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(Ed Tech) Work as a Luxury Good
A classic thought experiment. If you won the lottery today, would you go to work tomorrow? I'm betting that if...
Solving the Proximity Problem?
Have you figured out any methods for mitigating the proximity problem? This problem is particularly acute in higher education, where...
Am I Wrong About Vendor Webinars?
I love being wrong in this space. It is much better to be wrong here than in my day job...
Clay Shirky's Next Book
Dear Clay Shirky, Please make the subject of your next book higher education. I loved Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity...
Basecamp, E-mail and Projects
Will we ever get beyond e-mail as the main tool to manage our project communications? Everyone I know believes that...
Laptop Requirements and the Downside of Choice
Us learning technologist believe in choice. We push for educational content to "just work" on whatever screen our learners may...
The Digital Native Fundamental Attribution Error
I agree with all of Arthur Levine's conclusions in "Digital Students, Industrial-Era Universities." Our course designs, teaching methods, and institutional...
Scarcity and Course Design
I'm reading Clay Shirky's amazing new book Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age (have you downloaded it...