In this episode Alan interviews Professor Angela McFarlane, from the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom. This conversation was recorded in Belfast, Northern Ireland during the Xchange conference in June 2006. Alan and Professor McFarlane discuss a variety of topics including designing more meaningful work for students and the digital divide. We are honoured that Professor McFarlane will be a keynote speaker at this year’s Building Learning Communities conference July 16 through 20 in Boston. For more information visit our site: Novemberlearning.com.

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In this episode Alan interviews Dr. Mitchel Resnick from the MIT Media Lab in Cambridge MA. Dr. Resnick discusses the work he is doing with the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at MIT in designing software for students that promotes creativity and critical thinking skills. Dr. Resnick will be a keynote speaker at this year’s Building Learning Communities Conference. As well, we are offering four pre-conference hands-on sessions at MIT to work directly with Dr. Resnick and his group.

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