Externalities
We’re familiar with the externalities of industrial production and consumption. They’re fairly predictable, and often visible. Even air pollution, the silent killer, is usually visible… Read More »Externalities
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Education for the future: Key tools
Here are some tools that don’t go out of date: Tools for thinking, learning and understanding (the tools that help you acquire new tools); Tools… Read More »Education for the future: Key tools
Cohort
Seth Godin talks quite a lot about cohorts: “The people who get you. The ones who have been through it with you. Who see you.”… Read More »Cohort
What’s it worth? (2)
The way of thinking I described yesterday also applies to buying equipment, services and training in an organisation. The question isn’t simply “How much does… Read More »What’s it worth? (2)
What’s it worth? (1)
$50 for a pair of jeans.£100 for a pair of shoes.£250 for a smartphone – if you’re thrifty. The prices of these and many other… Read More »What’s it worth? (1)
Machine. Ecosystem. (8) – classrooms as complex adaptive systems
Planning is essential in education, but it’s easy to fall into the habit of treating your session plan or presentation as a set of inputs… Read More »Machine. Ecosystem. (8) – classrooms as complex adaptive systems
Wisdom, for now and later
Eat honey, my child, for it is good;Â Â Â Â honey from the comb is sweet to your taste.1Know also that wisdom is like honey for you:Â Â Â Â If you… Read More »Wisdom, for now and later
Driverless Crocodile Podcast Special #1: Useful things with Victoria Patience
Subscribe on Android This special episode is a tribute to Kevin Kelly and Mark Frauenfelder’s Cool Tools. Apologies for the variable sound-quality of this podcast… Read More »Driverless Crocodile Podcast Special #1: Useful things with Victoria Patience
Doing to see
My sister and I just recorded a special episode for Driverlesscroc Podcast(‘Useful Things’), learnt a lot doing it, including: That recording both ends of a… Read More »Doing to see
Cutting edge – learning and change
The edge on a knife is important – it’s the sharp end (okay, side) where the cutting actually takes place. It needs to stay sharp,… Read More »Cutting edge – learning and change