Tag: group work
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Groupwork and introverts
I really enjoyed this presentation on TED, particularly this line: “… the transcendent power of solitude“. Being an introvert doesn’t mean someone who is shy or reluctant to engage with others. It describes a person who has a tendency to turn inward mentally, feeling more energized by time spent alone. As teachers who are preparing…
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Posted to Diigo 05/22/2012
Stigmergic Collaboration, The Evolution of Group Work, and Lessons for Creating Mobile Communities « Michael Sean Gallagher Mark Elliott writes about stigmergic collaboration and the evolution of group work Pierre-Paul Grasse first coined the term stigmergy in the 1950s in conjunction with his research on termites. Grasse showed that a particular configuration of a termite’s…
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Posted to Diigo 08/21/2011
OllieBray.com: Is a broken down car parked? “ ‘Thunks’ are deceptively tricky little questions that ‘make your brain go ouch!’ Ian’s examples of ‘Thunks’ include: ‘Is a broken down car parked?’ ‘If you read a newspaper in the newsagents without paying for it, is it stealing?’ ‘Do all polo’s taste the same?’ ‘Can you be…