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Games for Change 2011: Channeling Our Collective Power

Tech Soup

Newell said that they’ll be building curricula around Portal 2 by developing custom tools that allow students to create content to match educational programs. Alan Gershenfeld , Founder and President, E-Line Media, touched on this as well when he spoke about the nuances of interest-driven learning vs curriculum-driven learning.

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Khan Academy and the Revolution in Online Free Choice Learning

Museum 2.0

We are finally leaving behind the 18th century model of education where groups of students are expected to learn at a standard pace. We have a great community of learners that ask and answer questions and our videos are being translated by volunteers all over the world. We are reminded of how much fun learning can be.

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Data for Global Health, Part II

Forum One

how do you evaluate the health significance of "one glass of rice wine per day" in China vs. Japan?). We'll continue to explore that key question in a couple of months when we meet again.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Making Philanthropy a Lifestyle, 365.

ASU Lodestar Center

Im a grad student! For example, I think it's important to donate to Japan and Haiti and other places that have suffered from natural disasters. Oh, and Travis, text REDCROSS to 90999 to easily donate $10 to help Japan. :) April 7, 2011 9:06 AM Anonymoussaid. How to Start a Nonprofit Organization: Questions t.

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Favianna Rodriguez: Political Digital Artist and Printmaker

Have Fun - Do Good

I think that it's too bad that our stories are not in the common language of arts and entertainment because I think our stories can be very powerful - the stories of an immigrant family, of a single family, of a family who's organizing, or fighting evictions, a young woman who's questioning her sexuality. I was that kind of honor-roll kid.

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