We got education wrong!
I really do think we are going about the art of informing and developing our children on the wrong way. Not that the whole process is broken, but it does need a serious renovation. So where do we start? I think the starting point is a huge issue. We have old school administrators looking at the problem [...]
FastCompany the Communication TEXTbook we need.
So, I teach in a college of communication and media sciences in the United Arab Emirates. And one of the constant challenges is keeping a steady stream of up to date teaching resources in the hands of the students. Actually this is a global problem. As soon as we get that newly minted text on [...]
Mobile Media is Under Used!
If you are like me there is no shortage of mobile media in your life! Smartphones, PDA’s, semi-smartphones there is an overabundance of hand-held technology today. But what we are not seeing are the education and professional communities picking up these, anyplace and anywhere enabling tools as a means to advancing personal/professional/directed information exchange. And, [...]
Taking a little back
Have you caught wind of PirateBox? What is it? PirateBox is a self-contained mobile collaboration and file sharing device. Simply turn it on to transform any space into a free and open file sharing network. This is pretty cool stuff and turns any space into an interactive learning environment. The “at-you” education model simply does [...]
Are we too tied to our media.
I teach in a college of communication and work in the media and am now asking if we are too tied to the very media I am pushing people towards. It would seem I am not the only person asking this question. AdAge has recently published a report online titled ‘Study Brings New Meaning to [...]
180 degree turn—you ready?
I spend a lot of time thinking about career options. Part of the reason for this thinking is I have children. On another hand I am a professor and like to hope I am educating for tomorrow. Maybe I am even thinking a bit about myself? The days of being married to one job/career, for [...]
Mash up the University Experience with TEDx
If you are a TED fan then you have to also be fanatical about TEDx events. I find it amazing how many events there are globally and wonder if I can plan a vacation or year sabbatical attending TEDx events, writing, filming, blogging and creating the ultimate learning resource? Think of it as the resources [...]
Through the heart to the mind.
Education is my passion and I am wrestling with it at the high school level, with my children, and the university level where I teach. The problem with education today is too few teachers are aiming at the heart of the student to get to the mind. How does a test get to the heart? [...]
Export the smart from smartphones.
Smartphones are changing the world we live in. Sure there are many people who are not riding the smartphone wave. But the sad truth is in the very near future the smart phone is going to not only be the primary resource for storing and communicating information but it will also be the primary tool [...]
The Brain and Learning.
The Brain and Leaning are intimately related yet our education systems seem to have forgotten that it is not just what and how we teach but it is also about the student. Are we spending too much time thinking about what we learn and not how we learn? Is it possible that we need to [...]
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