by Leroy Hurt | Oct 22, 2012 | Uncategorized
Via Inside Higher Ed: I’m not talking about a slight or even gradual increase in e-book adoptions or the use of adaptive learning. I’m talking about a total transition from a reliance on print textbooks to a full embrace of digital content and learning systems. 7...
by Leroy Hurt | Oct 21, 2012 | Uncategorized
Via Business Insider: At its peak, the U.S. Commission on Wartime Contracting, a bipartisan legislative commission established to study wartime contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan, estimated there might have been as many as 260,000 contractors in the two countries. …...
by Leroy Hurt | Oct 20, 2012 | Uncategorized
Via Dumb Little Man: If only we had listened to that sage advice. But the truth is, we’re not hardwired to learn that way. 3 Reasons Why You’re Hardwired to Learn the Hard Way – by Dumb Little Man Points: We learn best from experience – According to Benjamin...
by Leroy Hurt | Oct 20, 2012 | Uncategorized
Via KurzweilAI: If you want to be unremarkably average, go to college, turn in your homework, and graduate summa cum laude. You’ll have a college degree to your name, but you won’t be any closer to changing the world. Hacking your own education | KurzweilAI A road...
by Leroy Hurt | Oct 20, 2012 | Uncategorized
Via Business Insider: …twice per month, its 250 workers are able to get their houses cleaned on Evernote. The idea came from CEO Phil Libin’s wife. Evernote Pays For Its Employees To Have Their Houses Cleaned – Business Insider The better to keep you at...
