Don Kasprzak

Conversations regarding Globalization, Internet2 and Education

September 15, 2010
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How Professors use Technology

Are teachers actually using new, advanced technologies in teaching?  The answer may surprise you and shock all those tech jockeys in both K12 and HigherEd that the chalkboard is dead. Only 13 percent of the professors surveyed said they used … Continue reading

September 12, 2010
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My latest read – The Numerati

This is not a book about Dan Brown’s character, Robert Langdon and his fight against the Illuminati in Angels & Demons.  This is The Numerati, a slight spin on very advanced mathematics and high performance computing, the future of shopping, … Continue reading

August 13, 2010
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Freakonomics the movie

The movie everyone should have been waiting to see….on your computer before at the cinemas. In an unusual move Freakonomics the Movie is coming to iTunes first on September 3rd and then to a theater on October 1. Since I … Continue reading

August 13, 2010
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Hot, Flat, and Crowded 2.0

Sometimes a 2.0 release is viewed as a fix for shortcomings in the initial release of just about any product….except this update from Tom Friedman: Hot, Flat, and Crowded 2.0: Why We Need a Green Revolution–and How It Can Renew … Continue reading

August 6, 2010
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My latest read – Cognitive Surplus

Remember the last time you read a great story that you caught yourself peaking at the remaining unread pages because you didn’t want the story to end?  That’s how I can best describe Clay Shirky‘s book Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and … Continue reading