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The Famous Self-Educated

All of the comparisons between Abraham Lincoln and Barak Obama lately have gotten me thinking about a significant difference between the two: Lincoln was largely self-educated; Obama, with his degrees

Pictures That Help Us Learn

I was putting together a presentation on social media and online learning recently and in doing so, wanted to come up with an example of how photo sharing might be used to support educational activity.

Happiness is an Exercise

It’s Friday, are you happy? Can you learn to be happier? Try out a couple of exercises suggested at Life Two and find out. (Life Two is a destination for those of us who are middle-aged, but I think

Blog Day

I noted last Friday that I do not usually post on Friday’s and then proceeded to do so. A habit may be forming, for today I was reminded by Michele Martin at The Bamboo Project that it is Blog Day,

Freshminds Friday with Alan Watts

Here is some groovy content for your learning mix. Today I came across Freshminds and the Alan Watts Theater where South Park animators Matt Stone and Trey Parker have applied their animation skills to

PowerPoint Again: Sex and the Grimm Facts

While I am resisting the urge to establish a PowerPoint category for this blog or even to focus to any great degree on tools for online learning development and delivery, the cognitive train wrecks—many

E-learn Your Political Leanings

Citizen Learner Random Learning
/ By Jeff Cobb

With steam now beginning to pick up on Election 2008, it’s a good time to learn more your own political leanings and maybe help others do the same. With that goal in mind, I recently paid a visit

E-learning About Memorial Day

Random Learning
/ By Jeff Cobb

As Memorial Day dawns and I am preparing for a full day steeped in the venerable old American tradition of lawn improvement, I realize that this is a national holiday about which I know very little. So,

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