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Time is a luxury we no longer possess

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  Time is a luxury we no longer possess Our battered Subi spacecraft, a relic in the night Flickering erratic, its core a dying light On Primary Trade Lane Delta-Nine, a river of light so grand But cycles bled away, draining across the land BK slumped, pale and strained, JB with eyes closed in despair Time a luxury we no longer possessed, consumed by cosmic air. No stopping in uncharted space No "stop and revive" in this perilous, uncharted space. The Rumour Mill's comfort is a memory, lost to time and trace. The exorbitant demand is a punch right to the gut. Our savings drained, our journey's hope, behind a costly shut. Slingshot into an anomaly But Katcha's mind intertwined with Subi, a final desperate plea, "A predictive model for a slingshot to the anomaly!" "Best case, worst case": a gamble to save everything we hold dear, with a 45% chance of structural damage, battling hope and fear. To that faint, almost imperceptible energy signature, ...

eduTECH 2013 Government and Corporate Congress reflection 1

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eduTECH 2013:  Blog 1 reflection Disclosure This reflection is based on my personal opinions and learnings gained from attending a variety of keynotes and presentations at EduTECH 2013 Brisbane Australia. Key Notes and Presentations 3 - 4 June 2013 The conference contained an exceptional array of presentations and I was only able to attend  a fraction of what was offered. The array of presentations I was able to attend was titled   Corporate Government Learning Congress . I attended the following presentations; Drive: What the science of motivation can teach us about high performance - Daniel Pink Rethinking Education - Salman Khan Working and learning smarter with the 70:20:10 model - Charles Jennings It's in the "APP"lication: Technology + learning = capability - Peter Ferreira Shaping Australian Curriculum - Barry McGaw The creative technology revolution you cannot ignore -  Gary Stager Design thinking to create The Living Organisati...