I have just finished reading the ‘New Skills for New Jobs: Action Now‘ report by the Expert Group on New Skills for New Jobs prepared for the European Commission. it is hard to know how important these advisory reports are – but there is little do... read more

A lovely, simple idea that combines music and language arts, while introducing new generations to the institution of British radio that started in 1942: Desert Island Discs.Spotify, if you've not banned it in your schools, provides a legal means ... read more

Here’s the latest educational technology video that’s making the rounds. I know a few professors like this! “If you are here, why are we Skyping?” read more

While reading my twitter, I noticed a Retweet by Shelly Terrell and discovered wonderful posters created by Sílvia Tolisano writer of the amazing "Langwitches" Blog.Sílvia created these posters in order to show in A VISUAL WAY what SKILLS&nbsp... read more

(via Memo From the Monastery) Filed under: Fun, Future Directions Tagged: e-books, Gutenberg press, printing read more

"Sardis was a city of peace, not the peace won through battle, but the peace of a man whose dreams are dead and whose mind is asleep, the peace of lethargy and evasion," I came across this quote while studying Revelation and no- this is not a ... read more

Below are this week's public, free, and interactive webinars from LearnCentral.org, the social learning network for education that I work on for Elluminate.  The time of the events below will show up automatically in your own time zone when y... read more

Atticus101 added a blog postSocial Bookmarking Site for MembersI probably spend too much time thinking of ways to promote writing rather than actually writing. My latest inspiration is a social bookmarking site dedicated to those of us who write ... read more

Lighting of the lamp is a traditional way to begin a conference here in India. I'm still very jet-lagged and adjusting to both the time zone and culture in Mumbai. I was lucky enough to have a front row seat... read more

A couple of weeks ago I wrote a post (see here) on how to convert a DVD you have bought to a format that can be played on a mobile device. Some of you have tried it already, but there was a question concerning subtitles. If you want to, you can us... read more

My beloved Prius will hit 99,000 miles today. It's not quite four years old. #Idrivelots # Cleaning my desk. Combined height of my two "to read" piles – 9.25 inches. That does not include my Instapaper account. # Has anyone written the definitive... read more

You are able to download the following images as pdf files now: It’s not about the Tools…It’s about the Skills- Wikis It’s not about the Tools…It’s about the Skills- Blogging It’s not about the Tools…It’s about the Skills- Podcasting ... read more