Archive for May, 2009
Watch it…
28 May 2009Then watch it again.
Ken Robinson’s TED talk on how schools kill creativity.
I want this bike…
In: General Whatnot
12 May 2009Very much! http://www.electrabike.com/home.php
College for the Unemployed
12 May 2009Obama is my favorite person right now. This from Inside Higher Ed, College for the Unemployed:
“‘The president also said that he would soon ‘lay out a fundamental rethinking of our job training, vocational education, and community college programs,’ designed ‘to move beyond the idea that we need several different programs to address several different problems [...]
Obama listened to me!
In: General Whatnot
11 May 2009Ever since I was a little girl, I’ve written a letter to the President. Except for the last one. I just didn’t have anything to say to him. Mr. Nixon was the only President who wrote me back. In his own hand. I responded. He wrote back again! Then, since I was probably about [...]
I just can’t help it, alright??
In: funny bits
11 May 2009Here’s the Guinness record holder for world’s oldest dog. Her name is Chanel, she’s 21 and wears the goggles to protect her eyes from the sun.
Community Colleges Step Up
10 May 2009Some community colleges moved quickly and started offering programs and discounts for people effected by the economic downturn.
Warren Community College is offering free job training in retail sales and customer service: http://www.nj.com/warrenreporter/index.ssf/2009/05/warren_county_community_colleg_27.html
Northampton CC in New Jersey is offering free tuition to the unemployed: http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/bethlehem/index.ssf/2008/12/ncc_to_aid_the_unemployed.html
So is Normandale CC in Minnesota, Mott CC in [...]
Community College Sitcom
7 May 2009NBC is coming out with a sitcom set in a community college. It will star Chevy Chase and a bunch of other people I’ve never heard of. I’m sort of disgusted by the description of the show from NBC and would have much preferred a dramatic show over this has-been ridiculousness. I’m sure [...]
Coin Collecting
In: General Whatnot
7 May 2009I’ve been reading up on coin collecting because I have a small collection of US coins and because I’ve been bored. In case you didn’t know, coin collectors are as voracious and as mental about their thing as book collectors though perhaps not as loony as stamp collectors. I do not have a 1894-S [...]
The Fed is in Second Life
In: Second Life
1 May 2009Better hide those embezzled Linden dollars! I wonder if they will be in the “adults only” section? I’m kidding, of course. You all know I’m all about using virtual worlds in job training! I’m glad the government is setting some precedent for education here.
http://fcw.com/articles/2009/05/04/feature-virtual-learning.aspx
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- Clara: I cannot believe this. I am sick of big research institutions getting the majority of funds leaving [...]
- Denise: Oh sorry, SocProf. You have to have Second Life on your computer to redirect to that link. Get Seco [...]
- SocProf: :-( Firefox does not know how to open the link. [...]
- Monk Zymurgy: I have to agree..Sita Sings the Blues is super great. I loved it so much, i watched it twice already [...]
- Denise: You watched it. You can't un-watch it! ha ha ha. [...]