February 02, 2011

Dale Dougherty: We are makers [VIDEO]

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America was built by makers -- curious, enthusiastic amateur inventors whose tinkering habit sparked whole new industries. At TED@MotorCity, MAKE magazine publisher Dale Dougherty says we're all makers at heart, and shows cool new tools to tinker with, like Arduinos, affordable 3D printers, even DIY satellites.


Creative Thinking, Innovation, Inspiration ... 
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Drawing upon Humor for Change - Creative Presentation [VIDEO]

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New Yorker cartoonist Liza Donnelly shares a portfolio of her wise and funny cartoons about modern life -- and talks about how humor can empower women to change the rules.

It is a creative presentation that will make you smile and think about our modern life and society. 

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February 01, 2011

The Twitter Experiment - UT Dallas [case study]

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Twit Works!


How Twitter became part of a class ... See in the video below. A story of a twitter experiment, a case study of the impact of social media communication.
Dr. Rankin, professor of History at UT Dallas, wanted to know how to reach more students and involve more people in class discussions both in and out of the classroom. She had heard of Twitter...