Monthly Archives: August 2009
Building an opinion – 10 tips
I recently talked about ‘information overload‘. Today, I want to discuss the importance of getting enough information to build an opinion. Opinions can end up as misguided when you don’t have the right amount of information at your disposal. It’s … Continue reading
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Tumblelog EduLinks
Here is the first set of the best links from TheUniversityBlog Tumblelog. If you don’t read it or subscribe to its feed, now is the chance to see what I’ve been recommending. If you do read it, let me remind … Continue reading
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Information overload, or filter failure?
There is no such thing as information overload. If you’re overwhelmed by what you’ve got to read/consume, you have probably chosen to feel that pain. The choice may not be intentional, but I doubt someone else is forcing you to … Continue reading
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Thinking traps and trapped thinking
I enjoyed a great post about thinking traps by Luciano at Litemind a little while back. It mentioned a survey on driving skills where almost every participant rated themselves ‘above average’. I’ve heard this before. I’m sure many surveys show … Continue reading
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Student Experience is Heart of the Matter
“The experience of the student is at the heart of higher education.” This sentence is the first thing you read in a recent report on “Students and Universities” that made the headlines on Sunday. The report makes it clear that … Continue reading
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