February 2012
Only If For A Night by Florence + the Machine...
Air ‘On The G String’ From Orchestral...
Physician adoption of mobile devices outpacing...
Via Scoop.it - Healthstartup.eu Mobile devices in healthcare organizations are no longer a rare sight – some reports suggest that as many as 80% of physicians use mobile devices at work. Yet despite this rapid adoption, a survey from SpyGlass Consulting indicates that physicians believe that mobile devices currently fill a limited number of uses and fall short of their potential. Spyglass...
E-learning Examples — Interactive Graphics, Visual...
Via Scoop.it - gpmt Gallery of interactive graphics from corporate elearning to multimedia journalism. Multimedia journalism examples are rarely hidden behind corporate firewalls, so I felt adding them would provide even more inspiration and learning opportunities for those designing and developing corporate e-learning. (David Anderson) Via elearningexamples.com
Bombshell Study: High Methane Emissions Measured...
Via Scoop.it - The Great Transition Air sampling by NOAA over Colorado Finds 4% Methane Leakage, More Than Double Industry Claims Natural-gas operations could release far more methane into the atmosphere than previously thought. This study confirms the work done by Robert Howarth and could spell more trouble for the “Golden Age of Gas”. Via thinkprogress.org
Is there such a thing as ethical capitalism? |...
Via Scoop.it - real utopias In response to a growing realisation that neo-liberal capitalism is morally and literally bankrupt, Britain’s political leadership have provided three visions of ethical capitalism for us to aspire to. So, is there such a thing as ethical capitalism? And why is this question being asked now? Via energybulletin.net
Change the World Without Taking Power - John...
Via Scoop.it - real utopias Full text of “Change the World Without Taking Power /The Meaning of Revolution Today” by John Holloway. Via libcom.org
How Democracy Can Save Europe
Via Scoop.it - The Great Transition “… the solution must be a new Constitutional Convention, whose members are invested with the authority to begin again from the foundations and produce a lapidary statement of basic institutions and rights—rather than the ponderous EU treaties Europeans tend to vote down when given the chance in national referendums.” Absolute must-read...
Excel for Educators: Pick a Chart...But Not Just...
Via Scoop.it - Into the Driver’s Seat Recently, I was working with some educators who didn’t know a pie chart from a hole in the ground. It was actually worse than that, but as we see more and more information communicated via charts, graphs, and other data visualizations, there is also a corresponding literacy needed to read and write these. And while my internal monologue may run...
Six Strategies for Differentiated Instruction in...
Via Scoop.it - Into the Driver’s Seat Project-Based Learning (PBL) naturally lends itself to differentiated instruction. By design, it is student-centered, student-driven and gives space for teachers to meet the needs of students in a variety of ways. PBL can allow for effective differentiation in assessment as well as daily management and instruction. PBL experts will tell you this, but I...
The Visual Thinking Revolution is Here! Every...
We are in the midst of a “Visual Thinking Revolution” and leaders in all types of organizations are embracing visual thinking as a literacy of the future.
It seems visual thinking and visual storytelling is a top theme this week in the articles that come my way!
If visual thinking is the next revolution, then anyone building their biz storytelling skills are smack-dab in the middle of it.
Why?...
How Meta: An #Infographic Explains the Infographic...
Via Scoop.it - Rapid eLearning By Michael Sebastian This was inevitable….it makes sense that someone created an Infographic about … Infographics. It’s from Brent Csutoras, a social media marketing consultant and entrepreneur, and although the text is a bit small, it offers insights on a variety of areas related to the trend. Infographics continue to rise in popular, buy hey… why shouldn’t...
Education Gap Grows Between Rich and Poor, Studies...
Via Scoop.it - Citizenship Education The widening achievement gap between affluent and low-income students has received less attention than the divide between white and black students, which has narrowed significantly. Via nytimes.com
A Detective Themed Game | Digital Play
Via Scoop.it - Games: Serious and Social A detective-themed game for the classroom Via digitalplay.info
Don't Reinvent The Wheel, Steal It: An Urban...
