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Monthly Archives: March 2008

A(nother) description of knowledge work

31-Mar-08

I am just about finished reading Garry Kasparov’s 2007 book, How Life Imitates Chess: Making the Right Moves – from the Board to the Boardroom, and have been holding off on posting anything about the book until I do get to the end. But the following passage, starting on page 183, caught my eye [...]

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The paths of knowledge creation

19-Mar-08

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Some thoughts on curriculum

19-Mar-08

Harold Jarche has an interesting set of posts discussing the role of curriculum in public school education, and the impact it can/does have on our children. In a post today, Harold explains his issues with public school curriculum:

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Blogging from OneNote ‘07

18-Mar-08

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Something new, something old – Microsoft OneNote 2007

14-Mar-08

When a friend told me I should try out Microsoft OneNote 2007 – I think his exact words were, “Dude, I don’t know how I lived without it!” – I downloaded the trial to give it a try. (Interestingly OneNote was not part of the Office 2007 Professional package, it is only part of the Home and Student package.)

So far, I like it. Or at least the concept. I’ve not put too much into it yet, but I see the possibilities.