"Between the demise of Tr.im and Facebook's acquisition diluting the love poured into FriendFeed (by those who for some reason used it as anything other than an aggregation tool) I find it really good to go back and re-read Jason Scott's lovely prose in his post entitled "FUCK THE CLOUD" http://ascii.textfiles.com/archive... It's like cold shower, refreshing and a bit extreme, but closer to a grounded reality than the "embrace the cloud" mantra of so many with all its caveat emptor Libertarian BS & attendant lack of any sense of communal (dare I say "civic") purpose in building something that lasts for more than just business reasons." -- Daniel Latorre, http://www.scripting.com/stories...
- Morten Blaabjerg
- jeg prøver at fastholde principper i mit hovede om anvendelse af frie værktøjer og åben adgang til data, i mit hovede og tilgang
"Vygotsky’s theory is divided into 6 main strategies, which can be used in the process of learning at school (Santrock, 2004). One way of teaching is by using children’s zone of proximal development. Teaching should begin toward the zone’s upper limit, so that the child can reach the goal with help and move to a higher level of skill and knowledge. Enough assistance should be offered. The question “What can I do to help you?” has to be asked, or simply the child’s intentions and attempts should be observed, so that the child can get enough support in a smooth way. When children hesitate, they have to be offered encouragement. Encouragement should be offered in such a way that the child can practice their skill. Another teaching strategy is to use more-skilled peers as teachers. It is important to remember though that teachers can be more-skilled than children. The third strategy is to monitor and encourage children’s use of private speech. The fourth strategy is to effectively assess...
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- Morten Blaabjerg
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