Always Read the Comments

Feb 05

Always Read the Comments

You maybe already know this but I needed to be reminded. The good stuff is often in the comments. I admit that I’m largely a reactionary blogger. Many of my posts are done in a spur-of-the-moment-I-think-this-is-interesting-or-I’m-ticked kind of way. I do have the odd reflective post that has been mulled over for a few days.  My recent pointing to...

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366 Days of Photos

Jan 01

366 Days of Photos

If there’s anyway to summarize a year, this might be the best way. Thanks to D’Arcy Norman for encouraging this, I joined several others in attempting to shoot a photo a day for the entire year. This was a fascinating endeavor.  I learned a number of things, some which I can articulate and some I’m sure are impossible to assess, quantify or...

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I don’t like their tone

Jul 23

I don’t like their tone

“When I was your age, I didn’t spend hours on the internet or have social networks, we watched a lot of crappy TV and memorized the periodic table and we loved it!” It seems a bit early but we already have a plethora naysayers of new media. It’s always good to have critical voices in our lives to question thought and behaviour. (those of you...

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The buzz at Tlt 2008

May 15

The buzz at Tlt 2008

I’ve been looking forward to this conference for a long time. It’s been about learning, celebrating and having a lot of fun. For a province of one million, we’ve put together quite a line up of people. In no particular order, some random thoughts: Twitter is real. Meeting f2f people like D’arcy Norman, Brian Lamb, Jennifer Jones, George...

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EdTech Posse 4.1 Live

Apr 03

EdTech Posse 4.1 Live

Our first live podcast featured D’arcy Norman. Here are the show notes. Have a listen. It’s raw and it’s real. Listen...

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