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kemist
06-04-2011, 08:33 AM
This looks interesting. I wonder if it will 'catch on'

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/new-ibm-cloud-services-to-address-education-challenges-123040238.html
amzz
06-04-2011, 09:26 AM
I can see Tim buyin into it for the stats that he likes to have at his fingertips.
letric
06-05-2011, 01:42 AM
Willingness to learn, and an efficient teacher.
kemist
06-07-2011, 06:49 PM
Willingness to learn, and an efficient teacher.
yep, that's the right formula for success.

the problem with the latter is that what constitutes an 'efficient teacher' is always changing with each new generation of students. Teachers have to adapt.
letric
06-08-2011, 02:01 AM
yep, that's the right formula for success.

the problem with the latter is that what constitutes an 'efficient teacher' is always changing with each new generation of students. Teachers have to adapt.

Teaching was a vocation, now, it is a livelihood. What is an efficient teacher?
One who seeks to instill in the student the love of learning, and the curiosity
to continue the journey.