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Online learning more effective than face-to-face learning

Digizen published a recent study sponsored by the US Department of Education which concludes that online learning is more effective than face to face “traditional” learning. A systematic search of the research literature from 1996 through July 2008 identified more … Continue reading

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Seth Godin on textbooks

Image byhttp://www.prestonlee.com/archives/67 via CrunchBase Seth on why the textbook industry deserves to die {from edu.blogs.com}. Seth Godin (author of Tribes, among others…) writes an interesting argument favoring the disappearance of textbooks. Yes, textbooks, as those used in classes, he says, … Continue reading

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We Are the Web, from LA!

Here’s the Web 2.0 presentation – Redondo Beach version, I did on 19 May 2009 for the TRIO Programs HOPE Conference. I enjoyed it so much, I embedded a few great videos (which do not seem to work well in … Continue reading

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Moving to Educat10n 3.0

I need to repost this table from John Moravec’s educationfutures (on which I landed thanks to El Caparazón. Its implications for discussion on education are huge… “Teachers are… everybody, everywhere”!

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Sharing is the nature of creation

Sharing is the nature of creationJim Groom’s talk was all about the revolution started when people began sharing, mixing and remixing other people’s work. His point is that syndication is key to that sharing system and to imagine open access … Continue reading

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