Vicarious Learning

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy Wednesday March 10, 2010 |

[Revised entry by Andreas Føllesdal on March 9, 2010. Changes to: Main text, Bibliography] Federalism is the theory or advocacy of federal principles for dividing powers between member units and common institutions. Unlike in a unitary state, sovereignty in...

Inttranews - Daily News Site for Linguists Wednesday March 10, 2010 |

/img_CCr0BN4iHjbxgPcv1DWP_0.jpgUtah, USA (Business Wire): Sorenson Communications®, the nation's leading provider of Video Relay Service (VRS) for deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals who use sign language to communicate, today announced that submissions are...

Linguaphiles Wednesday March 10, 2010 |

I was thinking about compiling a resource book for writers which would include commonly asked for phrases in other languages, but also how to utilize resources and translate for yourself. It would include mini grammar lessons, as well, because I find it...

Free Technology for Teachers Educational Videos | Wednesday March 10, 2010 |

I watched this short TED Talk twice today because I was intrigued by ideas for using wind energy as presented by Saul Griffith. The does a nice job presenting ideas for using wind energy. The first half of the talk is probably more accessible to middle...

Blogs Behavioral Economics | Wednesday March 10, 2010 |

“It’s a mystery,” said the plumber.  “Your toilet is overflowing.  I have no idea what this could mean.” “You’ve got something unique here,” said the doctor.  “I can’t imagine what would cause you to have a fever, headache and chills.” ...

Junk Charts Bubble chart | Wednesday March 10, 2010 |

Reader Jeff G. sent us to this post from Floating Sheep, which walks through an analysis showing which states have the highest beer consumption in the United States. Jeff is not amused by several of their maps. The first one utilizes overlapping ...

Blogs Creativity | Wednesday March 10, 2010 |

Last week marked the premiere of NBC's highly anticipated family drama "Parenthood," featuring Gilmore Girls' Lauren Graham and Six Feet Under's Peter Krause. At first glance this show is a more melodramatic version of "Modern Family," and strives for an equal...

Media Psychology Cafe Wednesday March 10, 2010 |

Entrepreneurship is the ultimate exercise in positive psychology. Hello Friends 你好 There's a lot of buzz about entrepreneurship right now. This is especially obvious if you visit LinkedIn, Twitter, or cruise the Ning social networks. It is...

Ars Mathematica Uncategorized | Wednesday March 10, 2010 |

In addition to individual articles, the Electronic Journal of Differential Equations also publishes monographs in the area of differential equations. The first one was a book that I think I remember seeing on library bookshelves: Showalter’s Hilbert...

Cool Cat Teacher Blog inspiration | Wednesday March 10, 2010 |

John Maxwell in his book Attitude 101 quotes a story from two artists David Bayles and Ted Orland about an art teacher who did an experiment with his grading system. The ceramics teacher told the left half of the room that they would just be graded on...

Librarians Matter Uncategorized | Wednesday March 10, 2010 |

….made up of scraps I had lying around that you might enjoy…eclecticism ahead… 1. Public libraries and the future Role of public libraries in supporting and promoting digital participation – from the British Museums, Libraries...

Mind Hacks Wednesday March 10, 2010 |

Cannabis smokers often report that when stoned, their thoughts have a free-wheeling quality and concepts seem connected in unusual and playful ways. A study just published online in Psychiatry Research suggests that this effect may be due to the drug...

ResourceShelf Technology and Internet | Wednesday March 10, 2010 |

An interactive map from the BBC allows users to visualize network usage around the world for ten years beginning in 1998. Cursor over any country to see users online for that year. At the bottom of the map is a slider to change the year. A second tab...

Strange Maps Uncategorized | Wednesday March 10, 2010 |

ROSE: Yah it’s a lot of braunschweiger. [Brenda starts to ring up the braunschweiger] ROSE: It’s for my dad….. for his….. trip. My dad……. He… is going to……. Wisconsin. BRENDA: Oh Wisconsin! A...

Strange Maps Uncategorized | Wednesday March 10, 2010 |

Is there such a thing as collective guilt? Or if not that, then at least some kind of national responsibility for past state crimes? Was the Nazi period a freak of history, or an inevitable culmination of the revanchist, reactionary forces of German...

BlogHighEd.org Wednesday March 10, 2010 |

This is not some wild-eyed screed about saving Mother Earth by harnessing the networking power of Twitter or Facebook. No, I’m talking here about another kind of sustainability: the care and feeding of your social media presence. In most of the pres...

ResourceShelf Libraries and Librarianship | Wednesday March 10, 2010 |

Note: As you’ll read in the article, new spending will be proposed to improve training at libraries. We also think that librarians would make for excellent “digital ambassadors” and with the assistance of the major professional organizations,...

The Lexicographer's Rules Wednesday March 10, 2010 |

Do you pronounce the word "both" differently from other English-speakers? Take the survey and tell others about it. The more respondents we get, the more we'll know.

Free Technology for Teachers Technology Integration | Wednesday March 10, 2010 |

Snap Groups is new service that allows anyone to create private or public message groups. In Snap Groups you can create your own group in which to share short messages with other group members. Groups take just a few seconds to create and are given their...

The Greenbelt birthdays | Wednesday March 10, 2010 |

Today is the birthday of the godless cracker-abusing cephalopodophiliac blogger lord we call PZed... Head on over to Pharyngula and wish him many more. Fresh from The Greenbelt

Online Learning Update Wednesday March 10, 2010 |

Pam Ice, online support director for the Colorado Department of Education, said recently, “Students in Colorado continue to see the value of online learning. The 2008-09 school year brought improvements in student success in many of Colorado’s online programs....

Zen Habits Books | Wednesday March 10, 2010 |

Post written by Leo Babauta . Follow me on twitter or identica . I don’t often write reviews of ebooks, but a handful of them have come out in the last couple weeks that I just can’t ignore — I really think they’ll be of interest...

Blogs Media | Wednesday March 10, 2010 |

Most of initial thoughts to the Oscars on Sunday were similar to most people's: • Ben Stiller is not and has never been funny • I think Neil Patrick Harris should host the next American Psychological Association convention • Dang, there were virtually no...

Online Learning Update Wednesday March 10, 2010 |

The stage for redemption, it turns out, can be a dingy, florescent-lit room tucked down a long hall at Sharpstown High School. Here, on mismatched chairs and a second-hand sofa, teens toil on laptops for hours on end — trying to atone for bad decisions and...