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Human Brains Were Built for Problem Solving

Here's a funny video demonstrating a key difference between humans and computers —humans find it challenging to not immediately create connections and leap to conclusions.  Humans Computers Computers on the other hand are not programmed to impatiently misinterpret incoming data. I asked ChatGPT the same question and it spits out this response:

Let's Read Some Mind-Altering Speeches & Talks

James Clear by pxfuel My mom emailed me this great list of talks to read. I am currently reading them and would love for you to join me. Click the links below to jump to a specific speech. On each page, you'll find a full transcript of the speech as well as some additional background information, most of which was put together by  James Clear , author of Atomic Habits . Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie,  “The Danger of a Single Story” Jeff Bezos,  “Statement by Jeff Bezos to the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary” Jeff Bezos,  “What Matters More Than Your Talents” John C. Bogle,  “Enough” Brené Brown, “ The Anatomy of Trust “ John Cleese,  “Creativity in Management” William Deresiewicz,  “Solitude and Leadership” Richard Feynman,  “Seeking New Laws” Neil Gaiman,  “Make Good Art” John W. Gardner,  “Personal Renewal” Elizabeth Gilbert,  “Your Elusive Creative Genius” Albert E. N. Gray,  “The Common Denominator of Success” Bill Gurley,...

Quora: What's the Craziest Thing You Ever Said at a Job Interview and Still Got the Job?

This is one person's response to the title question. I felt like his story (linked below) reflects a work experience of mine. I was excited to be part of an organization, but my role wasn't clear. This was torture for the instructional designer in me. I wish I would have had this man's insight and experience when I was in his position. Read Quote of Gil Yehuda's answer to Job Interviews: What's the craziest thing you ever said at a job interview and still got the job? on Quora Image Source

Youth Safety eCourse

Safety.lds.org I built this e-learning course and modeled the main character after myself.

Montessori Dental School

As I researched alternative teaching styles in graduate-level environments, I came across this fascinating approach to instruction. For many years, medical and dental schools around the world are have lead the educational community in experimenting with various styles of instruction. For example, several medical schools in the Ukraine, Brunei, Denmark, Norway, the Philippines, Sweden and the United States, universities teach courses using problem-based and case-study learning rather than relying on the traditional "sage on the stage" lecture style. Now, one dental school is breaking into a new frontier of instructional experimentation by applying the time-tested Montessori teaching strategy to their discovery-learning focused educational program. “Inside the Montessori School of Dentistry, you won’t find any old-fashioned cotton swabs, or so-called periodontal charts, or even any amalgam fillings. That’s because at this alternative-learning institution, students ar...

Scribus, Desktop Publishing Software Instruction

Be a Hero and help a brother out! The rewards will be worth your while! In only one hour, I want to equip and teach you HOW TO publish a full-page newsletter like this: Requirements: a computer running Window a  willing heart and one hour of time I desperately need your help evaluating one of my school assignments. I need at least two people to have completed an exit survey before 7:00am on Wednesday morning, MST. (I feel like I'm peddling Girl Scout Cookies, expect instead of selling Samoas, I'm selling some brand of cookie no one has ever heard of before. So just trust me. My cookies are delicious!) If you are willing to help me out, go to this website that my partner, Josh Pope, created and follow the instructions. You will be instructed to download a free piece of desktop publishing software called Scribus ™ . The goal of our instruction is to help users learn to use Scribus to create Christmas newsletters, Monthly ward bulletins, Event announc...

I Need Help on a School Assignment

As many of you know, I'm studying to become a Learning Scientist at Utah State University. One instructional project I am helping to design is meant to help fellow bloggers manipulate the html code on their blogs so that they can control their attributes of their text and pictures. For now, all I need is three people to take this SUPER-SHORT, online quiz: http://sites.google.com/site/usuresearchsite/home/blog-code-background-analysis Later on, I'll post the actual instructional material and ask you to try it out. *You do not need to provide any personal information and you don't need to commit to any future action.