Category Archives: learning

Where do Those Good Ideas Come From?

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Whitney Leave a comment

In doing some research for a new project, I stumbled across a new animate from The RSA based on a lecture I love from Steve Johnson. (You should really listen to the whole podcast, or better yet, subscribe to the … Continue reading →

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Disruption of the Middle Class- Part III Education

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Whitney Leave a comment

In the last part of this series, we’ll discuss how the automation of tasks by technology and the disruption of typical business structure and models has an implication on what we’re doing in education right now. Education is the hot … Continue reading →

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Disruption of the Middle Class- Part 1

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Whitney Leave a comment

Part 1 of a Three Part Series on the New Economy and Disruption of the Middle Class and What Comes Next… Part 2:  The Rise of the Individual Part 3: Implications for Our Kids and the Future This week, I … Continue reading →

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Born to Learn

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Whitney 1 Comment

I came across this video through a blog called “For the love of learning” with a subtitle of  “Teachers who blame students for being bored is the equivalent to yelling at the hammer after you strike your own thumb.” This … Continue reading →

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Experimentation

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Whitney 2 Comments

In order to really make strides, we have to be willing to experiment.  We have to be willing to take risks, and we have to be willing to be wrong and fail.  I know I had tons of this as … Continue reading →

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