RT @chroniclevitae: Why you should spend more time watching your colleagues teach. https://t.co/7PHYbL30CM #teaching #learning https://t.co/l6MEjKHSv6

Why you should spend more time watching your colleagues teach. https://t.co/7PHYbL30CM#teaching #learning http://pic.twitter.com/l6MEjKHSv6

— Vitae (@chroniclevitae) September 7, 2016

from Twitter https://twitter.com/DouglasHAllen

RT @rob_carlson: Old scientists. https://t.co/faZPcrmazH @NatureNews https://t.co/OUVNj0ng3S

Old scientists.https://t.co/faZPcrmazH @NatureNews http://pic.twitter.com/OUVNj0ng3S

— Rob Carlson (@rob_carlson) September 5, 2016

from Twitter https://twitter.com/DouglasHAllen

I scored 48 on the "Do you live in a Bubble?" Quiz

Where was I on the spectrum of connected vs. disconnected from mainstream America? Right in the middle . . . .
from Facebook http://ift.tt/1UeIbeo

[His] true sin is his rejection of the faustian bargain offered to black people who reach elite status in America https://t.co/17elrRtoy3

[His] true sin is his rejection of the faustian bargain offered to black people who reach elite status in America https://t.co/17elrRtoy3

— Douglas Allen (@DouglasHAllen) August 31, 2016

from Twitter https://twitter.com/DouglasHAllen

Gene Wilder - Pure Imagination https://t.co/0TMmc41td1

Gene Wilder - Pure Imagination https://t.co/0TMmc41td1

— Douglas Allen (@DouglasHAllen) August 31, 2016

from Twitter https://twitter.com/DouglasHAllen

It's a new school year -- paint your front door. https://t.co/2MWpnR37cv

It's a new school year -- paint your front door. https://t.co/2MWpnR37cv

— Douglas Allen (@DouglasHAllen) August 25, 2016

from Twitter https://twitter.com/DouglasHAllen

The Collatz Conjecture (part 2). https://t.co/R5aWLnld4F

The Collatz Conjecture (part 2). https://t.co/R5aWLnld4F

— Douglas Allen (@DouglasHAllen) August 11, 2016

from Twitter https://twitter.com/DouglasHAllen

The Collatz Conjecture (part 1). https://t.co/MiICfZgOIK

The Collatz Conjecture (part 1). https://t.co/MiICfZgOIK

— Douglas Allen (@DouglasHAllen) August 11, 2016

from Twitter https://twitter.com/DouglasHAllen

RT @cegriff3: Thoreau: "You cannot dream yourself into character; you must hammer & forge yourself." Take heed .@realDonaldTrump .@HillaryClinton

Thoreau: "You cannot dream yourself into character; you must hammer & forge yourself." Take heed .@realDonaldTrump .@HillaryClinton

— Charlie Griffith (@cegriff3) August 11, 2016

from Twitter https://twitter.com/DouglasHAllen

RT @TheEconomist: Lee Eun-ju of South Korea takes a selfie with fellow gymnast Hong Un-jong of North Korea, August 4th 2016 (Reuters) https://t.co/pyRCjPEQmF

Lee Eun-ju of South Korea takes a selfie with fellow gymnast Hong Un-jong of North Korea, August 4th 2016 (Reuters) http://pic.twitter.com/pyRCjPEQmF

— The Economist (@TheEconomist) August 10, 2016

from Twitter https://twitter.com/DouglasHAllen

RT @TheEconomist: From tug-of-war to duelling pistol, a look at discontinued Olympic events. Our 2012 chart https://t.co/vyArDCMLN9 https://t.co/eiBcMzU4wT

From tug-of-war to duelling pistol, a look at discontinued Olympic events. Our 2012 chart https://t.co/vyArDCMLN9 http://pic.twitter.com/eiBcMzU4wT

— The Economist (@TheEconomist) August 8, 2016

from Twitter https://twitter.com/DouglasHAllen

RT @brentsimmons: Next on the agenda: 100-some days of obsessively reloading https://t.co/P6UxPAxnN6

Next on the agenda: 100-some days of obsessively reloading https://t.co/P6UxPAxnN6

— Brent Simmons (@brentsimmons) July 29, 2016

from Twitter https://twitter.com/DouglasHAllen

For all you map people. https://t.co/g917uiMuQL

For all you map people. https://t.co/g917uiMuQL

— Douglas Allen (@DouglasHAllen) July 29, 2016

from Twitter https://twitter.com/DouglasHAllen

Stand out (but not too much). Nice piece on higher ed marketing. https://t.co/xt7nqSmFpp #ologie #branding via @ologie

Stand out (but not too much). Nice piece on higher ed marketing. https://t.co/xt7nqSmFpp #ologie #branding via @ologie

— Douglas Allen (@DouglasHAllen) July 29, 2016

from Twitter https://twitter.com/DouglasHAllen

When it's okay to skip that AP Biology class https://t.co/k7rzF1e3uj

When it's okay to skip that AP Biology class https://t.co/k7rzF1e3uj

— Douglas Allen (@DouglasHAllen) July 28, 2016

from Twitter https://twitter.com/DouglasHAllen

“She is an iron-jawed, slick-fisted cagefighter gorged on the corpse of the young radical she once was.” @PennyRed https://t.co/NLGU6qYEpi

“She is an iron-jawed, slick-fisted cagefighter gorged on the corpse of the young radical she once was.”   @PennyRed https://t.co/NLGU6qYEpi

— Douglas Allen (@DouglasHAllen) July 28, 2016

from Twitter https://twitter.com/DouglasHAllen

Great quote: "The way you think of the world, is the world." https://t.co/9TtnH6dQqW

Great quote: "The way you think of the world, is the world." https://t.co/9TtnH6dQqW

— Douglas Allen (@DouglasHAllen) July 28, 2016

from Twitter https://twitter.com/DouglasHAllen

"[W]hite pawns have more in common with black pawns than they do with their own king." https://t.co/ED7x3Rb8GP

"[W]hite pawns have more in common with black pawns than they do with their own king." https://t.co/ED7x3Rb8GP

— Douglas Allen (@DouglasHAllen) July 27, 2016

from Twitter https://twitter.com/DouglasHAllen

RT @NateSilver538: Clinton has to decide between a 1964 strategy and a 2012 strategy against Trump: https://t.co/b13N8AB13J

Clinton has to decide between a 1964 strategy and a 2012 strategy against Trump: https://t.co/b13N8AB13J

— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) July 22, 2016

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A Cartoon from The New Yorker https://t.co/sbQgamNVI6 via @newyorker

A Cartoon from The New Yorker https://t.co/sbQgamNVI6 via @newyorker

— Douglas Allen (@DouglasHAllen) July 20, 2016

from Twitter https://twitter.com/DouglasHAllen

RT @hotdogsladies: I can still remember, back in my early 20s, when morning coffee was optional. That was cute.

I can still remember, back in my early 20s, when morning coffee was optional.

That was cute.

— Merlin Mann (@hotdogsladies) July 20, 2016

from Twitter https://twitter.com/DouglasHAllen

RT @FiveThirtyEight: The end of a Republican Party: https://t.co/i5pqvWmGxc https://t.co/wv0l2pKJNx

The end of a Republican Party: https://t.co/i5pqvWmGxc http://pic.twitter.com/wv0l2pKJNx

— FiveThirtyEight (@FiveThirtyEight) July 18, 2016

from Twitter https://twitter.com/DouglasHAllen

“There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen” – Vladimir Ilyich Lenin

“There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen” – Vladimir Ilyich Lenin

— Douglas Allen (@DouglasHAllen) July 14, 2016

from Twitter https://twitter.com/DouglasHAllen

Interesting parallel to rough U.S. pattern of Republican and Democratic states. https://t.co/GO8GaPbgnk https://t.co/zS54pkPd85

Interesting parallel to rough U.S. pattern of Republican and Democratic states. https://t.co/GO8GaPbgnk https://t.co/zS54pkPd85

— Douglas Allen (@DouglasHAllen) July 14, 2016

from Twitter https://twitter.com/DouglasHAllen

“Promise me you won’t run for president.” by @rstevens https://t.co/W60rIpBCBj

“Promise me you won’t run for president.” by @rstevens https://t.co/W60rIpBCBj

— Douglas Allen (@DouglasHAllen) July 12, 2016

from Twitter https://twitter.com/DouglasHAllen

RT @griffithd50: A Question for November 1st. This month both of the major political parties will nominate their candidate for... https://t.co/HuBujptENZ

A Question for November 1st.

