Tablet PC Education

Thanks Lora for the links to MindJet and related blogs about mind mapping. These add discussions of content useful to teachers and others who work with information as stock in trade. Download an authorized free 21-day trial of MindManager X5 Pro on Tablet PC at TabletPCPost. I've found that their MindManager program helps justify using a Tablet PC.

Sarah Lohnes, on March 17, announced she is looking for a few volunteers to participate in a small research study on the uses of weblogs to support collaboration in undergraduate classrooms. I'm in favor of more data when that's an option. Her effort might contribute interesting results.If you are teaching an undergraduate class this spring and using a blog in conjunction with your class,...

Stephen Downes points out John Seely Brown's speculation thatthe new techno-economic paradigm becomes generalized as the 'new common sense' which gradually finds itself embedded in social practices, legislation and other components of institutional framework. Oh, like in the age of automobiles and mass production - changed completely what we thought was normal and obvious.Downes cautions that the 'new common sense model' ... will prevail...