The debate is over.... Shell Oil, Energy Resources and Global Warming. John Hofmeister, President of Shell Oil, USA, speaks about Shell's position on energy conversation and Global Warming. The speech was made at the Washington University, St. Louis, USA in September 2006. The Mp3 of the speech can be heard here. [Mp3] [The Whalesong Project: Whalelog] Archive
Monthly Archives September 2006
3 Outstanding Community Forums. We would like to alert members, subscribers and all LLEN stakeholders to three outstanding upcoming forums that focus on much of what is at the heart to the work of the Central Ranges LLEN. Three world-class opportunities exist to engage with key policy makers, community leaders and researchers who are all focused on strengthening communities by finding…
Australia urgently needs to debate and resolve some fundamental questions about the future of school education. Do we want to educate our children mainly in government-assisted fee-paying private schools, based on an exclusive clientele identified by socio-economic status, religion, ethnicity or some other dimension? Or do we want them mainly to be in inclusive government-funded public schools, mixing with children…
Choosing a school in a knowledge Vacuum. The first is the fact that the differences within any given group are always greater than the differences between two groups. The fact the differences within a group are bigger than differences between groups also applies to schools. There is very hard data showing "individual schools" are much more influential than "school sector"…
Embedding Plagiarism Education in the Assessment Process. Lessons on paraphrasing and citing sources can only be partially effective if they are not perceived as immediately relevant to the individual student. The authors used electronic plagiarism detection tools to help students understand correct academic practice in using source material. [Recents Items]
On Education: It Takes More Than Schools to Close Achievement Gap. What if the impediments to learning run so deep that they cannot be addressed by any particular kind of school or any set of in-school reforms? By DIANA JEAN SCHEMO. [NYT > Education]
Fuelling our future. A realistic look at the viability of ethanol and biofuels as potential substitutes for at least a part of our dwindling petrol supplies. [On Line Opinion]
"The New Creative" Learner. (via BoingBoing) London's Ravensbourne College is creating a new program called the School of Computing for the Creative Industries. The whole of the coursewear is Creative Commons licensed and the school itself is organized via a wiki. I love this description (pronoun disagreements aside) on the school site of what they define as "The New Creative":…
How to make a partnership pay its way. Public-private partnerships need not be ugly. [On Line Opinion]
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