KnowledgeStar

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

In the year 1989, I was standing at the end of a pier in Provincetown, Massachusetts looking out at the sunrise over the Atlantic with my good friend Jacques. I was a young researcher at Digital Equipment Corporation and had been working on DECnet, the world’s first corporate Internet. I remember turning to my friend [.].

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KnowledgeStar

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

I wanted to pass this on from Goodnet … I’ve been writing about free course ‘experiments’ for awhile now, and they are no longer experiments but new models of educating the world. Sort of like Khan Academy’s idea to bring free world class education to anyone anywhere. So digital is once again changing everything. Imagine a world filled with educated people … [.].

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KnowledgeStar

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

Good idea to take a moment and watch and listen to the video … feels like they sent a camera into a time machine and came back with this report. If you want to move forward you’ll pay attention to where education (aka learning) is headed.

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KnowledgeStar

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

Host Ira Glass talks about his experiences reporting on education and the unending question of how we can make schools better. He discusses the Chicago Teachers strike and an essay by writer Alex Kotlowitz that talks about how the strike raises questions about the severity of [.].

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Help Hosting Report Discussion 113

KnowledgeStar

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

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Learner LMS Informal Learning Informal 170

KnowledgeStar

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

Good Idea?

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Learning Ideas Education 124