For the past one and a half year or so I've been studying Philosophy at the University of Amsterdam. Today I wanted to hand in my very first and very tentative ideas about my Master's thesis. Using the archaic, mindnumbing, and Repetitive Strain Injury-inducing Blackboard digital learning environment I was confronted with the following screen: … Continue reading Turnitin User Agreement: I disagree
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Liberia Outsources Primary Education
Wait. What? Admittedly I know little to nothing about education in Liberia and it really isn't up to me to judge the decision of their Minister of Education (how would you solve his problems?). However, I am still terribly saddened that this is apparently what we have now come to: outsourcing the education of the … Continue reading Liberia Outsources Primary Education
Is group chat making you sweat? — Signal v. Noise
Jason Fried has writen an incredible post about the benefits and the pitfalls (mostly the latter) of group chat after ten years of experience at 37signals and Basecamp. I think he is fundamentally right in giving 'attention' so much importance as a precious resource. I've come to realise that the ability to singletask is the … Continue reading Is group chat making you sweat? — Signal v. Noise
The Books I Read in 2013
Just like last year I decided to publish an overview of the books that I've read during the year. This year I managed to read 48 books (I am really missing my daily commute, don't believe the 47 in the picture above) which I've put in the following categories: Philosophy Mcluhan's Understanding Media is the … Continue reading The Books I Read in 2013
My Top 10 Tools for Learning 2013
Jane Hart has been compiling a list of top 100 tools for learning for over six years now. This is one of the many reasons why she received an award for her contribution to Learning. A learning tool from the perspective of this list is: Any tool that you could use to create or deliver … Continue reading My Top 10 Tools for Learning 2013