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Is all reading important?

By On July 27, 2008 · Leave a Comment

I love to read. Thanks to my Mother I’ve been around books most of my life. So to this day I love being engrossed in a real paper book or periodical that I can hold in my hands.

Today’s New York Times has a article called Literacy Debate: Online, R U Really Reading?. [...]

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Local governments withhold public access TV funds

By On May 14, 2008 · Leave a Comment

Local governments withhold public access TV funds. Get the story from this Independent Weekly blog post by Fiona Morgan called Legislature to consider future of public TV channels.

Both Chapel Hill and Orange County received money for Chapel Hill channel 8, on which The People’s Channel broadcasts.

Yet neither government has passed [...]

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Shift Happens

By On December 17, 2007 · Leave a Comment

Did you Know?

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Civic engagement and technology: CMS

By On October 31, 2007 · Leave a Comment

Yesterday I attended the Civic Engagement and Technology Workshop held by the Triangle Community Foundation at the Council for Entrepreneurial Development. I really enjoyed the discussion led by Rob Stuart and all kinds of local nonprofits. I’m excited to see what different groups do with what they learned about network centric [...]

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Video: Do schools kill creativity?

By On October 23, 2007 · Leave a Comment

This is an amazing and VERY funny video. It is possible to laugh and learn at the same time. I was absolutely blown away by what Sir Ken Robinson had to say. I was personally very moved and identified 1000%.

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Learn from The Pinky Show

By On August 28, 2007 · Leave a Comment

Pink and Bunny are Cats. They have a video camera and like to share what they know. This is their show’s trailer The Pinky Show, in a Nutshell. (this link is to a page with a QuickTime version of this vid) Man this stuff is brilliant.

Thanks for sharing Paul!

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Adult Literacy Blog

By On June 29, 2007 · Leave a Comment

Yashna of the Durham Literacy Center has set up a new blog for students and tutors. It’ll be an interesting read I’m sure. Its wonderful to see folks using blogs as a tool for adult education. Check out DLC Adult Literacy Community.

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College Leaders should blog

By On November 22, 2006 · 1 Comment

The New York Times has a interesting article in today’s paper and online called Erasing Divide, College Leaders Take to Blogging. It illustrates the pros and cons of College Presidents starting their own blogs. There are a few successful examples and a several rocky ones.

Sadly when a campus leader shares their point of [...]

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