eclectic, pragmatic, enthusiastic
opencontent Even though I’m on vacation, things with the potential to completely transform the way we teach and learn come along so rarely I had to share. It’s called Google Wave. Check out Tim O’Reilly’s writeup, “What Might Email Look Like If It Were Invented Today?” and the Google Wave homepage.
There’s an excellent article over on Wired right now with interesting implications for our field. The End of Theory reads in part: “All models are wrong, but some are useful.” So proclaimed statistician George Box 30 years ago, and he was right. But what choice did we have? Only models, from cosmological equations to theories … Read more
I’ve just been named #78 on Fast Company’s 100 Most Creative People in Business list (David Wiley). In my wildest dreams I never imagined finding myself on a list with Hayao Miyazaki (Totoro), JJ Abrams (Lost), Maurice Sendak (Where the Wild Things Are), and Brian Eno (where to start?), and 95 other incredible people. I’m … Read more