BYU eWeek starts today, sponsored by the Rollins Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology. Four not-to-be-missed events, some which offer door prizes, t-shirts, and food, include: eWeek Kickoff event 4:30 -5:30 pm, Monday Oct. 1, 140 JSB. …
The Future of Academic Scholarship. Open.
This piece by Bryn Geffert on the open future of academic scholarship is brilliant and hilarious all at the same time, using the literary format of C.S. Lewis' "Screwtape Letters." How to Succeed in Publishing Without Really Trying …
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A New Process for Mining Gold
One more thought on innovation. I visited the spectacularly successful gold and mining boom town of Cripple Creek, Colorado some weeks ago during a family reunion. It was amazing to see the hundreds of mines that sprouted in the late 1800s and tens …
A Change to the Toilet Tank
On the theme of innovation, the toilet tank can be innovated. What if all of the moving parts within the tank were reduced to a computer chip that more precisely measured water levels and flows. No more of the float ball getting stuck in the …
Redesigning the Paint Can
Teaching a class on innovation changes your perspective on just about everything. For example, I was at a home improvement store some weeks ago and happened to walk through the paint aisle. Within a few moments I thought of several ways that the …
The Technology of Shipping Compared to the Technology of Teaching and Learning
An article on the Technology and the course of shipping (John King, 2001) provides some metaphorical comparisons to what is happening in the business of education today and the resistance to what is irrevocably happening because of technological …