I really hadn’t thought of this much until I read a blog post of the same name from Presentation Zen. Who of course linked to this great Sir Ken Robinson video. So the blog post and the video got me thinking. Who (or what, etc.) inspires you? Who: My Wife, God Daughter, Seth Godin, What: The ocean, baseball, opportunities for […]
I’ve had this e-mail sitting in my box for a couple of weeks now. I had a look at this when I first got it but took some time today to really look at the University of the People. All I can keep thinking is: Is this the beginning of the end? A university uses the power of the social […]
It’s been a while since I upgraded to WordPress 2.7. If you host your own WordPress blog and haven’t yet upgraded I strongly recommend the upgrade. If for no other reason than threaded comments is now part of WordPress. Finding a theme that is built for WordPress 2.7 and then activating threaded comments in the Admin section will add a […]
A successful Flatclassroom Conference: Check! Caught up on grading PSU Grad course: Check! Caught up on Wetpaint Duties: Check! Finished teaching first Sat. Grad course with Kim: Check! (Oh…and a full time job as well): Check! Completely over-stretching myself: Check! I’ve had a few blog posts rolling around in my head since I got back from the Flatclassroom Conference and […]
When you create a conference around students it takes on a whole new meaning. When you challenge those students to take on a project that will impact the world….it means even more. I wish I could describe to you the energy level that was in this room that that you see to the left. Students from around the world, thinking […]
In just a few hours I’ll be flying to Doha, Qatar to take part in the Flatclassroom Conference. Just how flat is our world? I will fly 10 hours, meet with teachers and students from around the world and then fly back to Bangkok all within 3 days. To think that travel alone is this easy anymore. That we take […]
Dear Mr. President, Last night I stood and watched as you became the 44th President of the United States of America. It was a gathering of many excited American expats in Bangkok, Thailand. My wife and I moved overseas in August of 2002 to Yanbu, Saudi Arabia. A small town 3 hours north of Jeddah. When we arrived in August […]
Napster was started in June 1999 and for many marked the beginning of an era of free digital music. For the next 10 years the music industry would try to stop people from downloading free, and what they claimed to be, illegal music. In January 2009 the largest online music store in the world, Apple’s iTunes, announced it will offer […]
OK….I admit it. I am an information hippie. I believe that information should be free and accessible to all. I believe that filters are over rated, do not protect our kids, and that education is the only way to teach responsible use of this amazing machine we call the World Wide Web. Man….do I feel better! As schools continue to […]
Actually it began quite a few months ago according to the administrators I talked to here at the Bangkok ISS and Search-Associate recruiting fairs. Technology is making this process easier and recruiters are showing up to the actual fairs with a focused set of people they are looking for. I hope Julie Lindsay and Clay Burell both chime in on […]