Category Archives: Administrivia

Don’t call it a comeback, or a blogfunk, Abject Learning was on vacation suckas, and now it’s back, lean and mean, mad as hell and taking names. I maintained admirable discipline during my time away, barely glimpsed my email, and … Continue reading →

As of now, I’m theoretically on vacation. I wish I could claim victory over my commitments, but alas I will be taking the last pieces of my grading with me to Vancouver Island, depending on the kindness of my students … Continue reading →

Forget about the latest confirmation that the Web 2.0 business model is to get bought by Yahoo! or Google. My own big news is surviving the day that is circled in blood-red ink on my calendar every year. We met … Continue reading →

After one of the more unpleasant travel days I’ve experienced, I’m here in Orlando (more on that later), but have been hampered considerably by a lack of internet connectivity at my hotel (and at the hotel of my co-presenters). I … Continue reading →

Thanks to the miraculous spam-cleaning bot, WikiSpam is effortlessly swept from our public site at regular intervals. The fact that scumsucking spammers cannot keep their links up for more than an hour or two has not dissuaded them. Indeed, I … Continue reading →

Well, the migration seems to have been completed, though some of the spam seems to be resisting the powers of MT-Blacklist. It could be a local server issue, a complication arising from the import/export process, or something else entirely. Thanks … Continue reading →

I apologize to the point of mortification for the quiet in this space. My latest excuse is the troubling meltdown of my laptop — right the now the sucker is comatose. I thought I had backed up my email, but … Continue reading →

Sorry for the downtime over the past couple of days. Apparently, the recent hassles have prompted host David Wiley to pull the plug on the Movable Type weblogs at reusability.org. I’m bummed for all sorts of reasons. I’ve built up … Continue reading →

UBC has posted a position for an ePortfolio Community of Practice Coordinator. Michelle Lamberson, Office of Learning Technology’s Director has posted the full job description and application instructions on her weblog. This position is quite similar to my own — … Continue reading →