The Post-Lecture Classroom Flipped classrooms: watch lectures on video at home, do “homework” in class.
Monthly Archives: September 2013
The Post-Lecture Classroom
2013.09.21 – 22:38
The Post-Lecture Classroom Flipped classrooms: watch lectures on video at home, do “homework” in class.
Your Career is Not a Disney Movie
2013.09.21 – 22:02
Your Career is Not a Disney Movie “The ubiquitous suggestion that you must find your passion and overcome naysayers is not deep wisdom. It is, instead, the plot of a kiddie movie.”
Human beings do not have an instinct for war
2013.09.21 – 22:02
Human beings do not have an instinct for war “interpersonal violence is a human adaptation, not unlike sexual activity, parental care, communication and so forth. It is something we see in every human society. Meanwhile, war — being historically recent, as well as erratic in worldwide distribution and variation in detail — is almost certainly […]
Tweet by drewwilson
2013.09.21 – 20:55
a gem: pic.twitter.com/mCxXHlHQsl — Drew Wilson (@drewwilson) September 21, 2013 via http://twitter.com/drewwilson
Tweet by mccoveychron
2013.09.20 – 17:55
Whoa: http://t.co/OR5H9vbK6r — Grant Brisbee (@mccoveychron) September 21, 2013 via http://twitter.com/mccoveychron
Tweet by poniewozik
2013.09.20 – 10:10
The genius of @louisck (& maybe sadness of society): straight solid life advice is taken as hilarious laugh lines http://t.co/1bUP5PgewW — James Poniewozik (@poniewozik) September 20, 2013 via http://twitter.com/poniewozik
YouTube: Imagine a Better World – Malcolm Gladwell – Zeitgeist Americas 2013
2013.09.20 – 08:03
Imagine a Better World – Malcolm Gladwell – Zeitgeist Americas 2013 zeitgeistminds
Sal Fasano on catching Mariano Rivera
2013.09.19 – 11:51
Sal Fasano on catching Mariano Rivera “He never pitched to home plate. He pitched to body line of the batter.”
Game of Tribes
2013.09.19 – 11:51
Game of Tribes “The game is indefensible. Every year during August two-a-days, some poor kid dies of heat stroke. …And yet there is such joy in seeing your tribe, your people, your team win. You are validated. You are part of the family, the clan. You have a home.”
Tweet by hangingsliders
2013.09.19 – 10:43
.@howardmegdal talked to Hunter Pence about his approach at the plate. You might be surprised by the answer: http://t.co/zPlJAy582q — Wendy Thurm (@hangingsliders) September 19, 2013 via http://twitter.com/hangingsliders
An Interview With Pope Francis
2013.09.19 – 09:07
An Interview With Pope Francis “If one has the answers to all the questions — that is the proof that God is not with him. It means that he is a false prophet using religion for himself. The great leaders of the people of God, like Moses, have always left room for doubt.”
Tweet by ThatBootlegGuy
2013.09.17 – 19:07
9 y/o son left travel ball game due to arm injury after pitching to 2 batters. I mentioned "Tommy John surgery". My son CANNOT take a joke. — Aaron C. (@ThatBootlegGuy) September 18, 2013 via http://twitter.com/ThatBootlegGuy
Leo Tolstoy on Emotional Infectiousness and What Separates Good Art from Bad
2013.09.17 – 11:32
Leo Tolstoy on Emotional Infectiousness and What Separates Good Art from Bad Art is…”a means of union among men, joining them together in the same feelings, and indispensable for the life and progress toward well-being of individuals and of humanity.”
Learning Sympathy
2013.09.17 – 10:19
Learning Sympathy “Before roughly the 1800s, sympathy was less common and more restricted in scope, overwhelmed as people were by practical needs and circumstances.”
Tweet by drawar
2013.09.17 – 07:43
Interesting animated gif showing how reduction of design elements can be effective. http://t.co/jcbcuBASPT — Drawar (@drawar) September 16, 2013 via http://twitter.com/drawar
How To Learn Judaism as a Native Language
2013.09.16 – 23:49
How To Learn Judaism as a Native Language “So, if Judaism is no longer a native language for many Jews, what is it? I believe that Judaism is best thought of now as an art, or maybe a sport. Put in even simpler terms, it’s like playing guitar, or playing tennis.”
Low-budget Oakland A’s fearless against MLB’s big spenders
2013.09.16 – 18:07
Low-budget Oakland A’s fearless against MLB’s big spenders Confidence. Yes, that explains the A’s success. #Not