Author Archives: Brian

About Brian

I am a Strategist and Discoordinator with UBC's Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology. My main blogging space is Abject Learning, and I sporadically update a short bio with publications and presentations over there as well...

Reuse, resources, re-whatever…

Posted on September 8, 2008 by Brian

There have been a couple of notable resources that have crossed my screen lately that merit a shout-out: * The first drafts of the ongoing OER Handbook have been posted on the ultra-yummy WikiEducator site. If you are wanting to … Continue reading →

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UMW raises the bar yet again

Posted on August 25, 2008 by Brian

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Endeavor Has Left the Island, originally uploaded by turbojoe. I’m not exactly ready to surface just … Continue reading →

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I interrupt this hiatus to offer up a recommendation…

Posted on August 14, 2008 by Brian

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Many probosci make light work, originally uploaded by Max xx. In case you didn’t know about … Continue reading →

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Gone workin’…

Posted on July 29, 2008 by Brian

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Me back in 1984 with my Commodore Vic 20, originally uploaded by Extra Ketchup. Apologies for … Continue reading →

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Mashing up the ultimate cyclist’s companion

Posted on July 22, 2008 by Brian

vancouver bikes, originally uploaded by hadsie. The biggest recent change I’ve made in my personal life has been a renewed effort to bike more often, especially for my commute to work. D’Arcy was both an inspiration and a guide in … Continue reading →

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Just to recap: we can find what we need, but will we find you?

Posted on June 26, 2008 by Brian

Traveling without moving by FredArmitage I have largely suppressed my memories of being UBC’s ‘learning objects project coordinator’ 5 or 6 years back. But I do vividly recall the drive to develop a robust form of “federated search” that would … Continue reading →

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Bill C-61 locks us into a closed education model

Posted on June 24, 2008 by Brian

Nifty post from Laura J. Murray (via Michael Geist) on the implications of Bill C-61 for Canadian online educators: It says kindly that an electronically transmitted lesson will indeed count as a lesson in the eyes of the law. But … Continue reading →

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This *really* is edupunk. Really. The world is in the turlet and we’re all gonna die…

Posted on June 19, 2008 by Brian

Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, originally uploaded by glynnish. I don’t know about you, but for me it’s a fairly tried and true structure for a collaborative hands-on exercise. Get a bunch of people to contribute little bits, then try … Continue reading →

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Open Education Conference 2008

Posted on June 19, 2008 by Brian

I just saw on Twitter that Martin Weller (whose post on the gap between Web 2.0 and higher education is a must read) is submitting a proposal to this year’s Open Education Conference, hosted by Utah State University’s Center for … Continue reading →

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Save the UBC Farm – can we?

Posted on June 18, 2008 by Brian

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } UBC Farm – Kids’ Garden, originally uploaded by amandamandapants. 2008 has been marked by disturbing revelations … Continue reading →

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