http://learn2adapt.com/blog Occasional prattle on life and learning in the 21st century Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:05:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://learn2adapt.com/blog/2010/03/12/l2a-links-for-march-12th/ http://learn2adapt.com/blog/2010/03/12/l2a-links-for-march-12th/#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:05:06 +0000 Jeff Kelly http://learn2adapt.com/blog/?p=274

Dan Barber: How I fell in love with a fish | Video on TED.com – A great video from Dan Barber gives food for thought (ouch – bad pun) about sustainability and how we should give more thought to where we get what we eat.

Cheat Sheet For Social Media | Online Media Gazette – An interesting "cheat sheet" from Dre McLellan on how companies can leverage the various social media sites. Needs some review and validation…

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Can We Change the Web’s Culture of Nastiness? – Bits Blog – NYTimes.com – A new book by Jaron Lanier, a Web pioneer, suggests that the “drive-by anonymity” of the Web has fostered a culture of meanness. But does it have to be that way?

The Real Roots of the Crisis – Umair Haque – Harvard Business Review - An insightful post from Umair Haque. Wouldn’t it be nice if we could get away from nihilism and back to “Truth, Justice, and The American Way”?

Web 2.0 in Instruction: Adding Spice to Math Education — THE Journal – From the article: “Math 2.0 has been interpreted with a variety of phrases. Participants in weekly Math 2.0 Interest Group meetings co-created a definition where Math 2.0 links math education to social networking; involves using Web 2.0 tools to build and share knowledge of math concepts; is collaborating and connecting with others on problem solving, math thinking, and learning; and is an ability of users to create their own math-rich social objects using Web technologies.”

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150 Geeky Media People You Should Be Following on Twitter | GeekDad | Wired.com – An interesting list. Who knows, if I add some of these (John Cleese) maybe I will find my Twitter feed worth following again…

KODU Game Lab – Microsoft has a new tool for your budding game developers at home…

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Technology Review: Market Watch: Convergence Is King – On in a series of articles Tech Review has on "The Future of Media". Convergence marches on. A great summary quote from the article: "The key technical characteristic of what works is the ability to facilitate consumers' desire to read, watch, or listen to any content they want, anywhere, anytime."

Invent Your Own Computer Games with Python – An educational diversion for the budding computer programmers in your family!

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Government 2.0: Five Predictions for 2010-12 – O’Reilly Radar – Mark Drapeau shares his predictions for trends in Government 2.0.

Portrait of a Multitasking Mind: Scientific American – My tirade agains multitasking continues: From the article: "New research by EyalOphir, Clifford Nass, and Anthony D. Wagner at Stanford University suggests that people who multitask suffer from a problem: weaker self-control ability."

How the iPhone Could Reboot Education | Gadget Lab | Wired.com – A private university in Texas completes the first year of a pilot program in which it hands out free iPhones and iPod Touch devices to its entire freshman class. The goal is to see if, and how, the iPhone can reinvent education.

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The ‘wisdom of crowds’ loses steam | The Open Road – CNET News – Matt Asay shares a collection of evidence that the "crowdsourcing" revolution may be settling into traditional models. From the article: "Despite countless articles extolling the virtues and seeming omnipotence of "community" over the past several years, the technology industry seems to be settling back into old habits: Command and control."

The Science of Success – The Atlantic (December 2009) – A fascinating article on the "Orchid Child Hypothesis" that impacts evolution, nature v. nurture (or should we say nature + nurture), and parenting. From the article: "Most of us have genes that make us as hardy as dandelions: able to take root and survive almost anywhere. A few of us, however, are more like the orchid: fragile and fickle, but capable of blooming spectacularly if given greenhouse care. So holds a provocative new theory of genetics, which asserts that the very genes that give us the most trouble as a species, causing behaviors that are self-destructive and antisocial, also underlie humankind’s phenomenal adaptability and evolutionary success. With a bad environment and poor parenting, orchid children can end up depressed, drug-addicted, or in jail—but with the right environment and good parenting, they can grow up to be society’s most creative, successful, and happy people."

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Learning = getting the job done – Jay Cross provides a potpourri of ideas from DevLearn 09

Let’s Move Away From Social Media and Get Down to Business – ReadWriteEnterprise – Alex Williams has a good post (with a very funny video) about how social media has become status quo and the real business advantage coming from social computing. Good piece that looks beyond the hype and gets down to brass tacks (or at least Enterprise 2.0).

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The Rise of Enterprise 2.0 – Expert Voices – Condensed interview with Andrew McAfee. From the article: "Collaborative technologies have the potential to change the way business is done, says MIT professor Andrew McAfee—but they bring a new set of challenges for CIOs."

Enterprise 2.0: What do we know today about moving our organizations into the 21st century? | Enterprise Web 2.0 | ZDNet.com – Dion has an update on the current state and direction of Enterprise 2.0 adoption

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Disney’s Going Digital: Buy Once, Watch Anywhere – The slow boat of convergence is picking up speed.

U.S. Navy CIO: Social Media Should Be Part of Military IT Standard – U.S. Navy CIO Rob Carey wrote that social media is a resource for the American military that should be used to build trust and collaborate, both within and outside the organization.

How the Internet is Changing the Way We Will Watch TV: Scientific American – The slow boat of convergence continues to chug along…

Gartner: Loosen up on Social Networks, Security | Deep Tech – CNET News – The reality of enabling social networks marches on. From the article: "…corporate computing departments shouldn't block social networking and security shouldn't completely lock down communications with the outside world. And even if information technology authorities wanted to shut down such activity, they couldn't. "

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Twenty-two power laws of the emerging social economy | Enterprise Web 2.0 | ZDNet.com – Dion has pulled together a nice reference list of 22 "laws" that attempt to define how various facets of networks, social media and Web 2.0 are (or will) impact the economy.

10 Sites to Learn Something New in 10 Minutes a Day – Instructables has long been one of my favorite sites, but it just scratches the surface. Josh Catone puts together a great list of 10 sites you can use to learn new things quickly.

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