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Erik Duval is asking for non-conventional nominations for a conference keynote speaker. Though it’s near-impossible to top his own suggestion (Laurie Anderson), it brings to mind my own long-time “if I could pick anybody” choice for a keynote speaker — … 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; } A mess …, originally uploaded by asmundur. So yesterday was UBC’s e-Learning Open House, which is … Continue reading →

So one afternoon long ago I quickly tossed a few tracks together and burned them to CD, thinking they would be fun to listen to in the car. How could I have known the eject mechanism would go haywire, and … Continue reading →

So first, what this post isn’t. It isn’t a recap. It isn’t composed in a haze of post-event relief and it isn’t composed in the throes of Moose Fever (finally shaken the symptoms, though my strength is still returning). It … 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; } Gopher #2, originally uploaded by Keira. Yes, my home province, having already launched the first avowedly … Continue reading →

…soon. Like many of the attendees, I found Northern Voice to be something of an overwhelming experience. And like many, I and Keira both seem to have snagged the post-NV plague. I will say that I concur with the many … 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; } The Moosecamp Mashup Poster, originally uploaded by MrGluSniffer. Jason did that nifty poster up for our … Continue reading →

A critical correction to some wrong information in the earlier post on transit options to UBC for Northern Voice. Thanks to Kathryn for this vital news – “The 44 does not run on weekends!” To get to UBC on Saturday, … Continue reading →

…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 →