Fireside Learning:  Conversations about Education

All Discussions Tagged 'change' (9)

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Or-Tal Kiriati

Homework - rename it!

Had an interesting discussion with some teens over the weekend. It was about homework. It seems that while all kids really hate doing hom...

Started by Or-Tal Kiriati

40 Aug 2
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Or-Tal Kiriati

Will universities stay relevant? Discussion by Don Tapscott

Quoting: "Last week I wrote a substantial essay for the Edge arguing that the universities are entering a period of crisis. I argued tha...

Started by Or-Tal Kiriati

8 Jul 4
Reply by Mike
Sean Nash

Possibilities 2.0

"Give me potential or give me death." ~yep, my version of Patrick Henry's stuff Now that I think of it, I probably could have just ent...

Started by Sean Nash

2 Jun 22
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Or-Tal Kiriati

Tests : is there no other way??

I would like to raise the topic of tests for discussion. Similar to the whole homework-renaming concept, tests also are a factor of teach...

Started by Or-Tal Kiriati

7 Feb 5
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Sean Nash

What does the “Information Superhighway” really look like?

Just what does the “21st Century classroom” actually look like? Do you even know? What do you actually picture when you close your eye...

Started by Sean Nash

4 Feb 5
Reply by Sean Nash
Or-Tal Kiriati

Learning to Change-Changing to Learn

Ran across this video, and it got me thinking. You would probably need to watch it twice to get all that's being said. Sentences like..."...

Started by Or-Tal Kiriati

12 Jan 29
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Connie Weber

"Online Education Cast as ‘Disruptive Innovation’" article in edweek

"Online Education Cast as ‘Disruptive Innovation’" The industry of education is being disrupted. Coming from a business perspective, th...

Started by Connie Weber

6 Jun. 10, 2008
Reply by Nathan Lowell
Ian Carmichael

Leadership, change and teaching

I've just been reading Leading Change.The section on Max De Pree of Herman Miller describes Max's view of leadership. (p 44-5) *The firs...

Started by Ian Carmichael

34 Jan. 25, 2008
Reply by Connie Weber
Connie Weber

ideas for discussions at Fireside Learning; use of the network

Kelly posted this note on his page, and I've lifted it to use as a forum starter: "As an entity, public education is needed to ensure th...

Started by Connie Weber

3 Dec. 29, 2007
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