Tag: stories
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Storytelling for academics
In 2012 I gave a short presentation on a few elements of giving a conference presentation, using images from Pixar movies (see bottom of post). I wanted to convey the idea that sharing academic research needn’t be boring, a problem that I think is rife among academics. That’s why I was delighted to come across…
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-09-12
@ryantracey they’re passages I highlight using diigo, they get pulled into the blog post so I can find them later # @amcunningham Often use personal experience in class, never thought of them as stories. Maybe it’s the “telling” of the story that matters # We learn from stories and experience http://t.co/zJP85x9. Been thinking how to…
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Posted to Diigo 09/11/2011
Presentation Zen: We learn from stories and experience To experience something has a far more profound effect on your ability to remember and influence you than if you simply read it in a book You’ve cast a learner into the world. And that’s the most powerful thing you can do as a teacher The enthusiastic…
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-19
in Digestandroid, ascap, blooms taxonomy, cognician, copyleft, copyright, creative commons, Distance Learning, extended web, george siemens, Google, Google Docs, google scholar, http, Larry Ferlazzo, larry lessig, mp, open learning, phd, research, rita kop, RT, social learning, social media, stories, topsy, twitter, uwc physio, web 3.0, Web Developer Intern, youtubeRT @tucksoon: RT @john_larkin: This link is courtesy of the tireless Larry Ferlazzo: Useful Bloom’s Taxonomy “Pie” Chart http://j.mp/cx2Yn7 # RT @NancyWhite: “If eating sustains life biologically, storytelling sustains it culturally; a story gives a person a 2nd, 4th, 5th life.” # Reading Rita Kop Thesis May10 on Scribd http://scr.bi/9iTDxa #readcast # @cristinacost re. Google…
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TEDx Johanessburg (session 1) – Iain Thomas
The first session at TEDx Johannesburg began with Iain Thomas, the author of ambiguous micro stories at I wrote this for you. Here’s the site tagline, which is great: “I need you to understand something. I wrote this for you. I wrote this for you and only you. Everyone else who reads it, doesn’t get…