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Tag Archives: instructional technology
Rorschach’s EdTech Journal 2-10-10
There is a new edtech superhero, and he’s watching every one of you!
We are expendable
“We’re not computers, Sebastian, we’re physical” Audio Sample from Blade Runner I’m not sure I would call Blade Runner one of my favorite movies, because I really don’t think of it in that way. In fact, I don’t really even … Continue reading
5 Reasons I don’t like ITunesU
Looks like UMW is getting ITunesU. And while I’ve had nothing to do with the decision process, and I really don’t think it is going to make any significant difference in our environment, I would like to lay out a … Continue reading
The Sordid History of Learning Object Repositories or, a chat with Brian Lamb
Barry Dahl recently blogged the following video he took at the WCET of Brian Lamb chatting about Learning Object Repositories, which provides an excellent overview of the logic of EdTech circa 2001. The idea of educational repositories for content as … Continue reading
Me, We
I’m not always so good at sharing my presentation materials because a lot of what I do is improvised at the moment. I rarely, if ever, have a prepared talk about a specific topic, but develop a conceit around which … Continue reading
Just another hole-in-the-wall
Image credit: omphale44‘s “Puerto Rico- Old San Juan Fortress Wall” I’m on the plane back from three days in beautiful San Juan, Puerto Rico, and I figured I’d try and capture it before it slips away—something which unfortunately happened with … Continue reading
Train wreck
For all of you out there who deeply question the “system” model, and the idea of hosting this stuff for an institution and making it work on a larger scale. Today I agree with you, for we’ve had nothing but … Continue reading