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Have mobile web devices un-widowed the “Computer Widow”? #edcmooc

communication / media / psychology / research

October 6, 2013

Have mobile web devices un-widowed the “Computer Widow”? #edcmooc

Reading Time: 3 minutesBack in the late 80s and early 90s, there was a term called “The Computer Widow”. This referred to the wives who hardly ever saw their computer-obsessed husbands, except from the back. It’s a...

Reporting Life: Creating blog musings, scribbles and other artifacts…

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art / inspiration / interdisciplinary / media / process / psychology / visual

July 1, 2013

Reporting Life: Creating blog musings, scribbles and other artifacts…

Reading Time: 2 minutesThis is like an inventory of things I do to express myself. I don’t know why I nee to do a catalogue, but it feels right – like emptying a closet before you reorganize it. Writing I...

DEVOlving: musings on art, music, and creative synthesis…

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art / communication / inspiration / interdisciplinary / media / process / visual

June 29, 2013

DEVOlving: musings on art, music, and creative synthesis…

Reading Time: 2 minutesYeah – I’m going through a DEVO phase again. I listen to their music all the time. Their voices and sounds are familiar, like visiting an old neighbourhood. I get emails from Club Devo,and...

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learning / literacy / media / research

March 24, 2013

Why Openness in Education: Activity 1

Reading Time: 3 minutesThis post is the first in a new series of assignments for a free online course. This open course is called Why Openness in Education. The first assignment given in this course proposed: “Think...

E-learning and Digital Cultures, Week 4: Is Google making us stupid? #edcmooc

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communication / learning / media / philosophy / psychology / research

March 2, 2013

E-learning and Digital Cultures, Week 4: Is Google making us stupid? #edcmooc

Reading Time: 2 minutesIn Week 4 of the MOOC E-Learning + Digital Cultures, one of the “Perspectives on Education” articles asks the question “Is Google Making Us Stupid?”. I must admit that I’ve sometimes asked myself a...

E-learning and Digital Cultures, Week 4: Redefining the Human #edcmooc

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interdisciplinary / learning / media / philosophy / psychology / visual

February 26, 2013

E-learning and Digital Cultures, Week 4: Redefining the Human #edcmooc

Reading Time: 5 minutesWeek 4 of the MOOC E-Learning + Digital Cultures explores the theme of “Redefining the Human”. I think the over-arching message this week is that our concept of humanity has become a relative and...

E-learning and Digital Cultures, Digital Artifact. #edcmooc

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design / inspiration / learning / media / philosophy / visual

February 26, 2013

E-learning and Digital Cultures, Digital Artifact. #edcmooc

Reading Time: 5 minutesHere is my “Digital Artifact” for the MOOC E-Learning + Digital Cultures. This blog post and the embedded video, form my Digital Artifact , my personal response, to the MOOC “eLearning and Digital Cultures”. In...

Beyond the Buzz: MOOCs at UBC, plus a marketing perspective…

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learning / media / process / research / teaching

February 21, 2013

Beyond the Buzz: MOOCs at UBC, plus a marketing perspective…

Reading Time: 2 minutesMOOCs and UBC: Top 12 things you need to know now… In September 2012, UBC entered into an agreement with Coursera to deliver online web-based free courses as part of MOOCs. UBC has four...

A Summary of Student Experiences from #edcmooc (Prezi style)

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February 21, 2013

A Summary of Student Experiences from #edcmooc (Prezi style)

Reading Time: < 1 minuteSome students are now completing the MOOC E-Learning and Digital Cultures. This Prezi gives an interesting overview of some student experiences and observations from this massive MOOC: http://prezi.com/fsfqdiusthcc/sentimental-campus-dublin-february-19/?auth_key=eb36ed77d88e4c2a191d5a7df9d0eba58f701a8c Also, yes, I’m tooting my own...

E-learning & Digital Cultures: How big is #edcmooc? Some Stats…

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communication / learning / literacy / media / process / research / teaching

February 20, 2013

E-learning & Digital Cultures: How big is #edcmooc? Some Stats…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteEDCMOOC statistics These usage statistics were provided by faculty from Edinburgh University, who are running the E-Learning + Digital Cultures MOOC on Coursera: Total Registered Participants: 42874 Active Participants Over the Last 7 Days (“Active”...