Monthly Archives: September 2016

Mechanical Doll Terror

Posted on September 21, 2016 by Antonio Vantaggiato

It’s pure terror: A moving mechanical doll is advancing toward you, and there is nobody else in the room. Not many have used this imagery to tell stories in cinema, while a lot of directors have used the simpler (but … Continue reading →

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Teacher Quality

Posted on September 19, 2016 by Antonio Vantaggiato

While reading the book Mindware. Tools for smart thinking (link to review) by Richard Nisbett, I came across a couple of nice paragraphs worth citing. Nisbett is reasoning on incentives and discusses the effects of the so-called loss aversion (humans … Continue reading →

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Trail Of Magic

Posted on September 11, 2016 by Antonio Vantaggiato

Some time ago Seth Godin wrote a very concise and powerful post on the appreciation of the “trail of magic” a student produces in her career (from No direction home). Can you show me a history of generous, talented, extraordinary … Continue reading →

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The disneyBook

Posted on September 8, 2016 by Antonio Vantaggiato

Silos, Tunnel Vision and the Infantilization of Everything: the disneyBook I have gone through a few weeks of classes, and I am emphasizing with my students the importance of the open Web vis á vis the closed, institutionalized silos-like environments … Continue reading →

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