A policy dust-up was in the news recently in the form of Congressional action to end the US military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” stance on gays and lesbians serving in the armed forces. Opponents of ending current discriminatory policies have… Read More »
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Seeing Ourselves From the Outside
One of the things that a discussion can sometimes do is to help us to see ourselves from the outside. This happened at a recent citizen panel meeting that I facilitated on ‘What are some of the different dimensions of… Read More »
Learning and the IF Discussion Process
Earlier last year, I came across a striking passage in a book on how computer “games” should be re-shaping education.
One needn’t be familiar with the specifics of the game mentioned in the passage’s first sentence to follow the author’s… Read More »
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In Praise of Partisanship? Exploring Divergences
Praising partisanship might seem like a strange thing to do—at least for a non-partisan organization like the Interactivity Foundation. In the discussions we facilitate, whether in our “Discussion Projects” or our ensuing “Public Discussions,” we don’t seek to stoke the… Read More »
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