Another excellent resource courtesy of Stephen Downes on technologies in learning. Emerging Technologies: A Framework For Thinking , Education.au. This sweeping and forward-looking report commissioned by the Australian Capital Territory Department of Education (ACT DET) to look at the impact and potential of emerging technologies in learning is a must-read for decision-makers in the field; [...]
A nice little reminder from Espen on the value of keep design simple and local. As much as many of us like shiny toys, it can be too easy to lose sight of the real objective of an information system. What is an information system?. Some years ago (December 1998, according to my email archive) [...]
Just a quiet little pointer from Dave Winer this morning on the idea of his that has ended up driving a huge amount of my experimentation with creating an environment for personal knowledge management. 1/4/01: “In the centralized model for the Internet, your browser makes requests of a server that could be very far away, [...]
This is an exciting addition to the upcoming BlawgThing conference. I've been using and advocating mindmaps for years (I have one 26-year old hand drawn mindmap near my desk that I used to organize my studying for exams at the end of my first year of business school). MindManager was the first, and in my [...]
If it's my blogiversary, then it's also Liz Lawley's. So, a happy blogiversary to you over at mamamusings.
I've now reached four years of writing in this space. Curiously, I missed my first blogiversary, but did manage to post this item: Doonesbury on blogging. Obviously, the rewards and benefits continue to outweigh the costs. I still get a kick out of meeti ng someone who's read something here. I continue to meet new [...]
Tim Oren offers his process for coming up to speed on a new market or technology. Although it's oriented towards his specific needs as a VC evaluating potential investments, it is general enough to offer an excellent starting point for any of us whose lives are characterized by having to make sense out of new [...]
Matt Homan and Dennis Kennedy are putting together a really interesting get together next month. Jack and I are planning to put together a highly interactive session to tap the collective interests and experience of everyone who chooses to join us. On the Menu at BlawgThink Jim McGee and I are going to host a [...]
Found this at Jason Womack's blog this morning. Made my day and I figured I'd help pass it along:
Buzz came through Chicago last week on his trek across America. I was on my way back from a day of interviewing and recruiting at the University of Illinois in Champaign and found Buzz in a Starbucks in Glenview. From there, Buzz followed me home in his new Saab. In typical Buzz fashion, he charmed [...]
