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US Education Sliding Since 1909!

When we hear of the decline in US education, it is usually presented as relative to 1970 or some similar mid-late 20th century baseline. This article, IT Skills Gap Is Really an Education Gap, from CIO magazine suggests that the US system has been in decline for much...

LeaderMOOC webinars

You can do almost all activities in LeaderMOOC at your own pace and in your own time. We will have a few ‘events’ in the next weeks in the form of virtual classes. On this page you’ll find our schedule as well as information as how to join our...

Curation unintended consequences

A 2011 TED Talk with Eli Pariser, a pioneering online organizer,  reminds us how personalized web searches  limit what is uncomfortable for us to learn.  How do curation algorithms edit out to fit our “filter bubble” and then limit our perceptions of other...

Blog: Teaching with technology

Another chance to learn with a MOOC, a Moodle MOOC on WizIQ.  See a webinar called Teaching with Technology that tutors:  integration of the blog as a teaching tool. The challenge of participation using blogs to connect to get students excited about learning.  Very...