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From the Icelandic Volcano to a World School
A year ago, we received daily reports about the effects of the horrible earthquake… not the ones in Christchurch or Sendai, but in Port-au-Prince. And then there was the eruption of the volcano in Iceland, which disrupted aviation for a … Continue reading
Fortune cookies: the relevance of education
Today, my husband and I ate at a Chinese restaurant. Here are our fortunes. “The great aim of education is not knowledge but action.” Paulo Freire would certainly agree with that. He was a Brazilian educator who taught impoverished peasants … Continue reading
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Tagged education, education reform, education transformation, Freire, learning, memorization, memory, motivation, relevance, teaching, technology
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Hey, why did “they” do THAT to education?
I’m a parent, a teacher, and business person. I’m not blaming anyone for the problems of education, but with budget cuts, state-mandated testing, technology, and globalization, education will soon change dramatically. If you care about that, let’s discuss how we … Continue reading
Want to join the 21st-century coffeehouse for optimizing education?
“Chance favors the connected mind.” —Steven Johnson This blog is about the upcoming convergence of technology and globalization with education. The blog’s purposes are: To inform, provide resources, answer questions. To let people from different constituencies (teachers, students, parents, educational technology … Continue reading
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Tagged connected mind, education, education reform, education transformation, global economy, globalization, hunch, jobs, learner-centered design, learning, lifelong learning, opinion, optimization, optimizing education, schooling, student-centered design, teaching, technology, user-centered design, voice
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What the heck is usability, and why does education need it?
Usability is why we have smart phones instead of kludgy brick-like gizmos. Usability specialists are people who design the coolest products, that are simple to use, and everyone loves. Think iPod, IM, Wii, FB. Wanna see some cool stuff? http://www.ideo.com/work/ … Continue reading
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Tagged A.P. courses, cool products, credit recovery, design, Donald Norman, education needs usability, education reform, education transformation, games, human-computer interaction, innovation, learning through play, low-tech products, online courses, online learning, simple-to-use products, usability, Usability Professionals Association, user-friendly, virtual learning, World Usability Day
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