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UBC Library book retrieval system, originally uploaded by stodmyk. This nifty Creative Commons-licensed photo is of UBC Library’s Automated Storage and Retrieval System. It’s part of the newly rebuilt Main Library at UBC. From what I understand, I’ll be moving … 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; } At The Very Heart Of Where The Action Is, originally uploaded by drp. Stephen Downes mentions … Continue reading →

It’s not a revolutionary proposition that a blog platform can be a low-cost, low-stress means of hosting course materials. The argument was moved along nicely by a session Jim and D’Arcy did at last year’s Open Education Conference, and many … Continue reading →

Faust / Faust, originally uploaded by bradleyloos. [Suggested soundtrack for this post, LCD Soundsystem’s amusing ode to musical obscurity and idolatry, with ruminations on formats, “Losing My Edge“] @import url(http://skreemr.com/styles/embed.css); CharlesV – LCD Soundsystem – Losing My Edge Found at … 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; } Northern Voice Poster FINAL DESIGN, originally uploaded by basco5. Once again, Northern Voice has met our … Continue reading →

So not only am I struggling to do what Stephen Downes did more than four years ago, now I can’t even do what I did myself two years ago. It should be a simple problem. Assemble a list of thirty … Continue reading →

I’m more than little bit shocked to be writing this post, as Michelle Chua is so demonstrably gifted, accomplished, and charming that it’s inconceivable to me that she’d be hitting the job market as a free agent. But unbelievable as … 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; } Caged Gorilla, originally uploaded by bprimrose. So late last night I’m walking the dog, listening to … 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; } HAL Beta 0.66, originally uploaded by jurvetson. I’m back from the ELI Annual Meeting in San … Continue reading →

Henry Jenkins ELI Keynote address is podcasted here. Jenkins opened with the sensible observation that contrary to media reports, Middlebury College’s much ballyhooed “banning” of Wikipedia was in fact a reasonable first step toward generating a dialogue, and an opportunity … Continue reading →