Blood Umbra
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Whaddya Mean, You’re Closed?
I started the morning in control. Internet filters up, project in mind, ready to get to ‘done’. I wanted to work on my Scoop.It accounts because I have had some activity this week and felt duty bound to find some more good stuff for my peoples. I found some classic linkbait in my Scoop.It content … Continue reading Whaddya Mean, You’re Closed? →
The 13th Donut or Gift from the Gods
This post was inspired by a comment on my other blog by Joe Murphy. Tweedy Impertinence If you click in the box above you will see Joe’s post and my annotation of Joe’s post, “You’ve Got a Friend in Me”. Not sure, but I think Joe came to my post via #YouShow15 and I really wanted to reciprocate or … Continue reading The 13th Donut or Gift from the Gods →
Tyranny of the Meritocracy
Lani Guinier’s new book The Tyranny of the Meritocracy will be of interest to many in the connectivist circles where I run. We believe that individual knowledge is created in social contexts and through social interaction. We prize collaboration skills. We’ve heard it all, and buy it – that this is an increasingly connected age, … Continue reading Tyranny of the Meritocracy →
Advice from Expert Curator, Robin Good, on How to…Curate
Robin Good has long been my go-to guru for inspiration on how and what to curate. In this short interview by Cendrine Marrouat, social media blogger, curator, and founder of Social Media Slant, I got some useful direction for something I have been practicing for several years now. Perhaps it will be of value to you … Continue reading Advice from Expert Curator, Robin Good, on How to…Curate →
PowerPoint Karaoke, Improv Presentation & the Infinite Game–Playing to Learn
I have known about PowerPoint Karaoke for years. If the idea is new to you think “improv for presenters”. Terrifying? To some, any kind of presenting is next to losing a family member or having a tarantula crawl on you… and that is why I am exploring this as end-of-class fun for everybody. So big … Continue reading PowerPoint Karaoke, Improv Presentation & the Infinite Game–Playing to Learn →
Art does not reproduce the visible; rather, it makes visible
One of my favourite quotes.
Old Guy on Porch Reads Walden to Kids on Meerkat
One of the biggest problems folks have with embracing ad hoc online conversation is that there is a lot of friction from the decision to do it and doing it. Maybe Meerkat has figured that out much as many online social photo apps have. These are my first attempts at pure play in these sand lots. … Continue reading Old Guy on Porch Reads Walden to Kids on Meerkat →
Does Your “Company” Care?
Seth’s Blog: Companies don’t care about you http://t.co/4hWIgkk1RD Ask this question but insert “school” where “company” is. — Terry Elliott (@telliowkuwp) March 21, 2015 Who or what is your ‘company’? Is it an abstraction, a legal fiction for which and from which we claim institutional imperatives? Is it company as in ‘a group of actors … Continue reading Does Your “Company” Care? →