http://gregorylouie.edublogs.org Inspirations for the future of education Tue, 02 Sep 2008 02:25:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There is an issue in educational reform that is often noted but inadequately discussed. Individualized instruction and/or tutoring is probably the single most effective means of raising performance.  It is easy to understand why it isn't discussed in reform circles as individualized tutoring is seen as far too expensive to be ... http://gregorylouie.edublogs.org/archives/17 Does this experience sound familiar? Ideas and more ideas abound in your mind. You have so many inspirations, you don't know where to put them. Couple that with the inspirations you find on the internet, you simply cannot keep track of them all. And then there's .... Paper, paper, paper. They mound ... http://gregorylouie.edublogs.org/archives/12 A confession: Up to this point, I've been posting articles rather aimlessly. I have just been trying to learn the technology...getting my feet wet by writing a few posts now and then. I look back and see that the articles were written in the spur ... http://gregorylouie.edublogs.org/archives/11 Diigo I'm publishing this article from Diigo, a social bookmarking tool that has a simple and powerful tag filter. Why I am switching to Diigo from Google notebooks The context:  Over the years bookmarking tools have evolved with ever increasing ease-of-use and power.  Yet many times the migration pathway to new technology presents ... http://gregorylouie.edublogs.org/archives/9 There is nothing quite like a music video to inspire students. Here is a list of some of my favorite inspirational videos. 1. Aint Gonna Hold Us Back (D-I-G-I-T-A-L): Inspiring girls to pursue careers in technology. Download Video: Posted by interwrite ... http://gregorylouie.edublogs.org/archives/8 Can one person save the world? I don't know, but here's a story of how one person saved four generations with one water buffalo. See the video at: http://www.t2.com/waterbuffalo/ http://gregorylouie.edublogs.org/archives/7 Here's a vision to transform the world. How can my middle school students find their role in solving the world's problems? How can I make a global issue real for my students? How can I empower my students so that they see that they have a role ... http://gregorylouie.edublogs.org/archives/6 What is the true education, if not e-ducare (L: e = out;  ducare = to lead), the drawing out of the potential in a person's soul?  And what is the soul, if not the set of gifts and talents that make each of us unique and precious.?  And how might ... http://gregorylouie.edublogs.org/archives/4 I've updated and reconfigured this post as a permanent page in my collection. You can see my latest thoughts on the role of Web 2.0 technology and the future of education by clicking on the tab labeled "FLAT WORLD" in the navigation menu above. [kml_flashembed movie="http://s3.amazonaws.com/slideshare/ssplayer.swf?id=33834&doc=shift-happens-23665" width="425" height="348" wmode="transparent" /] We ... http://gregorylouie.edublogs.org/archives/1