Thanks Elyse. She's my evil twin. Friends are great!
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how cool is this?!
hit the "take a tour" link
then, skip ahead to the "a new approach to learning" link
i was so excited to see a diagram of how my brain works. i can't even begin to tell you ... oh, i already have ... never mind ... ;)
"You can think of the entire base of knowledge as a vast continuum, a flow of intricately interrelated concepts. However, instructors have traditionally delivered knowledge to students in a series of formalized steps that interrupts the flow and breaks the natural links among concepts...."
the graphic they use just illustrates "linear thinking" v. "everything-is-connected
here's the part i thought you'd like ...
"Connexions utilizes a number of new technologies and tools, all of which are freely available under open-source and open-content licenses..."
