Remember Lenny

Writing online

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And, the net result of that will be that the lecture piece will no longer be competitive. And, so, the real question won’t be about lectures. It will be about how you take those online content pieces and combine it with study groups, labs, discussion sessions, to deal with the kind of motivation, the supports, that students need.

http://www.gatesnotes.com/Education/The-Future-of-College-NACUBO-Remarks

https://blog.rememberlenny.com/2014/08/12/and-the-net-result-of-that-will-be-that-the/

supporting a buddhist study conference

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I spent the weekend as the lead in a event logistics team. I helped put together a conference at the Soka Gakkai International’s Florida Nature Culture Center, a retreat for buddhists. This particular conference was targeted toward the student division and focused primarily on the abolishment of nuclear weapons.

I regularly support organizing SGI gatherings. This particular movement was a larger scale. We have 124 students from around the US in attendance. Of the 124, we had 7 primary organizers, 4 of which were logistics related.

I get a lot of value supporting these events because its non-traditional to my day-to-day activities. I come in touch with a lot of high-friction situations that require hands on decision making. I also get encouraged by the seeking spirit of the people who attend to learn about developing their own perspective on the world.