This month both of the major political parties will nominate their candidate for... https://t.co/HuBujptENZ

— David Griffith (@griffithd50) July 5, 2016

from Twitter https://twitter.com/DouglasHAllen

"Manners without borders." https://t.co/XeM3AkPWXb

"Manners without borders." https://t.co/XeM3AkPWXb

— Douglas Allen (@DouglasHAllen) July 2, 2016

from Twitter https://twitter.com/DouglasHAllen

RT @JRMcGrail: Genuine apology has 3 parts: 1. What I did was wrong. 2. I am sorry that I hurt you. 3. How do I make it better? https://t.co/v80xuGJeUX

Genuine apology has 3 parts:

1. What I did was wrong.
2. I am sorry that I hurt you.
3. How do I make it better? https://t.co/v80xuGJeUX

— J.R. McGrail (@JRMcGrail) July 1, 2016

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Park Tudor School

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The Pixar Theory: connections among all the Pixar movies. Conspiracy theories for animation fans. https://t.co/kiQ7NjWwsE

The Pixar Theory: connections among all the Pixar movies. Conspiracy theories for animation fans. https://t.co/kiQ7NjWwsE

— Douglas Allen (@DouglasHAllen) July 1, 2016

from Twitter https://twitter.com/DouglasHAllen

RT @tvaziri: I love this quote from @BradBirdA113, as heard on the audio commentary for "The Incredibles". https://t.co/e91PzVKoTX

I love this quote from @BradBirdA113, as heard on the audio commentary for "The Incredibles". http://pic.twitter.com/e91PzVKoTX

— Todd Vaziri (@tvaziri) June 30, 2016

from Twitter https://twitter.com/DouglasHAllen

“Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts.” -- maybe Albert Einstein

“Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts.” -- maybe Albert Einstein

— Douglas Allen (@DouglasHAllen) July 1, 2016

from Twitter https://twitter.com/DouglasHAllen

RT @DanielPink: Percentage of 30-year-olds who are married, have a child, & live on their own: 1975: 71% 2015: 32% https://t.co/ZsbNLsbpK1

Percentage of 30-year-olds who are married, have a child, & live on their own:

1975: 71%
2015: 32% http://pic.twitter.com/ZsbNLsbpK1

— Daniel Pink (@DanielPink) June 29, 2016

from Twitter https://twitter.com/DouglasHAllen

The title's overblown, but it's a solid list: "The ULTIMATE checklist for every decade of your life" https://t.co/aggB2ywOyD by @eliek_omg

The title's overblown, but it's a solid list: "The ULTIMATE checklist for every decade of your life" https://t.co/aggB2ywOyD by @eliek_omg

— Douglas Allen (@DouglasHAllen) June 30, 2016

from Twitter https://twitter.com/DouglasHAllen

“A Picture is Worth a Thousand Trolls” by @davepell https://t.co/PUTnDeQyAI https://t.co/IcH0lG8zZH

“A Picture is Worth a Thousand Trolls” by @davepell https://t.co/PUTnDeQyAI http://pic.twitter.com/IcH0lG8zZH

— Douglas Allen (@DouglasHAllen) June 29, 2016

from Twitter https://twitter.com/DouglasHAllen

If you’re young and angry about the EU referendum, you’re right to be | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett https://t.co/nrcgp5zB01

If you’re young and angry about the EU referendum, you’re right to be | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett https://t.co/nrcgp5zB01

— Douglas Allen (@DouglasHAllen) June 25, 2016

from Twitter https://twitter.com/DouglasHAllen

RT @brainpicker: Orwell, born on this day in 1903, on writing and the 4 questions writers must ask themselves https://t.co/kpFsGixwLy https://t.co/h4hKO1QMeH

Orwell, born on this day in 1903, on writing and the 4 questions writers must ask themselves https://t.co/kpFsGixwLy http://pic.twitter.com/h4hKO1QMeH

— Maria Popova (@brainpicker) June 25, 2016

from Twitter https://twitter.com/DouglasHAllen

RT @PGourevitch: next week’s cover — dated the 4th of July https://t.co/4uWV9tWB2F

next week’s cover — dated the 4th of July http://pic.twitter.com/4uWV9tWB2F

— Philip Gourevitch (@PGourevitch) June 24, 2016

from Twitter https://twitter.com/DouglasHAllen

RT @ycombinator: "It’s okay to not have an opinion about everything." https://t.co/YvLT4h1C9k https://t.co/o5PWNwM0PE

"It’s okay to not have an opinion about everything." https://t.co/YvLT4h1C9k http://pic.twitter.com/o5PWNwM0PE

— Y Combinator (@ycombinator) June 22, 2016

from Twitter https://twitter.com/DouglasHAllen

"You don’t have my permission" Don't ask for permission, come with intent. https://t.co/79kT2RJPND

