Learning, Education, Technology, Open Source

Joined August 2009
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This looks like a fabulous event at RISD on STEM and Art education: http://stemtosteam.org/ via @bjepson
Collection of wonderful TED talks on creativity: http://huff.to/dSWgJB

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"A single human brain has more switches than all the computers and routers and Internet connections on Earth" -Stanford prof Stephen Smith
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From Nature and Scientific American, playing music is good for your brain: http://bit.ly/eaMTux http://bit.ly/fmk869

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Bob Boiko, our instructor for Website Architecture, is such a great teacher! I really appreciate his style. @creativelive @OReillyMedia
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Huffington Post launches Education site, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/education/

Skimming is becoming our dominant mode of thought: RT @newsycombinator The Web Shatters Focus, Rewires Brains http://bit.ly/cuPYUY

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Check out @annbass #grameen posts, great stuff. E.g. 2000 children of illiterate Grameen borrowers now in university
via @brainpicker, 5 online schools taking a new approach to education. http://is.gd/ckuCs

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RT @jasonfried If someone doesn't understand something maybe you aren't explaining it well enough.
Just downloaded @openculture's free iPhone app, great way to find learning materials on the iPhone http://is.gd/bAKOJ via @brainpicker

We've done two online courses with @creativetechs so far, my favorite things about it: reaching a global audience and lots of feedback!
Exciting news for our partner in online courses, @creativetechs, who announced a partnership with Chase Jarvis today: http://bit.ly/9KlX44

Article re teaching @nytimes: http://nyti.ms/blvydk What do you think: can you teach how to teach? Or is it, you got it or you don't?

"To become a teacher, master some topic you can teach; don't go to Education School and master nothing." - David Gelernter
All teachers need to speak well! Learn about speaking well at a free online event next week: http://bit.ly/5e5aFA w/ @berkun

O'Reilly Learning retweeted
"We don't teach science from experience. We teach it from a book, just like religion. No wonder we're losing." @dalepd at #dgree
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