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And the winner is… And the winner is…
The Oscars got one thing right tonight: Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova for the song, Falling Slowly from the movie…
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Disciplined Thinking Disciplined Thinking
One of the key aspects of the TPCK framework is the manner in which disciplinary knowledge interacts with pedagogy and…
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Acts of Translation Acts of Translation
I recently finished reading three books: A case of Two Cities by Qiu Xialong, A Wild Sheep Chase by Haruki…
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Total eclipse of the moon Total eclipse of the moon
Tonight was a full lunar eclipse – the last one we will have till December 2010. Lucky for us we…
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Technology & research Technology & research
Patrick Dickson just forwarded an article in the APA Monitor titled Beyond chalk and talk, in which Art Graesser, the…
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Of play and games Of play and games
Some thoughts on play and games inspired by a recent article in the NYTimes Magazine titled “Taking Play Seriously“. Based…
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ON@TCC: Do not toss aside lightly… ON@TCC: Do not toss aside lightly…
One Night at the Call Center is the second novel by Chetan Bhagat. I picked it up from the library,…
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Seeing patterns with eyes closed Seeing patterns with eyes closed
Oliver Sacks has a fascinating piece in today’s NYTimes (titled Patterns, as a part of his NYTimes blog, Migranes, perspective…
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RK, calligrapher, designer, teacher RK, calligrapher, designer, teacher
R. K. Joshi was a calligrapher, typographer, artist, type-designer, and teacher. He has been maybe the greatest influence on me…
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Value in an age of free… Value in an age of free…
What happens when an economy “built on selling precious copies” suddenly confronts the world of the Internet – a world…
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The distance education revolution The distance education revolution
TCRecord this week features an article by Gary Natriello titled Modest Changes, Revolutionary Possibilities: Distance Learning and the Future of…
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Creativity… Creativity…
There is an absolutely dull and pointless story in today’s NYTimes on creativity. Though it is titled Eureka! It Really…
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Design & the Creation of artifacts Design & the Creation of artifacts
I just discovered through the PhD-Design list an online book titled “Design: Creation of artifacts in society” by Karl T.…
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New Orleans, here we come… New Orleans, here we come…
Matt and I will be at New Orleans next week for the AACTE Annual Conference. The last time I went…
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TPCK book covers TPCK book covers
I finally received a copy of the Handbook of TPCK for educators (which I had blogged about previously here). It…
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Taare Zameen Par Taare Zameen Par
Taare Zameen Par (loosely translated as “Stars on the earth”) is a new movie produced and directed by Aamir Khan,…
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Summer Ball by Lupica Summer Ball by Lupica
I picked up Summer Ball by Mike Lupica from Soham this evening, and ended up finishing it at one go…
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Looking for IT in India Looking for IT in India
A few days ago Jack Schwille, assistant dean for international studies in education, sent an email out to all faculty…
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Eye Twisters Eye Twisters
Eye Twisters: Ambigrams & other Visual Puzzles to Amaze and Entertain is a book edited by Burkard Polster, a professor…
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The carving of Carver The carving of Carver
Creativity and collaboration. Authorship and editorial prerogative, who has the final say, and who should receive the credit? Here is…
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Psychoanalyzing Bush Psychoanalyzing Bush
I picked up Jacob Weisberg’s The Bush Tragedy from the library and finished reading it over the past day and…
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Fragility and growth Fragility and growth
I just finished reading Haruki Murakami’s novel South of the Border, West of the Sun. Having previously read a short…
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The Innocent The Innocent
I first read Ian McEwan many years ago (in the 80’s I think) when he wrote grim and macabre novels…
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The perception of taste The perception of taste
A new study (with brain scanning no less) indicates that the more expensive the wine the better it tastes. As…
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World’s cheapest car (ever) World’s cheapest car (ever)
Story in Reason Online about the Tata Nano, the cheapest car the world, or actually as the article seeks to…
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Of ballots and names… Of ballots and names…
Jon Krosnick, a professor at Stanford, argues that Hillary Clinton’s surprise victory in the New Hampshire primary (contrary to what…
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The Reluctant Fundamentalist The Reluctant Fundamentalist
An essay by Mohsin Hamid (titled My reluctant fundamentalist) about the process of writing his novel “The reluctant fundamentalist.” What…
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A certain ambiguity A certain ambiguity
A Certain Ambiguity: A Mathematical Novel is a book written by two of my high school friends, Gaurav Suri and…
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Election 2.0 Election 2.0
An op-ed in today’s NYTimes by William Poundstone about how the web can be used during an election to prevent…