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Inside Higher Ed: Make it Look Planned

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 21:16:20 -0500

Dean Dad [...]

Teaching Generation Z: Digital Transition

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 06:22:21 -0500

Transition – 1. Passage from one form, state, style, or place to another.

I struggled to find the right word to decribe what I’m trying to sort through in my mind at the moment. I wanted a word to describe the middle ground between say a traditional paper based, non-digital [...]

Moving at the Speed of Creativity: Why are URL shorteners blocked by some content filters, websites, and wifi providers?

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 23:11:58 -0500

Today I was interested to learn Flickr prohibits the use of some URL shortened links, including tinyurl and bit.ly.

This was surprising as well [...]

elearnspace: Balloons, networks, and human motivation

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 20:10:12 -0500

DARPA ran a Red Balloon challenge last week to explore “the roles the Internet and social networking play in the timely communication, wide-area team-building, and urgent mobilization required to solve broad-scope, time-critical problems”. DARPA positioned 10 red weather balloons in different locations around the US. The first group that [...]

Kentucky School News and Commentary: Major studies show verdict is still out ...

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:25:00 -0500

Major studies show verdict is still out on charter-school effectiveness: The benefits of charter schools are still unknown, based on two major studies that offer opposing views of their effectiveness. One study found that charter-school students outperform their public-school peers, while the other found that charter-school students perform worse or [...]

Inside Higher Ed: Hulu and Higher Ed

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 17:31:09 -0500

Joshua Kim [...]

Constructing Meaning: Edublog Awards, A First Time Experience

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 16:51:54 -0500

This is the first time I have involved myself in this set of awards. This is also the first time I actually felt qualified to do so. So, here are my Edublog Awards (The Edublog Awards Homepage) nomination suggestions: Best individual blog: Will Richardson: Webblogg-ed (Twitter) Best individual tweeter: Steven W. Anderson [...]

The Gradebook: Coming up: Board meetings, teacher disciplinary hearings, winter break and more

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 15:30:00 -0500

Tuesday: Pinellas School Board, 10 a.m. • Hillsborough School Board, 3 p.m. • Hernando School Board, 7 p.m. • Board of Governors committees, 9 a.m. conference calls

Wednesday: Charter School Appeal Commission, 10 a.m., Tallahassee

Thursday: Florida Board of Governors, conference call, 9 a.m. • Education [...]

Jay P. Greene's Blog: Arizona Zombie Association Objects to NEA Comparison

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 13:02:50 -0500

(Guest Post by Matthew Ladner) I received the following email yesterday from the Arizona Zombie Association (AZA) objecting to being compared to the Arizona Education Association (AEA). The email read: Dr. Ladner, I serve as President of the Arizona chapter of the American Zombie Association. I want to let you know that the [...]

This Week In Education: Millot: Professional Ethics on Holiday from EdSector?

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 12:48:32 -0500

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We believe that by marrying the methodological rigor of sound research with the communications excellence of the best journalism and the real-world impact of policy analysis Education Sector is uniquely positioned to both make a compelling case for fundamental reform and to promote change directly with [...]