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Finding new ways to learn and communicate! The world is changing around us, and those who can find out where it's going have an edge up on the rest...then they can go back and help the rest.

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  A comment on Conversation: Do we have an opinion about everything? If not, should we?

  Apr 16 2013: I feel that for a lot of us, our opinions are the easiest way to "prove" to others that we're smart, likable, hip, or cool.
  
  
  
  PS: Please think I'm smart for saying so...and cool.
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  A reply on Talk: Keller Rinaudo: A mini robot -- powered by your phone

  Apr 12 2013: Well, the word 'correctly' is very relative, of course. We shouldn't stop creating and innovating because we're afraid of what can happen. That's flat world logic. Right now it's a remote control web cam over a network, so we don't have to start putting together the Asimov rules or war games protocol just yet.
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  A comment on Talk: Keller Rinaudo: A mini robot -- powered by your phone

  Apr 10 2013: It would an interesting thing to pair Romo and Siri, giving personality to practicality. A good start, great even. I'm positive the possibilities will be endless once it's implemented correctly.

• A comment on Talk: Dan Ariely: What makes us feel good about our work?

  Apr 10 2013: From an artistic standpoint, this talk is pretty on point. When art and business come together, the Origami effect is an absolutely in play. I think it's very important to teach the clients we work for exactly what we're doing...which actually happens...not so often...BUT when it does, they value our work much more....it also helps if the artist is honest about how their "Origami" looks.

• A reply on Conversation: What is your opinion on the New Teaching Manifesto? Can it be implemented in a school/college?

  Mar 27 2013: I think it's better to recognize the intent more than the presentation of the manifesto. I think could easily be edited to be more politically correct...the problem is a lot of the ideas are already being done. I do absolutely think it's important to integrate community, roles, and to work with "experts", I don't really see the agenda, I do see something that's more appropriate for early elementary. In Georgia we have a Pre K standard: "SS 1 c Becomes aware of the roles, responsibilities and services provided by community workers" Students spend 8 hours at school, that leaves plenty of room in the curriculum for concepts that focus on the individual as well as the whole community...and yeah, dancers, artists, and actors are part of that community and should be added to the "experts" list.
  
  I like the ideas...manifesto is just a strong word to use though. After a certain age group the concepts and ideas get stickier and people get more up in arms about what and how things are being taught.
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  A reply on Conversation: What's a degree worth?

  Feb 8 2013: I love the phrase "active learner". That's absolutely what college and education is supposed to be in general. Not just filling a bucket, but lighting a fire with stuff in the bucket...and then filling the bucket with more stuff to keep the fire going. Eventually the fire creates stuff to help fill the bucket...

• A comment on Conversation: What's a degree worth?

  Feb 8 2013: I'm in a very conflicting field. I work in theatre, but my theatre is funded and run through a corporation. Artistically and personally, I WANT experience and skill over anything. Professionally, we're pushed to value degrees. I will concede that a college degree USE TO be associated with discipline, the ability to learn and complex levels, etc. It USE TO symbolize someone who excelled through high school and continued to learn advanced concepts to get them ready for the "real world". The current high school educational system is a mess and it has effected the college degree, making it equal to the high school diploma....and I wouldn't be able hire anybody without a high school diploma.
  
  Bring on the EDUCATIONAL REVOLUTION!!!
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  A comment on Talk: Andrew Stanton: The clues to a great story

  Feb 8 2013: Andrew Stanton blew my socks off with this talk. Something about technique mixed with instinct and heart. After this one I felt the need to get up and DO something. I'm glad to art of storytelling continues through different artistic mediums and that people CARE about making us CARE.
  
  Hoping we get to download this talk soon!
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  A comment on Conversation: How about a VIRTUAL classroom?

  Jan 25 2013: The perfect classroom to me is one that is molded to the students it houses. The class size is like...5 kids to every 1 teacher. The building itself is just there for mailing purposes, because there are field trips constantly. Exploring and watching education happen in context, in the real world....and pizza....I don't know why...but...pizza
  
  I've basically described an episode of The Magic School Bus
  
  As for a virtual classroom. I've always imagined that if we went into an educational system where we were only in front of a computer screen watching lessons from our homes, it would cut down on the sense of community in education. Interestingly enough the world has changed so much that online IS a community now. The virtual classroom is already doing incredible things. The Center for Disease Control here in Atlanta used World of Warcraft to learn how viruses spread. We're opening up our minds.
  
  To sides of the coin, I guess
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  A comment on Conversation: What is cheating.....really?

  Jan 23 2013: Cheating is a very interesting concept. It only really exists when you get caught or admit to it. We thought forever that Lance Armstrong was the most incredible athlete ever. He inspired people and got rich doing it and if had died before all this, we would still be building statues to him. I don't advocate cheating at all...I just find it interesting whenever the man behind the curtain is revealed...ya got us.
  
  It also depends whats at stake. People tend to not forgive independent gain, but what about national gain? We have intelligence agencies in place to sneak around and help us cheat in warfare and find antagonists. We don't line up in front of each other with muskets anymore.
  
  Cheating takes so much skill...a skill that makes it not exist