"You don’t have my permission" Don't ask for permission, come with intent. https://t.co/79kT2RJPND

— Douglas Allen (@DouglasHAllen) June 22, 2016

from Twitter https://twitter.com/DouglasHAllen

Netflix Culture -- a nice place to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there. #netflixculture https://t.co/LKTwLjaYV1 via @SlideShare

Netflix Culture -- a nice place to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there. #netflixculture https://t.co/LKTwLjaYV1 via @SlideShare

— Douglas Allen (@DouglasHAllen) June 21, 2016

from Twitter https://twitter.com/DouglasHAllen

RT @ptpanthers: Abby Farley '11 qualified for the 2016 US Olympic Team Trials in the 800M Run with a 2:02.00 PR! She runs Fri 7/1. https://t.co/QvCf9L5rnP

Abby Farley '11 qualified for the 2016 US Olympic Team Trials in the 800M Run with a 2:02.00 PR! She runs Fri 7/1. http://pic.twitter.com/QvCf9L5rnP

— Park Tudor Panthers (@ptpanthers) June 16, 2016

from Twitter https://twitter.com/DouglasHAllen

RT @Yair_Rosenberg: I don't understand why Trump is so upset at the Washington Post. After all, they were the first to put up a wall and make others pay for it.

I don't understand why Trump is so upset at the Washington Post. After all, they were the first to put up a wall and make others pay for it.

— (((Yair Rosenberg))) (@Yair_Rosenberg) June 15, 2016

from Twitter https://twitter.com/DouglasHAllen

"If your pictures aren't good enough, you aren't close enough." -- Robert Capa, WWII photographer. Same is true for teacher comments.

"If your pictures aren't good enough, you aren't close enough." -- Robert Capa, WWII photographer. Same is true for teacher comments.

— Douglas Allen (@DouglasHAllen) June 12, 2016

from Twitter https://twitter.com/DouglasHAllen

Today I learned that United Way was once called Community Chest. Insert Monopoly reference here.

Today I learned that United Way was once called Community Chest. Insert Monopoly reference here.

— Douglas Allen (@DouglasHAllen) June 11, 2016

from Twitter https://twitter.com/DouglasHAllen

RT @cegriff3: "To succeed, you've got to love what you're doing...if you don't love it, get out of the way for someone who does." #GordieHowe #MrHockey

"To succeed, you've got to love what you're doing...if you don't love it, get out of the way for someone who does." #GordieHowe #MrHockey

— Charlie Griffith (@cegriff3) June 11, 2016

from Twitter https://twitter.com/DouglasHAllen

RT @CameronJJJ: George H.W. Bush left this magnanimous, bipartisan & dignified note for Bill Clinton on January 20, 1993. https://t.co/G5EqnY8fuN

George H.W. Bush left this magnanimous, bipartisan & dignified note for Bill Clinton on January 20, 1993. http://pic.twitter.com/G5EqnY8fuN

— James Cameron (@CameronJJJ) June 9, 2016

from Twitter https://twitter.com/DouglasHAllen

Hubble Telescope Captures Incredible Up-Close View of Mars https://t.co/frWXPmXDzs via @nbcnews

Hubble Telescope Captures Incredible Up-Close View of Mars https://t.co/frWXPmXDzs via @nbcnews

— Douglas Allen (@DouglasHAllen) June 7, 2016

from Twitter https://twitter.com/DouglasHAllen

No, He’s Not Hitler. And Yet ..., via @nytimes https://t.co/s0xhI9clyi

No, He’s Not Hitler. And Yet ..., via @nytimes https://t.co/s0xhI9clyi

— Douglas Allen (@DouglasHAllen) June 5, 2016

from Twitter https://twitter.com/DouglasHAllen

History may be rooted in storytelling, but we can summon it to be something more- the arbiter of truth against lies told in pursuit of power

History may be rooted in storytelling, but we can summon it to be something more- the arbiter of truth against lies told in pursuit of power

— Douglas Allen (@DouglasHAllen) June 5, 2016

from Twitter https://twitter.com/DouglasHAllen

Quote of the day: "Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth." -- Mike Tyson

Quote of the day: "Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth." -- Mike Tyson

— Douglas Allen (@DouglasHAllen) June 2, 2016

from Twitter https://twitter.com/DouglasHAllen

RT @TheEconomist: 50 years of Batman on film: how has his physique changed? https://t.co/K8AIdM2ZBm https://t.co/oMutxGETiY

50 years of Batman on film: how has his physique changed? https://t.co/K8AIdM2ZBm http://pic.twitter.com/oMutxGETiY

