eclectic, pragmatic, enthusiastic
Hadn’t mentioned my new book project here yet, mostly because I didn’t want to be accused of talking up vaporware. However, the new learning objects book is well underway and it’s time to get more people involved than my students. The book is written as a series of conversations around a conference room table, and … Read more
In Stephen’s notes on Wenger’s ALT-C talk, Etienne makes this absolutely wonderful comment: It’s a shift, from learning being viewed as a (vertical) relation between a provider and a recipient, to a (horizontal) peer to peer relationship of negotiation of multual relevance. Best definition of meaningful learning I’ve heard in ages. I’ve often thought that … Read more
This one was just too funny not to repost. Enjoy this conversation between a Microsoft recruiter and Eric Raymond (Founder and Emeritus President of the Open Source Initiative) in which M$ mistakenly makes Eric a job offer.