oscar Wilde
Let’s imagine a conversation at the close of the 19th century. You and a team of designers are considering elements of the internal combustion engine that will, if successful, trigger a revolution in personal transportation and change the course of history. In a conversation with [...]
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