by Whitney | Jun 1, 2011 | business, community, economics, education, happiness
I love Entrepreneurs. They are some of the most interesting, exciting folks around. They often have a great idea, and they are actively involved every day with trying to make sure that dream or vision comes true. Like the picture on the right, enterpreneurs get to...
by Whitney | May 2, 2011 | community, economics, education, learning, Uncategorized
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 topic these days....
by Whitney | Apr 5, 2011 | Discovery, education, learning, Uncategorized
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 encapsulates much of...
by Whitney | Mar 17, 2011 | business, community, economics, education, politics
Or- The Doctrine of Unintended Consequences The World seems to be in chaos on both global and local scales. Food and fuel prices are going up. Banks are raising ATM fees. Baggage fees are going up on airlines, meaning folks will cram more and more into those overheads...
by Whitney | Jan 6, 2011 | business, community, economics, education, social media
I’ve been mulling over the following problem for a while now, and while this idea may still be half-baked, I thought I’d toss it out for commentary and see what you think. Over on Edutopia, Jenifer Fox and I are managing a group on Personalized Learning...
by Whitney | Dec 10, 2010 | business, community, education
Recently, I’ve heard a lot of people saying things like “They just don’t get it,” with a rather, fed-up, exasperated voice, like “There’s nothing you can do to help THOSE folks. They’re Hopeless.” I know we’ve...
