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The warm glow of peer learning
You may have read the literature and seen the research that validates the power of peer learning. Or as a parent or employer you may have seen peer learning in action. And you may have benefited fro… more →
Innovating Education
Learning Languages
wrote 3 months ago: Recently I have been testing out the website and app Duolingo. There are claims from TechCrunch that … more →
Without a Teacher
wrote 3 months ago: Having awakened to Encompassing Mindfulness, what master can make of you a mere disciple? Let-go see … more →
The warm glow of peer learning
wrote 3 months ago: You may have read the literature and seen the research that validates the power of peer learning. O … more →
The Banking Conception of Education
wrote 3 months ago: “In the banking concept of education, knowledge is a gift bestowed by those who consider thems … more →
Hacking Your Education is Better Than Not Learning
wrote 3 months ago: In response to: “Education is the Work of Teachers, Not Hackers” (The New Republic) This … more →
In 2013, here's why we'll seriously consider alternatives to higher ed
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wrote 4 months ago: This is a guest post by Dale Stephens, founder of the “UnCollege” movement When I look … more →
The Rise of Democratic Schools and 'Solutionaries'...
wrote 5 months ago: Twenty years ago at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Severn Cullis-Suzuki, a 12-year-old girl fro … more →
Hacking Your Education, Part 2
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wrote 6 months ago: And here is part 2 of the talk I gave in September 2012 to students at the University of North Texas … more →
Hacking Your Education, Part 1
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wrote 6 months ago: © Sutashiku | Stock Free Images & Dreamstime Stock Photos A talk I gave to a group of University … more →
An Autodidactic Adventure
wrote 6 months ago: Today marked a new point in my journey of self education. I have started to learn the basics of HTML … more →
Assessment for open learners
wrote 6 months ago: My call to action earlier this year was to rethink assessment from the ground up and to really chal … more →
TechnoScience & the New Pedagogy
wrote 8 months ago: The Neo-Library of the Ether In the past, the suggestion of getting a college degree without ever cr … more →
Teaching It Forward
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wrote 1 year ago: (This is the text of my talk at #TedxSanJose April 14.) I want to talk to you about an epidemic that … more →
When education works.
wrote 1 year ago: It was a win for education today, twice on #TedxSanJoseCA Angela Zhang, winner of the Siemens Scienc … more →
Addressing Two Challenges of Higher Ed: Scale and Engagement
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wrote 1 year ago: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of fo … more →
"To Boldly Go Where No Grades Have Gone Before"
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wrote 1 year ago: Grades never tell the whole story.They are one-dimensional, subjective, non-standardized and unrelia … more →
"All hands to battle stations"
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wrote 1 year ago: I am a StarTrek fanatic, and so these words will always reverberate in Captain Picard’s (Patri … more →
Hacking website basics.
wrote 1 year ago: Simply to hack a password view the websites source. Then look for the php stating the password. Most … more →
Take 10 Teach 10
wrote 1 year ago: Sergio Alvarez is a 9th grader in NY, failed every math class through 8th grade despite numerous tea … more →
