In a world where, thanks to search, information is freely available, the most valuable skill is to make sense of information - for yourself and for others. Companies that do that are refining information into knowledge, and people who are good at that - the architects and builders - will be in high demand.
An Excerpt from The New Argonauts Regional Advantage in a Global Economy - AnnaLee Saxenian Like the Greeks who sailed with Jason in search of the Golden Fleece, the new Argonauts--foreign-born, technically skilled entrepreneurs who travel back and forth between Silicon Valley and their home countries--seek their fortune in distant lands by launching companies far from established centers of skill and technology. Excerpt - PDF
Thoughts on Freakonomics - Malcolm Gladwell
A number of people have asked me what I think of the bestselling book "Freakonomics" written by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner. On the front of the book, there is a glowing blurb by me which would suggest that I love it.
Electronic Portfolios: What Are They? - Robin Good
e-portfolios are gaining increasing media attention as potentially highly valuable learning, evaluation and assessment tools for educators, learners and academic organizations.
When big corporations enter the blog world - Dateline
Blogs, the very symbol of the Internet counter-culture have become just another tool of corporate marketing.
The dreaded pop quiz
Students who self-test frequently while studying on their own may be able to learn more, in much less time, than they might by simply studying the material over and over again
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