Jim Jarmusch on Creativity
Michael Gallagher This is a quote form filmmaker (and Akron, Ohio native) Jim Jarmusch on the creative process. I think resonates quite well in this participatory, social media kind of world. Creativity…
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Village life in Korea circa 1991, Masatake Terauchi (and Google Books)
Since I can’t seem to get enough of archaic and often out of print books on Korea at the turn of the last century, I have another few that I…
Plants and the bizarre career path of a former English teacher
I should come clean and say what might be already obvious. I have no background in botany. I wouldn’t know a lily from an orchid, a weed from grass, an…
Montreal, Quebec Libations, Dim Sum, and Homemade Gravlax
I just returned from a trip to Montreal to see a good friend from my early years in Korea (1998-1999) as well as my wife’s family, many of which live…
Plants, lemurs, Montreal, and poutine
I am going to stop apologizing for not posting more than I have recently. The social media efforts of a work project have been taking whatever fruit my writing output…
Social Media Withdrawal: What Happens When Kids Give Up Their Connections
This is an interesting post from the blog for Spotlight magazine. Spotlight showcases the projects funded by the MacArthur Foundation’s Digital Media and Learning Initiative and covers the intersections of…
Teaching and Learning in Decentralized Spaces
I enjoyed this presentation from George Siemens, Athabasca University, on teaching and learning in decentralized spaces. I have heard similar arguments before and concur generally. There seems to be a…