John Seely Brown (JSB)
" the Digital Age calls for mash-ups, customization, multi-tasking, data mining, and collaboration by difference."
"Asking “are we preparing students for the interdisciplinary approach necessary to solving grand challenges?,” JSB advocated for entrepreneurial, playful approaches to learning. He celebrated the creative problem-solving represented by design practices, which bring together thinking and doing (“head and hand”), provide an environment where it is OK to fail, and engage in peer and collective critiquing to promote new perspectives. "
Full article by Lisa Spiro, the director of NITLE labs, editor of the Digital Research Tools Wiki, and author of Digital Scholarship in the Humanities blog. You may find her on Twitter as @lisaspiro.
http://chronicle.com/blogs/profhacker/imagining-the-future-of-the-university/39021
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Monday, March 19, 2012
Thursday, November 3, 2011
the greatness of humility
This is so well said, I had to share - thanks Luke (who ever you are)
http://lukenewman.wordpress.com/2010/08/11/humility/
"...why would anyone want to be humble if it means you can’t be proud of accomplishements? People who look at humility this way just don’t get it. Humility is not about rejecting pride in a job well done. Humility merely allows for the possibility of imperfection. It’s admitting that there may be someone out there who could possibly have done a better job."
"Most conflict resolution requires humility because you have to admit the possibility of being wrong."
http://lukenewman.wordpress.com/2010/08/11/humility/
"...why would anyone want to be humble if it means you can’t be proud of accomplishements? People who look at humility this way just don’t get it. Humility is not about rejecting pride in a job well done. Humility merely allows for the possibility of imperfection. It’s admitting that there may be someone out there who could possibly have done a better job."
"Most conflict resolution requires humility because you have to admit the possibility of being wrong."
Monday, October 31, 2011
Body image ladies
Oprah is banging on about body image, her stats say:
Do You Like Your Appearance?
60s: 64%
Teens 69.3%
Do You Look Good for Your Age?
60s: 88.3%
Teens 80.2%
There are more on the site - go visit - mostly it's healthy stuff to hear, and may help anyone on a day of crisis.
And there's also an ace article from Amy Bloom also on Oprah - thank you Amy,
"... Stop criticizing other women's bodies for sport or to soothe yourself.
And start. Start admiring aloud the things you really do admire. Show what you love and value. If you think Marta of Brazil is fantastic, put up her poster and get a group together to watch women's soccer. If Ruth Bader Ginsburg or Hillary Clinton or Aung San Suu Kyi is your hero, say so. "
Do You Like Your Appearance?
60s: 64%
Teens 69.3%
Do You Look Good for Your Age?
60s: 88.3%
Teens 80.2%
There are more on the site - go visit - mostly it's healthy stuff to hear, and may help anyone on a day of crisis.
And there's also an ace article from Amy Bloom also on Oprah - thank you Amy,
"... Stop criticizing other women's bodies for sport or to soothe yourself.
And start. Start admiring aloud the things you really do admire. Show what you love and value. If you think Marta of Brazil is fantastic, put up her poster and get a group together to watch women's soccer. If Ruth Bader Ginsburg or Hillary Clinton or Aung San Suu Kyi is your hero, say so. "
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Depression in society is not as well hidden as we'd like it to be.
It bothers me when I read in a Scientific American article that an estimated 1 in 10 Americans report suffering from depression, and many are self medicating with pain killers. We do this because we don't want others to know we are feeling depressed.
"In a recent study, 23 percent of people polled said they kept their symptoms of depression a secret because they feared their doctors would prescribe anti-depressants. And in fact, disclosing depression might be more of a societal than personal problem, with anxieties that insurance premiums will rise or colleagues at work will find out."
I also followed their link to a CDC report and see at first glance that some of the most depressed groups are ironically those who feel disenfranchised - societal depression.
To me this says many are living our lives in a way that doesn't work. Large numbers of people no longer feel connected with life, being alive. How are we becoming trapped into such depressing lives? Is this why we're hooked online and into gaming - simple escapism - denial? Is the explosion of Oprah culture, yoga and coaching a way to bring things back in sense - acceptance and moving on? Will the societal systems of 'the man' also have t change - hell yeah but how?
"In a recent study, 23 percent of people polled said they kept their symptoms of depression a secret because they feared their doctors would prescribe anti-depressants. And in fact, disclosing depression might be more of a societal than personal problem, with anxieties that insurance premiums will rise or colleagues at work will find out."
I also followed their link to a CDC report and see at first glance that some of the most depressed groups are ironically those who feel disenfranchised - societal depression.
To me this says many are living our lives in a way that doesn't work. Large numbers of people no longer feel connected with life, being alive. How are we becoming trapped into such depressing lives? Is this why we're hooked online and into gaming - simple escapism - denial? Is the explosion of Oprah culture, yoga and coaching a way to bring things back in sense - acceptance and moving on? Will the societal systems of 'the man' also have t change - hell yeah but how?
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