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Erica Hartman

Official Google Blog: Our Googley advice to students: Major in learning - 0 views

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shared by Erica Hartman on 16 Jul 08 - Cached
  • ... communication skills. Marshalling and understanding the available evidence isn't useful unless you can effectively communicate your conclusions.
  • .. analytical reasoning. Google is a data-driven, analytic company. When an issue arises or a decision needs to be made, we start with data. That means we can talk about what we know, instead of what we think we know.
  • . a willingness to experiment. Non-routine problems call for non-routine solutions and there is no formula for success. A well-designed experiment calls for a range of treatments, explicit control groups, and careful post-treatment analysis. Sometimes an experiment kills off a pet theory, so you need a willingness to accept the evidence even if you don't like it.
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  • ... team players. Virtually every project at Google is run by a small team. People need to work well together and perform up to the team's expectations.
  • ... passion and leadership. This could be professional or in other life experiences: learning languages or saving forests, for example. The main thing, to paraphrase Mr. Drucker, is to be motivated by a sense of importance about what you do.
  • Patrick Higgins on 25 Jul 08
     
    Great article from the Google Blog about who they want and how to promote thinking skills in the classroom.
  • Patrick Higgins on 25 Jul 08
     
    Read this. It's worth it.
Patrick Higgins

The Strength of Weak Ties » Towards a Framework For Visual Literacy Learning - 0 views

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shared by Patrick Higgins on 09 May 08 - Cached
  • The auditory nerve transmits sound to the brain and is composed of about 30,000 fibers. Contrast that with the optic nerve which sends visual signals to the brain through 1 million fibers (Burmark 2002). Basically, you’ve got a dial-up connection from the ear to the brain and broadband from the eye to the brain.
  • Visuals, when combined with other multimedia, provide individuals with a competitive voice. One that can be heard. One that can be measured. One that says “here I am, and here’s what I think, here is what I have to contribute. Now what do you think?” Kids have meaningful things to say, so challenge them to produce visual content with purpose and with pride.
  • Patrick Higgins on 09 May 08
     
    Here are some things to think about...
Patrick Higgins

Questioning techniques - 0 views

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shared by Patrick Higgins on 21 Oct 08 - Cached
  • Patrick Higgins on 21 Oct 08
     
    Interesting list of question types. I particularly like the "Columbo" style.
Patrick Higgins

Multiple Intelligences -- Assessment - 0 views

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shared by Patrick Higgins on 29 Oct 08 - Cached
  • Patrick Higgins on 29 Oct 08
     
    Help your students find out what their learning style is.
Patrick Higgins

Study Finds That Online Education Beats the Classroom - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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shared by Patrick Higgins on 21 Aug 09 - Cached
  • People are correct when they say online education will take things out the classroom. But they are wrong, I think, when they assume it will make learning an independent, personal activity. Learning has to occur in a community.”
    • Patrick Higgins
      Patrick Higgins on 21 Aug 09
       
      This is a key point in making those who feel that there are huge flaws in online learning. While there is definite potential for the "correspondence course" model they mention above to still be present, there are myriad ways in which online learning can be extremely communal. What I love about it is that it automatically eliminates pacing concerns in that students can move through material at a rate that is more to their style.
  • Patrick Higgins on 21 Aug 09
     
    Very interesting one.
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