Travel, trains, and perpetual motion
Michael Gallagher There is most certainly something about trains. Perpetual motion. I am wrapping up a trip to the United States for work (New York), friends (New Jersey) and family (Long Island,…
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A bus ride, a stream, and a Buddhist temple: how audio without imagery can be disquieting/disorienting
This post is all about the contrast of audio, how it can disorient and render tranquil all within a few blocks, city streets, or square miles. I come to you…
Online (learning) can be (and is) the privileged mode: Thoughts on the manifesto for teaching online
As a proud graduate of the University of Edinburgh’s MSc in Elearning program, I have been enriched and invested myself in the process of learning with this dynamic community. I…
Geocommons: African Mobile Money and Higher Education visualized
This post is really about demonstrating Geocommons, a nifty tool for visualizing and mapping large datasets. In this instance, I was merely playing around with the datasets that are already…
Taipei ambient sounds: audio backdrop of a book conference, more din
I was in Taipei, Taiwan last week for a very large book conference. I wrote a blog post about this a few days ago, but wanted to revisit this with…
Internet and mobile use statistics for Asia: using data to distill ideas into research
I have been toying around a bit with some statistics on Asia’s rate of internet users as percentage of the population vs. mobile penetration (as percentage of the population) using…
Unsupervised mlearning in rural India and illustrations: a narrative of contact points and progress
I was recently doing some research on mlearning in rural communities as I believe that much of what we cover in m4d in developing nations would actually prove beneficial to…