Monthly Archives: November 2011

Thanksgiving cooking

Yes, I really had my hands dirty yesterday while dressing our little beastly turkey. The story is, this is my second turkey ever. My daughters convinced me we needed to have a nice Thanksgiving dinner, so we went out and … Continue reading

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Involve parents in students’ learning

Tom Friedman just published an interesting article on the New York Times: “How About Better Parents?” In it, Tom briefly shows how OECD‘s PISA testing results seem positively correlated to parental involvement with reading books to children. This finding doesn’t … Continue reading

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5-minute University

Just a quick post with a video from a character of TV stepping, I believe, from the late 70’s NY: Father Guido Santucci preaching about his concept of a 5-minute University: After all, he says, his $20 admission fee covers … Continue reading

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Myths of Teaching & Learning: What have you learned today?

A little method common in the academic area known as “assessment” is to ask students, at the end of a class the question: What have you learned in the class? This is the latest myth I’m covering, in the series … Continue reading

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Zombie Map of the World, anyone?

What happens if you search for zombies on Google Maps? This is what some researchers at the Oxford Internet Institute asked, reported some time ago The Guardian. And this is the result, which, according to one of the study’s authors, … Continue reading

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