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December 01, 2012

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Links for 2012-11-28 [del.icio.us]

  • The Secret Phrase That Sparks Creative Solutions | Design Thinking
    Within this deceptively simple phrase each word plays a powerful role in spurring creative problem-solving. “How” assumes that solutions exist and provides the creative confidence needed to identify and solve for unmet needs. “Might” says that we can put ideas out there that might work or might not—either way, we’ll learn something useful. “We” signals that we’re going to collaborate and build on each other’s ideas to find creative solutions together.
  • Sitting Is Killing You (Infographic)


Links for 2012-11-26 [del.icio.us]

  • inkle » inklewriter
  • The neuroscience of creativity
    In answer to this question, Greenfield suggests that it is “through developing a sense of identity. Perhaps at the moment, people don’t have a robust sense of identify if they’re constantly connected with others and demanding ‘look at me, look at me! Because if you don’t look at me, perhaps I don’t exist.’”
  • Retrofitting Uni Learning Spaces | Space principles
  • Research into the connection between built learning spaces and student outcomes
  • Impact of a new learning space - research
    This paper examines the rationale behind the design of the LearningHub as a collaborative learning space and evaluates the impact of the LearningHub since its opening five years ago. It discusses the following areas: pedagogical principles that inform the design, impact of the LearningHub on stakeholders and future plans for the expansion and upgrading of the LearningHub.
  • The Cool Hunter - Blaxland Riverside Park - Sydney, Australia
    JMD Design of Redfern, Sydney has created a cool kids’ outdoor space that makes us all want to run free and wild, with our hair blowing happily in the wind and our bodies full of positive energy.
  • The Cool Hunter - Old Is New Again
  • The Cool Hunter - Offices
  • Born to Learn on Vimeo
  • Stand and deliver at work
    Some days he stands at a high desk and clears his emails, on others he lounges on a comfy couch near the in-house cafe, and sometimes he heads for a communal table. Whelan, who is general manager of consumer marketing at the Commonwealth Bank, said moving around throughout the workday improved his efficiency and provided "a lot more flexibility". Advertisement But it may also help him to live longer, based on the findings of a recent study from the University of Sydney that found people who sat for eight to 11 hours a day increased their risk of dying by 15 per cent. Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/executive-style/stand-and-deliver-at-work-20120612-206zb.html#ixzz2DPDaDtiy


November 30, 2012

Hi @sgrant14, this evenings collaborate session is 20:00 - 21:00 UK time. Hope you can still make it! #mscidel

Hi @sgrant14, this evenings collaborate session is 20:00 - 21:00 UK time. Hope you can still make it! #mscidel


#mscidel I hope I didnt get the time wrong for the Blackboard Collaboration. Is anyone on please

#mscidel I hope I didnt get the time wrong for the Blackboard Collaboration. Is anyone on please


November 29, 2012

@philshe #mscidel Welcome ! I'm looking forward to this week . the reading were stimuluating - food for thought

@philshe #mscidel Welcome ! I'm looking forward to this week . the reading were stimuluating - food for thought


November 27, 2012


Anyone having issues with moodle and MyEd? I'm getting timed out trying to access reading pdf's and the moodle pages in general. #mscidel

Anyone having issues with moodle and MyEd? I'm getting timed out trying to access reading pdf's and the moodle pages in general. #mscidel





November 25, 2012





Perhaps I'm missing something but is it possible to simply comment on a tumblr post? Or is it a reblogging echochamber? #mscidel

Perhaps I'm missing something but is it possible to simply comment on a tumblr post? Or is it a reblogging echochamber? #mscidel


At parents' evening...ink and paper alive and well in Year 1! (And a smidge of rote learning to boot...) #mscidel

At parents' evening...ink and paper alive and well in Year 1! (And a smidge of rote learning to boot...) #mscidel




November 20, 2012


November 19, 2012




@ Managing digital identities tips - Be professional not confessional. #mscidel

@ Managing digital identities tips - Be professional not confessional. #mscidel



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