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Mitch Weisburgh

Interests: instructional design, learning theory, systems and technology, profits

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A Behavioral Guide to Changing People's Minds

If every time you disagree with someone or offer someone criticism, they take it and change, you don’t need to read the rest of this blog post. Thomas S. Critchfield offers ten rules for changing others’ behavior and getting better... Continue reading

Posted 5 days ago at PILOTed

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Is the News Media Making Us Angry?

The media has always filtered and distorted information. Newspapers, magazines, television, radio, cable news, news sites, social media, have never been impartial observers and reporters of all that’s happening locally and in the world. But something seems to have shifted... Continue reading

Posted Feb 11, 2020 at PILOTed

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Thoughts as we close out 2019

Let’s say you and I are working on something, but we are starting to get distracted because we are both very thirsty. I have a glass that is half filled with water, not enough to quench either of our thirst.... Continue reading

Posted Dec 20, 2019 at PILOTed

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New Hampshire #EdTech Highlights

This last week I attended the New Hampshire Christa McAuliffe Technology Conference (CMTC) for the first time. The biggest highlight of the conference was the opportunity to attend Kathleen McClaskey’s session on personalizing learning. But before recapping what was so... Continue reading

Posted Dec 7, 2019 at PILOTed

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Let's start with three figures, an emoticon image, an image of a grown woman, and an image of a sheep, and put them together in the same frame. As you look at the three figures, what's the story? Here is... Continue reading

Posted Oct 26, 2019 at PILOTed

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If students had more grit, they would succeed

If kids had more grit, if they persevered and just tried harder, then they would all succeed. That assumption is probably one of the ten most harmful beliefs we can have if we want to help students. Let’s look at... Continue reading

Posted Oct 13, 2019 at PILOTed

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Tidbits heard at BMO 2019 Back to School Conference

BMO's Back to School Conference is always one of my favorite places to hear about potential disruptions, new trends, and investment information in education. This year did not disappoint. There are 5300 colleges and universities in the US; 20% of... Continue reading

Posted Sep 21, 2019 at PILOTed

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The 8 Agents of Chaos that can destroy any business

This is from a session at the Serious Play Conference led by Andrew Gassen. Andrew coaches executives and entrepreneurs to achieve their desired outcomes. Agent know it all Attributes: you’re really smart and you can solve all of these hard... Continue reading

Posted Jul 27, 2019 at PILOTed

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If you could go back in time ...

This blog post is guest written by Dr. Claudie-Santi F. Fernandes, Associate Director play2PREVEVENT Lab, Yale Center for Health & Learning Games and John Joy, Advanced Producer at Schell Games What would we tell ourselves 6 months ago? It is... Continue reading

Posted May 20, 2019 at PILOTed

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Writing by the numbers

123-345 One Every piece you write should have one point. Whether you are trying to persuade, sell, instruct, or entertain, what is the one thing you want people to get? Two The human brain is designed to make choices from... Continue reading

Posted May 4, 2019 at PILOTed

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CoSN 2019 Recap

Foto from Art Poskanzer, Flickr What do you think when you see these pictures of old classrooms, with the chairs aligned in rows, and some phrase like, “every sector of society has changed dramatically since the 19th century except one,... Continue reading

Posted Apr 6, 2019 at PILOTed

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Transforming West Africa

I just finished a week in Niger teaching African Development Universalis (ADU) students “Sensemaking, Problem Solving, and Achieving Success” This was one of the most rewarding weeks of my life. I got to spend 4 days with sixty 21-23 year... Continue reading

Posted Feb 24, 2019 at PILOTed

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Conclusions from How People Learn

The National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine have released How People Learn II: Learners, Contexts, and Cultures. This is a 350 page report based on decades of research. Below are, word for word, four (out of a total of... Continue reading

Posted Dec 13, 2018 at PILOTed

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Most of us in the northern hemisphere have had enough slush this year, but Slush may be another story. Slush is a worldwide series of technology conferences where 20,000 technologists, executives, and entrepreneurs share their knowledge on how to make... Continue reading

Posted Dec 11, 2018 at PILOTed

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Education Business Forum 2018

This week was the Education Business Forum in NY, the conference where we learn about how to run and grow an education technology business. There were sessions on funding, investing, marketing, selling, hiring and managing, and transforming businesses. Here is... Continue reading

Posted Nov 29, 2018 at PILOTed

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Mark thank you. You are a wise person.

Commented Nov 7, 2018 on More Unsafe Thinking at PILOTed

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Lessons from SETDA’s Leadership Summit 2018

Just finished two days with state education technology directors at the SETDA Fall Leadership Summit in Arlington, VA. Probably the most important take-away from the meeting is what is happening at the FCC. First, schools and libraries receive about $2.5Billion... Continue reading

Posted Nov 7, 2018 at PILOTed

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More Unsafe Thinking

A few weeks ago, I published a post based on Jonah Sachs's book Unsafe Thinking: Can You Know Too Much? Here are some more tidbits on stress, motivation, and flow. Stress Stress, or fear, focuses us. When we experience stress,... Continue reading

Posted Nov 3, 2018 at PILOTed

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McKinsey on Design

We are increasingly calling for teaching design in schools. Why is design important? McKinsey Consulting recently reported that companies with good design processes (top quartile) outperformed their industry by about 2:1: higher revenue growth, larger return to stockholders, and better... Continue reading

Posted Oct 29, 2018 at PILOTed

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Technology has no effect on student achievement

When you introduce technology into the classroom, and hold learning content, instructional practice, assessment experiences, and professional development constant, you actually hold back learning; students learn less in one year than they learned without the technology. This has been reported... Continue reading

Posted Oct 23, 2018 at PILOTed

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Why did Donald Trump Stress the Importance of Building a Wall on the Mexican Border?

Why did Donald Trump Stress the Importance of Building a Wall on the Mexican Border? If you’re on the left, could it be because he is racist or is catering to racists? If you’re on the right, might it be... Continue reading

Posted Oct 16, 2018 at PILOTed

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What if what we know is wrong?

What if what we (think we) know is wrong? For example. We know that when people know how to evaluate news sources they are less likely to fall prey to fake news and false images. So we educate students how... Continue reading

Posted Oct 12, 2018 at PILOTed

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Leveraged Learning: How the Future of Education Might Play Out

How would you prepare if you knew you were going to embark on the most important project or task of your life; but you had no idea what it was, what skills or knowledge you need, the specific fields of... Continue reading

Posted Oct 8, 2018 at PILOTed

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The future of jobs, World Economic Forum

How can we avoid a future of technology advancement leading to rising inequality, mass unemployment, and talent shortages? How do we move toward technology advancement leading to an age of good work, good jobs, and improved quality of life for... Continue reading

Posted Sep 25, 2018 at PILOTed

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A Few Thoughts from Finnish Educators

I've (finally) finished Phenomenal Learning from Finland by Kirsti Lonka, and have to say it's on my list as a must-read book for anyone wanting to model their education practice around the best in the world. The last chapter features... Continue reading

Posted Sep 20, 2018 at PILOTed

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