February 2012
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HOW SOCIAL MEDIA CAN HELP COLLEGE STUDENTS →
justbeingseriouslysocial:
You can use your digital portfolio as proof that you can do what you claim in your resume. Make prospective employers see you as a leader before you graduate; social media can help you establish a name for yourself without leaving your dorm room.
If you’re just graduated with a graphic design degree — congratulations! Using Twitter’s photo sharing facility you can...
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10 Things Students Should Never Post on Facebook →
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“Science is the only system that we have developed that systematically controls...”
– Science-Based Medicine » Teaching Pseudoscience In Universities (via fritfilter)
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Academic alignment →
“Academic alignment” is a phrase that I’ve been using with increasing frequency to describe our efforts to maximize our use of instructional time at my school. Read more…
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India's actual farmers (not Farmville users) using... →
justbeingseriouslysocial:
Social Media, in India, is evolving rapidly. Facebook is becoming more like Google. But it’s no longer new. What’s new and interesting is that the dominating competitive force of social media is evolving even among India’s not-so-typical users: farmers!!
“Community concept has always been prevalent in villages,” says Asheesh Raina, analyst at technology research firm...
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Understanding your online privacy: a (really long)... →
justbeingseriouslysocial:
So, what?! It’s important. And, my fav 2 points lies on the bottom part of the image:
If you have to give out personal info, use aliases and false info if possible
For websites where you must give your real info, try to read their policies (…do a Ctrl+F search for “thrid parties” to seek them out.)
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“We are so test-obsessed that schools are being closed based on test scores, even...”
– Standardized Testing: The Monster That Ate American Education | Think Tank | Big Think (via infoneer-pulse)
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“A knowing simplicity is easily distinguished from the barrenness of ignorance.”
– Charles B. Rogers (via justbeingseriouslysocial)
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“What stops growth more than success?”
– Gregory Lent (via justbeingseriouslysocial)
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Watchjustbeingseriouslysocial:
Look ma, no wings: Secret of great tit flight revealed with a bonus — a porn music soundtrack.
Warning: This is SFW!
So, this is how great tits move in air! Anyway, anyone who’s watched birds for a few minutes could tell you they fold their wings during flight but, this video is really mesmerizing.
January 2012
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“I really haven’t found a single subject I’m not somewhat interested in.”
– Jeremy Gleick, a UCLA student who for the past 2 1/2 years has devoted an hour a day to self-learning, most of it online (via)
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Cooperative Catalyst →
adventuresinlearning:
Active Conversations
We Are the Present: Why Youth Voices are Necessary
My Educational Pathway Over The Past Six Years
The learning trough: the five-month update and metaphors related to animals
Mirroring Back Student Words—in Realtime
refocus
Empowering Self-Directed Learners
Evaluating our Values
I Am the Ninety-Nine Percent, And Actually I’m Pissed
Hey...
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India Higher Education Trend 2012: Consolidation... →
The story of Indian higher education is like a F-1 racing track without any enforcement of driver safety or driving rules. For last few years, Indian higher education has grown at a break-neck speed. For example, Indian higher education has grown by 20% in one year and added more than 5,000 colleges to the system. Likewise, gross enrollment ratio (GER) grew from 12.5% in 2007-08 to 17.3% in...
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“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.”
– William Butler Yeats (via azspot)
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“Learning is one thing and acquiring knowledge is another. Learning is a...”
– J. Krishnamurti, The Book of Life
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