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franhuang

4 Ways To Retrain Your Brain To Handle Information Overload | Fast Company | Business +... - 5 views

www.fastcompany.com/...to-handle-information-overload

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  • rafopen on 03 Nov 14
     
    "We live in an age of information overload. While many of us find ourselves inundated with vast amounts of data daily, our fast-paced society also requires us to make more rapid decisions." A very short blog post that reminds us to slow down and focus. It doesn't add much new to the conversation but the reminders are helpful, especially the one about multitasking. It truly is a myth.
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  • anonymous on 15 Nov 14
     
    Excellent article. I also really enjoyed the part about multi-tasking! Very interesting and informative! "What we're actually doing is rapidly shifting our attention from one thing to another," he says. This fast-paced attention seesaw depletes the brain's glucose supply. Glucose is the fuel that the brain's neurons need to communicate with one another. Using up the brain's glucose supply by task switching means the brain will reach a level of fatigue much sooner in the day than if we concentrate on one item at a time with sustained attention."
  • nivinsharawi on 20 Nov 14
     
    i enjoyed reading it
  • franhuang on 03 Dec 14
     
    Interesting read! 4 ways to retain your brain to handle information overload
koskinen12

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maxmhm77

Ubuntu - 9 views

Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I have also used Ubuntu and liked it very much.Here is an interesting article indicating 10 reasons to choose Ubuntu 12.10 over Windows 8 http://www.pcworld.com/a...

started by danielsan9 on 13 Sep 14 3 follow-ups, last by maxmhm77 on 15 Sep 14
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Kevin Stranack

How Web-Savvy Edupunks Are Transforming American Higher Education | Fast Company | Busi... - 3 views

www.fastcompany.com/...ming-american-higher-education

module7 education edupunk mooc

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  • Kevin Stranack on 31 Aug 14
     
    "The edupunks are on the march. From VC-funded startups to the ivied walls of Harvard, new experiments and business models are springing up from entrepreneurs, professors, and students alike. Want a class that's structured like a role-playing game? An accredited bachelor's degree for a few thousand dollars? A free, peer-to-peer Wiki university? These all exist today, the overture to a complete educational remix."
monde3297

THE FUTURE OF THE BOOK - 11 views

www.buzzfeed.com/...the-future-is-never

open access

shared by monde3297 on 30 Nov 14 - No Cached
  • petrae77 on 30 Nov 14
     
    The year I graduated high school, the media was overrun with speculation about a new technology set to shake the foundation of the world. What was it? We weren't told, exactly. All we knew was that code name "IT" was so revolutionary that we would have to rebuild our cities from scratch.
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  • kristykim on 30 Nov 14
     
    Thank you for sharing. I also heard that many universities are getting rid of their printed textbooks and only using e-texbook due to high prices that students have to pay for their printed textbooks. They may order in the printed textbook, but majority of schools are going digital.
  • siyuwang on 04 Dec 14
     
    Thank you for sharing this resource. This reminds me of a news article I read before, which is "Apple Announces E-Book Store". According to that news article, Apple announced the create of iBook store in Apple's event in Jan 27 2010, hoping to reshape the e-book industry with a vast selection of electronic books in iBook. Electronic books offered in iBook store are around the same price as Amazon's Kindle platform, but with much more functions and convenience. Taking the form of iPad, and with the support of five largest publishers in the world, iBook offers the electronic version of various books and ebbeds multimedia such as photos, videos, and audio files into books, which is revolutionary. Therefore, the rapid development of technology has promoted the rapid changes and upgrading in book industry. From traditional physical books that we buy from retailers or borrow from libraries, to the online book sellers who sell both physical books and electronic books, to today, ebook stores in portable and mobile devices, how we read, when we read, where we read, and what we read have been transformed to a large extent.
  • haileyhjw on 05 Dec 14
     
    This is a good article. Sometimes, we think new technology will be a disrupted tech to kill and totally replace old industry.But actually, for old industry, the market will shrink a lot ,but won't totally disappear.
  • Olivia Azar on 08 Dec 14
     
    What's going to happen with printed books?
  • monde3297 on 10 Dec 14
     
    It depends on which side of the fence is one sitting on. The truth is the book is here to stay.
  • monde3297 on 10 Dec 14
     
    It is interesting that whenever a new innovation is introduced, the current one is declared dead before its final time arrives. Books in whatever format are appealing to different audiences for various reasons. To think that the introduction of e-books was going to lead to a declaration of war on printed books is laughable. Books will be with us for as long as we are still in this world. Does format matter? only time will tell.
  • ukanjilal on 12 Dec 14
     
    Long back Lancaster wrote about paperless society but still we are heavily depending on paper only. Technology has fast evolved. First we talked about e-libraries then virtual libraries and now contemplating cloud based libraries. Many technologies have come and gone but paper is still ubiquitous.
monde3297

OPEN AND CLOSED - 30 views

www.nytimes.com/...morozov-open-and-closed.html

open access

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  • Kevin Stranack on 16 Jun 14
     
    An alternative perspective on "openness".
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  • dudeec on 31 Oct 14
     
    Beware of "openwash". Whenever a term becomes so popular, it is important to clarify the definition and scope of the author/speaker/presenter.
  • ibudule on 01 Nov 14
     
    An alternative opinion on openness, I agree. Openness may evoke different feelings to people who have the "closed" experience. It may be also people's disbelief in the buzz-words and buzz-trends which come and go.
  • Ana Muñoz de Rivera on 03 Nov 14
     
    I agree with the danger of Openness. Not everything should have open access. What happens with the pages that show people how to make guns or bombs? I think certain pages should not only be dismissed but also closed.
  • itsmedianelee on 07 Nov 14
     
