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Indexes and tables of contents provide a context, giving a broader snapshot of the field at a given time. And after consulting them, the researcher must make a considered decision to take the next step. By contrast, in online searches, the researcher tends to follow hyperlink to hyperlink, in a
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[youtube=http://youtu.be/0xuFnP5N2uA] Mali's slam reminds me of a "random thought" by Louie Schmier that I read many years ago and, obviously, has stayed with me all this time: I am a teacher. I am more in the people business than the information business.
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Great! You got your money's worth! At over $100 a credit, you should complain about not getting a lot of information. If you take a three credit course and get $200 worth of information, you have a right to complain. If you get $500 worth, you got a
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Real learning comes with ups and downs, because it’s about experimenting. There’s no successful experimentation without failure. And please don’t confuse failing a standardized test with that all-important “experimental” failure. A failed experiment may lead to an insight that breaks the path to success. A failed
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One professor is including a policy on this issue in her course outline.
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Diploma Mill Concerns Extend Beyond Fraud [Free registration may be required] Bill to crack down on diploma mills stalls Brainstorm: Diploma Mills Psst. Wanna Buy a Ph.D.? Institution Accreditation Avoid Fake-Degree Burns By Researching Academic Credentials (thanks)
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We are also HOW we read. It is often said that the Net is the new printing press. It also produces in the "reader" something new. [T]he style of reading promoted by the Net, a style that puts “efficiency” and “immediacy” above all else, may be weakening
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For too long, we have educated people for a world that no longer exists, extinguishing their creativity and instilling values antithetical to those of a free, 21st century democracy. The principal objective of education as currently provided is to ensure the maintenance and preservation of the status quo—to produce
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Richard St. John polled a group of very smart people on what it takes to be successful. He presents his findings around 8 keywords (4 min.) [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6bbMQXQ180]
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[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGCJ46vyR9o] And do we teach from/about/to who they are?
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He can do calculations to 100 decimal places in his head and learn a language in a week. And he may hold the key to unlocking similar abilities in everyone. [googlevideo=http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4913196365903075662&hl=en] UPDATE 2-28-2008: Daniel should be a source
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