The Beauty of Data Visualization: a TED talk from David McCandless
Michael Gallagher This is the man behind one of my favorite blogs in the world, Information is Beautiful, who spends his time visualizing data which transforms the way you perceive the world.…
Digital Education
Google Earth, online inspiration, and not detaching on vacation
Sometimes it doesn’t all have to be about learning per se. Sometimes, one just wants to be inspired. Isn’t inspiration learning, though? Isn’t it sensemaking in the sense that one…
Audio sanctuary and online noise: Andre Michelle to the rescue
Sanctuary=a spot carved from noise I have written about this topic of sanctuary quite a bit lately. Sanctuary, at least how I am choosing to define it, is a tranquil…
James Brown and the Original Video Tutorial
For lack of a better term, this is incredible. Is this not the greatest tutorial video ever produced? It gives a great indication of an artist who knows his audience,…
Science Online London 2010
This barely qualifies as a post, but I am intrigued by how science types are disseminating their research. From what I can gather, this crowd prizes the cohesiveness of their…
Surrendering to filter failure is my flee mechanism; how much data is too much?
I have been posting a lot about learning and how higher order thinking is generally supported by sanctuary (at least that is what I really wanted to say) and reflection,…
Learner self-realization, shedding the profit principle, and good music/MP3s
I was thinking a bit about where I stand as a learner as opposed to a party/teacher invested in learning as a process. I can study it all I want…