Monthly Archives: March 2010

Freedom as in beer… as in free beer

Webster’s own shared CC by Garrettc If you read this blog, or seen me give a talk, you’re probably familiar with the concept of the learning party as thrown by the Sustainable Living Arts School. It’s a simple and social … Continue reading

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No news day?

The image above lists the “must reads” selected by editors of the Toronto Star. And we need professional journalists to protect us from the shabby standards of bloggers, to provide us with experience and judgment in a saturated media environment? … Continue reading

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Curators can bring the crazy

For some time, I’ve thought the notion of curation had some relevance as a model for teaching in rich, networked learning environments. An early proponent of this connection was George Siemens (short presentation here on Leigh’s blog). It’s also a … Continue reading

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Anatomy of a Twitterjacking

I never thought it would be possible, but there’s a show on CBC radio that I actually find funny. WireTap with Jonathan Goldstein is a little uneven, but is definitely a welcome addition to my weekly podcast regimen. I enjoyed … Continue reading

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Travel $$ for Northern Voice 2010

travel shared CC by Joel Mann One of the reasons I find working with the other organizers of Northern Voice so satisfying is that everyone wants to keep the conference reasonably accessible. We try to keep the registration fees as … Continue reading

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Pay up to support free culture

It’s that time of year again. I have spilled a lot of verbiage about the world’s greatest radio station in this space over the years, and I’m almost at a loss to come up with something more. At this point, … Continue reading

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You can’t keep a good moose down

Due to some kind of sporting event that was held in Vancouver the past couple weeks, the Northern Voice weblog conference could not romp in its traditional mid-February domain… But the Moose is indomitable, and I’m pleased to pass on … Continue reading

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