- Hi, I am Ulrike Reinhard. My blog deals with the way the internet is shaping and transforming society, education, politics and economics.
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Tag Archives: education
University for Life
During my latest travels through the Middle East I’ve visited Ben Gurion University (BGU) of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel. Ben-Gurion University is a major center for teaching and research – more than 19,000 students are enrolled in the Faculties of … Continue reading
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Tagged 2stars4peace, Ben Gurion University, education, Israel
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Snippets from a brief talk with Ken Robinson
… Aspen Ideas Festival, July 2010. More here.
The Beauty of Statistics
According to the saying, there are lies, worse lies, and statistics. However, statistics can reveal a great deal about the world when understood and interpreted correctly. The problem for the general population is that a list of numbers and percentages … Continue reading
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Tagged education, gapminder, Hans Rosling, statistics
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An Informal Learning Path
Ingrid Erickson, research fellow at the Social Science Research Council is working on a project called: The Digital Media and Learning in Brooklyn. Same program started in Chicago. It leverages research and design to help New York City and Chicago … Continue reading
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Tagged drumbeat, education, informal learning
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Technology moves fast; academia doesn’t!
Anna Debenham, young english front end web developper, tells us her story why she thinks university is NOT the right place to get ready for the industry’s needs. Anna also launched an online magazine called Scrunchup, aimed at young people … Continue reading
Wikis are much more philosophy than tool
Samuel Klein describes himself as a Wikipedian, a one laptop per child director and local community organizer, a mathematics and physics zealot, a clutch proofreader, and a long-time Bostonian. At the drumbeat festival in Barcelona we chatted with him about … Continue reading
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Tagged drumbeat, education, OpenEducation, Vlog, wikipedia
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Find your own road in life!
This interview here is the first of a serie my lazy fellow @cervus and I have made in Barcelona during Drumbeat Learning, Freedom and the Open Web Festival. Find your own road in life! – Roadtrip Nation It began with … Continue reading
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The Element – Interview with Sir Ken Robinson
The element is the point at which natural talent meets personal passion. When people arrive at the element, they feel most themselves and most inspired and achieve at their highest levels. It celebrates the diversity of intelligence, the power of … Continue reading
Sir Ken Robinson – The Element
If you don’t love what yo do – you are not in the element. This is in short the message of Sir Ken Robinson’s latest book. Below is the talk he gave yesterday at the Aspen Ideas Festival. Mindblowing …
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Tagged creativity, education, Ken Robinson, The Element
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Looking into the Future – Brief Chat with Stephen Downes
Last night Stephen and I sat down in nice cafe in Little Italy in Toronto – surrounded by “coffee house sound”. We were talking about many things (e.g. him being a rebellious pupil and student:-) and we finally end up … Continue reading