Monthly Archives: June 2011

Myths of Teaching & Learning: The Liberal Arts

Posted on June 25, 2011 by Antonio Vantaggiato

Today I am reading the very nice article Is it time to kill the liberal arts degree? from Salon. Author Kim Brooks make a fine job with her analysis, which can be summed up thus: Colleges of Liberal Arts provide … Continue reading →

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delicious Zeitgeist 06/24/2011

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Antonio Vantaggiato

Is it time to kill the liberal arts degree?A thought-provoking article on the value of college education and the liberal arts. Students Becoming Curators of Information? Curation of content, filtering and students. Talons: A Case Study in DIY Educational Technology … Continue reading →

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Myths of Teaching & Learning: Dr. Oblivion

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Antonio Vantaggiato

Now I would like to dedicate this post to a certain Dr Oblivion, who stepped out of one David Cronenberg film to play the Deus Ex Machina of the current revisitation/implementation of the infamous -but contagious- MOOC Digital Storytelling course … Continue reading →

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Myths of Teaching & Learning: The Value of College

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Antonio Vantaggiato

Heard about the current hot debate over the “Value of College”? I am covering it in my research on the myths of teaching and learning, so here I’ll just give a short extract of what I am writing, based of … Continue reading →

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An Interview with Clay Shirky

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Antonio Vantaggiato

As part of my research on the myths of teaching and learning, I am at last publishing my interview with Clay Shirky of the past 14 June. I needed a long time to review it and transcribe parts of it in … Continue reading →

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