Andy Carvin's Waste of Bandwidth. Here’s the transcript of a talk I gave at the International Symposium for Online Journalists in Austin, TX. I’ll add the video if they post it later. Now as many of you know, I’m usually I’m not at a loss for words. But I really struggled to decide what to talk about today, especially in the wake of the attack this week on my hometown of Boston. Some of my fondest memories of the city are of that magical Monday, once a year each April, when everyone would line the streets and cheer on one stranger after another – encouraging them to succeed in accomplishing a little magic of their own. I had originally planned to the role of social media in our coverage of Newtown today. But the course the events in Boston have led me – and perhaps many of us here, I suppose – to broaden what we truly need to talk about here at ISOJ. So I’d like to discuss something that both Newton and Boston have in common, beyond the obvious horror and needless loss: We messed up.
But that era is over. Thank you. Joho the Blog. The hosts of the BardCast podcast consider Cymbeline to probably be Shakespeare’s worst play. Not enough happens in the first two acts, the plot is kuh-razy, it’s a mishmash of styles and cultures, and it over-explains itself time and time again.
That podcast is far from alone in thinking that it’s the Bard’s worst, although, as BardCast says, even the Bard’s worst is better than just about anything. Nevertheless, when was the last time you saw a performance of Cymbeline? Yeah, me neither. We saw it yesterday afternoon, in its final performance at Shakespeare & Co in Lenox, Mass. It was directed by the founder of the company, Tina Packer, and showed her usual commitment to modernizing Shakespeare by finding every emotional tone and every laugh in the original script. These two embellishments are emblematic of the problem with the play. To be clear, most of the interpretations seem to bring Shakespeare’s intentions to life, even if unexpected ways. Weblogg-ed. Blog.
The Shifted Librarian. Around the Corner-MGuhlin.org. 2¢ Worth. Listen A few weeks ago I worked and attended North Carolina's ISTE affiliate conference. I opened the NCTIES conference with a breakfast keynote address and Marc Prensky closed it with a luncheon keynote the next day. Sadly, I missed the second day of the conference.
I would first offer some constructive criticism to NCTIES , and to all such ed-tech conferences across the nation and around the world. You do a fabulous job of offering dynamic learning experiences for teachers who are new to teaching or new to utilizing contemporary information and communication technologies in their classrooms. What I find missing are opportunities for those of us who have been around the 10, 20 or 30 years. The only idea I can think of is to have one or two session rooms devoted to unconference topics. Now to the surprises It was in the student showcase, a part of most ed-tech conferences that I often miss, using it as an opportunity to visit the exhibitors or dash up to my room for something or other.
The Strength of Weak Ties - David Jakes. To-Go. Featured articles Checking-in on teachers working on a robotics project during an Invent To Learn workshop A reporter for an Australian education magazine recently sent interview questions about robotics in education, including the obligatory question about AI. The final article, when it runs, only grabs a few of my statements mixed in amongst the thoughts of others. So, here is the interview in its entirety. Of late,... [Read more] The world lost a giant of an educator on July 26th when Vivian Paley passed away at age 90. I’m a big fan of children’s book illustrator/author, Dav Pikley. Leading family learning-by-making workshops in schools around the world is a pure joy. Marvin Minsky & Gary Stager One great joy of my life has been getting to know and work with so many of my heroes/sheroes.
In August 2018, I delivered the opening keynote address at the Constructionism Conference in Vilnius, Lithuania. I recently received interview questions by a cub reporter in the heartland. Dr. OLDaily ~ by Stephen Downes. By Stephen Downes April 8, 2014 What Books Should Every Intelligent Person Read? : Tell Us Your Picks; We’ll Tell You OursDan Colman, Open Culture, April 8, 2014 I find the lists offered by Dan Colman and Neil DeGrasse Tyson to be a bit parochial, steeped in (their) local culture and issues of the day. Why else include Darwin and de Tocqueville? Why else include the Bible but not the Qu'ran or the Upanisads, or Sun Tzu but not Lao Tze?
So, what would my list of (say, top ten) must-reads be? How about this? Rene Descartes, MeditationsDavid Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human UnderstandingJohn Stuart Mill, On LibertyUrsula K. Why these? [Link] [Comment] Digital Canada 150Press Release, Government of Canada, April 8, 2014 The Canadian government announces its digital economy strategy: "our vision is for a thriving digital Canada, underscored by five key pillars: connecting Canadians, protecting Canadians, economic opportunities, digital government and Canadian content.
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