Michelle Obama's plea for education



Há muitos anos que se fala da reforma do ensino! O tema está, mais uma vez, na ordem do dia. Será que se sabe o que se quer de facto reformar? O que podemos fazer para dar a melhor preparação aos nossos filhos? Prepara-los para aprender, comunicar, compreender e respeitar o próximo (sociedade e ambiente), para a construção de um mundo melhor.
Esta é uma importante reflexão, seremos capazes de a fazer, cada um de nós, e agir para construir um Portugal Melhor!

OUVIR, COMPREENDER, REFLECTIR E AGIR!

Nos tópicos deste blog (Educação, Ensino, Sociedade e Aprendizagem) poderão encontrar outras reflexões relevantes.

Active Learning Methodology - 1 and 2



Tokyo Looks to London



"(...) The result was that private interests often trumped the public interest. Debt ballooned—to what is now a staggering 190 percent of GDP, the highest of any wealthy nation. (...)"

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The Boat Race: A Perfect Crew? [Want to know what ethnography is about?]

"Striving for, and achieving, high performance in teams has become a major business imperative. Drawing on two years of ethnographic research with the Cambridge University Boat Club, this film examines the causes of team failure and success. The mix of differing personalities, skills, motivations, career aspirations, and leadership styles as well as the complexities of the task means that building and shaping high performance teams is fraught with difficulty."


Confessions of a Converted Lecturer: Eric Mazur

The Act of Teaching

Part 1: Theatre Techniques for Classrooms and Presentations. Watch video.

"Pena de Morte: Testemunho de um inocente" é uma conferência promovida pela Amnistia Internacional Portugal



O conferencista é o espanhol Joaquín José Martinez que esteve quatro anos no corredor da morte nos Estados Unidos da América. Uma conferência a propósito do Dia Mundia contra a Pena de Morte.

"Lost Generation"



Se este video lhe diz alguma coisa, deixe aqui as suas reflexões.

"Articulating Your Value Proposition" by Tom Fountain, Mayfield Fund

Translating the features of a product or service into customer benefits is one of the most important things that an entrepreneur has to do. Tom Fountain from Mayfield Fund discusses how to better articulate your value proposition and turn your new venture into a success.

Paul Graham, founder of YCombinator, speaks at Startup School 08 about how to create a successful startup

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Catherine Rohr - Prison Entrepreneurship Program



Graduated from the Prison Entrepreneurship Program


Outras apresentações na Kauffman Foundation

Ideas Come From Everywhere



Marissa Mayer, Google's Vice President of Search Products & User Experience
Publicado em "The Stanford Technology Ventures Program (STVP) Entrepreneurship Corner"
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Value Creation from Opportunities



Tina Seelig (Stanford Technology Ventures Program)
Publicado em "The Stanford Technology Ventures Program (STVP) Entrepreneurship Corner"
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Take hold of your future - Customer and Consumer trends

Consumer trends and global issues - keynote for Siemens client event by Dr Patrick Dixon - conference speaker on how customers are changing, lifestyles and fashions. (link)

Social Enterprise Planning



"No Educator Left Behind", lecture by Mark Federman



"No Educator Left Behind" is the title of this lecture by Mark Federman. In it Federman contends that, as a result of the changes the internet has brought to the way students communicate and interact, universities, if they are to remain relevant, must move from the current model of education as skills centered to one that is more focused on connectivity. (link)

Applying Open Source Concepts to Non-software Industries



Outras comunicações realizadas na Seneca's Open Source Symposium in 2007

MIT OCW :: "How to Develop Breakthrough Products and Services" by ERIC VON HIPPEL

MIT OCW - 15.356 How to Develop "Breakthrough" Products and Services - Lec. 1



MIT OCW - 15.356 How to Develop "Breakthrough" Products and Services - Lec. 2

Eric von Hippel, MCPC2007 MIT Boston

Eric von Hippel MCPC2007 MIT Boston Part1



Eric von Hippel MCPC2007 MIT Boston Part2



Eric von Hippel MCPC2007 MIT Boston Part3



Eric von Hippel MCPC2007 MIT Boston Part4