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Lukacs is right about Poilievre's love of Friedman. But L's description of the 1950s and the development of 🇨🇦's welfare state makes a common mistake.
And it's a mistake that matters because it misleads how we think about ideas, politics, & policy change
#cdnhist 🧵
And it's a mistake that matters because it misleads how we think about ideas, politics, & policy change
#cdnhist 🧵
Most people outgrow their teenage intellectual preoccupations. But Pierre Poilievre’s views have not evolved, and he has preached only from one book: Milton Friedman’s Capitalism and Freedom. Author Martin Lukacs explores: thewalrus.ca/the-book-that-bu...
April 27, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Lukacs is right about Poilievre's love of Friedman. But L's description of the 1950s and the development of 🇨🇦's welfare state makes a common mistake.
And it's a mistake that matters because it misleads how we think about ideas, politics, & policy change
#cdnhist 🧵
And it's a mistake that matters because it misleads how we think about ideas, politics, & policy change
#cdnhist 🧵
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Rethinking Cognitive Load Theory for Collaborative Learning
Collaborative learning when poorly designed is confusing and wasteful. When rooted in what we know about cognition and instructional design, it becomes a powerful tool for learning.
#Edusky
www.kirschnered.nl/2025/04/21/r...
Collaborative learning when poorly designed is confusing and wasteful. When rooted in what we know about cognition and instructional design, it becomes a powerful tool for learning.
#Edusky
www.kirschnered.nl/2025/04/21/r...
Rethinking Cognitive Load Theory for Collaborative Learning - kirschner-ED
Collaborative learning isn’t a one-size-fits-all solution. When poorly designed, it adds confusion and waste. But when rooted in what we know about cognition and instructional design, especially throu...
www.kirschnered.nl
April 21, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Rethinking Cognitive Load Theory for Collaborative Learning
Collaborative learning when poorly designed is confusing and wasteful. When rooted in what we know about cognition and instructional design, it becomes a powerful tool for learning.
#Edusky
www.kirschnered.nl/2025/04/21/r...
Collaborative learning when poorly designed is confusing and wasteful. When rooted in what we know about cognition and instructional design, it becomes a powerful tool for learning.
#Edusky
www.kirschnered.nl/2025/04/21/r...
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When fascism arrives in America it won’t know how to spell it.
December 1, 2024 at 2:45 PM
When fascism arrives in America it won’t know how to spell it.
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Perspective.
We all think plastic pollution is a problem, and it is. In the nearly 70 years between 1950 and 2019, the world produced a total of ~9.5 billion tonnes of plastic.
But all the plastic we have EVER produced weighs as much as CO₂ we emitted into the atmosphere during the first three months of 2024!
But all the plastic we have EVER produced weighs as much as CO₂ we emitted into the atmosphere during the first three months of 2024!
November 29, 2024 at 11:00 PM
Perspective.
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John Cleese for the win
November 24, 2024 at 12:50 AM
John Cleese for the win
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Bluesky now has over 20M people!! 🎉
We've been adding over a million users per day for the last few days. To celebrate, here are 20 fun facts about Bluesky:
We've been adding over a million users per day for the last few days. To celebrate, here are 20 fun facts about Bluesky:
November 19, 2024 at 6:51 PM
Bluesky now has over 20M people!! 🎉
We've been adding over a million users per day for the last few days. To celebrate, here are 20 fun facts about Bluesky:
We've been adding over a million users per day for the last few days. To celebrate, here are 20 fun facts about Bluesky: