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24 Oct, 2007

Doris Kearns Goodwin on Leadership - EDUCAUSE2007

Posted by: Jeff VanDrimmelen In: EDUCAUSE2007

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Created a very unique team of people that comprised of his rivals, and many of the greatest minds of his day.
When we are creating teams of people to work on projects, we should also look [...]

24 Oct, 2007

EDUCAUSE2007 Notes

Posted by: Jeff VanDrimmelen In: EDUCAUSE2007

Hey All! I arrived safely in Seattle yesterday afternoon and spent a couple of hours in the massive exibition hall! I really need to write more about that later.
In any case, I am going to be taking notes in each of the sessions I attend. I am not going to try and [...]

16 Oct, 2007

EDUCAUSE 2007 - Blogger Meetup?

Posted by: Jeff VanDrimmelen In: Blogging| EDUCAUSE2007

So yesterday I got a call from my boss and was asked if I wanted to go to EDUCAUSE next week in Seattle. Hmmm… let me think about it for a second… One of the biggest, if not the biggest educational conferences in the nation … connecting with people like me (obsessed instructional technologists)… [...]

12 Oct, 2007

A Vision of Students Today / Information R/evolution

Posted by: Jeff VanDrimmelen In: Digital Learners| Video

Michael Wesch of Kansas State University just published two more AWESOME video’s that definetly deserve your time to take a look at.  The first is about Students of Today.  It is a startling look into what students are really using technology for… where students are really spending their time.

The second is about information and [...]

03 Oct, 2007

Randy Pausch: Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams

Posted by: Jeff VanDrimmelen In: Video

A couple of days ago my boss, Marc Tillett, recommended I watch this lecture by Randy Pausch. It is about an hour and half long so it took me a while to find the time, but I just finished it and must say I recommend it to EVERYONE! It was one of the [...]


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