The Aim of Education
Peter Scholtes**’ diagram shows what we are facing right now as humans interacting with technology. So for those of us that are older, we may see this diagram within the context of our lives, our personal history. For those of us that are younger, this diagram is not about history but just about the fact […]
Collaborative Learning School 2.0
Darren Kuropatawa of A Difference is a perfect example of what School 2.0 will look like. Or at least it’s a start. As part of his math curriculum, he and his students blog about the current class math lesson. Because blogs are generally open for anyone to see, his class took a turn when a […]
The Evolution of Blogging
Mashable created this wonderful little chart that outlines the evolution of blogging: It’s nice it’s becoming easier and easier for anyone to post information online via a cell phone. The only thing to get caught up on is the difference between useful verse useless info. It’s wonderful your cat just sneezed, but from an educational […]
Sponsorships
We just finished a training on technology and education at Johns Hopkins University. Because of the nature of offering new services that people have probably never heard of, such as LinkedIn.com, people get suspicious about our motive. Are we sponsored by the companies we push in our trainings? One audience member said, “Plug!” as we […]
Why Technology?
In 2006 we spent a large portion of our budget on technology. In 2007 we are projecting again to spend a large portion of our budget on technology. So the question stands, why would an educational company be spending so much money on technology? fast money payday loans 3M is a large company with sales […]
Our Positioning for 2007
Positioning is one of my favorite parts of a start up. Like chess, it’s moving pieces so the position is advantageous. With Swift Kick, positioning matters for different reasons than my previous efforts, it’s not so much about competition. We are trying to improve education with our own money. There’s a ton of risk in […]
Ken Robinson: School Kills Creativity [VIDEO]
Sir Ken Robinson is an influential advocate for the importance of creativity in education. He makes an entertaining (and profoundly moving) case for overhauling our education system. [Recorded February, 2006 in Monterey, CA]
If Teachers Talked Six Minutes Less Per Lesson…
Ruhl, K. L., Hughes, C. A., & Schloss, P. J. (1987, Winter). Using the pause procedure to enhance lecture recall. Teacher Education and Special Education, 14-18. In this study an instructor paused for two minutes on three occasions during each of five lectures: the intervals ranged from 12 to 18 minutes. During the pauses, while […]