August 4, 2010
In old Japan, it was fairly common for a young person in the tradesman class to be apprenticed to a master. Whether it was blacksmithing, cooking, or any tradeskill, apprenticeship was just about the only way to get an education. What's interesting about old Japanese apprenticeships was the duration and work asked of the apprentice. In many cases, an apprentice would spend many years doing very menial work, like sweeping the floor of the blacksmith shop.
July 14, 2010
I'll be doing a webinar on July 23 at 2 PM Eastern on 21st century email marketing, put on by my employer, Blue Sky Factory. In the webinar, I'll be going over the 5 things every email marketer wants:
July 13, 2010
One of my favorite learning and teaching metaphors comes by way of both the martial arts and Quantum Teaching (Amazon link). Imagine for a moment that the knowledge you have to impart to students is in the shape of a mattress. Imagine that it's immutable, meaning you can't magically shrink it or carve it up.
May 24, 2010
Mandatory viewing, especially if you're thinking at all about education and how badly we're failing the generations of students now in school. Read more at TED.com.
January 31, 2010
Financial aid swansong: Mass. College Goal Sunday
November 4, 2009
I'm proud to announce that after several months of very hard work and significant effort on the parts of the University of San Francisco and our instructors, the Advanced Social Media certificate course is now live and available to the world!
October 11, 2009
There's a little too much no out there.
October 5, 2009
Blogging today over here about academic credentials and whether they matter or not. Your thoughts and comments welcomed!
October 1, 2009
Profits! Profitability! The holy grail of business. Yet surprisingly, one of the most difficult things to calculate. Companies spend thousands of dollars a year in consulting, technology, software, systems, and accounting firms just to get a vague idea of their profitability. Why?
December 2, 2008
Well gang, after much, much, much labor, data gathering, and reading the most awful documentation ever produced by mankind - from the US government - my new eBook, the 2009-2010 FAFSA Guide, is now published. It's 47 pages of financial aid stuff about how to fill out the FAFSA, landmines to avoid, and tips especially for families pinched by the economy.
