The deadline to submit papers or other materials to the Invisible Learning project has been extended to August 31, 2010. This is due to an overwhelming response to enhance the discussions on Invisible Learning. Therefore, we are launching a new website, using the Ning platform, which will allow for greater collaboration and sharing of ideas and [...]
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Archive for March, 2010
The politics of American anti-intellectualism
3/23/2010
Nothing is more political than education. The Texas State Board of Education reminded us of the phenomenon this month, rewriting textbook guidelines to match their conservative, theological worldviews. Not since the Kansas Board of Education voted to restrict the teaching of evolution has an entire state backlashed so strongly against science and reason. In an [...]
Ken Robinson on standardized testing
3/21/2010
Ken Robinson goes on the offensive against standardized testing in a post-industrial society … and hits the issue on the head:
Five secrets futurists don’t want you to know
3/9/2010
Professional futurists continue to make outstanding contributions toward the development of understandings of the future, but is futures thought limited to this select group? Definitely not! With a do-it-yourself attitude, and leverage of the right resources, anybody can become an effective futurist. Here’s why: Nobody knows the future – don’t trust anybody who says otherwise. [...]
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