Category Archives: Technology

Mozilla Drumbeat: Enter the Lizard

By alex | Published: 11/16/2010
Who knew so much could be packed into so few hours. I’ve spent the last week burrowing out from things that piled up while I was in Barcelona at the Mozilla Drumbeat festival, an event dedicated to creating a learning web. Over this period, some things have marinated a bit, and so this is not […]
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Maker Faire 2010

By alex | Published: 9/28/2010
Maker Faire was anything but a let-down. I think it would be fair to say it felt like going to Disneyland for geeks. (Presuming, for the moment, that Disneyland isn’t Disneyland for geeks.) I shot the short video above for one of my classes. Since I didn’t really do credits, here’s some linkage to some […]
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Participatory black boxes

By alex | Published: 9/9/2010
Every time I see the mention of digital natives or the assumed proficiency of those who have grown up with digital technologies, it irks me a little. It’s not that I disagree–not exactly. This came up in a discussion we’re having in my seminar on participatory learning, and I found myself having to try to […]
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In whose name?

By alex | Published: 7/22/2010
Each semester, I ask students to blog publicly. There are many who argue that this is the only way to blog, and although I am not that extreme, I do think it has particular advantages. That said, there are good reasons for and against blogging in your own name. For students who are unsure, I […]
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