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  • DyKnow

    A colleague of mine just sent me the link for the system. Looking through what they have online, it seems that they have taken the essentials of an interactive whiteboard and streamlined it. It certainly shows promise, but the challenge will be encouraging instructors and students to work in this manner in the class/lecture. I…

  • Real stab at School 2.0 – from the UK

    I got this link from Michael who pointed out that there really isn’t that much noise out there for the school that is really practicing what many of us have been thinking in terms of School 2.0. Knowsley Council in Merseyside is opening the school/learning centers from 7 am until 10 pm on the weekdays…

  • Information routers vs reserviors

    A while ago, I was thinking in a brain dump about how the ability to effectively retrieve, manage, critically assess and then apply information is what medical learning – and for my two cents, any learning period – should be all about. Part of what brought this conversation on was the U of A Med…

  • Stripmining Creativity

    A colleague sent this link to me, Sir Ken Robinson’s talk at TED. I agree with everything that he said, especially the part about risk and creativity. It’s also underscoring something that people are starting to realize (in terms of technology – something that isn’t mentioned in the talk, but that I would understand it…

  • What makes sims rock – brain dump

    I was talking with my brother during a road trip this weekend and it always amazes me what incredible learners medical students tend to be. But this conversation didn’t have as much to do with learning as it had to do with how things have changed in the teaching of med students and the practice…