by Cameron Nichol | Nov 30, 2011 | Uncategorized
The Debt Quake in the Eurozone This static image is simple, well designed and focuses on one key issue, public debt as a percentage of GDP in 2000 and 2010. You could use this type of image as the backbone for a lecture, or series of lectures. It could also be the...
by Cameron Nichol | Nov 29, 2011 | Ed Tech use, This made me laugh
“Air Force researchers were delighted recently to learn that they could cut training time in half by delivering a mild electrical current (two milliamperes of direct current for 30 minutes) to pilot’s brains during training sessions on video...
by Cameron Nichol | Nov 23, 2011 | Ed Tech use
Facebook’s latest slight of hand effort to make a buck from your data is “Seamless Sharing”. “Critics say that Seamless Sharing is causing over-sharing, violations of privacy, self-censorship with regard to what people read, dilution of value...
by Cameron Nichol | Nov 21, 2011 | Best Bang for the Buck
Perhaps we should consider a university branded repository of Creative Commons texts. We could extend the life of your old textbook and give you a whole new audience. If you are looking for a way to make a some money from your old textbook check out the Saylor...
by Cameron Nichol | Nov 8, 2011 | Uncategorized
Following California’s open text initiative Washington is getting in on the act. “The state community-college board is creating low-cost textbooks and course materials and distributing them online for free in a new program” “The entire library,...