— The Economist (@TheEconomist) June 1, 2016

from Twitter https://twitter.com/DouglasHAllen

Um . . . yes. https://t.co/yplC3BtwTh

Um . . . yes.
https://t.co/yplC3BtwTh

— Douglas Allen (@DouglasHAllen) May 31, 2016

from Twitter https://twitter.com/DouglasHAllen

Commencement Speaker - Allison Bailey Blais - from Westminster School Commencement 2016

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RT @TheEconomist: Harvard has a $36 billion endowment. Some alumni think the school should scrap tuition fees https://t.co/gNcOFG3jlI https://t.co/CCTWQWN5BA

Harvard has a $36 billion endowment. Some alumni think the school should scrap tuition fees https://t.co/gNcOFG3jlI http://pic.twitter.com/CCTWQWN5BA

— The Economist (@TheEconomist) May 31, 2016

from Twitter https://twitter.com/DouglasHAllen

RT @DetroitPistons: Yogi Ferrel learned to work hard during his time at Indiana University & is continuing to at his pre draft workouts! https://t.co/KFHMst1GhL

Yogi Ferrel learned to work hard during his time at Indiana University & is continuing to at his pre draft workouts! http://pic.twitter.com/KFHMst1GhL

— Detroit Pistons (@DetroitPistons) May 31, 2016

from Twitter https://twitter.com/DouglasHAllen

Trying cross-linking from Twitter and Facebook to here.  We'll see if it works.

Fwd: Getting started with "Getting Things Done" | 43 Folders

Begin forwarded message:

From: Doug Allen <dallen@parktudor.org>
Date: January 1, 2013, 4:13:28 PM EST
To: Doug Allen <dallen@parktudor.org>
Subject: Getting started with "Getting Things Done" | 43 Folders

http://www.43folders.com/2004/09/08/getting-started-with-getting-things-done

Census Dotmap

http://bmander.com/dotmap/index.html

Why I Quit Being so Accommodating (1922)

http://mikecanex.wordpress.com/2012/12/26/1922-why-i-quit-being-so-accommodating/

The Hundred Best Lists of All Time : The New Yorker

http://m.newyorker.com/online/blogs/shouts/2012/12/the-hundred-best-lists-of-all-time.html

Simple is not the same as easy, part 10

Article from Men's Journal about weightlifting as a way to get strong.

Johnny Depp to Star as a Supercomputer in Christopher Nolan Film About the Singularity

I'd buying my ticket now.

Running and Fundraising

http://pfa-blog.com/home/5-lessons-for-fundraisers-from-a-runner/?goback=%2Egde_1538517_member_192563463

Seth's Blog: Soft and hard

http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2012/12/soft-and-hard.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+typepad%2Fsethsmainblog+%28Seth%27s+Blog%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

After One Year In New York – Kara « The Sartorialist

http://www.thesartorialist.com/photos/after-one-year-in-new-york-kara/

Clairification: THANKS(for)GIVING: 8 Mistakes Nonprofits Make When...

Clairification: THANKS(for)GIVING: 8 Mistakes Nonprofits Make When...: Are you focused on the gift or the giver? Thanking donors is the one thing most nonprofits do not spend enough time thinking abo...

Moon phases for 2013

Thanks, Ted.

Energy from a single orange…

Thanks to Caleb Charland.

Good Sugar Cookies

http://www.landolakes.com/recipe/2931/sugar-cookie-cut-outs

How to schedule meetings

What happens when not everyone is using outlook?

http://doodle.com/

Wind powered land mine removal

http://vimeo.com/51887079

The Stick Dance Math Cooperative

150 Years ago today

On Nov. 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address as he dedicated a national cemetery at the site of the Civil War battlefield in Pennsylvania.

• See This Front Page

• Buy This Front Page

Quote of the day - Aristotle

"The fool persuades me with his reasons; the wise man persuades me with my own."

Tablet for < $50 from India

http://qz.com/26244/how-a-20-tablet-from-india-could-finish-off-pc-makers-educate-billions-and-transform-computing-as-we-know-it/

Game on, Google.

