I'm a New York-based journalist and
editor-at-large for
Sheryl Sandberg's
Lean In foundation.
Former Executive Editor
of TUMBLR; longtime writer and editor at NEWSWEEK.
I write on social issues, women & culture for the
New York Times, The Atlantic & The Daily Beast, among others.
I also produce video.
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"Many libraries are torn between expanding their digital offerings on the latest platforms and still providing quality resources for patrons who may lack experience with technology or the means to own the latest devices."
Kathryn Zickhur, research analyst for the Pew Internet & American Life Project [via NYT]
The project’s latest report looks at the future of libraries and how the digital age might change our expectations for library services. 91% of Americans ages 16 and older say public libraries are important to their communities.
22 Jan 2013 / Reblogged from pewresearch with 39 notes / lit libraries print education learning
good:
Is Sweden’s Classroom-Free School the Future of Learning?
Sweden’s Vittra Telefonplan says goodbye to the “conventional classroom” and focuses on creative design. This means in place of desks, there are “sitting islands,” and students can collaborate with peers in “the village”—a tiny house for group work.
The Swedes. Amazing.