Via Scoop.it - green streets The world’s 567,000 mayors should be poaching each other’s good ideas, not reinventing the wheel. Cities around the world may all be struggling with the same problems, from building affordable housing to boosting internet access, but a lack of dialogue means that local governments rarely copy each other’s successful ideas. The world’s “567,000 mayors are...
Cool interactive Starry Night animation using...
Via Scoop.it - New Digital Media Using openFrameworks, Vrellis transformed Van Gogh’s masterpiece into an interactive painting capable of rearranging itself through touch-sensitive gestures. Additionally, background music responds to changes in the animation’s flow. Via matmiltd.tumblr.com
Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Online...
Via Scoop.it - Social Media and its influence This document is a code of best practices that helps creators, online providers, copyright holders, and others interested in the making of online video interpr…… ===> When is it right to use copyrighted material? FAIR USE!!! Via edupln.ning.com
Google augmented-reality glasses coming soon |...
Since the first information in December, we have learned more about Google’s glasses, says 9to5 Google. It looks something like Oakley Thumps, but with a camera and voice input/output, according to a tipster. Via kurzweilai.net
How Big Business Are Using Coworking Spaces -...
Via Scoop.it - Coworking Mérignac Bordeaux There’s a seismic shift in how large companies they are envisioning their own internal real estate. That shift is toward mobility. Via good.is
Women In Science: Why So Few?
Via Scoop.it - Women and science Women make up just about half of the American workforce, but we hold less than a quarter of the STEM jobs. Via huffingtonpost.com
Citizen Journalism Day Ought to Take Its Place...
Via Scoop.it - The Journalist In an era where business empires are the owners of major mass media organizations, perhaps one good way to promote the objectivity of those shaping public opinion is to encourage the growth of citizen journalism to the extent that it be officially accepted as a sibling of the news media: a voice that needs to be heard. Growth in the area could contribute to balancing...
Asia’s 1.25 Billion People Over 60 by 2050 Shows...
Via Scoop.it - Inclusive Business and Impact Investing With Asia’s elderly population poised to double within four decades, more money is being plowed into preserving wealth than enhancing growth, driving up demand for the region’s bonds that are beating returns on stocks.
The number of Asians 60 or older will exceed 1.25 billion, or 24 percent of the population in 2050 from 10 percent in 2011,...
Collaboratively Crowdsourcing Workflows with...
Via Scoop.it - TeacherWorkflow I know just enough about what they are talking about to know that it sends an interesting tingle down my spine. I am thinking about how someting like this might be used in an eDCamp, unconference, or as the opening to Project Based Learnings. This is the part that got my juices going: “A central challenge in crowd computing is the workflow design problem:...
San Francisco & Medellin win 2012 Sustainable...
Via Scoop.it - #smartcities San Francisco, USA and Medellin, Colombia, are the two winners of the 2012 Sustainable Transport Award by the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy. Via sustainablecitiescollective.com
What does it mean to be literate in 2012?
Via Scoop.it - Corridor of learning Teachers need to meet students half way and embrace the changing literacies of a digital age. As it currently stands, the school ICT and computing curriculum does little, if anything, to stimulate an interest in these key subject areas. Via guardian.co.uk
Credit Crunch Begins in Denmark | ValueWalk
Via Scoop.it - Eurozone The real reason for the desperate situation the Danish Banks are in is due to inflated property prices – which is in no way unique to that country. What makes the Danish property market stand out is that several “reforms” to facilitate irresponsible stupidity from the banks. Via valuewalk.com
In Praise of Languages for Internationalization -...
Via Scoop.it - Knowmads, Infocology of the future Language study encourages us to deconstruct the linguistic world as we know it, to tolerate ambiguity, and to embrace cultural “otherness.” It has long been argued that people think differently in different languages and that culture influences language, with bilinguals often recognizing this in themselves. Via chronicle.com
The History of Marketing: An Exhaustive Timeline...