Skittles Sorting Machine 2

PSY - Gangnam Style (Acoustic Cover by Ra-On) 강남스타일 어쿠스틱

Singularity Chess

http://abstractstrategygames.blogspot.com/2010/10/singularity-chess.html

To ask or not to ask

http://theplannedgivingblog.wordpress.com/2012/10/19/to-ask-or-not-that-is-the-million-dollar-planned-giving-question/?goback=%2Egde_1538517_member_176994637

N Is a Number: A Portrait of Paul Erdos

http://kottke.org/12/10/n-is-a-number-a-portrait-of-paul-erdos

The Elements of Computing Systems / Nisan & Schocken

http://www.nand2tetris.org/

The Maker

How to Pronounce Laphroaig

Generational Warfare: The Case Against Parasitic Baby Boomers - NationalJournal.com

Generational Warfare: The Case Against Parasitic Baby Boomers - NationalJournal.com

New comet might blaze brighter than the full Moon

New comet might blaze brighter than the full Moon

32 metronomes sync up

The Opening Statement - NYTimes.com

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/02/opinion/brooks-the-opening-statement.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha212_20121002&_r=0

Once a Whiff, Always a Whiff

As We May Think

A wonderful essay by Vannevar Bush from the July 1945 Atlantic Magazine about how scientists should make the transition to peacetime research.

Conversation with Randall Munroe

As tempted as I am to just post every xkcd.com strip and his new "What If" column as well, I will just post the link to the Atlantic news article interviewing him.

Call Me Maybe (1000% slower)

This is much better.

The Popinator

Sit on it, Tufte

http://www.npr.org/blogs/krulwich/2012/09/12/160996525/odd-things-happen-when-you-chop-up-cities-and-stack-them-sideways

WHERE GOOD IDEAS COME FROM by Steven Johnson

Education For Whom and For What?

Initial thoughts about educational disruption

There are three parts to it. The first has to do with the disintermediation of schools from the lecturing and teaching that goes into a lecture class, so that the best classes can be recorded and replayed around the world over and over. It means that we don't have to put up with mediocre lessons about any subject as soon as a good lesson on that subject has been given. And it means that there is going to be an inexorable move from live lectures to recorded ones, not only because the cost savings will make it compelling, but because the quality will actually go up.

The second has to do with the quantification of teaching into bite-sized, Khan-Academy formatted lessons. This will have the impact on classes that the palletization of goods, the shipping containerization of trade, and the digitizing and standard IP packetization of data had on the transfer of data. As soon as that standard sized lesson takes over, it will standardize (and erode) the variability of teaching styles. Maybe people will still hold on to longer form lessons, just as there is still music that is written that doesn't fall into the standard 3 minute pop song format. But what percentage of the songs and music are not that length? Not much. What percentage of phone calls are analog? Not many. And what percentage of goods are not shipped via pallets and shipping containers? Not much, particularly in comparison to what is sent that way. Other goods are sent via other means, but they are usually luxury goods or bulk raw materials. Fair enough -- there will always be a market for the bespoke suit, the hand-made car, the original painting, and the private school education, but that will become the purview of the 1%, and that's not really where I think we should all aspire to be.

The third part is the impact these two forces will have on education. These forces will result in an inexorable squeezing of the standard model of education into a new model. Much of the classroom time will be the result of "flipped" homework and class assignments. Students will watch videos and listen to lectures and see sample problems worked out at home. They might blog about their questions or other observations they gleaned from the lecture as a way to take notes and stay engaged with the matierial as it is being presented. Then, when it comes to actually following through on what they've learned -- that will happen in class where there can be interaction and feedback and getting questions answered (although the class could post questions and have them answered, as a way to earn karma points for extra credit). The focus will be better in class on the kinds of problems or writing that they need to master, partly because everyone will be working on the same kinds of tasks (peer pressure) and partially because there will be fewer distractions of the kinds that kids have at home or each other's houses.

From there it is only a small step to a virtual model of classes, which will allow students and teachers to find times to meet via videochat in order to find times that work for everyone. I don't know how to resolve the cheating issues, except to say that at some point the potential employees or students need to be held accountable, and while it will bear a passing resemblance to virtual study hall, it is clear to me that there is probably a way of doing this.


http://www.quickanded.com/2012/09/the-curious-birth-of-the-credit-hour.html

The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics

Thought experiment about disintermediating education

There will be a post here, probably tomorrow, about the process underway that is disintermediating education from schools back to people.  The combination of online courses offered from excellent schools:

http://chronicle.com/article/Teaching-to-the-World-From/134068/

along with the atomization of particular lessons via Khan Academy

http://www.khanacademy.org/

has the potential to disrupt the education marketplace, as foretold by Clayton Christensen in

Disrupting Class

More to follow tonight, and it may end up being in three parts over the next few nights.  I'm not sure.

Math Resources

http://www.mathigon.org/