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"Education is not the filling of a vessel,
but the kindling of a flame."
- Socrates
Archive for September, 2009
Creating and dismantling the library of the future
9/24/2009
Inside Higher Ed writes that, Daniel Greenstein, vice provost for academic planning and programs at the University of California System predicts: The university library of the future will be sparsely staffed, highly decentralized, and have a physical plant consisting of little more than special collections and study areas. Particularly over the past decade, librarians have [...]
Is ASU building the New American University?
9/23/2009
This video has been floating around for seven months, and I somehow haven’t seen it until today. Not only does Arizona State University specifically address the growing needs for transdisciplinarity, design, relevancy, and innovation in higher education, but they seem to have a grasp on what it all means. In designing the “New American University,” [...]
Knowmads in the Netherlands
9/15/2009
Education Futures introduced the knowmads concept last November. And, now we just learned that a major Dutch school of youth entrepreneurship, KaosPilots Netherlands, has decided to rebrand themselves as “Knowmads” (soon to be located online at knowmads.nl?). From i-genius: KaosPilots Netherlands in Rotterdam is shutting its doors and the team is reopening under a new [...]
Uruguay reacts to Plan Ceibal book pre-launch
9/10/2009
Roberto Balaguer notes that a book we are collaborating on has captured the attention of the president of Uruguay: The website of the Presidency of the Republic [of Uruguay] takes the news. On Tuesday, in connection with the [Montevideo International] Book Fair, we held the pre-presentation of the book on Ceibal Plan and the OLPC [...]
Summer in review: Part 2
9/4/2009
We continue our reflection on this summer’s news with a brief note on two items that look into how technology impacts student and teachers’ thinking. Education Innovation compiled some thoughts on lateral thinking vs. vertical thinking: Successful Student Thinking In The Digital Age will be “lateral” and “miscellaneous.” Cristóbal Cobo shared a Mark Gibson piece [...]
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