Books: None of the Above: Books: The New Yorker
Books: None of the Above: Books: The New Yorker: I.Q. measures not just the quality of a person’s mind but the quality of the world that person lives in. —- this is a good explanation of culturally generated differences in intelligence.
Read MorePlato for primaries | comment | EducationGuardian.co.uk
Plato for primaries | comment | EducationGuardian.co.uk: What is the meaning of life when you’re six? asks Jonathan Wolff — it is never too young to start to develop some practical reasoning in children.
Read MoreMacArthur Foundation Series on Digital Media and Learning – Series – The MIT Press [del.icio.us]
MacArthur Foundation Series on Digital Media and Learning – Series – The MIT Press [del.icio.us]: Six books, to buy or read freely online, on “the effect of digital media tools on how people learn, network, communicate, and play, and how growing up with these tools may affect peoples sense of self, how they express themselves, […]
Read MoreCBC.ca Arts – TV chef James Barber of The Urban Peasant fame dies
CBC.ca Arts – TV chef James Barber of The Urban Peasant fame dies: Cookbook author and television chef James Barber, who appeared on CBC-TV for 10 years as The Urban Peasant, has died. —- he was one of my favorites. i own all of his ginger tea cookbooks.
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Fab@Home: Make your own 3D printer: Fab@Home: Make your own 3D printer — Fab! is where i see the future of technology.
Read MoreThe Cape Town Open Education Declaration
The Cape Town Open Education Declaration: Cape Town Open Education Declaration: Unlocking the promise of open educational resources —- I think most people should support open education, if not in this form, then in some reasonable form that admits that knowledge cannot be owned, though it is frequently proprietized into a commodity, that commodity-form, i […]
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Wiki becomes textbook in Boston College classroom: Wiki becomes textbook in Boston College classroom —- This is a great idea, I know that when i’ve had my students contribute to wikipedia they’ve learned a fair amount about wikipedia, usually after their additions were deleted, or changed.
Read More2007 – number 10 – Education for All, halfway there | The UNESCO Courier | ISSN 1993-8616UNESCO.ORG
2007 – number 10 – Education for All, halfway there | The UNESCO Courier | ISSN 1993-8616UNESCO.ORG: Education for All, halfway there Education for All by 2015: Will we make it? —- I’m a bit cynical. I hope we do make it but… it seems unlikely.
Read MoreDigital Opportunity Index (DOI)
Digital Opportunity Index (DOI): Digital Opportunity Index (DOI)
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