tcnixon on March 10th, 2010

In preparation for the visit to Fresno Pacific University by Bernie Trilling, I am reading 21st Century Skills: Learning for Life in Our Times. I expect that I will be sharing some of the key passages with you all as I go through the book.
Here’s the first one:
One of the Chinese delegates, Mr. Zheng, appeared increasingly [...]

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tcnixon on March 6th, 2010

Out here in California our governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, has started a Free Digital Textbook Initiative. The theory is that too much of our California budget is spent on the print version and this is certainly true. The results, thus far, are mixed.
Yes, an initial group of textbooks have been released. Some of the textbooks do [...]

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tcnixon on February 26th, 2010

Are we headed toward a time when all textbooks will be digital? Absolutely. Will this happen soon? Define “soon.”
Several universities have been test-driving the Amazon Kindle this year to see how well it works for their students. Some thoughts from a USAToday.com article:
Now, as several major universities finish analyzing data from pilot programs involving the [...]

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tcnixon on December 30th, 2009

I have been thinking lately what I have planned for 2010 in terms of writing and writing-related activities. Since I have a new day job that takes up a significant amount of time, I find that I need to pick and choose more carefully than I have in the past.
That being said, what can you [...]

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