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...

Is ‘information literacy’ still the best terminology?

Posted on February 7, 2007 by Brian

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Attending Northern Voice: privilege or responsibility?

Posted on February 6, 2007 by Brian

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…

Posted on February 5, 2007 by Brian

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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Live @ UBC — Sound Strategies for Podcasting

Posted on January 26, 2007 by Brian

If you will be in Vancouver next Tuesday I invite you to come to what promises to be an outstanding session on podcasting from three of UBC’s most accomplished and thoughtful practitioners. It’s presented in conjunction with TAG as part … Continue reading →

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Five things… about ME! ME! ME!

Posted on January 25, 2007 by Brian

So some time back D’Arcy tagged me with the “Five Things” meme. I normally ignore these things, but D’Arcy has responded to too many of my requests for me to blow him off. I’ve also been tagged by Steve Dembo … Continue reading →

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Half-baked ramblings, spaghetti sauce, and the locus of control

Posted on January 23, 2007 by Brian

So let me try to trace the outlines out… –> Feeling a bit uneasy, and fuzzy, I sketch out a post, drenched in undergraduate nostalgia, outlining objections to some discourse concerning the “net generation” and speculating on a counterintuitive role … Continue reading →

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Doing my bit to hype Second Life (and continue hyping Northern Voice)

Posted on January 22, 2007 by Brian

Gus Goldkey (front, with ‘stache & mullet) tries to pretend he knows what the hell is going on So, feeling terribly left out by my absence from the ELI Annual Meeting (hi everyone!), Gus Goldkey decided to crash the NMC’s … Continue reading →

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Education is wasted on the prematurely middle-aged

Posted on January 16, 2007 by Brian

Three or four bits, connected in some way I haven’t quite figured out yet. Last night I attended a reading at the downtown Vancouver library by Don Kerr, one of a handful of very special professors I studied under at … Continue reading →

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Northern Voice is filling up fast!

Posted on January 12, 2007 by Brian

Apologies for the quiet in this space. Blogging is a bit like exercise, when you get out of the habit it’s tough to get back at it. I do want to pass on some Northern Voice related news: * Registration … Continue reading →