December 2011
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Dec 9th
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Stephen Fry on Free Software 2008
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September 2011
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Hurricane Irene as seen from the International Space Station (August 2011) from The Weather Channel
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July 2011
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TED Talk from July 2011: robot bird
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May 2011
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Nicholas Carr on pre-internet techs (maps, clocks, books) and loss of ability to pay attention as internet use causes physiological changes, hard to build rich intellectual life. Web encouraging skimming and multitasking instead. We should set aside more time for focused thinking away from the web.
Jan 30th
December 2010
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October 2010
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“For a list of all the ways technology has failed to improve the quality of life,...”
– ~Alice Kahn
Oct 21st
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Saturday Night Live, 2010
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“The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposing ideas...”
– F. Scott Fitzgerald
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April 2010
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March 2010
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November 2009
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Terry Anderson reviews online pedagogies and concludes with connectivist strategies a la Athabasca U.
Nov 24th
October 2009
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September 2009
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Sep 24th
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“Changing Expectations” from Abject Learning channel on blip.tv (Brian Lamb) Tony Hirst, via Jim Groom
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August 2009
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Timeline chart →
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July 2009
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Jul 27th
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Prof Jose Bowen promotes putting static/presentation content on computer, not in the classroom.
Jul 21st
May 2009
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Dave Cormier’s session at Webheads In Action conference, 24 May 2009
May 24th
March 2009
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“Notwithstanding all the laws emancipating woman, she continues to be a domestic...”
– Lenin, A Great Beginning (1919)
Mar 24th
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Changing Expectations (June 2008) Tony Hirst, includes my favorite quotation: <embed> changes everything http://blip.tv/file/959514
Mar 20th
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January 2009
2 posts
New Web Accessibility
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines Principle 1 Perceivable Guideline 1.1 Provide text alternatives for any non-text content so that it can be changed into other forms people need, such as large print, braille, speech, symbols or simpler language. Guideline 1.2 Provide alternatives for time-based media. Guideline 1.3 Create content that can be presented in different ways (for example...
Jan 16th
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