by andflywrite | Dec 13, 2014 | BEST LINKS EVER
Article in the New Yorker recent issue on what “kids” are up to with DIY media. Gives both an overview of what is going on at the “meta level” of how media is a central part of our lives, as well as tells the story of a few “kids”...
by andflywrite | Dec 13, 2014 | BEST LINKS EVER
NYTimes has an ongoing “video feature” called Anatomy of a Scene, in which as short clip from a recent movie is shown while the director comments on what he/she was doing with that scene. A quick way to keep abreast of various elements of the cinematic...
by andflywrite | Dec 10, 2014 | BEST LINKS EVER
According to a recent article in EdSurge, there’s a non profit developing a game engine that supports learning and include assessment metrics. It goes on to note that this game engine can be used by other ed game developers. GlassLab Games (“Glass” stands for...
by andflywrite | Dec 7, 2014 | BEST LINKS EVER
A tiny college based on socratic dialogue on great books has been ranked in some list as worst college in US, prompting editors at newspapers to send reporters out for a story. The Guardian filed this report, which emphasizes the unique and dramatically non mainstream...
by andflywrite | Dec 5, 2014 | BEST LINKS EVER
Jer Thorp does a TED talk on what he does, which is take data and turn it into a graphical “narrative” for the NYTimes, and others. He finds a way to help us see the meaning, and the human story, in data. Jer Thorp’s work focuses on adding meaning and...
