King’s Corner
It’s not just academic.

This post on GoodLifeZen.com focuses on effective learning, and uses a metaphor that will speak to almost all of us to help us remember its principles. It’s called “How to Learn (Almost) Anything and Feel Incredible Doing It.”

NPR’s Weekend Edition Saturday featured Michael Demers, a geography professor at New Mexico State University, talking about how he uses Second Life to help his students learn more effectively. You can listen to the segment online.

Of course, so far I haven’t been able to get it to play myself. [sigh] Your luck may be better.

Update: I managed to get it to play. Worth listening to!

Cool site: FreeRice. See if you can figure out why it fits the theme of this blog. Warning: can be addictive.