From a Scientific American Article Most people believe that they are above average, a statistical impossibility. The above average effects, as they are called, are common. For example, 93 percent of drivers rate themselves as better than the median driver.…
From the Institute of Play On Games for Learning Education in the early part of the twentieth century tended to focus on the acquisition of basic skills and content knowledge, like reading, writing, calculation, history or science. Many experts believe…
Hubspot is an amazing organization – a few I really admire and learn from. Here is one more thing to learn from them – how to build a culture.
Seven Fatal Sales Mistakes from Predictable Revenue, covers typical mistakes companies make. Not Taking Responsibility for Understanding Sales & Lead Generation Thinking Account Executives Should Prospect Assuming Channels Will Sell for You Talent Fumbles (Hiring, Training, Incenting) Thinking “Product-Out,” not “Customer-In”…
I have taken a couple of courses on Udacity and OCW and really enjoyed them. The current crop of MOOCs like EdX, Udacity, Coursera are version 1.0 in my opinion. Their model mimics class room training. A teacher talks about…
It is nice to see a teacher attempting to use simple tools to help students learn better. This is the story of an innovative teacher connecting students to Geometry through Twitter. “When will we use this?” It’s the question all…
Clean Coder: A code of conduct by Professional Programmers by Robert C. Martin Bob talks about the responsibility and the honor of being a professional programmer. A few gems: Professionals spend time caring for their profession (making a case for…
I was a little surprised to see the tone of this article on Online Education, especially the title. Commodified, one-size-fits-all education is indeed a solution to many problems, including crushingly high tuition, college selectivity, state budget problems and the mania for…
One of the ideas we are discussing in a small group at KCG is to build a minimal prototype of a Science Teacher robot. Here are some thoughts about the first iteration of the prototype: We will restrict the domain…
This is a great article on the impact of Mobile on Learning and worth a read. The key for successfully channeling the mLearning revolution will not simply be about digitizing current educational systems. The real appeal will be allowing people…
