An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, right? We know this. But it’s a tough sell. We all know how hard it is to make time for prevention when there are so many other more urgent (or more interesting) things to do. Nowhere is this a bigger problem than in the world […]
created: Wednesday May 21st, 2014
The concept of trash is kind of weird, when you think about it. We act as if we put it in the bin and it magically disappears. Of course, it doesn’t really disappear. It goes somewhere. Landfill, garbage barges, incinerators – the usual suspects of garbage disposal. None of them create particularly desirable outcomes for […]
created: Wednesday April 23rd, 2014
We very much enjoyed broadcasting our latest web session Wealth, Success and Measuring Real Change: An Interview with Mark Anielski, on March 27th. You can view the recorded version of the conversation here. As promised, here are the links to all the resources we discussed in the broadcast, as well as the link to our […]
created: Wednesday March 26th, 2014
Introduction In 2014, we are still discussing “blended learning” and “e-learning” as if these were new and emergent trends. They are not. They have become so commonplace as to be normative part of the repertoire of a faculty member or institution seeking to increase access to and success in learning. Whether the focus is on […]
created: Sunday March 23rd, 2014
Science – the use of evidence to build an understanding of the ways in which the worlds and the people, animals and other species live and work within these worlds – is critical for mankind. It saves lives, it helps us coexist with other species, it helps us sustain our environment and biodiversity, it helps […]
created: Tuesday March 18th, 2014
I’ve been reading a book, called The Economics of Happiness, by economist and policy analyst Mark Anielski. In his work, Mark noticed that when success is measured only in monetary terms (as it often is, most notably when we gauge a country’s success by its Gross Domestic Product/GDP), many other important things get ignored and […]
created: Thursday March 13th, 2014
Alberta is engaged in a major curriculum reform – the cornerstone of its strategy to ensure it sustains its position as a global leader in education. At the heart of these reforms are these shifts: A strong focus on the student and the process of learning – increasing the sense of ownership, involvement and engagement […]
created: Wednesday March 12th, 2014
The Bitcoin has been around for five years. Like any other currency, the idea is that you buy the currency and can then use it in the way you would any other currency – to buy goods, to trade, or to exchange for other currencies. Unregulated and not […]
created: Wednesday March 5th, 2014
Scientists and doctors are teaming up all around the world to print organs, layer by layer, with 3D printing technologies. These developments include 3D printed livers at San Diego-based bio-printing company Organovo to 3D printing skin cells at Wake Forest University, all from your own cells. Recently, so as to “prep” for surgery on an infant, a medical […]
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European manufacturing is in crisis. Take one example. Germany’s manufacturing suffered €52bn in net export losses for the six-year period from 2008 to 2013. This is why some 137 of Germany’s industrial leaders have signed a document demanding an end to current energy policies in Germany and to align the EU’s climate change policies with […]
created: Friday February 28th, 2014