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When: Saturday, Mar. 29 and Sunday, Mar. 30, 2008 Where: Grant MacEwan College Centre for the Arts, 10045-156 Street

Adblock In his latest vlog post, Howard Rheingold addresses an increasingly difficult problem for educators: Attention in a hypermediated age. Rheingold takes things beyond the usual “let’s debate multitasking – good or bad?” to the real heart of the matter: How to focus the wired mind? POST CONTINUATION:

[TEDTALKS HOWARDRHEINGOLD-2005_high.flv] Recorded in 2005, Howard Rheingold talks about the critical importance of collaboration, participatory media and collective action in shaping a better and more effective world. Great historical examples of human interdependence, cooperation, helping and other civilised behaviours that helped humans to thrive and survive through adversity – all alternatives to more destructive models [...]

I do not use a textbook. It is not that I dislike textbooks. It is that my textbook is the web. My textbook is YOU and ME and NOW. Instead of a book, I add all relevant readings, videos or examples to my course delicious bookmarks. Updated: Please note, I now use Diigo That’s my [...]