Travel and Speaking
Nope.
Next week: Hermosa Beach
Hack Education Writing
- Hack Education Weekly News
- Hack Education Weekly Newsletter, No. 72
- Most Anticipated Back-to-School Tech (Survey)
- Intelligence and Influence: On Education Ranking Systems
Editing Educating Modern Learners
- What We Mean When We Talk About “Scale," by Vanessa Gennarelli
- Can Science Leadership Academy Scale, by Chris Lehmann
- EML Newsletters (Tuesday and Friday)
- What You Should Know This Week: The Future of Education at MIT
Teaching Machines
I finished the draft of the chapter on BF Skinner and programmed instruction, and I started work on the draft of chapter on “intelligent” humans and “intelligent” machines.
Other Projects
I received confirmation of a speaking gig in October 2015 in South Africa, confirmation of a speaking gig in February 2015 in Toronto, and confirmation of a speaking gig next month in Newcastle. I also finalized (with my mom who'll be there at the same time) our travel plans for that September UK trip: Midhurst, Haslemere, Bletchley Park, Coventry, Newcastle, York, Devon, Midhurst, London. Phew!
I finally walked down the street and got an official Los Angeles County Public Library card.
I bought the domain edtech.wtf. I haven’t done anything with it yet but was prompted by the new acquisition to do a little work on the Tech Gypsies site and on the Github repos associated with my annual ed-tech trends posts.
And it’s a minor thing, I realize, but count me in with the folks who are confused, if not disappointed, in the new Foursquare / Swarm app. I have used Foursquare for a really long time as it helps me remember where I’ve been and helps me find good restaurants – those where my friends have been – when I travel. It seems like it’d be pretty easy for me to ditch both apps now and just use Yelp.
Reading and Listening
I read Robogenesis (sequel to Robopocalypse). I also read A Measure of Failure: The Political Origins of Standardized Testing.
I thought I was listening to a decent Jimmy Buffett cover band yesterday – I could hear the music from down on the beach, part of a Discovery Channel Shark Week thing. But oh, hey. It really was Jimmy Buffett.
Family
My mom and her husband came to visit for a few days. And Kin’s sister and a friend came to visit as well. Our Hermosa Beach B&B is in full swing…