Category Archives: tech/tools/standards

More dribble on social bookmarking…

Posted on October 28, 2004 by Brian

Over the course of a rather busy day, I dashed off an article on social bookmarking tools and Flickr for UBC’s eStrategy Newsletter. The newsletter has a technoliterate but mainstream readership, so I have to presume no familiarity whatever with … Continue reading →

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Babies, bathwater, serendipity, bad vibes and mass confusion…

Posted on October 25, 2004 by Brian

Writing a weblog posting right now is the last thing I should be doing, but I’ve wanted to jump in on this topic for a while now… My time is extremely limited, so I’m just going to blast this out … Continue reading →

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Fun with metatags (?)(!)

Posted on September 28, 2004 by Brian

As Joi Ito recently wrote on his blog: “Things have been getting very taggy around here ever since I started using del.icio.us.” I can relate, though I’m still a satisfied Furl user. My own taggy conversion experience has come via … Continue reading →

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How Canadians Write Code

Posted on September 15, 2004 by Brian

Extreme Programming / World Cup of Hockey Watching Originally uploaded by D’Arcy Norman. D’Arcy has written a great post about the social dynamics of an extreme programming session. It makes me wish I knew what angle brackets did.

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Ultimate confirmation of the jump-drive’s utility

Posted on March 18, 2004 by Brian

The Swiss Army Knife of the Future, via List.

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Webmonkey, RIP: 1996 – 2004

Posted on February 18, 2004 by Brian

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Workshop test

Posted on January 21, 2004 by Brian

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Open-Source Learning Content Management System based on Learning Design Spec

Posted on November 20, 2003 by Brian

Where’s Scott Leslie when you need him? While making random Google passes, Michelle discovered this open source LCMS built in java: PhiTone.LCMS is a Java-based Open-Source Learning Content Management System (LCMS). It is an implementation of the Learning Design Specification. … Continue reading →

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Why you shouldn’t use learning objects, and why you should

Posted on November 19, 2003 by Brian

I try to submit a monthly piece for a newsletter here at UBC. It’s a useful exercise for me to write through my work with a broader audience in mind, and I’m grateful for the forum — but man, it … Continue reading →

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It’s slowly coming together…

Posted on November 17, 2003 by Brian

As I’ve previously noted in this space, it finally seems as if a substantial quantity of learning objects are now available to instructors. And though the existing collections have never looked so good, I am still not able to point … Continue reading →

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