Articles that struck a chord in February 2014

Here are articles or videos I have view and collected this past
month. These are articles I found interesting or practical. I hope you
also find them useful.

1. 500th Night Banquet 2014 by Admiral William H. McRaven. (video)
2. “No More Noble Calling:” USSOCOM Commander Admiral William McRaven’s View of the US Army
3. Professors, We Need You! by Nicholas Kristof.
4. American Workers Are Way Behind by Michael E. Echols.
5. How online education could mean a very few attain stardom by Clive Shepherd.
6. 
   
   Competency-Based Degrees: Coming Soon to a Campus Near You by Joel Shapiro.
7. Can social media increase the exposure of newly published research? by Dr Cameron Webb.
8. Inside Amtrak’s (Absolutely Awesome) Plan to Give Free Rides to Writers by Ben Cosman.
9. Why You Need a PLN, and How to Develop One: Resources Shared at #ASTDTK14 by David Kelly.
10. To Look Straight Forward, pt1 by James Morganelli.
11. Ready or Not by Allie Grasgreen.
12. When May I Shoot a Student? by Greg Hampikian.
13. Lunch Keynote: The Role of Learning Analytics in Improving Teaching and Learning with George Siemans. (video)
14. Dutch kids have a different relationship to the bicycle by Zachary Shahan.
15. Time: What We Really Believe In by Paul Flesher.
16. What is on the Horizon Report for 2014? by Tubarks.
17. How a High School Teacher Is ‘Gamifying’ World News by Alex Magdaleno.
18. Frequent Tests Can Enhance College Learning, Study Finds by Benedict Carey.
19. Data Science: The Numbers of Our Lives by Claire Cain Miller.
20. Want Results? Champion the Informal by Jay Cross.
21. Measuring Your Workday in Pomodoros by Rose Hendricks.
22. Everybody plays – Hotel guest loyalty (and social good) through game mechanics by Armin Gross.
23. Skyrim virtual reality demo uses Oculus Rift and omnidirectional treadmill by James Plafke.
24. 7 Leadership Lessons From the SEALs Commander Who Got bin Laden by Bill Murphy Jr.
25. Going All In on Proficiencies by Paul Fain.
26. Applying the 6 Key Adult Learning Principles to Yourself by Jeff Cobb.
27. Taking the Direct Path by Paul Fain.
28. Online learning is ‘the blackboard of the future’ by Richard Garner.
29. 4 Stages And 4 Effects Of Learning Technology by Terry Heick.
30. The More I Lecture, The Less I Know If They Understand by Grant Wiggins.
31. I’m Jamie Todd Rubin, and This Is How I Work by Tessa Miller.
32. Know Thy Avatar: The Unintended Effect of Virtual-Self Representation on Behavior by Gunwoo Yoon & Patrick T. Vargas.
33. 
    
    Effective Strategies for Increasing Citation Frequency by Nader Ale Ebrahim, Hadi Salehi, Mohamed Amin Embi, Farid Habibi Tanha, Hossein Gholizadeh, Seyed
    Mohammad Motahar & Ali Ordi. (pdf)

Well, that is my list for the month. What are you reading that is getting your attention?



Articles that struck a chord in February 2014 | tubarks