Moving at the Speed of Creativity

Category: philosophy

  • “My gut told me to say yes”

    Paul Otellini is the outgoing CEO of Intel, the world’s leading semiconductor company who’s products are used in almost every technological device. When it came to supply parts for the un-announced iPhone, he went with the data instead of his gut: “We ended up not winning it or passing on it, depending on how you…

  • What Makes an Effective Technology Committee in Education (v.2)

    I have been ask about a post I did awhile back “What Makes an Effective Technology Committee in Education”  as much as any I have ever done.  Getting the chance write for Wes a little this week seemed a good time to come back to this topic.  I have always meant to do a edit…

  • Perspective: The Real Challenge Facing IT in Education #fail-learn

    Thanks Wes Fryer for letting me write for you while you are out of pocket. My name is Kent Brooks and I write a little on my own I was Just Thinking Site. Although I am a tiny blogging acorn compared to the giant blogging oak Mr Fryer is to all of us,  it is…

  • Reflections on Graduation Rituals, Celebrations, College Debts and a Ph.D.

    This weekend has been a great blessing. It’s been (and continues to be) a time to celebrate a long academic journey with my family and friends which has resulted in, among other things, the following document and new initials to follow my name in professional academic contexts. In this post, I’d like to share a…

  • Advice for a College Graduate

    I shared the following thoughts in response to Kevin Corbett‘s post last week, “Your Advice To A New College Graduate?” Remember the plans you have today are unlikely to unfold in exactly the ways you’re anticipating now. Remember networking and personal connections are VITALLY important and they will open up doors for you that you…

  • Education as a Superstructure by Graham Brown-Martin

    These are my notes from Graham Brown-Martin‘s closing keynote, “Education as a Superstructure” at the 2012 Mobile Learning Conference in Phoenix, Arizona, on April 13, 2012. MY THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. The official conference session description was: “Microsoft founder Bill Gates and Apple’s late CEO Steve Jobs have both gone on record…

  • John Dewey on Playing with Ideas

    I’m not only a fan of playing with media, I also love to “play with ideas” and encourage others to do the same. In finalizing corrections for my dissertation today, I ran across this quotation from John Dewey in his 1910 book, “How We Think.” On pages 218-219 of the original text (pages 232-233 of…

  • Visualizing Sharing #edushare

    Two of my top goals as an education advocate and “innovative instructional coach” in Yukon Public Schools this semester are to: help teachers overcome their fears about using multimedia with students to develop literacy skills encourage teachers to SHARE more As I prepared for the two presentations I shared on Tuesday this week at our…

  • Dave Ramsey on Strengths, Jobs, Entrepreneurship, Lifelong Learning & Persistence

    My father led a class for Dave Ramsey‘s “Financial Peace University” this past fall at his church in Manhattan, Kansas. Since I’m exploring some new job as well as consulting possibilities following the completion of my PhD this fall, he shared the Lesson 11 CD with me over the holidays titled “Working In Your Strengths.”…

  • Vader Did You Know? [video]

    As a Star Wars fan familiar with the “Mary Did You Know” song, I found the YouTube remix “Vader Did You Know?” song and video HILARIOUS today. Enjoy! This video is a great example of fair use and legal video remixing. Show this to your students and discuss it. Is this legal? Are the creators…