Author Archives: Brian

…or that technology is an inherently liberating force in education or in daily life, it’s because I’ve read too many stories like this one. Like Stephen Downes, it took me a while to believe this wasn’t some sort of internet-based … Continue reading →

I am the Canadian poster boy of high-tech attention deficit, originally uploaded by MrGluSniffer. So if memory serves (and mine is an unfaithful, insubordinate and much-abused servant indeed), a year or so back I was interviewed and photographed by CanWest … Continue reading →

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } My first pipe…, originally uploaded by MrGluSniffer. Many have noted the arrival of the Yahoo Pipes … Continue reading →

….you hear is the mudhole of opportunity sealing itself shut with tremendous, irresistible force. You may only have minutes left if you want to register for Northern Voice. Only those with registration bonafides will be allowed on the premises. Everyone … Continue reading →

This Thursday, February 15 at 1:30 UBC is hosting our latest webloggers salon at Telestudios, and I think it’s going to be a humdinger (whatever a humdinger is, I hope it’s a good thing). As with previous salons, I envision … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →