How should we design textbooks and education technology for a world where information is no longer scarce or hard to find? It is time to rethink how we build education products based on new paradigms of information management. In Part 1 of this series we explored the broken paradigms about…
Are you drowning in information? You are not alone, almost all of us are. But the information is not to blame – we are. Information overload is a meta societal problem that affects our whole industry. From the personal (we are overwhelmed) to the products we build (we need to…
This meme has been running around the blogosphere. In the spirit of “getting to know your blogger better” here is my version of this fun little collection of random facts. Four jobs I have had in my life (not including your current job): Street Musican (Seville, Paris, Madrid, Amsterdam, New…
Burger King and the Simpsons producers have teamed up in a brilliant marketing campaign – you can upload a photo of yourself (or victim) and create a Simpsonized image. Thats me to the left there, d’oh. If you need to waste 15 minutes today I recommend this activity! Its got…
Life is tough, but it is tougher when you are stupid. John Wayne Helping people be smarter makes the world a better place. It really is that simple. I’m a business guy – but I love THIS business because when we do well something good happens in the world. Except…
I’m assuming this is just a rhetorical device but Wesley Fryer over at Infinite Thinking Machine is calling for a textbook moratorium so we can get laptops and digital curriculum in everywhere. I don’t disagree with his urge to shake things up and increase the rate of change in the…
Collective writing is a critical 21st Century Skill. Wikis are the primary tool for teaching this skill today. What resources exist to help teachers use wikis in the classroom? Recently this issue has been bubbling up on several places. The Wall Street Journal had an article on the discussions behind…
Unpacking the Zeitgeist is an amusing post about World of Warcraft (WoW). In it Sci Fi Author Charlie Stross attempts to explain to someone from 1977 how Gnomes dropped from the sky in the shape of a URL advertisement in WoW. He unpacks 30 years of assumed knowledge (what is…
Here is a mix of some of my favorites from this past spring. You will find an eclectic mix of alternative, country, power pop, mexican guitar virtuosity, folk and retro 60’s chic. Enjoy.
Cell phone ettiquette check. This morning on my outbound flight I cleared security and headed for the bathroom. For the second time in two weeks I encountered that most noxious creature – the guy who thinks it is appropriate to chat away on his cell phone while taking care of…