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When a tweet is more than a tweet

• October 30th, 2010
• Posted in Education

So Twitter. You know what it is… right? Of course you do it is that web thing that everyone is talking about. The thing that Zuckerburg was pining after, before he realized Twitter and Facebook solve different needs. The thing that John Mayer was all about before he switched to Tumblr. It’s a public bulletin board Related posts:

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ipad was not love at first sight

• April 11th, 2010
• Posted in Education

Thanks to ??? (@josanku) of KT, I had the opportunity to play with an iPad today while hanging out at COUP (pictures below). I didn’t have a chance to play with it for long, but my first impression is that it’s a nice device… but not all that. It won’t replace your laptop, and it No related posts.[ READ MORE ]

Why is web innovation slowing down in Korea – TEDxSeoul

• November 28th, 2009
• Posted in Education . Inspiration . TED

Chang Kim – blogger at Web 2.0 Asia and founder of Tatter Tools Late 1990s were the haydays of the Korean internet because we had broadband infrastructure that was unrivaled anywhere else. Cyworld, Dialpad, digital goods and other web services and ideas emerged here long before they did in the west. Korea, China, Japan are Related posts:

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The social web – TEDxSeoul

• November 28th, 2009
• Posted in Education . Featured . TED

Dr. Jihoon Jeong – Doctor, Medical Engineer, and Futurist Today’s talk will be focused on changes of the web due to technological development and the emergence of the social web. Our world is like Jampong (a combination korean chinese noodle soup dish). The future of the web. The next web. What is it? Instead of Related posts:

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Magic of Design Education for Everyone – TEDxSeoul

• November 28th, 2009
• Posted in Education . Inspiration . TED

Second Speaker is Bill Dresselhaus – former Apple designer and professor at Hongik University Presentation is paraphrased: Design is a natural innate human ability that is waiting to be released. By educating everyone in design thinking… it is possible to change the world. Hosted many design thinking workshops and the results are always exciting. People Related posts:

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Creating a human oriented medical experience – TEDxSeoul

• November 28th, 2009
• Posted in Education . Inspiration . TED

* Presentation is paraphrased. The first speakers are Seungbum Kim and Haejin Jung – both practicing general physicians We have a cafe attached to their medical office to bring some humanity back into medicine… so rather than making the doctor office a sterile scary experience… we try to bring some warmth back into the situation. Related posts:

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TEDxSeoul – The start of the event

• November 28th, 2009
• Posted in Education . Inspiration . TED

Today I am attending an event that I have been anticipating for awhile… TEDxSeoul. As a huge admirer of the TED conference, this for me is a great opportunity. And probably as close to the real conference as I will ever get. Props to the TEDxSeoul team, especially my friend Mark Whiting for organizing this Related posts:

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Breaking age old ideologies about motivation

• August 31st, 2009
• Posted in Education . Education System . Motivation . obama

I was watching TED 2009 this morning as I mass transited my way to work, and I discovered this gem from the conference: Dan Pink on the surprising science of motivation. If you have 15 minutes or so to spare from your day, the video is well worth the time. Dan Pink is an engaging Related posts:

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Who to blame for our education woes?

• August 22nd, 2009
• Posted in Education . Education System . obama

This is an interesting article from the Stimulist on what is wrong with education. Keep in mind this article is completely anecdotal, but it still remains a compelling read. I have quoted some of the more intriguing passages below. What is interesting about this article is that it seems to supports what Obama is proposing Related posts:

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The Asian model is not the answer to our edu-woes

• July 16th, 2009
• Posted in Education . future

Asia is not the answer to our educational woes. I said it before when Obama started talking about the Korean model of education as one to imitate and now I have found others much more distinguished than myself saying the same thing in no other than Foreign Policy magazine’s article “Think Again: Asia’s Rise”. Clay Related posts:

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