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Blog Entries by Don Tapscott from 06/2009

The Obama Effect -- Political Attack Ads Backfiring for Canada's Prime Minister

| Posted 06.02.2009 | World
Read More: Web 2.0, Internet, Stephen Harper, Youth Vote, Don Tapscott, Canada, Barack Obama, World News

What has changed that would explain why negative advertising is losing its punch in Canada? The answer is the election of President Barack Obama by the young voters of America.

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The Impending Demise of the University

| Posted 06.10.2009 | Politics
Read More: University, Web 2.0, Internet, Education, Don Tapscott, Barack Obama, Politics News

Schooled on Google and Wikipedia, students want to inquire, not rely on the professor for a detailed roadmap. They want an animated conversation, not a lecture. They want an interactive education.

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Note to President Obama: Want to Fix the Schools? Look to Portugal!

| Posted 06.24.2009 | World
Read More: Obama, Education, Net Generation, Schools, Children, Technology in the Schools, Computers, World News

American classrooms need to enter the 21st century. We should look to Portugal, which sought to equip every child in the country with a laptop, access to the web and the world of collaborative learning.

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