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Hieroglyph - 1 views

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    On the home page, it says, "Hieroglyph is a publication, collective conversation and incubator for the "moonshot ecosystem" bringing together writers, scientists, engineers, technologists, industrialists and other creative, synoptic thinkers to collaborate on bold ideas in a protected space for creative play, science, and imagination."
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    This platform is surely of interest. Uses a forum format, each of which contains a "big idea" that is described and discussed. In addition, the wiki contains curated content about the project.
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Michael Crow on higher education impact - 0 views

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    Part of the Solve for X project, posted on YouTube by wesolveforx on Feb 7 2012. Crow is president of Arizona State University and his "moonshot project" (in the parlance of Solve for X) is to re-think higher education. In this brief video, he describes some of the changes he's brought to ASU in the last 10 years. For more on this project, follow tag solve_x.
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    Doesn't talk about technology, per se, but does talk about the need to shake up the institutions.
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A new culture of learning : cultivating the imagination for a world of constant change - 0 views

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    By Douglas Thomas and John Seeling Brown, Lexington, KY: CreateSpace. 2011. (Worldcat) Authors state a case for a new culture of learning that embraces technology.
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Digital Technologies in Qualitative Research - 0 views

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    By Amanda Coffey, Cardiff School of Social Sciences. Coffey has conducted ethnographic research in a digital environment. This powerpoint hits on some keywords and key features of her projects.
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    Keywords/acronyms: CAQDAS (computer aided qualitative data analysis software); enthographic hypermedia environment. Interesting ideas: multimodality (different insights with different media); activity of writing interwoven with analysis; archiving data; managing complexity; readers can potentially interact with entire data set; secondary analysis; innovative publications; new ways of "reading" qualitative inquiry
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open thinking: rants & resources from an open educator - 0 views

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    This is the blog space of Dr. Alec Couros, professor of educational technology and media at the Faculty of Education, University of Regina. He's been blogging in this space since 2004 and, according to the About page, posts "personal reflections and resources related to teaching and learning, democratic media, critical media literacy, digital citizenship, openness, and social justice."
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National Educational Technology Trends: 2010, Innovation Through State Leadership - 0 views

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    Published by SETDA (State Educational Technology Directors Association), April 21 2010. This report summarizes a national survey of the 50 "states' implementation of the technology sections of the ESEA [Elementary and Secondary Education Act], Title II, Part D (Title II-D) Act."
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MIT Media Lab - 0 views

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    Website of the MIT Media Lab. From their Mission and History page, "Now, in its third decade, the Media Lab continues to check traditional disciplines at the door. Future-obsessed product designers, nanotechnologists, data-visualization experts, industry researchers, and pioneers of computer interfaces work side by side to tirelessly invent-and reinvent-how humans experience, and can be aided by, technology."
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Netflix Competitors Learn the Power of Teamwork - 0 views

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    By Steve Lohr, July 7, 2009 in Technology section, The New York Times. A contest set up by Netflix offered a $1 million prize for improving its movie recommendation system.
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The Creativity Crisis - 0 views

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    By Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman, published in Newsweek, July 10 2010. This article argues that American kids' creativity has been declining since 1990, in part because of the current state of education. In other parts of the world, there is a real emphasis on nurturing creativity in the schools.
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Open Education News - 0 views

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    This is a group blog, with contributors from the U.S. and South Africa, writing on topics pertaining to open education, worldwide.
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Learning Forum London - ePortfolio 2010 and Key Competencies 2010 - 0 views

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    This is the conference site for the Learning Forum London 2010 conference, held July 2010. This page provides links to the Program and Conference Tracks. As of Sept 2010, the 2010 conference proceedings were not yet available from this page.
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Stephen's Web - 0 views

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    Stephen Downes is considered one of the leading authorities on online learning. In addition to this blog, he publishes widely and authors an email that is available daily or weekly, OLDaily.
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HBS - MIT User and Open Innovation Workshop 2008 - 0 views

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    Conference listings, including links to topic summaries and a PDF of presentation slides. Conference was held in the summer of 2008; page last updated in June 2009.
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Open Source Science: A New Model for Innovation - 0 views

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    Q&A with Karim R. Lakhani by Martha Lagace, published in Harvard Business School Working Knowledge, November 20 2006. Lakhani's "research analyze[ed] how open source norms of transparency, permeable access, and collaboration might work with scientists."
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The Evolution of the Circus Industry - 0 views

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    Information about a case study on Cirque du Soleil in Harvard Business Review. Case study publication date: June 1, 2009.
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A Visit To New York University's Interactive Telecommunications Program - 0 views

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    Brooke Gladstone, On the Media (NPR), May 14, 2010. This page offers both an audio podcast and a transcript of the story. Gladstone reports on the Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP)'s spring 2010 show, and interviews Clay Shirkey, a teacher in the program.
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We-think: The power of mass creativity - 0 views

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    By Charles Leadbeater. This is the web page for the We-think project, and includes downloads for chapters 1-3, as well as links to other materials related to the book (including an early draft).
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Customized Learning at School of One - 0 views

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    By Beth Fertig, reported on WNYC March 24, 2010. In this education feature, Fertig reports on an experimental afterschool program called School of One, an individualized math program where students work online with math tutors and also occasionally work together. Their self-paced work plan is based on frequent online assessments. Daniel Willingham is quoted for his work on learning styles. MP3 is available, in addition to the transcript.
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Kuhlmann, Dr. S (Stefan) - 0 views

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    Dr. Kuhlmann is Professor of Foundations of Science, Technology\nand Society at University of Twente.
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