New Rules: Tom Friedman comments that the phrase “work hard and play by the rules” no longer applies. Ignoring the fact that many today are trying to “work none and don’t play by the rules”, he suggests instead… The truth is, if you want a decent job that will lead to a decent life today… Continue Reading muraPOI: September 12, 2012
[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”]We’re working on a project at work and I wanted to benchmark our estimates to develop online professional development. I found these resources after a bit of Googling. I did this same… Continue Reading Tuesday Tip: Time/Cost to Develop One Hour of Training
Tony Danza (yes, that Tony Danza) was on the Today Show this morning talking about his experiences while he was a high school teacher for a year (no, really!). One of the things he said really struck me, and it’s one of the things that I’ve been saying for some time now, the real challenge… Continue Reading Motivation in Online Courses
[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”][ I moved this up to publish this week because of @Alan_Wolf. ] I few years ago I began writing up my own list, charicturizing each of annoying habits as passengers you… Continue Reading Friday Frustration: Airline Pet Peeves
For the first day of classes at MIT… This Isn’t High School: Advice for Faculty Teaching First-Year Students: Mary Bart writes about a recent online seminar where the speaker suggested: “recalibrating student expectations of how things work in college so they can be successful during that first critical year and beyond” (via Faculty Focus, August… Continue Reading muraPOI: September 5, 2012
Ok, here’s a bit of research I did to match up with my new Retina MBP sporting 2 Thunderbolt ports and 2 USB 3.0 ports. This data is probably only valid within a few months of September 2012. Portable Hard Drives Essentially which way do I go with a new portable hard drive? Thunderbolt-only? Not… Continue Reading Tuesday Tip: Portable Hard Drives and USB3 Flash Drives for Retina MacBook Pros
California State University partners with Pearson for system-wide online program: Tony Bates writes about the Cal State/Pearson partnership. “You don’t outsource your future core competencies.” Word. This sort of partnership with courses, some of the e-book experiments going on, and LMS vendors selling themselves as analytics platforms are prime examples of vendors attempting to dominate… Continue Reading muraPOI: September 4, 2012
[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] “Philadelphia has installed a pilot lane for distracted pedestrians. The first of its kind in the world, the lane was installed on a city sidewalk.” Sources: NPR, YouTube (Ok so this… Continue Reading Friday Funny: You’ve heard of bike lanes?
The Best Book Reviews Money Can Buy: One word, *sigh*. David Stretfeld in the NY Times writes: “Attention, despite being contrived, draws more attention.” And a great comment from Slashdot: “Back in the 1980’s, if you read a review on the internet (usenet at the time, there was no web yet), you could be sure… Continue Reading muraPOI: August 27, 2012
Sigh, I did it again. (But it took me a few weeks to schedule it into a Friday… post.) [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] Sorry for the focus, but I took this in the trunk of… Continue Reading Friday Fail: Me, again