On the Road

I’m on the road this week doing learning paths.  I’ll try to share some new insights when I return.  Until then I’d appreciate hearing your ideas on how to speed up the learning process.  I’ve got another blog carnival ready to post as well

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Quick Ways to Speed Up the Learning Process

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There are lots of ways to speed up the learning process…and what I mean by speed up the process is that you get the same or better result in less time.  Here are some of my favorites.

Eliminate the Waste – Waste in education and training is anything that is taught one day and [...]

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Cell Phone Novelists

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Check out this article.  It appears that the top ten novels in Japan were written on mobile phones.  I can hear the click-clack of thumbs now.  If getting rid of keyboards is happening soon and literature is being produced on a IPhone, what does that mean for traditional education. 
I can just imagine Shakespere [...]

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Do We Still Need to Teach Writing?

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I just read a fascinating article where Bill Gates predicts the end of the keyboard.  He says with the advancements in things like touch screens and voice recognition, keyboards will become less and less important.
 So what does this mean for teaching kids how to write?  Do you teach them with paper and pencil?  [...]

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The Value of a Good Education

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I wasn’t sure about whether to call this posting the value of a good education or where have all the good high paying jobs gone.  I was fascinated by this article in the Las Vegas Review Journal.  It seems that there are doorman in Las Vegas making $500,000 a year.  Yes, I [...]

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Are We Smarter or Dumber than We Used to Be?

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This is my salute to presidents on presidents day posting.  I remember people talking about history when I was growing up.  They said it was much harder to know history to day because there was so much more to remember.  In fact, when my father was in grade school, he only needed to know the [...]

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Another Learning Strategies Carnival

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I seem to get new submissions every week.  Thanks to those who contribute.

Stephen Dean presents A Simple Solution To Increase Sales posted at Stephen Dean’s Copywriting And Internet Advertising Blog – Copywriter.

Woody Maxim presents The quickest way to more money is through testing posted at Woody Maxim.

Joshua C. Karlin presents Powerful Yet Reasonable [...]

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Sink or Swim Learning

I’ve written a lot about the downsides of sink or swim learning.  However, I came across this video and I found it mesmerizing.  Enjoy!

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Is Knowing How to Spell Words You Can’t Define Improtant?

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When I watch the national spelling bee, I know they can spell the words but the don’t seem to know the meaning of very many.  So is it better to misspell a word you know or spell a word you don’t know correctly.
The concept of a spelling bee was first in print in [...]

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It’s Like Polishing Canonballs!

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 I don’t know if you’d heard the expression, it’s like polishing canon balls.  It goes back to the old quality improvement and reengineering days.  In other words, you’re making improvements that really have no benefits.  Nice shiny canon balls are still obsolete.
So the question is, are the improvements to the education system really [...]

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