Arthur C. Clarke died this week – 19 March, 2008.I recall as a very young pup, being taken to the movies by my big brothers –Â the movie? 2001, A Space Odyessy. At that young age, I was already into sci-fi and horror stuff – influenced by my big brothers who enjoyed terrifiying me by…
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A year or so ago, I received a 1,000 word essay in "sms" language – or lolspeak. When I asked the student what it was, she proudly declared it was her essay…. right then… but when I pointed out that it wasn’t in … well, English – she gave me with this exasperated look like…
Read More2 dot zero versus 2 point zero??
So what do you say?Web "2 dot zero"? Web " 2 point zero"?Web "2 dot o"?Web " 2 point o"?or what about:"2 point naught"? Is the "point zero" group referring to decimal points? And surely is this the more correct terminology as it’s referring to release versions.. right? And are the dot zero/o mob coming…
Read MoreZotero: a review
Zotero for about 3 months now.. and I think it’s time I shared some experiences…First – a short historical perspective. In 2003, I started using Endnote – a free download from the University library’s site, or purchase a CD for a small token amount.It took a little while to figure out – and then I…
Read MoreAdult Education & Training – new text
Hot off the press is Adult Education and Training – edited by Dr James Athanasou. Here’s what the publisher says: "Adult Education and Training arose from a major project to advance the field of adult learning in Australia. It is a collaborative effort that brings together some of the most well-known international and leading Australian…
Read MoreEffective communication?!
Thought for the day: I’m not so sure that what you said is what you think you said or what you thought you said or what you heard yourself say is what you think I heard you say Powered by Qumana
Read MoreMerry Christmas from a couple of Elves
Clearly the girls at the Learning Technology User Group need to get out more.. and stop playing with their computers… just look at what Carol has created as a Christmas wish to all LTUG members: Elf yourself.And yes, you too can look silly, in fact… you can make several team members look silly if you…
Read MoreWhy God never got a PhD
He had only one major publication It was in Hebrew It had no references It wasn’t published in a refereed journal Some even doubt he wrote it by himself It may be true that he created the world, but what has he done since then? The scientific community has had a hard time replicating his…
Read MoreLearning Technologies 2007 Revisited
Did you miss the Learning Technologies 2007 conference… ? The videostreams of the presentations are now available on the conference website.. Here are some of the highlights (for me) from the 10th Learning Technologies conference.I know I’ve said this before… but one of the reasons I love this conference is we always manage to gather …
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