Category: military
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TEDxOU in January 2012 and TEDxOKC 2011 Videos
This past April, Oklahoma City hosted the first TEDx event in our state: TEDxOKC. As expected, it was a fantastic day of inspirational and moving talks. Today at lunch I ran into Ken Stoner, who was the primary organizer of TEDxOKC, and he told me a TEDxOU event is being scheduled for January 2012. A…
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Why was Osama Bin Laden Buried at Sea?
The top CNN headline today, on May 2, 2011, is the death of Osama Bin Laden at the hands of U.S. special forces. The following detail from the article about his killing and death likely raises questions in the minds of many: Bin Laden’s body was later buried at sea, an official said. Many Muslims…
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Application of OBTE Principles by Randal Wickman
These are my notes from Ltc Randal Wickman’s presentation, “BCT—A Success Story (Application of OBTE Principles)” during the 2011 Intellectual Warrior’s Conference at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, on April 12th. “I am not an educator by trade, I am a commander” We want operational adaptability: flexibility, critical thinkers, make sound decisions – Net-gen students: collaborative, work…
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Military Development at West Point by Col Casey Haskins
These are my notes from Col Casey Haskins’s presentation, “Military Development at West Point” during the 2011 Intellectual Warrior’s Conference at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, on April 12th. MY THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST PRESENTATIONS I’VE EVER HEARD ON LEARNING / TRAINING DESIGN AS WELL AS ASSESSMENT. GREAT…
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Tony Wagner discussing learning at the 2011 Intellectual Warrior’s Conference
These are my notes from Dr Tony Wagner‘s presentation: “Overcoming the Global Achievement Gap: Learning, Leading and Teaching in the 21st Century” at the 2011 Intellectual Warrior’s Conference at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, on April 12, 2011. Tony is an Innovation Education Fellow at the Technology and Entrepreneurship Center at Harvard, and the author of “The…
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Blended, Continuous Learning in the 21st Century Military
I’m sharing a presentation tomorrow at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, at the Intellectual Warrior’s Conference convened to help U.S. Army leaders explore the ideas embodied in the 72 page report, “The U.S. Army Learning Concept for 2015.” The title of my presentation in the morning is, “Effective Uses of Educational Technology: Blended, Continuous Learning in the…
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US Army Deploying iPhones
According to today’s ABC News article, “Army to Deploy iPhones in Combat: Military Could Deploy First Units With BlackBerrys, Androids by Spring,” the US military has not only recognized the constructive power of mobile computers in troops’ pockets but is moving quickly to deploy them into combat zones in Iraq and Afghanistan. …as early as…
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Video Tributes to Oklahoma and Kansas Military Veterans
Happy Veterans Day, to all our military veterans from all branches of service! This year on Veterans Day, I encourage you to take a few minutes and watch some of the tribute videos which have been created in the past few months by students and teachers in Oklahoma and Kansas, participating in Celebrate Oklahoma Voices…
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Bring on the EVs (electric vehicles,) EV Conversion Kits, ZERO Emissions Cars and Plug-In Hybrids
This evening, after having the physical DVD from Netflix at our house for several months, I finally watched the outstanding 2006 documentary, “Who Killed the Electric Car?” This is an excellent film, which can inspire audiences to activism much like the 2003 documentary, “The Corporation.” I have several thoughts as well as links I’d like…
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Want to understand political Islam better? Yaroslav Trofimov is an excellent teacher
I posted the following as a book review for Yaroslav Trofimov’s 2005 book, “Faith At War: A Journey On The Frontlines Of Islam, From Baghdad To Timbuktu.” Trofimov is a reporter for the Wall Street Journal and wrote this book detailing his investigative reporting about Islam around the world from 2001 through 2005. This book…