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Whether formal, informal or otherwise, physical learning spaces are part of the overall educational experience. Good learning spaces are more than furniture and paint -- they reflect the values and ideals of an institution, and become a part of the learning fabric of a campus. This Twine is about capturing information, details, and ideas about these places, spaces, and environments that inspire us to explore, share and learn.
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Peer Leadership NetworksPeer leadership is the capacity of people who share similar identities, circumstances, or contexts to provide each other with trusted and relevant information, advice, and support when it is needed most. Peer leadership prioritizes listening and problem-solving among leaders in a safe ...
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Projects as a Complex Adaptive SystemAs a fundamental model for projects I want to use the notion of a Complex Adaptive System (CAS). In this post I will outline what this means; what are the properties of a CAS and how are they beneficial in our quest to search for answers to project problems?
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Resilience of a social-ecological systemThe general meaning of resilience, derived from its Latin roots 'to jump or leap back', is the ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change. In the Resilience Alliance we put more emphasis on the capacity to "get back" than to "bounce back". Our focus is social-ecological ...
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Self-organizing teams - When to stand back, when to step inPart of my definition of a successful team is that the members of the team increase their knowledge and capacity as a result of their work on the team. That means that giving the team the opportunity to learn is part of the job. One of challenges I see when managers first start working with ...
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Self Organizing Flocks - VideoThis amazing video of a large flock of starlings making elaborate and intricate patterns in the sky above Denmark has been making the rounds on blogs and news sites lately:
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1Researchers unlock the 'sound of learning' by linking sensory and motor systemsDUH. Nice that what we already pretty much intuitively knew is not proven though ...JDP added 2 weeks ago
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Free Education -- Sustaining Open-Source Curriculum?Sustaining open source education projects is both art and science. Take time to weigh in on the options by posting a comment to Dr. Kurshan's blog on the Huffington Post.Anna Batchelder added 5 weeks ago
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Finding and Adding High Quality Legal Images to your Blog or WebsiteNeed to spice up your blog with high quality photos of famous and not-so-famous people? Look no further!Anna Batchelder added 5 weeks ago
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The Disruptive Innovation of Curriculum 2.0Interesting blog post on how technologies are changing the way education (and publishing) is done! Make sure to read the last section "David vs. Goliath".Anna Batchelder added 2 months ago
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Your vote can help fund the development of free and open curricula! Please vote here.Participation Requested: One Click Can Make a Huge Difference! #openeducationAnna Batchelder added 3 months ago
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