O'Reilly Learning

This looks like a fabulous event at RISD on STEM and Art education: http://stemtosteam.org/ via @bjepson

Collection of wonderful TED talks on creativity: http://huff.to/dSWgJB

Interesting article about schools adopting iPad for teaching & learning: http://nyti.ms/gpQxLU

Learning requires doing, no short cuts on that. Truly wonderful video on teaching and learning by Dr.Tae: http://bit.ly/fIGeHN

Interesting article examining testing and how to reward students in school: http://nyti.ms/h68jrZ

"A single human brain has more switches than all the computers and routers and Internet connections on Earth" -Stanford prof Stephen Smith

From Nature and Scientific American, playing music is good for your brain: http://bit.ly/eaMTux http://bit.ly/fmk869

Bob Boiko, our instructor for Website Architecture, is such a great teacher! I really appreciate his style. @creativelive @OReillyMedia

Huffington Post launches Education site, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/education/

Skimming is becoming our dominant mode of thought: RT @newsycombinator The Web Shatters Focus, Rewires Brains http://bit.ly/cuPYUY

Check out @annbass #grameen posts, great stuff. E.g. 2000 children of illiterate Grameen borrowers now in university

via @brainpicker, 5 online schools taking a new approach to education. http://is.gd/ckuCs

RT @jasonfried If someone doesn't understand something maybe you aren't explaining it well enough.

Just downloaded @openculture's free iPhone app, great way to find learning materials on the iPhone http://is.gd/bAKOJ via @brainpicker

We've done two online courses with @creativetechs so far, my favorite things about it: reaching a global audience and lots of feedback!

Exciting news for our partner in online courses, @creativetechs, who announced a partnership with Chase Jarvis today: http://bit.ly/9KlX44

Article re teaching @nytimes: http://nyti.ms/blvydk What do you think: can you teach how to teach? Or is it, you got it or you don't?

"To become a teacher, master some topic you can teach; don't go to Education School and master nothing." - David Gelernter

All teachers need to speak well! Learn about speaking well at a free online event next week: http://bit.ly/5e5aFA w/ @berkun

"We don't teach science from experience. We teach it from a book, just like religion. No wonder we're losing." @dalepd at #dgree