By Corey Eridon
A detailed timeline Infographic featuring the history of marketing from 1450 to 2012….Ever since people have had something to sell, we’ve been marketing. But the effectiveness of those marketing methods have waxed and waned over thousands of years, and as consumers and their technologies advanced at a more and more rapid pace, marketers have had to change their game.
At one...
Is Content Marketing the Hot New Trend?...
Via Scoop.it - formation 2.0 By Jeff Bullas So Why has Content Marketing become Popular Recently? More companies and B2B marketers are now recognizing the power of content marketing and the effect it is having on customer engagement and brand awareness. The other enabling factor in this mix is social media because having great content is all good but it needs to be made “visible“. Social...
USAID Impact » We must do better than cash
Via Scoop.it - Inclusive Business and Impact Investing Cash can stifle economic development. That might seem counterintuitive. Aid is critical to ameliorating the plight of poor people living on far less a day than we spend on a latte. But physical cash can undercut many development objectives the U.S. government works to achieve. From improving aid effectiveness to shining a light on corruption...
Happiness Is The Ultimate Economic Indicator
Via Scoop.it - Wellbeing in the Workplace One factor that is increasingly being cited as an important economic indicator is happiness. After all, what good is increased production and consumption if the result isn’t increased human satisfaction? Via fastcoexist.com
Social Media Personalities By Blood Type
By Michael Sebastian and Robert Caruso
Ever wondered how your blood type is connected to your social media or marketing personality? We did too, so we created a graphic to show you…Which type is two-thirds coffee?I am definitely Type C. Where’s the coffee?How bout you? :-) Via prdaily.com
an alternative vision of Europe.
Via Scoop.it - Peer2Politics Within this context, over forty organisations, networks and social movements from eight European countries will meet in the 600-seat Valle Theatre in Rome to organise a common front to construct an alternative European model. This three-day forum will focus on the construction of common transnational campaigns on the thematics of the commons and guaranteed minimum...
Banks Spent Billions on Lobbying
Via Scoop.it - real utopias A recent Huffington Post article by Dan Froomkin and Paul Blumenthal which focused on how much money the banks have spent on lobbying. Cenk Uygur discusses this amazing number and why the banks spend so much money on lobbying the federal government. Via youtube.com
From Embrace to Embrace by Joy Wants Eternity...
Fur Alina by Arvo Part shared from exfm
Sebastian Thrun Aims to Revolutionize University...
Via Scoop.it - Online Teaching Interesting article about an online class of 160,00 through Stanford. Revolutionize University Education With Udacity. Via singularityhub.com
Report reveals organic impact of community farming
A new impact assessment of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) in England commissioned by the Soil Association has highlighted the benefits to communities, 70% of CSA members say their quality of life has improved …- Natural Products Magazine Via naturalproductsonline.co.uk
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“Will 3D Printers Manufacture Human Organs?
February 09, 2012 at 08:48PM”
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“Why “Infographic Thinking” Is The Future, Not A Fad
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“Social Media Overload: Enterprise Companies Average 178 Company-Owned Accounts...”
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“Google replaces Reader ads in empty Gmail inbox with Google+
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“Why companies hide their eco-friendly bona fides
February 09, 2012 at 07:13PM”
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“Can a religion survive being stripped of its superstitions?
February 09, 2012...”
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“Enhancing the Quality of Life Through Integration of Assistive Technology...”
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“Do Organizations Need a Chief Collaboration Officer? | Library Collaboration...”
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“Adapting farmers’ traditional knowledge to climate change
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“EDF construit un parc éolien offshore au large de l’Angleterre | SmartPlanet.fr...”
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“To the BBC and others: Twitter is not your competition
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“Why The Planet Doesn’t Care About Your Eco-Friendly Lifestyle
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