January 2011
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.@Challies shares Principles for Conduct in... →
He reminds us “to speak truth with love” especially when using social media!
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.@edstetzer speaks “The Brave New World of New... →
I attended this session last summer. Ed Stetzer lays the foundation for several subsequent speakers offering a Biblical perspective on social media
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Lumina Foundation for Education releases a...
It’s better than a standardized test and an important step toward accountability of higher education. The 21st century offers challenges which will require very different skills than those for which higher education has traditionally prepared students!Amplify’d from www.insideindianabusiness.comLumina Foundation for Education today released a proposed version of a Degree Profile, a...
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Why we should use #Facebook with our "real"...
Only the people who I really care about appear consistently in “Top News” of my News Feed…what’s YOUR experience?Amplify’d from www.businessinsider.comHow Facebook Decides What To Put In Your News Feed – These 10 Secrets Reveal AllHow does the social media giant decide who and what to put in your feed? Tom Weber conducts a one-month experiment to break the algorithm, ...
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Do you feel compelled to "keep up" with all of the...
I do indeed & can’t seem to help myself although I realize it’s keeping me from being great at ANY ONE thing. I justify it because some have told me how much they’ve learned from me! Of course, I personally use much of what I discover.
Ask me anything
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Is curation the NEW "search"? #momento
I’m wondering IF it makes sense to begin to get better “organized” with one’s friends to promote content via curation.Amplify’d from edition.cnn.comHumans vs. automated search: Why people power is cool again(CNN) — What’s the best way to find great links on the web? Is it algorithmic search engines like Google, people-powered decision-making, or a combination...
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Is curation the NEW "search"? #momento
I’m wondering IF it makes sense to begin to get better “organized” with one’s friends to promote content via curation.Amplify’d from edition.cnn.comHumans vs. automated search: Why people power is cool again(CNN) — What’s the best way to find great links on the web? Is it algorithmic search engines like Google, people-powered decision-making, or a combination...
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A contrarian view of #Facebook: is anyone paying...
Do you ever feel like you’re “talking to yourself” on Facebook? IF no one’s paying attention, then you haven’t lost any privacy BUT IF NO ONE’s paying ATTENTION, then what’s the point (and what’s the business model)?
Of course, it could just be that we don’t have the ‘right’ friends BUT I suspect it’s because most Facebook...
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Robert J. Samuelson - To foster high-achievers,... →
!TW IF he’s right, then innovation in education is the high price we’re paying to ‘pay’ for teacher accountability, don’t you think?
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#Florida education overhaul: Gov. Rick Scott... →
I’m all for any reform which encourages INNOVATION. Frankly, I don’t see much difference between my 15-year old’s education and mine (I’m 62) EXCEPT that Blackboard is now a Course Management System instead of something you write on!
The Internet enables innovation from online courses, e.g. http://flvs.net, to more recent ones such as Facebook http://bit.ly/dH2J6A which...
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!tw .@quora as a personal learning network?
I had tried Quora before its recent surge, but have been meaning to take another look as I’ve noticed so many signing up. For my recent efforts to actually build a PLN, its social learning model offers much promise. What do you think? Join me!Amplify’d from www.bethkanter.orgIs Quora Yet Another Social Network (YASN) or Something Different?Over the holidays, I finally visited Quora, a...
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STEM + Arts = STEAM?
Has this caught on? First I’ve heard of it!Amplify’d from www.oaae.netHow do you turn STEM into STEAM? Add the Arts!You may have noticed in the media the increased use of the acronym STEM, which stands for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. There is a frenzy of activity at the national and state levels to increase student involvement and achievement in the STEM content...