Monthly Archives: February 2007

Any organization monsters out there? Got any tips?

Vinyl, originally uploaded by Sumlin. So this weekend my special lady friend (h/t Lebowski) is dancing across the water to Cortes Island for some Permaculture-type meeting, organizing and learning… Leaving us Lamb Boyz to fend for ourselves. I have a … Continue reading

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“Email is the place where information goes to die”

A sentiment worth pondering, given how most information is shared in higher ed. And can we begin to calculate the losses from silo-based word processing programs like Word? Roland tracks the origin, and Boris is his usual cogent self: I … Continue reading

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Online Seminar – Blogging to Enhance Learning Experiences

As a run-up to the edublogger jam at Northern Voice (oh, that reminds me, I gotta spruce up that session page), Sylvia Currie (one of our estimable featured participants) passes on word of an online seminar that might prove to … Continue reading

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How many points does this one score on The Geekometer?

I think we might have a mashup here that’s right off the charts. Via Crows to Burnaby. I’d say the only recent competitor that comes to mind is White & Nerdy…

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Is ‘information literacy’ still the best terminology?

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Attending Northern Voice: privilege or responsibility?

As my convalescence last week came to an end, my first task back-to-work was a write-up whooping up Northern Voice for UBC’s eStrategy newsletter. Reading it now, it’s clear I was still a bit delirious, with the writing more hucksterish … Continue reading

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On the mend…

It was little over a week ago that I first got intimately involved with what was either a “Norwalk-type virus“, or maybe the notorious naughty Norwalk itself. Honestly, the significance of that distinction eludes me. So not much worth talking … Continue reading

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