: Stephen's Web :

This is an honest post from Audrey Watters exploring the following question: "It sure seems that as long as we’ve believed everyone should read, we’ve fretted that everyone doesn’t (or at least The Atlantic sure has worried) -- they don’t read enough, and even if they do, they don’t read the right kinds of material." I say 'honest' because she says this: "It's not that I don't worry about reading... I do. I worry because I love reading... And I love reading because without it, I could not write and I could not think. Not well. Not clearly. Not intelligently." Today: Total: Audrey Watters, Second Breakfast, 2026/07/13 [Direct Link]

Maximizing Enterprise Learning Effectiveness

Craig Weiss knows his stuff, even if the quality of his writing isn't the greatest. In this overview post he captures the current state of enterprise training in a few cogent - and perhaps controversial - points. First: minimal staffing. Three admins for maybe 50K learners. Second: buy content directly from a source that will stand by the quality. Third: do more than just assigning learning - foster and ongoing relationship, and offer training that speakers e not only to current needs but also employees' potential future plans. Today: Total: Craig Weiss, 2026/07/13 [Direct Link]

Three unconventional responses to the AI assessment challenge in higher education

I'm not sure I would endorse any of the three solutions to assessment in the AI age proposed here by Neil Mosley, but I appreciate the creative thinking involved. The three: first, twi-tier degrees, one with unlimited AI use, one without; experience-only assessment, showing you had the experience but not making claims about competence; and finally, collective visibility in assessment. Today: Total: Neil Mosley, Neil Mosley Consulting, 2026/07/13 [Direct Link]

Moving Beyond the Hero Leader: A Strategic Blueprint for Sustainable Leadership

This article isn't exactly on Ed Tech, but it follows a theme from a few recent posts. Eric Sheninger writes, "For decades, the dominant narrative in education has romanticized the myth of the "'hero leader.'... While it makes for a compelling story, this model of leadership is not only an illusion, it is a dangerous recipe for institutional instability and catastrophic educator burnout." Now Sheninger still depicts the leader as someone who is in charge, so he isn't completely committed to decentralization. But he's on the right track. Today: Total: Eric Sheninger, A Principal's Reflections, 2026/07/13 [Direct Link]

Why I Stopped Arguing With People

Some time in the 1990s I stopped arguing and started explaining. It was no longer about convincing other people, it was about explaining why I was doing what I was doing (now to be clear, I am not perfect, and often relapsed, but that was the intention). My reasoning was essentially exactly what is stated in this article. We are mostly led by sentiment, not reason (as Hume would say), and arguments rarely sway someone's point of view. Today: Total: Cong Wang, A Geek's Page, 2026/07/13 [Direct Link]

History of JavaScript: Browser wars, ECMAScript, Node.js, TypeScript, and React

This is a great overview of the 30 year history of JavaScript, one of the most fundamental innovations underlying web browsers. I remember the early days of Mocha and more or less many of the developments that followed, though I admit some things - like React - weren't really for me. And I never did approve of the renaming to ECMAscript just for copyright reasons. Still, great read. Today: Total: Valeriii Filatov, PVS-Studio, 2026/07/13 [Direct Link]

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