Putting Learning First
21st Century Education in New Brunswick, Canada
Looks like so folks New Brunswick’s Ministry of Education understand the opportunities that there are in a connected world:
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IT Makes an Apology
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In this Keynote Presentation to The Association of Collegiate Computing Services of Virginia Adrian Sannier the former VP and Cheif Technology Officer of Arizona State University makes an an apology for IT in Higher Education. Through his apology and explanation Sannier points to the need for significant change in the culture of IT departments.
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Future of Screen Technology
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Now this is a future that I am looking forward to. I LOVE the idea of a pull out screen. That would do away with having to carry both and phone and an iPad type device.
Lets hope that we see these sorts of innovations sooner than later.
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Pranav Mistry: The thrilling potential of SixthSense technology
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This has enormous potential and could also prove to be one of the next most significant disruptive technologies.
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“Waiting for Superman” InfoGraphic
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This animation is for a documentary called, “Waiting For ‘Superman’” that highlights some very serious issues in our educational system in America.
TakePart: Participant Media – Waiting For ‘Superman’ – Infographic from Jr.canest on Vimeo.
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Lecture Capture is NOT Online Learning
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Is it Live or is it Internet? Experimental Estimates of the Effects of Online Instruction on Student Learning via kwout
Students in a large introductory microeconomics course at a major research university were randomly assigned to live lectures versus watching these same lectures in an internet setting, where all other factors (e.g., instruction, supplemental materials) were More >
NewSchools
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NewSchools Venture Fund is a venture philanthropy firm working to transform public education through powerful ideas and passionate entrepreneurs so that all children — especially those in underserved communities — have the opportunity to succeed. The following video documents their development, vision and mission:
NewSchools Summit 2010: A New Policy World from NewSchools on Vimeo.
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Developmental Wiring
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MediaWiseVideos offers the following:
From neurons to brain wiring, Dr. David Walsh gives an easy-to-understand tour of children’s and teens’ brain development and the impact of experience on the “wiring’ of their brains. Children are shaped by the stories they see and hear from parents, relatives, and teachers which pass on values, attitudes, and affect emotional More >
Willing to fail = Innovation
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Standford’s dschool Environments Collaborative is unique space that evolved out of a unique idea.
Shaping Space: The d.school’s Environments Collaborative from Stanford d.school on Vimeo.
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Visual Notes on the iPad
about 4 months ago - 1 comment
Ninmah Meets World via kwout
While this is something I don’t think I can do, seeing these notes help me to realize that the iPad has so much more potential than I ever imagined.
Visit the authors site and read how she created these notes…
View all the author’s visual notes on flickr…
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Meltdown in Higher Education
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The Coming Meltdown in Higher Education – The Chronicle Review – The Chronicle of Higher Education via kwout
Seth Godin argues that Higher Education’s run of 400 years in the US is about to end for the following reasons:
Most undergraduate college and university programs are organized to give an average education to average students.
College has gotten More >
