Posts Tagged ‘classroom’
New and great book by Steven Pinker reminds us that Technology is not destroying our Minds (but there’s always more Enlightened ways to harness it)
5 signs the world’s improving, according to Bill Gates’s new favorite book ever (Market Watch): “Bill Gates has long been a huge fan of Harvard psychology professor Steven Pinker and his book, “The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined.” In fact, last year the Microsoft founder hailed it as the most inspiring book…
Read MoreWho Says This is The Classroom of the Future?
The New York Times has recently published several very good and seemingly unrelated articles…let’s try and connect some dots. What if we questioned the very premise behind naming some classrooms the “classrooms of the future” simply because they have been adding technology in literally mindless ways? What if the Education of the Future (sometimes also…
Read MoreLearning with Video Games: A Revolution in Education and Training?
In recent years, we have witnessed the beginnings of a revolution in education. Technology has fundamentally altered the way we do many things in daily life, but it is just starting to make headway in changing the way we teach. Just as television shows like Sesame Street enhanced the passive learning of information for kids…
Read MoreBrain Rules: science and practice
Interested a good, non-technical, summary of the implications of recent brain science in our daily lives? Biologist John Medina offers that in his article below (as part of our Author Speaks Series) and in his new book: Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School. Enjoy! (Note: John will be…
Read MoreMild cognitive impairment and Memory Problems: exciting new research
Very quick post: just want to alert you of 2 news pieces on MCI and Alzheimer’s prevention-related research. Frequent Brain Stimulation In Old Age Reduces Risk Of Alzheimer’s Disease “The study found a cognitively active person in old age was 2.6 times less likely to develop dementia and Alzheimer’s disease than a cognitively inactive person…
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