by kris | Oct 6, 2016 | BEST LINKS EVER, Convergence on Target
“My parents were auctioneers,” Dickerson said. “There were all these kids hanging out. I organized the Cookie Tin. I got each one to bake a pan of cookies,” she said. “They sold the cookies. I, of course, took a percentage off the top.” A local example in this Las...
by kris | Oct 6, 2016 | BEST LINKS EVER, Convergence on Target
In South Asia—I’ve worked a lot in Nepal, and also in India—I’m very impressed by two particular parenting behaviors. One is that parents are very physically affectionate. Fathers as well as mothers, and close relatives are too. And that is combined with totally clear...
by kris | Oct 5, 2016 | BEST LINKS EVER, Science of Learning, Understanding Media
While looking at my Device, I was transported to an alternate universe about inventing and transmitting new technology across generations, and reshaping the environment of each generation. In this case, my Device is a “book” I recently received from my...
by kris | Sep 15, 2016 | 7 Core DLE Elements
Learning how to learn is the single most important skill one can master for a rapidly changing world. This blog by a college instructor discusses how teaching digital literacy is not a matter of shiny new tools but of epistemology: a theory of knowledge and the...
by kris | Sep 15, 2016 | 7 Core DLE Elements, Learning Community
Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood is a new animated program for preschoolers ages 2 to 4 which builds on the pioneering PBS series, Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. This new series, for a new generation of children, tells its engaging stories about the life of a preschooler...
