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...

Philip Glass on Sesame Street

Posted on January 24, 2008 by Brian

Thanks to my buddy Luke the Drifter for turning me on to a bunch of videos at his place last night. Did you know that minimalist composer Philip Glass did the music for a series of short films for the … Continue reading →

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WikiEducator pioneers collaborative video, is just plain cool…

Posted on January 23, 2008 by Brian

In a comment to my recent ill-considered ramblings on OpenCourseWare, Leigh Blackall advocated ‘truly OPEN source and not just “free”‘ approaches to open education. Point taken — if there is one additional point I wish I had made in that … Continue reading →

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Now I’ll just recycle Alan Levine and Jim Groom

Posted on January 23, 2008 by Brian

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In which Abject Learning completes the transition to becoming a David Wiley re:blog

Posted on January 23, 2008 by Brian

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A kickin’ opening at Utah State

Posted on January 22, 2008 by Brian

Given the vast reach of my blog, with a readership that extends well into double digits, I feel a certain sense of obligation to use the awesome power of this platform wisely. So allow me to link to Professor David … Continue reading →

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Behaviour modification via blog banners

Posted on January 22, 2008 by Brian

So though I took the criticisms of Stephen Downes and others seriously, ultimately I concluded that the potential impact of the Cape Town Declaration on Open Education was too powerful for me to ignore. David Wiley has a number of … Continue reading →

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Good enough for the Library of Congress

Posted on January 18, 2008 by Brian

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Freeform Adult Education

Posted on January 16, 2008 by Brian

As an admirer of the sadly defunct Stay Free! magazine, I was drawn to the recent blog post presenting the syllabus (and presumed student annotations) of their ongoing adult education lecture series, which looks like a nifty combination of pedagogy … Continue reading →

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A welcome smack in the face on open courseware

Posted on January 16, 2008 by Brian

So Richard Baraniuk’s talk on the Open Education Revolution was as good as I expected. And Richard himself perpetuated a trend I have been delighted to notice in this field, which roughly stated is that the more impressive and more … Continue reading →

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Richard Baraniuk talks open education tomorrow @ UBC

Posted on January 14, 2008 by Brian

I must have had a serious brain cramp, as I’ve neglected to plug a talk on open education tomorrow by Richard Baraniuk. Richard has been a heavy hitter in this domain for some time, due to his leadership of the … Continue reading →

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