The Natural History of Shakespeare: botanical sophistication is at a level near that of the herbalists of the time
Michael Gallagher Take on the sophisticated expertise of Shakespeare in regards to plants and their medicinal uses.
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Artemisia annua and malaria: treatments from ancient China found in unearthed tombs
Some interesting background on the use of artemisia annua (wormwood) in China for malarial treatment. From two thousand years ago.
Emotive Vocabulary in MOOCs and Participant Retention: A New Article and Getting Translated in China
I thought I might for a second try to throw the whole post into that title. Either way, two things to mention in this post. The first, a new publication.…
Participatory design for MobiMOOC: call for participation
In the spirit of open learning and MOOCs, with all their emphasis on openness, collaboration, even transparency, it seems natural enough to extend that thought of openness all the way…
Replicating organic processes of bacteria for optimal learning design: the case of magnetic material and biological wires
Bacteria eating iron and producing magnets: the background I read and reread a BBC article on how certain bacteria, Magnetospirilllum magneticum to be precise, consume iron and the byproduct of…
Captain Cook, the Endeavor, Banks, Solander and Digitized Artwork
Artwork from Captain Cook’s first voyage of the Endeavor testifies to the power of primary sources in illuminating scientific discovery and our shared history of perpetual exploration.
MOOC Learning Design: What does participatory design look like in open learning?
Constructivist is what constructivist explores I am in the process of constructing a week of activities on ICT4D (and Mobile for Development-M4d) for the next installment of the MobiMOOC scheduled…