tweets up to july 11

What a powerful line: 
I often feel that life is about to begin, only to realize it is almost over.
@OliverSacks http://t.co/lLx4UmAdkG

Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/dkroy/status/354106453658845184

Audrey Watters (@audreywatters)
7/8/13 12:17 AM
Not one student at Colorado State University Global Campus has taken the uni up on its offer for MOOCs for credit chronicle.com/article/articl…


jeremy scahill (@jeremyscahill)
7/6/13 6:36 AM
Full text of US request for extradition of Edward #Snowdenguardian.co.uk/world/interact…



danpallotta (@danpallotta)
7/8/13 6:30 AM
"Let's think outside the box" is the new box inside of which everyone thinks.

Kevin Jarrett (@kjarrett) 7/8/13 6:22 AM Have a great iPad project, lesson, or idea? Submit your proposal for the Nov 13-15 iPad Summitowl.li/mKorf #ettipad

Each proposal must fall under one of the following conference strands:

1. Classroom Integration: Pedagogy, Curriculum, & Assessment
2. Leadership: Innovation & Professional Development
3. Technical: Deployment & Management

These presentations will be scheduled as one of the concurrent 1-hour sessions planned for the April 11 & 12, 2013 conference. A list of accepted presentations will be posted as soon as presenters indicate their acceptance.

oh. no.

can we submit under miscellaneous..?  : )

via @librarianbyday Aspen Institute Announces Dialogue on Public Libraries - http://t.co/Zv8O8KRwTA #tlchat #libraries

Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/joycevalenza/status/353644779076206593

.@amandapalmer what needs to happen so more artists can make a living relying on the crowd & not protecting their IP fiercely?

Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/jerrymichalski/status/353656034809741312

WTF. The Gates Foundation buys a 3% stake in the security company G4S http://t.co/ee2wVdD4Qt (h/t @anthonycody)

Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/audreywatters/status/353700181092470784

@audreywatters G4S was particularly effective during the London Olympics: http://t.co/u0xfJTpaFu

Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/gsiemens/status/353701225914572800

What are the implications for education if health care becomes America's leading jobs generator?http://t.co/5JMMIs1wiT

Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/BryanAlexander/status/353643127736766464

perhaps a (clever) redefine of ed - completely changes the health and need for health care - in the world..

finished Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie http://t.co/0GsaPvDyaK

Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/meenoorami/status/353715021013975042

10 Maker Jobs That Didn't Exist 10 Years Ago: http://t.co/Cq9m1tvNIt via @make

Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/dalepd/status/353580681164632066

Meet the 12-year-old Egyptian boy who wonderfully explains Egypt's crisis [video]  http://t.co/f71X3vwH7S

Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/dmlresearchhub/status/353876560807342080

Chapter outline, info posted by @AudreyWatters on her forthcoming book, Teaching Machineshttp://t.co/52jjNEbBNz #edtech

Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/FrankCatalano/status/353676444490141697

Zeynep Tufekci (@zeynep) 7/6/13 6:35 AM Couple people asked. Here's my recent syllabus on new media & social movements. (Introductory but covers ground). wws.princeton.edu/grad/course_of… Alfie Kohn (@alfiekohn) 7/6/13 6:24 AM After ridding us of all those pesky local bookstores, Amazon, w/field to itself, starts raising prices:goo.gl/VRA6S #capitalism!

@courosa @shareski In HR, CYA and risk avoidance is standard procedure. How much innovation could happen if we eliminated traditional HR?

Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/funnymonkey/status/353584490855153667

Clap clap! "@changeist: Amen. RT @anabjain: You can get a lot done if you don't mind who gets the credit for it. @OI_Ldn #futureofopen"

Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/SunilMalhotra/status/353482643087695873

Global Voices (@globalvoices)
7/5/13 8:02 PM
Fixing The 'Quality Problem' In Indian Higher Educationbit.ly/16TLbRL

Catherine Q. (@CatherineQ)
7/5/13 8:06 PM
RT @HuffingtonPost Why Amy Poehler thinks you should take a "quiet moment"huff.to/1aDaJas

Susan Cain (@susancain)
7/6/13 6:20 AM
One of the best speakers in the world, @DrBrianRLittle, is teaching a class on what makes us happy. DO NOT MISS! goo.gl/rqM3I

City College of San Francisco, the largest institution ever to lose its accreditation, will likely close -http://t.co/8F6PGteMzJ

Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/JayCollier/status/354275455043506177

Aron Solomon (@aronsolomon)
7/8/13 6:35 AM
When you thought law schools couldn't get any more unctuous. This. insidehighered.com/news/2013/07/0… (via @natanderson)

Denver's bike share system has seen over half a million trips since it launched in 2010: http://t.co/ag9sxQFCll

Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/thisbigcity/status/354954178801573888

DML Research Hub (@dmlresearchhub) 7/10/13 12:16 PM What Does "Interest-Driven" Look Like? Recap of yesterday's #clmooc / #connectedlearning webinar:bit.ly/17mfrWn Higher ed suffering from 'innovation exhaustion', hype over MOOCs is slowing down: http://t.co/LZis97mZoy Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/dmlresearchhub/status/354974609910677504 I wonder how many innovative & beautiful things exist because people chose to disrupt rather than ask permission. #thinkdifferent Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/MsSandersTHS/status/354723230889672705 "the human element has been lost" http://t.co/qiwW3IUrlO Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/gsiemens/status/354708503690088448