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Lisa Durff

Trump redefines the enemy and 15 years of counterterrorism policy - The Washington Post - 0 views

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#notmypresident

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  • For Trump and his senior policy advisers, America is locked in a world war for its very survival, and the enemies in this wide-ranging battle are not only radical Islamist terrorists but a chaotic, violent and angry Muslim world.
  • Lisa Durff on 29 Jan 17
     
    In whose world is he living? Certainly not my world.
Lisa Durff

From AR to VR: After games, what's the next big market for 'extended reality?' - GeekWire - 0 views

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education VR AR

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  • Lisa Durff on 12 May 18
     
    " "augmented reality" (AR), overlaying digital information and elements on top of the live, real world. About half-way down the path is "mixed reality" (MR), in which digital objects are embedded into the real world as though they were a part of it. At the very end of the path is "virtual reality" (VR), in which the real world is shut out and you're inside a fully digital environment."
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US No. 9 in world in preparing students for jobs | Education Dive - 0 views

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students jobs education

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  • Lisa Durff on 02 May 18
     
    "The U.S. ranks ninth in the world, behind Estonia and Canada, in making sure school curriculum adequately prepares students for future careers, according to The Hechinger Report"
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Good Read: What We Can Learn from the Smartest Kids in the World | MindShift - 0 views

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shared by Lisa Durff on 27 Aug 13 - No Cached
  • Paul’s book review discusses Ripley’s study of three cultures’ perspective of education: Finland, South Korea, and Poland.
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  • global economy, kids needed to be driven; they need to know how to adapt, since they would be doing it all their lives. They needed a culture of rigor.’”
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Nicholas A. Ferroni on Twitter: "We are conditioning students for a world that is multi... - 0 views

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  • Lisa Durff on 20 Sep 14
     
    We are conditioning students for a world that is multiple choice, when it's open-ended. #ptchat #edchat pic.twitter.com/ZnS9kT1CHz - Nicholas A. Ferroni (@NicholasFerroni) April 24, 2014 http://twitter.com/NicholasFerroni/status/459132198088876032
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President Trump's Immigration Order, Annotated - The New York Times - 0 views

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#notmypresident

shared by Lisa Durff on 29 Jan 17 - No Cached
  • Lisa Durff on 29 Jan 17
     
    "Most of the 19 hijackers on the planes that crashed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a field in Shanksville, Pa., were from Saudi Arabia. The rest were from the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Lebanon. None of those countries are on Mr. Trump's visa ban list."
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5 research-backed tips for better concentration - 0 views

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shared by Lisa Durff on 28 Jun 16 - No Cached
  • too much unfocused time degrades your ability to concentrate when you need to.
  • Focus is a function, first and foremost, of limiting the number of options you give yourself for procrastinating
  • Just stepping into a different space hits the reset button on your brain and allows for more productive and creative thinking
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  • The Secret World of Sleep: The Surprising Science of the Mind at Rest:
  • Sum up Here's how to focus: Focus is a muscle: The more time you spend focusing, the better at it you will get. Don't give up. Clear your head: Got concerns? Write them down. Make a plan for how to conquer them. Then get to work. Location, location, location: Go where you know you'll get stuff done where there are no distractions. Stop being reactive: Turn phone notifications off. No interruptions. It all starts and ends with you. Get your sleep: Or you'll be dumb and impulsive. More sleep means better performance across the board.
Lisa Durff

PhD Talk: PhD Talk for AcademicTranfer: How to find focused flow - 0 views

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Flow

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  • Lisa Durff on 02 Mar 17
     
    "Have you experienced the type of deep concentration, where you simply work without getting distracted, and the rest of the world ceases to exist?"
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SpotON3D - A Place to GO, Rather Than a Page to Read - 0 views

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QS world university rankings 2014: economics | Higher Education Network | The Guardian - 0 views

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