I love a good rhetorical question (“Why can’t every day be my birthday?” or “Is there no one who can save us from Super Villain X’s evil machinations?”). The whole point of a rhetorical question however is that the question is either unanswerable or the answer is self-evident (“Uh, it’s just not physically possible to have… Continue reading #DadLife: I wonder…
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The 2011 K-12 Horizon Report: Too optimistic? | Dangerously Irrelevant | Big Think
Ouch! Scott McLeod pulls no punches in this response to the 2011 K-12 Horizon Report. He echoes Gary Stager’s assertion that most technology growth is replicative in nature: SmartBoards replicating chalkboards, clickers/responders replicating multiple-choice quizzes, teacher-selected YouTube clips replicating filmstrips and VHS tapes. Even Moodle takes a hit as he claims that it is simply another… Continue reading The 2011 K-12 Horizon Report: Too optimistic? | Dangerously Irrelevant | Big Think
Adjusting the Prescription | The University of Virginia Magazine
One of the great things about our job is that we are often consulted about new and interesting ideas from The Great Beyond. This week the three of us were sent a link to an article in the online University of Virginia Magazine and asked to share our responses. While it would be tempting at… Continue reading Adjusting the Prescription | The University of Virginia Magazine
