Monthly Archives: September 2010

Top Universities Ranking

El Nuevo Día published the 2010 world Universities Ranking 2010 in this article of 9 Sept. 2010, in which it says the first Latin American University to make an appearance on the List is the UNAM, Univeridad Autónoma de México. … Continue reading

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9/11

Image via Wikipedia On the anniversary of 9/11, my sympathy goes to victims and families who suffered such rerrible losses and traumas. I’d also like to propose the following reflection. Terrible as it was, 9/11 was not an act of … Continue reading

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Toda redención es mutua

Simposio  sobre la nueva web y la transformación de la educación superior Un Resumen A continuación algunos enlaces a resúmenes y posts que se han publicado sobre el Simposio del 3 de septiembre. En ese simposio, invitamos a Dolors Reig, … Continue reading

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Myths of Teaching and Learning -2

Another myth of Teaching and Learning, and actually one upon which we founded many of our curricula is embedded in the quasi-logic of the following: This course teaches topic X, which is so badly needed by our new XXI century … Continue reading

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Did you enjoy being violent?

Yes, answers Noomi Rapace, Swedish star of the filmed trilogy Millennium. Here’s a nice interview with her, by UK’s Absolute Radio. Noomi interpreted Millennium’s noir hero Lisbeth Salander, a violent hacker with unusual computing experience and a woman with a … Continue reading

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