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From the standpoint of the child, the great waste in school comes from his inability to utilize the experience he gets outside while on the other hand he is unable to apply in daily life what he is learning in school. That is the isolation of the school — its isolation from life.
John Dewey, 1916
Meridian Article: Authentic Learning: A Practical Introduction & Guide for Implementation
Source: ncsu.edu
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Who dares to teach must never cease to learn.
John Cotton Dana -
What's a Metaphor For? - The Chronicle Review - The Chronicle of Higher Education
What is a metaphor for teaching in higher education? At the simplest level;
- The student is a consumer,
- the system is a K-mart,
- the bar-code scanner is safe-assign,
- the plagiarists are the shoplifters,
- a leave of absence is a lay-by.
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Learning Designs - Products of the AUTC project on ITC-based learning designs
This web site has been designed for teachers and instructors in higher education to access a rich set of resources that support the development of flexibly delivered high quality learning experiences for students.
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Renny Gleeson encourages us to be more human. When we are telling our stories, are we cognisant of the present moment?
(via TED Blog | Busted! The sneaky moves of anti-social smartphone users: Renny Gleeson on TED.com)
Source: blog.ted.com
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This advertisement for a Thai telecom appeals to human nature in that we all want to feel connected, yet some of the ways in which we choose to do so, alienate the people around us.
Sometimes we ignore the most important people in our life but its about time to STOP and make them feel how important they are for us. A public service message with brilliant creative work.
Disconnect to Connect.wmv (by jamals77)
Source: youtube.com
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