Monthly Archives: January 2011

The Daily Find: January 31, 2011

Posted on January 31, 2011 by naisac

COMMENT FROM NAISAC11 Please take a moment and forward this information to your greater community so they can also participate in the wisdom of this great community and this unique way of learning. Don’t forget about all the different ways you can participate … Continue reading →

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The Daily Find: January 28, 2011

Posted on January 28, 2011 by naisac

NAISAC11 Community Wishing Wall This is a place where you can post comments/ideas as post-it notes on the wall of the Internet in 160 characters or less. These can then be read by individuals who visit the page. Our first … Continue reading →

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Dan Heath

Posted on January 27, 2011 by naisac

Thursday, February 24, 3:00-4:30 pm Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard Dan Heath is coauthor, along with his brother Chip, of the book Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die – a Business Week and New York … Continue reading →

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Salman Khan

Posted on January 27, 2011 by naisac

Friday, February 25, 9:30-11:00 am Independent Matters Salman Khan is the founder and faculty of Khan Academy – a one-man, open-education resource on the Internet. An instant Internet sensation and inspiration, Khan’s 1,400+ free educational videos on YouTube have been viewed … Continue reading →

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The Daily Find: January 26, 2011

Posted on January 27, 2011 by naisac

NAISAC11 Wall Wisher Pages The first two issues of The Daily Find had their own Wall Wisher pages attached. However, it seems it might be better to collect thoughts over the lead up to the conference on a single page. … Continue reading →

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Crafting Public Purpose Partnerships

Posted on January 27, 2011 by naisac

Join the conference on Wednesday for…Crafting Public Purpose Partnerships This is a three hour optional workshop that will take place on Wednesday and promises to provide a unique opportunity to hear from four individuals representing four different organizations and their … Continue reading →

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The Daily Find: January 24, 2011

Posted on January 25, 2011 by naisac

NAISAC11 Online Community Dashboard. Don’t Forget about the Community Dashboard where you can follow all of the action in the2011 NAIS Annual Conference Online Community. This is a great way to start to experience the community. As you follow the … Continue reading →

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Video Challenge: Heard from those quiet girls lately? by Derrick Willard

Posted on January 25, 2011 by naisac

This just came in from Derrick Willard. The following is a reposting of his submission from the comment section of the video challenge. Thanks Derrick for taking the plunge. We look forward to the wisdom others will share as we … Continue reading →

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The Daily Find: January 22nd

Posted on January 22, 2011 by naisac

FEATURES FROM THE NAIS ANNUAL CONFERENCE Meet Sugata Mitra By NAISAC11 Here is an opportunity to meet another one of the featured speakers at this year’s Annual Conference. As a way of introduction, watch the short video below where you … Continue reading →

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Meet Sugata Mitra

Posted on January 20, 2011 by naisac

Here is an opportunity to meet another one of the featured speakers at this year’s Annual Conference. As a way of introduction, watch the short video below where you will hear Sugata talk about the origins of The Hole in … Continue reading →

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