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Colleges use meditation to cut rising stress among students - washingtonpost.com - 0 views

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    "These students have been conditioned since kindergarten to evaluate their performance. Anything they do, they're comparing to their friends and even competing with their friends," Svoboda said. "When you come in here, you don't have to do that." "
Jason Ramsden

D.C.'s Kinetic Tech Czar - washingtonpost.com - 0 views

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    A great article on how Web 2.0 is turning around a large urban city.
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    Vivek Kundra, CTO for Washington, D.C., is shaking things up with Web 2.0 and his "Apps for Democracy" ideas. This is a great article on how Web 2.0 and new ideas can work at any level.
Jason Ramsden

When Young Teachers Go Wild on the Web - washingtonpost.com - 0 views

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    Article on managing online presence for young faculty members.
Sarah Hanawald

Truth: Can You Handle It? - washingtonpost.com - 0 views

  • subjects used them as an opportunity to reinforce their own beliefs.
  • "Since people have more choice, they can choose to read the things that reflect what they already believe.
  • If one quack repeats the same piece of information to you five times, it's nearly as effective as hearing the sound bite from five different reputable sources.
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  • truth can be elusive, but the fight for it can be rewarding.
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    How do we tell the difference between information and truth.
Jenni Swanson Voorhees

Minecraft spawns classroom lessons - The Washington Post - 2 views

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    Minecraft in schools - nice coverage of St Patricks in DC and why use Minecraft in school
Dolores Gende

Seven misconceptions about how students learn - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post - 7 views

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    Excellent summary from the Independent Curriculum Group
Jenni Swanson Voorhees

Colleges looking beyond the lecture - The Washington Post - 3 views

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    The lecture hall is under attack...
Dolores Gende

Homework: An unnecessary evil? … Surprising findings from new research - The ... - 3 views

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    "Homework: An unnecessary evil? … Surprising findings from new research"
Demetri Orlando

Wide Web of diversions gets laptops evicted from lecture halls - 0 views

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    Georgetown professor bans laptops from his lectures. 
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