Questions for 02.21.08

laggard = peripheral participant?
"An obvious principle of human communication is that the transfer of
ideas occurs most frequently between two individuals who are similar." "learning takes place not so much through the reification of a
curriculum as through modified forms of participation that are
structured to open the practice to nonmembers" (p100).Diffusion of Innovation and the Tipping Point - Who is Paul Revere? Are department heads and deans the kinds of leaders we should target in higher education?  What about K-12?