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The January Series at Calvin College begins January 3rd — great lineup of speakers/topics

On 01/02/2013, in art, Asia, communications, corporate / business world, faith, future, global / globalization, history, liberal arts, political science, psychology, religion, society, sociology, workplace, by Daniel Christian

Calvin College: The January Series
Presentations begin 12:30 p.m. EST (11:30 a.m. CST, 10:30 a.m. MST, 9:30 a.m. PST)
NOTE: Due to contractual restrictions, a few of these presentations will not be recorded or archived.

More details here, but a listing of the speakers/topics include:

Thursday, January 3
Jeremy Courtney – “Restoring Hearts in Iraq”

Friday, January 4
Sheryl WuDunn – “Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide”

Monday, January 7
Roberta Green Ahmanson – “Dreams Become Reality: Inspiration through the Arts”

Tuesday, January 8
Jenny Yang – “Welcoming the Stranger: Justice, Compassion and Truth in the Immigration Debate”

Wednesday, January 9
Richard J. Mouw & Robert Millet – “Evangelicals and Mormons: A Conversation and Dialogue”

Thursday, January 10
Peter Diamandis – “Abundance: The Future is Better Than You Think”

Friday, January 11
Captain Scotty Smiley – “Hope Unseen”

Monday, January 14
Jeff Van Duzer – “Why Business Matters to God”

Tuesday, January 15
Rebecca Skloot – “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks”

Wednesday, January 16
Cokie Roberts – “An Insider’s View of Washington DC”

Thursday, January 17
W. Dwight Armstrong – “Feeding the World and the Future of Farming”

Friday, January 18
Garth Pauley – “Rituals of Democracy: Inaugural Addresses in American History”

Monday, January 21
Robert Robinson – “Celebration through Gospel Music” in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Tuesday, January 22
Mike Kim – “North Korea-China: A Modern Day Underground Railroad”

Wednesday, January 23
Chap Clark – “Sticky Faith”in partnership with the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship

Tagged with: art • Asia • communications • corporate / business world • faith-wisdom • future • global • history • liberal arts • music • political science • psychology • religion • society • sociology • workplace

Reflections on “Driven to distraction: How to help wired students learn to focus”

On 12/17/2012, in attention, Daniel S. Christian, learning theories, psychology, social learning / networks, social media, by Daniel Christian

Driven to distraction: How to help wired students learn to focus — from eschoolnews.com by Larry Rosen

Excerpt:

A recent Pew Internet & American Life Project report surveyed 2,462 middle and high school Advanced Placement and national writing project teachers and concluded that: “Overwhelming majorities agree with the assertions that today’s digital technologies are creating an easily distracted generation with short attention spans, and today’s students are too ‘plugged in’ and need more time away from their digital technologies.”

Two-thirds of the respondents agree with the notion that today’s digital technologies do more to distract students than to help them academically.

Mind you, we are talking about teachers who typically teach the best and brightest students and not those who we would generally think of as highly distractible.

From DSC:
If I’m an educator or a trainer and I can’t get through the gate (i.e. get someone’s attention), I have zero chance of getting a piece of information into someone’s short-term memory/working memory — and then ultimately into their long-term memory.

Also, from my own experience…
Especially in regards to information in a textual format, I know that I’ve grown increasingly impatient when someone doesn’t get to the point. When drinking (information) from the firehose, I seem to be almost forced into this type of situation/perspective.

Tagged with: attention • cognitive psychology / computing • Daniel S. Christian • information overload • learning theories • psychology • social media • social networking

The end of middle class growth: What it means for the future of work, family, and the economy [Rauch]

On 12/06/2012, in disruption, economics, future, psychology, sociology, United States, workplace, by Daniel Christian

The end of middle class growth: What it means for the future of work, family, and the economy — from theatlantic.com by Jonathan Rauch
There is no modern precedent for America’s stalled middle class — or for the double detachment from work and marriage among low-earning men. So, what do we do now?

Tagged with: economics/business • future • perfect storm • psychology • sociology • United States • workplace

Earth’s nervous system: Looking at humanity through big data (Susan Karlin)

On 11/29/2012, in 21st century, analytics, data related items, future, global / globalization, psychology, by Daniel Christian

Tagged with: analytics • data mining • digital citizenship • future • global • psychology • society

An enhanced version of the “Article of the Future” should be the textbook of today (if it isn’t already)

On 11/21/2012, in business, chemistry, computer science, digital learning, digital textbooks, faculty/staff, innovation, mathematics, MBA, multimedia, productivity / tips and tricks, psychology, research, writing, by Daniel Christian

Also see:

What an academic article of the future should look like — from digitopoly.org by Joshua Gans

From DSC:
I’m also reminded of what I’d like to see in a digital textbook — a series of “layers” that people — with various roles and perspectives on the content — could use to comment on and annotate an article:

Tagged with: business • chemistry • cognitive psychology / computing • computer science • Connectivism • digital learning • digital textbooks • faculty-staff • innovation • journals • math • MBA • multimedia • productivity • research • scholarly writing

The Psych Files Podcast [Britt]

On 08/07/2012, in podcasting, psychology, by Daniel Christian

Tagged with: podcasting • psychology

Why people secretly fear creative ideas [psyblog]

On 12/16/2011, in creativity, Europe, innovation, psychology, society, by Daniel Christian

Why people secretly fear creative ideas — from psyblog

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Why creative ideas are often rejected in favour of conformity and uniformity.

