Should Employees Be Offered Unlimited Vacation Entitlement?
Workers in Poland and the UK enjoy the most vacation time, while the United States, China, and Canada are offered the least amount. UK workers are guaranteed a minimum of...
RSA Animate – The Power of Outrospection
Introspection is out, and outrospection is in. Philosopher and author Roman Krznaric explains how we can help drive social change by stepping outside ourselves. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=BG46IwVfSu8]
#TChat: The Impact of Social Media on the “World or Work”
Last night's #TChat and Tuesday night's #TChat radio provided opportunities for us to look back at the “World of Work” in 2012 and make some predictions for what will be...
The Transformative Power of the Internet and the Commodification of Information
When the Internet first became available to the public in the late 1990s, there was a lot of talk about its transformative potential and the possibility of a global civil...
…She named name (Uh Oh!)
Not ready to write names yet; but, getting there... [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaTbErVDQ40]
Stand up to Bullying – You CAN make a difference if you do!
Thanks to @CarlaYoung for writing about this and sharing the video below: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpOvYWd4KW4&feature=player_embedded] After freshman goalie Daniel Cui became the scapegoat for a losing season, the whole high school rallied...
Community-based Learning: First Hand
I took a field trip, on my own, today to a local historic site. We often forget how important local history is to our culture and to us as citizens....
Creating a Classroom Community: Online Ice-Breakers
Creating a classroom community starts on day one by helping students get to know each other. Ice-breakers are techniques and/or strategies used during the beginning of a class or unit...
Engines of Community
O'Reilly MySQL CE 2010: Jono Bacon, "The Engines Of Community" [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKOrWubmzAY] Jono Bacon, Ubuntu Community Manger, author of the critically acclaimed The Art Of Community by O’Reilly and founder of...
Social Networks for Communities of Practice
There has been a lot of discussion about the value of community and how social networks are a for communities to develop and interact. Etienne Wenger describes Communities of Practice...
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