Kiva Visualization: 5 years of fluid funding; social interaction, trust
Michael Gallagher Nothing much by way of explanation, but just a fantastic visualization of Kiva lending and repayment over the last five years (taken from this blog). This was recommended to me…
2011
Lower East Side Tenements & Augmented Reality: The Walls have Voices
(look closely enough to see the apparitions from the past, the modern structure inhabited with those before. Aka clumsy photo layering as a proof of concept of what augmented reality…
In Classroom of Future, Stagnant Scores. Aka tech apparently not living up to promise (ie higher test scores)
First of all, I am glad that the New York Times is taking such a vested interest in writing about the state of American education and the ills and occasional…
Do you really know Korea? Aka, what it means to be an expat
If this video doesn’t capture everything I love about Korea, I don’t what will. It was referred to me by a former colleague in Korea who mentioned that this is…
Augmented reality contact lens & #mlearning: cognitive load & social context
(my wife as a composite of memories-constructing identity on the fly) Much of this was inspired by Judy Brown’s presentation Future Mobile Learning as well as my own fascination with…
Last night in Princeton; reaching deep for Gatsby quotes
“The Middle West now seemed like the ragged edge of the universe”-F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby That is how I view the Midwest as well, my first home. Holds…
Open education, open research, and co-authoring our knowledge base: Here comes everybody
I should just come out and say it from the beginning. A paper about open education that is authored by a single person feels (not necessarily is) a little anachronistic…