Published inWick_77_Challenge: Redeux·PinnedMember-onlyWick_77 Origin: Sheer will is key when trying to save yourself!Wick_77_Challenge REDUX When/Where: Dec 2018 — Manila How would you define isolation? Most think of something like the movie Castaway. One of the most gripping scenes from the movie Castaway is when Tom Hanks character climbs to the top of the small mountain on the island and the camera does…Willpower4 min readWillpower4 min read
PinnedMember-onlyWhy did it take 18-months to launch my new website (AT4Y.ca) in Squarespace?There is a very old movie line: ‘If you build it they will come,” may be true in films, but not in real life. NO, this is not an anti-Squarespace post. Neither is it a tech heavy post — though I will brush on a few items. …Learning Design5 min readLearning Design5 min read
Published inWick_77_Challenge: Redeux·Aug 12Member-onlyWick_77_#40. Out of the BKK frying pan and into the Samui fire.Wick_77_Challenge — #40 Move to Samui When/where: Jun 2020 — Ko Samui [Wick_77 origin story here] Get out of BKK — Terrible Agents I mentioned previously that I did enjoy teaching at an elementary school in BKK. …Covid-194 min readCovid-194 min read
Published inWick_77_Challenge: Redeux·Aug 10Member-onlyWick_77 #39. What if it takes MUCH longer to deal with Covid than we think?Wick_77_Challenge — #39: What if… Think like a digital librarian When/where: Jun 2020 — BKK lockdown [Wick_77 origin story here] Imagine it is June 2020 and you (like 98%) of the population are expecting (REALLY hoping) that schools and everything else will be BACK TO NORMAL (end of Covid) by…Pixar3 min readPixar3 min read
Published inWick_77_Challenge: Redeux·Aug 9Member-onlyWick_77 #38. What would a complete rethink of public school curriculum design look like?Wick_77_Challenge — #38: JIT content video When/where: Jun 2020 — BKK lockdown [Wick_77 origin story here] If — as I stated in the first of three videos (challenge #37) — global education systems are outdated by two centuries — what is the answer? First, let me quickly highlight the two…Curriculum Design3 min readCurriculum Design3 min read
Published inWick_77_Challenge: Redeux·Aug 1Member-onlyWick_77 #37. Covid showed how 19th century Ed systems suck in the 21st century.Wick_77_Challenge — #37: Outdated video When/where: May 2020 — BKK lockdown [Wick_77 origin story here] Though Covid devastated an unprepared world, it’s quite telling that our education systems — the supposed shining light of collective wisdom and teaching methodology — has been impacted as much as healthcare systems and workforce…Edtech3 min readEdtech3 min read
Published inWick_77_Challenge: Redeux·Jul 31Member-onlyWick_77 #36. Trump Lunacy in summer 2020. [A reminder]Wick_77_Challenge — #36: Trump 2020 Satire When/where: May 2020 — BKK lockdown [Wick_77 origin story here]Dogma3 min readDogma3 min read
Jul 17Member-onlyHow greedy are you?Redefining success means examining one’s own greed! Can we categorize greed? Money greed is an insatiable desire to continually make more and more money. The ‘How much is enough?’ debate. In other words it cannot be a satiated desire. …Greed3 min readGreed3 min read
Jun 22Member-onlyMeaning Making: Kant on gaining knowledge & wisdomScience is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life. — How aware are you of your deep-seated beliefs? If all of this is about learning, are you really learning anything new if your deep-seated beliefs are filtering out the observable truth?Kant2 min readKant2 min read
Jun 21Member-onlyMeaning Making: Kant on cluster organization [Wednesday binge watching]Now you see that all of these come together into massive clusters that we call ideas, or fully-formed ideas. You’ll see the card said, “The mind is an active organ which molds and coordinates Sensations into ideas”.Kant2 min readKant2 min read