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Friday, March 11, 2005 |
Developing Self-Directed Learners. Summary of research on self-directed learning,
including a useful chart matching specific work to types of
self-directed learning. Most of the article addresses
student motivation and linking student choice to
responsibility. Some discussion of linking self-directed
learning to state curricula and high-stakes testing. Good
starting document. Via Rosanna Tarsiero at IFETS. By
Unknown, Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory,
December 31, 200-31 8:33 p.m.
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5:34:19 PM  Google It!.
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Structural Holes, Part One. I torn, at least on the surface. As I stated a
couple of days ago, and see increasingly in my own work, no
one person can master everything in a domain; innovation is
therefore the product of a group and not an individual. So
the answer is to form a team, right? But I'm not about
subsuming my ideas under some sort of corporate or
messianic 'vision' or 'programme' - I function best when I
am pursuing my own agenda and my own ideas. I want
autonomy. The tenor of this article helps resolve the
dilemma: "As managers, we need to shift our thinking
from command and control to coordinate and cultivate -- the
best way to gain power is sometimes to give it away."
This reflects my own feelings about management - and about
learning, for that matter. But too few managers, and too
few instructors, are willing to let go. Via George Siemens,
who also links to Part
Two. By Bruce Hoppe, Connectedness, January 18,
2005
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Data Brokers Face Regulation.
The head of the Federal Trade Commission says Congress should write
tougher laws to protect consumer information accumulated by data
brokers. Several senators suggest greater oversight in the wake of
recent data losses. [Wired News]
8:26:58 AM Google It!.
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