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Maurice Sendak on Being a Kid 25 Aug 2013 | 12:53 am
This is simply beautiful. Thanks to Explore for this. Filed under: Inspiration Tagged: Children's literature, Maurice Sendak, Where the Wild Things Are
Notes on Externally-Sourced Instructional Resources 16 Aug 2013 | 08:48 pm
Earlier this week the President of the University of Texas distributed a memo that included the following: “Where appropriate,” (the university and its faculty members) “should learn from, leverage, a...
The Saxifrage School 6 Aug 2013 | 05:58 am
A new DIY school, with a focus on “local”. Love it. More later, but for now check out their video and their site. Filed under: Business Models, Design in Higher Ed, Industry […]
Beyond Retrofitting: Innovation in Higher Education (A Response) 15 Jul 2013 | 03:16 am
Debate about the revolutionary potential of technology in higher education has never been more intense, nor greater in volume. For spectators and participants alike, it’s great fun. Me, I’m just […]
Harnessing Creativity to Teach (or Sell) 3 Jul 2013 | 07:16 am
Do you remember those times during your formal education in which a teacher made something that you found particularly difficult, perfectly clear; when she used a story or other means […]
Long Lost Etiquette 21 Jun 2013 | 12:11 am
The excerpt below comes from a book published in 1875: A Gentleman’s Guide to Etiquette by Cecil B. Hartley. Imagine if we all sought to conduct ourselves in this fashion.Note: Given […]
Déjà Vu All Over Again: MOOCs, Commerce and Professional Autonomy 12 Jun 2013 | 07:12 am
In a recent post, Dr. Lloyd Armstrong writes: “Unfortunately, most of the push-back about using MOOCs so far has been about preserving academic freedom in teaching, and not about benefits […]
Technology, Transparency & MOOCs 5 Mar 2013 | 04:53 am
Summary MOOCs have introduced a greater level of transparency in online higher education. They offer students a chance to evaluate and compare institutions to a degree previously unheard of in higher ...
Five Big Issues: Hanover Research 26 Feb 2013 | 05:47 am
Sometimes the best way to understand what’s going on in higher education, or any field for that matter, is to ask a research firm. Because they work with a range [...]
Commerce, “Free”, and Important People Discover Ed-Tech :: Week’s Most Interesting 01.31.2013 1 Feb 2013 | 08:09 am
Hand-picked selections of articles, reports, blog posts and events from the last seven days (or so). 1 :: Free (Hopefully) According to the now well established concept of the Long Tail, popularised b...
