Lucid dreaming and Second Life
Michael Gallagher “A daydream is a meal at which images are eaten. Some of us are gourmets, some gourmands, and a good many take their images precooked out of a can and…
Education
Choose Your Own Adventure, Landow, and constructive learning
Note: this post draws heavily on writing from George Landow called Hypertext 3.0: Critical Theory and New Media in an Era of Globalization. Landow refers to the potential for hypertext…
Hamlet as (e)learner
Note: Please forgive my dubious parallel here with Hamlet and elearning. I firmly believe that Shakespeare, first and foremost, is a philosopher and Hamlet is his philosophical vehicle. Why not…
Gallaghers, Ellis Island, immigration, and digital resources
When I was younger especially, I took a great interest in tracking down my family’s history. I was sincerely trying to piece together a narrative, but ultimately failed as very…
Warburton, object-centric and user-centric learning
Warburton refers to online social spaces as often being either object-centric spaces or ego-centric spaces. Object-centric spaces have at the core of their focus the object itself; several examples of…
Contemplation, Vannevar Bush, and the Products of Directed Research
In reading Levy’s “No Time To Think” and his mention of Vannevar Bush‘s involvement in the creation of the atomic bomb, I am reminded of Princeton’s involvement in the Manhattan…
Levy, Contemplation, Friedman, French Taxi Drivers, and Silence
Note: I do apologize for those readers who aren’t interested in this sort of thing, but I would be bringing an occasional post from my University of Edinburgh course blog…