    This is interesting. Technology is changing so fast! Already implications about 3D printing is in the news!!
  • ilanab on 07 Nov 14
     
    So true ibudule. Is 'openness' to become another catch-prase and trend as 'green', 'robust debate', 'politically correct' terms for almost anything? The deeper significance of the concept can be undermined by it becoming the last trendy issue which is applied to almost anything and everything.
  • azhar_ka on 19 Nov 14
     
    So true, not everything should be open, but it is getting hard in our world, where everyone addicted to technologies. Technological dependence is becoming a huge issue. For example, leaked Snapchat images are all over the internet, and 50% of users are teen in the age of 13 to 17 years old. And nowadays, most of pics aren't images of dogs, cats or weekend dinner, they are images of naked people. If its open, then there is no privacy.
  • ekw1993 on 19 Nov 14
     
    I actually remember reading this article last year. It's quite frightening how these new methods of production have the potential to do a great deal of harm. Personally, I believe such "openness" can lead to subversion but that the benefits outweigh the risks.
  • Balthas Seibold on 05 Dec 14
     
    Morozov is right to bash "openwashing". But he is wrong in his Statement on "open-source". He writes "While Popper's openness is primarily about politics and a free flow of ideas, open-source is about cooperation, innovation and Efficiency" - well if we look at the core and origin of "open source", we have to look at "free Software" and its definition given by the "Inventor" of "free and open source Software", Richard Stallman. And we will see, that Stallman has a robust and transparent agenda of "free flow of ideas", very liberal, very Popper-like. So "free Software" is the wrong example for open-washing, because it came from "freedom" first. For more, see https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html
  • monde3297 on 10 Dec 14
     
    The jury is still out there and only time will tell.
  • monde3297 on 10 Dec 14
     
    The argument will be with us for a very long time. I think this is based on the side of the fence that one is sitting on. It is just like a case of what came first a chicken or an egg. The fact is Open has place to occupy in our learning space. The jury is still out there.
  • ukanjilal on 12 Dec 14
     
    Thanks for sharing this well presented write up. Big question put forth is are we really getting the outcomes expected from the open society. Open vs. quality is a big issue. At times restricting access helps a great deal.
bhowatg

"Africa's transition from the shadows into the open: with specific reference to Stellen... - 2 views

zimbabwereads.org/...Africas-transition.pdf

open access module1 publishing

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  • bhowatg on 05 Sep 14
     
    Open access, be it via institutional repositories or publishing using OJS, is fast becoming the norm for sharing research output. Africa needs to get onto the open access bandwagon.
  • Kim Baker on 05 Sep 14
     
    Hi TG, great to see you here! :)
bmierzejewska

One Professor Schemes to Keep Colleges in the Web's Fast Lane - Technology - The Chroni... - 1 views

chronicle.com/...147589

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  • bmierzejewska on 14 Jul 14
     
    " "Paid prioritization and other forms of preferential access will significantly disadvantage libraries, education, and other nonprofit institutions,""
kristykim

TEACHING AND LEARNING FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE - 1 views

www.unesco.org/...mod11.html

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  • kristykim on 15 Nov 14
     
    Indigenous knowledge is unique to a culture or society. It shows us how to connect and to sustain through the environment. This kind of knowledge is passed down to generation to generation. Back then our ancestors did not have Internet or computers to store or to share their ideas. Our ancestral knowledge is very fragile and can easily be lost. Knowledge is history and our roots, which are passed down from our ancestors to us and these knowledge should be kept and be preserved. New information is also valuable, but so is our past. Here is a site that helps us to learn about what Indigenous knowledge is and activities to help us how to preserve Indigenous knowledge.
  • yitingwang on 16 Nov 14
     
    It is a good idea. We should remember our indigenous knowledge and pass it down to following generations. People without past can not value the present. We shouldn't let these knowledge be destroyed by fast information on the internet.
jesseharris

HELP WANTED: Reinventing MOOC discussion boards - 11 views

Excellent feedback! Thanks for taking time to share - feel free to keep the great ideas and notes coming!

started by jesseharris on 21 Oct 14 4 follow-ups, last by jesseharris on 27 Oct 14
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w_kwai

Stop Hating Online: "Consequences" TV Ad - 6 views

youtu.be/dlcbYh3IKVM

module4 Module2 Privacy

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  • w_kwai on 21 Nov 14
     
    The Canadian Government promoting how sharing private content of someone is illegal. Having the internet and our social media tools, it is so easy to share and connect with people. It is great in many ways, like education, social life, work etc. but when it comes to personal life, maybe it is not as great. People like to share because it is easy and fast, there are no physical restrictions. There are consequences but because there are too many people doing it, it is hard to target everyone. With this digital age coming so quickly, maybe rules, regulations, and education are still trying to catch up. If I have not taken this course, I would not have known that sharing a screenshot on Whatsapp with friends is actually illegal. The point is when everyone is doing it now, and we were not deeply educated on this topic beforehand, how is this going to stop? When sharing screenshots has became a trend, how is it possible to stop?
  • Becky E on 21 Nov 14
     
    I think this video does an excellent job of not victim-blaming, or casting any moral judgement. I think it's easy to say "don't take pictures", etc., but approaching it as a strictly legal matter may be a better route to take. Speaking of the general open access movement, I think some valuable lessons could be taken from this for raising awareness about appropriate uses of open access information. It reminds me of the Disney compilation copyright video we watched at the beginning of the course - using some very literal imagery to get a point across, and explaining what the law is, not what people are doing with it.
  • Kelly Furey on 03 Dec 14
     
    I think this PSA does a really good job of communicating a 'touchy' subject in a tasteful manner. The message is simple and very relatable for adolescents. Cyberbullying is a tremendous issue among youth in Canada and I am really glad to see the government taking preventative initiatives.
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