Excerpt:

People don’t like to feel uncertain; it’s an aversive state that generally we try to escape from. Unfortunately creativity requires uncertainty by definition, because we’re trying to do something that hasn’t been done before.

People deal with the disconnect by saying one thing, “Creativity is good, we want more of it!” but actually rejecting creative ideas for being impractical.

And, the more uncertain people feel, the harder they find it to recognise a truly creative idea. So as a society we end up sticking our heads in the sand and carrying on doing the same old things we’ve been doing all along, just to avoid feeling uncertain.

— Originally saw this at Innovation yes, but not here please
from The Corridor of Uncertainty by Alastair Creelman

Tagged with: creativity • Europe • innovation • psychology • society

iPad-crazed toddlers spur holiday sales [Satariano & Linsell]

On 11/29/2011, in 21st century, change, expectations, psychology, tablets, by Daniel Christian

iPad-crazed toddlers spur holiday sales — from bloomberg.com by Adam Satariano and Katie Linsell

From DSC:

From any administrator’s and instructional technologist’s standpoint, this relates to students’ expectations — whether that be in elementary, secondary, or postsecondary learning environments. This also relates to the corporate world as students make their way through their educations and then hit the workplace. They will bring their expectations with them. Are we ready to meet them where they are at?

Tagged with: 21st century • change • iPad • K-12 • Pre-K • psychology • student expectations • tablets

7 billion — iPad-based app from the National Geographic Society

On 10/31/2011, in change, future, generational differences, global / globalization, psychology, real-world assignments, society, sociology, by Daniel Christian

Also see:

U.N.: World can ‘thrive’ as population reaches 7 billion — from CNN.com by Josh Levs
As the global population hits 7 billion in the coming days, nations can take steps to tackle critical challenges and prepare for the arrival of billions more people this century, the United Nations said Wednesday.
7 billion and counting: Earth’s population odometer turns over Monday — from mercurynews.com

Tagged with: change • culture • future • generational differences • global • psychology • real-world assignments • society • sociology

Clinical Psychology Guide: Understanding Bullying and Victims [Ruddell]

On 09/27/2011, in accessibility / UDL, ethics, hearts -- matters of the heart, psychology, sociology, by Daniel Christian

Clinical Psychology Guide: Understanding Bullying and Victims — from clinicalpsychology.net and Sarah Ruddell

Also see:

Standing up, not standing by: A free cyberbullying toolkit for educators — from commonsensemedia.org
56% of Teens Say They Have Been Bullied Online [SURVEY] — from Mashable

Not your mother’s connected world [infographic; Hattar]

On 09/23/2011, in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, change, corporate / business world, expectations, higher education, internet, psychology, social learning / networks, social media, society, sociology, training / L&D, workplace, by Daniel Christian

Not your mother’s connected world [infographic] — from Cisco.com by Marie Hattar

What the Internet means to young adults around the world

Also see:

Air, Food, Water, Internet – Cisco Study Reveals Just How Important Internet and Networks Have Become as Fundamental Resources in Daily Life
Global Report Examines Focus on Next Generation of World’s Workforce, Spotlights Impact on Future Demands and Behavior Involving Network and Information Access in Work EnvironmentsSAN JOSE, Calif. – September 21, 2011 –

Demonstrating the increasing role of the network in people’s lives, an international workforce study announced today by Cisco revealed that one in three college students and young professionals considers the Internet to be as important as fundamental human resources like air, water, food and shelter. The 2011 Cisco Connected World Technology Reportalso found that more than half of the study’s respondents say they could not live without the Internet and cite it as an “integral part of their lives” – in some cases more integral than cars, dating, and partying.

These and numerous other findings provide insight into the mindset, expectations, and behavior of the world’s next generation of workers and how they will influence everything from business communications and mobile lifestyles to hiring, corporate security, and companies’ abilities to compete.

The findings will be presented today by Cisco executives during a free Internet TV broadcast at www.cisco.com/go/connectedreport.

From DSC:
First, a word of caution. Due to the content of some of the stations available herein, I would recommend that only those people who are 18 or older visit this site.