Tag: relationships
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Technology platforms aren’t communities
You can use an outstanding technology platform that will facilitate engagement, interaction, sharing, collaboration, etc. but without engaged, interactive, generous people who want to work with each other in community, the technology won’t do much at all. Conversely, a group of like-minded people who want to do interesting things will manage even if they have…
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TED Talk: Rita Pierson – Every kid needs a champion
TED Talk: Rita Pierson – Every kid needs a champion “One of the things that we never discuss is the value and importance of human connection…No significant learning can occur without a significant relationship…Kids don’t learn from people they don’t like.” This is easier said than done, especially in the context of higher education. How…