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"many enterprise IT decisionmakers acknowledge that the world is changing-but deny that they are part of that same world" http://j.mp/9jGTOd # Roman Jakobson: "Languages differ essentially in what they must convey and not in what they may convey." http://j.mp/9RALAC # ellchat # Cumulative radicalization: "At each point, the next step makes sense but the entire…
Read more →"many enterprise IT decisionmakers acknowledge that the world is changing-but deny that they are part of that same world" http://j.mp/9jGTOd # Roman Jakobson: "Languages differ essentially in what they must convey and not in what they may convey." http://j.mp/9RALAC # ellchat # Cumulative radicalization: "At each point, the next step makes sense but the entire…
Read more →Installed IE9 beta and got asked to restart my system. So nothing's really changed! Microsoft up to its old nonsense. # edtech # Should we rename psychology to undergrad psychology? http://ow.ly/1qXnQc # Better but still needs work: More tools for viewing document revisions in Google Docs Blog http://ow.ly/1qXlys # Open-Source Search: Application Centric and a…
Read more →Semanticians take note! "Not everyone has an equal say in determining what words mean." http://ow.ly/1qWNUT # engchat # Essential for linguists, teachers, learners: "Not everyone has an equal say in determining what words mean." http://j.mp/c5vb0f # engchat # Studying Chinese history is now probably more important than studying our own. So much needless prejudice and…
Read more →"Lexical chunks may've entered the house of language teaching..but they shouldn't be given the run of the place" http://j.mp/aFIlJN # ellchat # Linguistic research via cartoon http://j.mp/ba4NVM # engchat via @ languagelog and # nsfw # Now I know what I want for Christmas: Thing-O-Matic 3D printer: http://j.mp/aS2R2d # Things looking good for ebooks. Two…
Read more →Arrington: "the kind of person who wants to increase his [...] success by getting a masters degree isn’t an entrepreneur" http://j.mp/curhXR # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →"Many of us buy into the falsehood that unless you are an ambilingual you are not a bilingual." http://j.mp/aqjQ3h # As detailed an argument in favor of Moodle over Blackboard as can be made: http://j.mp/dAB3qe VLE world take notice. # edtech # RT @ moodleman : RT @ landa84 : http://bit.ly/cTjIPP - 1-minute tutorials on…
Read more →Frederick Jelinek, Czech-born pioneer of speech recognition, remembered and missed by many, including this NYT obituary: http://j.mp/b8NJEc # Edwired: Teaching a large class having students generating questions and using books as resources: http://j.mp/aE8WD6 # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →@ opensourcerer Learning to drive should be the minimum unit of effort for learning anything worthwhile. # edchat # At long last: Kindle for Android Adds Highlighting, Notes, and Voice Search http://j.mp/ap0FEG # edtech # RT @ ToddAHoffman : School leader promotes Twitter as communication tool for teachers # edtech #edchat http://sbne.ws/r/5IQk # Finally here…
Read more →@ opensourcerer Learning to drive should be the minimum unit of effort for learning anything worthwhile. # edchat # At long last: Kindle for Android Adds Highlighting, Notes, and Voice Search http://j.mp/ap0FEG # edtech # RT @ ToddAHoffman : School leader promotes Twitter as communication tool for teachers # edtech #edchat http://sbne.ws/r/5IQk # Finally here…
Read more →@ donpresant At present single sign on is as far as I've taken Mahara+Moodle+Drupal. Moodle 2 should make things easier through repositories. in reply to donpresant # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →Google Goggles et al are virtually augmented reality. A Twitter conference backchannel is reality-augmented virtuality. # thatcamp # RT @ supraphonic : RT @ malki : Yo mama so old the Illiad is a metaphor about dating her # Kognice 2010 is the first conference I've been to that served exclusively vegetarian food. Stereotypes about…
Read more →More Evidence Our Memory Stinks http://ow.ly/1qRQ6d # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →More Evidence Our Memory Stinks http://ow.ly/1qRQ6d # Sometimes I feel like lifelong learning refers to learning of 'things we find acceptable to learn' rather than just learning. # edchat # Probably the best name for a blog ever. A must read: "Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science" http://j.mp/axrifO # God Angrily Clarifies 'Don't Kill'…
Read more →Sometimes I feel like lifelong learning refers to learning of 'things we find acceptable to learn' rather than just learning. # edchat # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →Probably the best name for a blog ever. A must read: "Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science" http://j.mp/axrifO # God Angrily Clarifies 'Don't Kill' Rule | The Onion - America's Finest News Source http://j.mp/dw0HUe # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →RT @ ShellTerrell : What should be the single focus of # education if we could agree on only one goal? http://bit.ly/aPvXSW by @ 1katty # edchat # Impressive resource for anyone interested in the human fossil record: http://fossilized.org Would make great classroom tool. # edchat #mashup # RT @ MoodleDan : RT @ Drisgill…
Read more →"Learning standard written English is a good thing...memorizing...fantasies of self-appointed experts is waste of time." http://j.mp/9OYBsU # RT @ Annoula64 : RT @ briankotts : How To Use Wikipedia As A Class Assignment. http://bit.ly/9EnxYm & http://bit.ly/aFISfN # edchat #edtech # Powered by Twitter Tools
Read more →What evidence would convince a prescriptivist? Shrug! More well-deserved prescriptivism bashing from GKP http://j.mp/8YsTA7 # engchat # Don’t Waste Money on a New Computer for College http://j.mp/astXkd # People talk about ease of use if iPhones but I've only had to connect my Android phone to my computer twice in a month. No iTunes needed!…
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Read more →@ lifehacker "Get Past Your Childhood Doubts by Simply Starting" http://j.mp/duyplY < Recipe for education, as well? # edchat # Interesting stories but not always sound theory RT @ kamyousaf : Radio4 - Is it worth learning another language? http://bbc.in/dz6rH5 # MFL # I love http://paper.li for extracting info from Twitter streams but it would…
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