The Vanderbilt study (see Merit pay study: Teacher bonuses don't raise student test scores) confirms what we know intuitively: you can’t pay a teacher to perform better in the classroom. Well, at least not the way we measure performance, and that is the big issue. We still have our heads in the factory and think our children learn in one. We think about performance rather than … [Read more...] about Merit Pay and Teaching: Classrooms Aren’t Factories
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Management by Design Workshop at KMWorld
I want to thank the people who attended my KMWorld 2010 pre-conference workshop that used the principles of design from my new book, Management by Design, to think about learning environments. The presentation part of the workshop wasn't that good. I have to rethink how to conceptualize the methodology before just jumping into it. The methodology reads much better than it … [Read more...] about Management by Design Workshop at KMWorld
Being Steve Job’s Boss: Understanding Vision
I don’t know if the follow quote from the Bloomberg BusinessWeek article of October 25-October 31 2010 (Being Steve Job’s Boss) will get to you as much as it did me, but I talk about vision all of the time and try to coach companies into finding their vision. Steve Jobs and Dr. Land understand vision in a way most people don’t – and if they did, we might have a lot more … [Read more...] about Being Steve Job’s Boss: Understanding Vision
Why An Improving Economy Alone Won’t Fuel An Employment Recovery
On Thursday, October 19, 1967 The New York Times published the following, from an Interview with Herman Kahn, who was predicting that tourism would be the biggest industry in the United States. By the year 2000, people will work no more than four days a week and less than eight hours a day. With legal holidays and long vacations, this could result in an annual working … [Read more...] about Why An Improving Economy Alone Won’t Fuel An Employment Recovery
Social Media in the Classroom
I was asked by a colleague to document my practices for social media in the classroom. Probably not overly innovative, but hopefully useful to those just dipping in their toes. First of all, create a fan page for the class, or the text. Since Listening to the Future was the text, I just used its page. This avoids the issue of students becoming “friends” of the instructor – … [Read more...] about Social Media in the Classroom
