DrThomasHo's posterous

Until now, I've only watched public schools "from a distance" because I had NO first-hand knowledge since my son graduated from high school almost 20 years ago. My 15-year old daughter is now in public school for the first time. Of course, I've seen the "output" of our high schools for the last 35 years as a college professor. I myself haven't been in public school for 45 years. Frankly, I don't see much difference in my daughter's education and mine except that they don't have blackboards in the classroom any longer although a technological revolution has occurred in that time! I "drink that kool-aid" as one can easily see from my Academia.edu profile: http://purdue.academia.edu/DrThomasHo and my experiments at: http://www.netvibes.com/learnstream My point is that I wonder what is impeding innovation in education? Perhaps, teachers need some INCENTIVES to INNOVATE! http://amplify.com/u/btp41

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Credit & debit card skimming a big problem where you live too?

Sun, 06 Feb 2011 06:33:49 -0800

They can also skim cards IN YOUR WALLET OR PURSE IF they are equipped with micro-chips! Wrap them in aluminum foil. http://amplify.com/u/aowjz

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.@Challies shares Principles for Conduct in Communication @Ligonier Ministries National Conference #lmnc #m

Fri, 28 Jan 2011 10:47:26 -0800

He reminds us "to speak truth with love" especially when using social media! http://amplify.com/u/anv0o

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.@edstetzer speaks “The Brave New World of New Media” @Ligonier Ministries National Conference #lmnc #momento

Fri, 28 Jan 2011 07:05:13 -0800

I attended this session last summer. Ed Stetzer lays the foundation for several subsequent speakers offering a Biblical perspective on social media http://amplify.com/u/anuh9

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Lumina Foundation for Education releases a proposed version of a Degree Profile

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 20:06:30 -0800

It's better than a standardized test and an important step toward accountability of higher education. The 21st century offers challenges which will require very different skills than those for which higher education has traditionally prepared students! http://amplify.com/u/annhd

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Why we should use #Facebook with our "real" friends!

Wed, 19 Jan 2011 12:16:27 -0800

Only the people who I really care about appear consistently in "Top News" of my News Feed...what's YOUR experience? http://amplify.com/u/bmts8

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Is curation the NEW "search"? #momento

Sun, 16 Jan 2011 11:23:11 -0800

I'm wondering IF it makes sense to begin to get better "organized" with one's friends to promote content via curation. http://amplify.com/u/bm7uk

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A contrarian view of #Facebook: is anyone paying #ATTENTION? #momento

Thu, 13 Jan 2011 07:08:09 -0800

Do you ever feel like you're "talking to yourself" on Facebook? IF no one's paying attention, then you haven't lost any privacy BUT IF NO ONE's paying ATTENTION, then what's the point (and what's the business model)? Of course, it could just be that we don't have the 'right' friends BUT I suspect it's because most Facebook users aren't very 'thoughtful' about what they're sharing or what they're consuming which is why junk food & fast food hqve done so well and WHY Facebook will do at least as well! I admist i've judged human nature harshly BUT so does this post. As an advocate of personal branding as well as learning, I will focus MY personal efforts on learnIng and I'd even be willing to do it on Facebook where all the cool kids hang out' because that's where the action is! By the way, personal branding should promote authenticity which is certainly true of those who doN'T practice it. Honesty is the best policy! I wonder IF ANYONE WILL PAY ATTENTION to this comment? http://amplify.com/u/blshw

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Robert J. Samuelson - To foster high-achievers, think beyond the classroom #edreform #momento

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 07:21:56 -0800

!TW IF he's right, then innovation in education is the high price we're paying to 'pay' for teacher accountability, don't you think? http://amplify.com/u/bl6v9

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#Florida education overhaul: Gov. Rick Scott proposes game-changing education overhaul - OrlandoSentinel !TW #m

Sat, 08 Jan 2011 19:51:10 -0800

I'm all for any reform which encourages INNOVATION. Frankly, I don't see much difference between my 15-year old's education and mine (I'm 62) EXCEPT that Blackboard is now a Course Management System instead of something you write on! The Internet enables innovation from online courses, e.g. http://flvs.net, to more recent ones such as Facebook http://bit.ly/dH2J6A which can actually contribute to learning. Innovations such as electronic portfolios http://www.aaeebl.org/ promote accountability via learning assessment which is much more reliable than standardized tests. http://amplify.com/u/bl11p

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!tw .@quora as a personal learning network?

Thu, 06 Jan 2011 06:10:04 -0800

I had tried Quora before its recent surge, but have been meaning to take another look as I've noticed so many signing up. For my recent efforts to actually build a PLN, its social learning model offers much promise. What do you think? Join me! http://amplify.com/u/bkpqm

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STEM Arts = STEAM?

Tue, 04 Jan 2011 13:27:20 -0800

Has this caught on? First I've heard of it! http://amplify.com/u/kix3

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Master Data Management

Tue, 04 Jan 2011 04:48:06 -0800

When did MDM 'arrive'? Isn't MDM just 'common sense'? http://amplify.com/u/kh3n

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