Half-finished or half-baked? 005

Random musings. Half-finished (and quite possibly half-baked) thoughts.nThings that have caught my eye…

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One of the most interesting articles I’ve read in a longntime

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• Attractingnthe twentysomething worker. Describes how the workplace is being changed bynits newest employees.

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Students learn by doing

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• Milton Chen,nExecutive Director of the George LucasnEducational Foundation, encourages us to start teaching basketball withntextbooks. [thanks,nMichael!]

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Google Maps Street View

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• Anwoman complains that you can see her cat in the window. Interestingnimplications for people’s perceptions of privacy.

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Nebraska is our model for how NCLB should be

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• Localized,nformative assessments are where it’s at

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Proper etiquette?

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• When possible, should mainstream media hyperlinknto sources like most blogs do?

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Will every household have one of these somenday?

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• ‘Honey, the coffee pot handle broke!‘ ‘No problem. I’llnjust make a new one with our new 3–D printer!‘

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Anti-school blogs

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• Does anyone know URLs of blogs or online discussion boards that are beingnused by parents or community members to discuss their unhappinessnwith their local schools / educators?

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Second Life as a museum?

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• I had thought about Second Life as a simulation space, similar to thenpotential that resides with video gaming technologies, but Sweden’snusing Second Life like a museum.

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Guess which university produces the most doctoral students inneducation?

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• Many of you will be surprised by thenanswer.

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An interesting perspective on higher education

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• Arenuniversities like Tower Records?

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Make your own screencasts (free)

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• I love Camtasia Studionand Adobe Captivate. Butnthere also are some freenalternatives for making your own screencasts.

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A different way to pay teachers?

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• My favorite is the onenthat pays $49.50. Insert your own pay clause as a comment!

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