“We live in a society absolutely dependent on science and technology and yet have cleverly arranged things so that almost no one understands science and technology. That’s a clear prescription for disaster”.  Carl Sagan We have just started some work updating the bathrooms in our house, which means we are without a shower for aboutContinue reading "Friday Finds: The Best of Learning, Design & Technology | September 18, 2020"

The best way to have good ideas is to have lots of ideas.Linus Paulding I’m in the middle of preparing for a keynote about learning technology and could really use your help? What are some of your favorite apps that you use for learning. For example, a couple of things that I’m excited about areContinue reading "Friday Finds: The Best of Learning, Design & Technology | September 11, 2020"

“Anyone who isn’t embarrassed of who they were last year probably isn’t learning enough.” Alain de Botton Knock on wood. We’re off to a smooth start to our online school year. There is talk of moving to a hybrid (½ online, ½ face-to-face) model at the end of the month. Personally, I think that willContinue reading "Friday Finds: The Best of Learning, Design & Technology | September 4, 2020"

"How much more damage anger and grief do than the things that cause them." Marcus Aurelius It is fascinating how often the items I find for this newsletter form around a common theme. This week a theme has formed around how to learn which, since you’re reading this you’ll probably agree is very important. IContinue reading "Friday Finds: The Best of Learning, Design & Technology | August 28, 2020"

“Shift your mindset to look at something as an experiment rather than something with a potential of failure.” Dorie Clark We’re enjoying the last couple weeks before school starts around here. We got out for a nice kayak outing and beefed up our wifi since there will be four of us at home online allContinue reading "Friday Finds: The Best of Learning, Design & Technology | August 14, 2020"