The Bridge Blog
A dialog about our new bridge and these web pages
Overview.
Schools and universities are all about learning - and learning is mostlly
brain training. Learning is expedited by repetition and forgetting
is expedited by infrequent use of learned skills or information.
Tracking the building of the Ravenel Bridge and now tracking the
demolition of the Grace and Pearman Bridges bring
many questions to me and help me better understand the role Google
and the Internet play in
just-in-time learning. I enjoy chasing my curiosity and
want to identify ways to encourage younger learners to also enjoy curiosity
chasing and learning.
Many young learners do not understand the importance of repetition. More
important, while experienced learners understand the learning process
they often do not realize the destructive effects of the forgetting
process. Over the course of the
bridge project, I have access to only a few experts.
Rather than a liability, this has become an asset and pushed me to improve
my search skills with Google. Soon, I realized that answers
to questions encountered during my photo adventures were often
only a Google-search away. Gene Stead,
my first boss and I put these ideas together in a small essay:
(see
Restoring the Joy in Learning).
Google + Internet have become dependable extensions of my memory.
Insights I gain from you and this project will find their way into the
learning centers in our schools and universities.
Thu, 09 Feb 2006
February 9 2006 2am: Another chapter about signature bridges
One day as I was following the building of the Ravenel Bridge, I stumbled on
a tablet on the top of the
west tower that was signed by many of the bridge workers. Hmm, I thought,
this is what a signature bridge is all about.
Today, though, I discovered another variant of Signature Bridges. Jackie
and Richie thought that tonight, they would unpour the last section of
Grace roadway at the Mt. Pleasant entrance. So off I went, about 8pm to
watch. At 2am Friday morning, it was complete - and - wow, what a new
meaning for signature bridge. Jack, Richie,Rich, Roy and myself - the only
witnesses to this event. Click
for the Grace signature bridge story. Huge thanks to Richie, Jackie, Rich
and Roy for the invitation!
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