You Turned Out OK?
Scott McLeod wrote,Here's a statement that I'm getting really tired of hearing: "We didn't have computers when I was in school and I turned out okay. There's no reason why…
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The Metasociety
Responding to An Open Letter to #OccupyWallStreet When the OWS people say 'we' they do not mean it in the sense of 'we who are camped out' but rather 'we'…
QRApplets
*QRapplets*I don't know why I didn't think of this sooner. Though to be honest, I don't know whether they will work - but I see no reason why they shouldn't.…
The One Percent
Props to New Scientist for highlighting this report, which identifies a network of 147 tightly clustered entities that control 40 percent of the world's wealth. The top 20 included Barclays…
Czech Course Followup Questions
I was asked the following questions after my presentation to CZ Course RVP_VT21 yesterday:(Elements of Coop.) How to ensure any educational outcomes in accordance with short-time curricular aims? Students having…
Ruse and Hate Speech
Michael Ruse addresses the American First Amendment with a deft argument but with a base of knowledge that does not extend to actually dealing with the hateful. He writes:I detest…
Occupy NB Moncton – Results
We had a good crowd of about 500 people in Moncton, which is quite large for a city this size (the same proportion would be 20,000 people in Toronto). Zero…
Occupy NB Moncton
The Moncton demonstration will most probably be small, but I will be there, and hope many others will be, as we do our small part in the global 'occupy' protests…
DRN: Downes RDF Notation
The usual disclaimers apply: although I'm creating this myself, it's probably not unique to me, someone else probably thought of it first, and I don't expect anyone in the world…
A Conversation on Innovation
This is a summary of the 'expert discussion' at the conclusion of Day One of the International Monitoring Organization conference. Each paragraph denotes a different speaker, the speakers are not…
Undercutting Industry
Stephen H. Foerster write, on OER-forum: > The logic is that it's inappropriate for governmentto undercut private industry. There are many cases where it is appropriate forgovernment to, as you…
Six Ways the Rich Are Waging a Class War Against the Poor
The article is wordy and a a bit too specific, in a misleading way. But it ultimately gets at six of the ways the rich are waging a class war…
Refuting Every Point
It's not often that you get a serties of points like this just begging to be refuted:> I don't think most of us want our dentists to be "out of…
One Bad Experience
It's funny how one bad experience can make you feel disempowered and helpless and frustrated.Andrea and I have been struggling with one doctor for several years now (no, not our…
Feedback on Big Blue Button
Feedback sent by request to Big Blue Button application authors after our #change11 experience:Our installation is managed by Stephen Dame, who has setup a dedicated server for it. I have…
How to Participate in the MOOC – 2
Today it's all about setting up your social web.Remember from yesterday that if you want to engage more actively in the course, the best way is to create your own…
How to Participate in the MOOC
This short post is intended to help you participate in the Massive Open Online Course, of MOOC. It won't cover everything, but it should be enough to get you started.…
Review: The Edupunks’ Guide, by Anya Kamenetz
I have now had the chance to read The Edupunks' Guide and can now form some opinions based on what I've seen. And if I were forced to summarize my…
I am What I think I am
I know that the question of personal identity is one of the most debated and discussed topic in philosophy and in the humanities generally. It is also one that assumes…
How To Fix Google+ Circles
What's the difference between what Google+ does and what I do now? Let me explain, and in so doing point to a way to 'fix' Google+.Before Google+ I had several…