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Feb
13
Edcerpts for February 13, 2023

Edcerpts for February 13, 2023

Internet Travels Edcerpts are my weekly round up of interesting links and ideas I discovered on the internet. It is
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Dec
26
How do you onboard new teachers?

How do you onboard new teachers?

In early 2020 I was tapped to design an onboarding program for three new Instructional Designers that would be added
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Mar
24
Teach from home resources, software, and hardware

Teach from home resources, software, and hardware

Teach from home resources last updated 3/23/2020. Teach from home is pretty big right now. I’m sure
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Feb
08
Problem solving

Problem solving

The fundamental tension in UX design is that we don’t know what we don’t know. Assertive Instincts hide
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Nov
30
Fixed vs growth interests

Fixed vs growth interests

Urging people to find their passion may lead them to put all their eggs in one basket but then to
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Nov
20
Number of times to optimally fail? Fifteen percent

Number of times to optimally fail? Fifteen percent

To learn new things, we must sometimes fail. But what’s the right amount of failure? New research led by
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Nov
16
Using the correct tool

Using the correct tool

Seth Godin talks about finding the right tool. The post reminds me of the old adage, when you only have
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Nov
09
Another obstacle in our student's learning - Decision Fatigue

Another obstacle in our student's learning - Decision Fatigue

It turns out that doctors, more than most professionals, suffer from decision fatigue. The more decisions you make, particularly those
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Oct
25
Anonymized data isn't so anonymous

Anonymized data isn't so anonymous

A new study shows you can be easily re-identified from almost any database, even when your personal details have been
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Oct
04
Moving past the marshmallow test to predict future success

Moving past the marshmallow test to predict future success

Kindergarten children whose teachers rate them as being highly inattentive tend to earn less in their 30s than classmates who
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