eclectic, pragmatic, enthusiastic
Jumping in with both feet here. (I suppose moving the DNS pointer is like burning your ships when you make landfall.) I have abandoned Plone (which is a great tool for things like eduCommons but just too heavy for my personal website needs) for a combination of wordpress, mediawiki, and other tools. Everything should be … Read more
The call for papers for the 16th annual Instructional Technology Institute is now available online at http://itinstitute.usu.edu/. This year’s program is titled “Reusable media, social software, and openness in education.” Keynote speakers include Larry Lessig, Stephen Downes, and Paul Kirscher. If you’re faculty or a government employee, registration is only $135 for the three day … Read more
I’m linking to a paper (half-paper, really, since I’ll be leading a discussion using it as springboard) including notes I will use to lead a discussion at the “Supporting student autonomy: students’ creation and reuse of learning objects” event at the University of Strathclyde later today. The focus is on social interaction around open content, … Read more