07
22
2009
- 7:24pm
…On Progress
“He who rejects change is the architect of decay. The only human institution which rejects progress is the cemetery.” – Harold Wilson
07
14
2009
- 10:54pm
Free is not Free
“Can you please let the staff use an alternative web browser called Firefox?” was the question at the last US State Department meeting. The answer surprised participants, but perfectly illustrates the point that just because something is free doesn’t always mean it is free! Read More…
07
09
2009
- 7:22pm
Whose Treasure Is It?
This week’s G-8 summit in L’Aquila, Italy raises an important question: Who owns national treasures? Italy moved the meeting from a seaside resort to L’Aquila in an effort to spur G-8 nations to commit resources to helping rebuild the treasures destroyed in last year’s earthquake that devastated the region. Read More…
07
08
2009
- 7:47pm
…On Educational Change
“The future is here. It’s just not widely distributed yet.” – William Gibson
07
08
2009
- 6:02pm
Guys Left Behind
When I was earning my teaching certification there was a serious push to impress upon my cohort that girls were not being well served by public schools in America. We read research report after research report about why this was true. We built lesson plans specifically incorporating the research recommendations. We worked very hard at, as it turns out, putting boys in the same place the girls were at. Read More…
07
07
2009
- 8:48pm
…On Workplace Creativity
“The things we fear most in organizations – fluctuations, disturbances, imbalances – are the primary sources of creativity.” – Margaret J. Wheatley
07
07
2009
- 6:12pm
Perfect or Close Enough?
Redesigning with a mind towards transitioning existing customers to a new way of doing things is tricky. It might just be the trickiest redesign job to tackle. I’m dealing with this dilemma considering how to redesign our technical documentation template at work. Read More…
07
06
2009
- 6:46pm
Frank Lloyd Lego
I may be a little behind the times on this, but I think it’s so awesome! I have no skills at building, but Lego & Brick Structures have teamed up to let me be Frank Lloyd Wright for a day & fifty dollars. Read More…
07
05
2009
- 1:52pm
Mathematics Curriculum Idea
Arthur Benjamin is a professor of Mathematics at Harvey Mudd College. In this TED talk he suggests a new end point for all the scaffolding in our Mathematics curriculum. Read More…
07
04
2009
- 3:09pm
…On Freedom
“Freedom is nothing else, but a chance to be better” – Albert Camus