February 2012
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Breathe In, Breathe Out
Revolutions happen fast but dawn slowly. To a large extent, we’re still benefiting from risks that were taken, and research that was financed, more than a half century ago.
— Jon Gertner, NYTimes, 2.26.12
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Anonymous asked: are you serious?
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“Participating in cultural life is not something out of ordinary to us: global...”
– We, the Web Kids - Alexis Madrigal - Technology - The Atlantic (via ninakix)
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““If you are not paying for it, you’re not the customer; you’re...”
– The New Dinosaur: Why I’m Not on Facebook, and Why You Shouldn’t Be Either - Culture - GOOD
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“The findings show that Facebook could be used as a reliable job-screening...”
– Facebook Profiles Found to Predict Job Performance - WSJ.com
common design principles in dissimilar conditions
City with independent satellites (Unwin, 1910) and a kitty nursing four of its young
(via 550 - The City and the Kitty, and Other Urban Analogies-big think)
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“If we are feeling distracted, we should pay attention to that distraction. It...”
– Cathy N. Davidson - Distraction is Our Friend
In a response to Hanif Kurieshi’s wonderful The Art Of Distraction, Davidson lays down some pretty good thoughts, too.
(via stoweboyd)
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“We absolutely need breaks and distance from our routines to gain a new points of...”
– The Myth of the Disconnected Life - Technology - The Atlantic
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“The trouble is that much of our education policy — from how we finance it down...”
– Eight brief points about “merit pay” for teachers | Daniel Pink
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“Just weeks before Ginsberg first encountered him, Clausen stripped off his...”
– Poet returns to Berkeley for rare reading - Inside Bay Area
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“Placing big bets might sound risky but given the pace of change, we think it’s...”
– Full Transcript: Eric Schmidt’s Edinburgh Festival Keynote | paidContent:UK
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“There’s certainly an important role for technology in the classroom. And...”
– Hyping classroom technology helps tech firms, not students - latimes.com
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Web 3.0 revisited
…the next big trend in the evolution of the Web, and the next big opportunity for entrepreneurs, is data. — Anthony Ha reporting on Reid Hoffman’s SXSW 2011 preso
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Technology and Educational Progress
Despite the celebratory hype, there’s no guarantee that a hyper-technologized education system is synonymous with genuine progress….
[ergo]
In lieu of empirical data, why are schools rushing into this brave new world of technology?
— David Sirota
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Facilitating Online Trust
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“Scholarly workflows are moving online, leaving traces that can be documented—not...”
– As Scholarship Goes Digital, Academics Seek New Ways to Measure Their Impact - Technology - The Chronicle of Higher Education