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Friday, July 9, 2010

Lebron James ESPN Show: In Defense of the Special

Lebron James cropped, Cleveland Cavaliers, 2008Image via Wikipedia
Interesting take on the whole LeBron James saga from The Daily Beast - read:

Lebron James ESPN Show: In Defense of the Special - The Daily Beast

and in case anyone hasn't seen it, here's "The Decision" - watch:



David


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Is Technology Making Your Students Stupid?

Nicholas Carr speaking at the VINT Symposium h...Image via Wikipedia
No doubt, Nicholas Carr is a napalm-bomb throwing flamethrower (and that is meant as a compliment)! He loves to instigate controversial debates over technology - and in the past, he has made many in the technology community - and in the wider world of businesses and organizations - really come to question the orthodoxy. Witness the debate which ensued from his 2003 publication in the Harvard Business Review with the provocative title "IT Doesn't Matter." Hundreds of articles, thousands of comments, and millions of hits punctuated that debate over the commoditization of information technology (for a good overview, see: Technology Hits a Midlife Bump)


Now, Carr is taking on how we use technology for learning. Read this piece that is sure to spark intense debate that was just published in The Chronicle of Higher Education. Again, with the provocative title, "Is Technology Making Your Students Stupid?", Carr takes on how we think, how we do research, how we teach, and the whole notion of "smart" classrooms. Read:


Post your thoughts here on the blog - and when you find articles continuing the debate, send them to me at dwyld.kwu@gmail.com and I'll post them here to update the dialogue...

David

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LeBron James' circus on ESPN draws its fair share of critics - Richard Deitsch - SI.com



This is a great analysis of the whole LeBron James announcement - great commentary on where we are as a society (even if, and maybe especially, if you're not a sports fan). Read:

LeBron James' circus on ESPN draws its fair share of critics - Richard Deitsch - SI.com

Love this comment:

Eric Stangel, the head writer and executive producer for The Late Show with David Letterman, delivered an equally scathing review on Twitter: "I'm keeping my 2 yr old up to watch the LeBron James Special. I want her to see the exact moment our society hit rock bottom."


What do you think about the way this whole episode went down? And from the basketball end, will it work or will it blow-up big time? Look forward to your comments here on the blog!

David
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Dan Gilbert Letter: LeBron James 'Narcissistic,' 'Deserted' Cleveland, Says Cavs Majority Owner (TEXT)

LeBron James playing with the Cleveland CavaliersImage via Wikipedia


Let me predict, Christmas Day on ABC - Lakers vs. Heat (or even better, Heat vs. Cavaliers in Cleveland for the first time!). Doesn't take Nostradamus to predict that one! One of these games would actually draw some viewers!

Read the Article at HuffingtonPost

David http://wyld-business.blogspot.com/

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